The morning call., 1894-07-03
AMONG PIONEERS.
President Gibbs Final
Report.
IIl.HeaItI1 and Business Duties Pre-
vent His Re-ElectiOn-Sugges.
tions to the Society.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
California Pioneer Society was held at the
Assembly Hall on Fourth street last even
ng.
The meeting was very brief. most OF the
time being taken up in routine WORK.
Obituary notices were passed upon three
members deceased since the last meeting,
Pioneers James r. Rogers. Hoburg and
Matthew 0. Barber. The various COM
mittees were appointed in accordance Win
custom.
Some interest was attached to the meet
ing from the fact that IL was the last al
which C. Y. S. Gibbs will preside. Mr.
Gibbs has been president OF the society
for two terms now, and if he would con-
sent to occupy the chair for yet another
term his reelection would be assured.
However, business obligations as well as
ill health will prevent his further accept
ance of Office, although he will still remain
an active and enthusiastic member OF the
society. Mr.. Gibbs was the thirty-slxth
president elected since the foundation OF
the society in 1850.
At the annual election, to be held Satur-
day evening. the 7th inst, the names OF
two members are mentioned in connection
with the presidency, Christian Refs and A.
Powell!
President Gibbs has prepared his annual
and final report to the society, and cory
thereof will be mailed TO each memb ber. 1t
shows the finances to be in an exceedingly
healthy condition. An early settlement of
the James Lick trust is expected, as the
last object of the trust to be performed by
the trustees is the erection OF group Of
bronze statuary in the new City Hall
plaza.
The trustees still hold fund for The
foundation and endowment of the Cali
fOrnia School Of Mechanical Arts. subject
to the direction Of certain parties named
by MIR. Lick, and ii is expected, according
to present arrangements, that the school
will be formally opened about the first Of
next month.
President Gibbs suggests more liberal
fulflment OF the objects for which the So
ciety was founded than has heretofore
been effected. He suggests that portion
of the money beQueathed by the soclety's
benefactor, James Lick, be used to give
practical acQuiescence to the wishes ex-
pressed by him in his trust deed.
The society is reminded that above all
other considerations the wants OF such OF
its members as are in need of assistance
in their declining years should be attended
to.
Furthermore, in order the better to carry
out Mr.. Lick's wishes it is suggested that
at least So, 600 of the endowment fund be
set arart for the purchase of large and
artistic paintings of historical scenes and
incidents of early days in California
Among such scenes and incidents are Sug-
gested: The noisting of the Bear Flag"
at Sutter Fort; Fremonts band encamped
on Gavilan Peak. with Old Glory floating
above; the hoisting of the American flag
at Monterey; scenes Of Yerba Buena in
1919; early mining scenes, and others.
In this way il is proposed to make the
Pioneers Hall a object OF attraction for
all future residents and visitors "of the
predes lined. thriving, populous and pros
porous metropolis that has sprung in our
own day from the little hamlet that once
mes led in sleepy solitude in The little cove
of Yerba Buena."
The annual banquet of the society will
lie held after the election of officers.