The morning call., 1894-10-01

by their exp ressio MS, indicated the interest
they felt in: the proposed work of rec Or
struction. - -.
To calling the meeting to order Arch:
bishop Riordan said: :. -:
;.'We have heard with deep sorrow of
the disaster which has .befallsn st. Mary's
College in Oakland. The brothers have
been with US seven years and have done:a
noble WORK. in parochial: education. We
owe them great debt Of gratitude: and
must do what we can TO aid in re building
the college. 1t is n0S deemed advisable to
solicit subscriptions now, but to appoint a
Committee t:gen tlemen, Eve in 'nuin Der.
who shall take: the work in b and and ask
the generous etlzens. aid sons oil; the
church to contribute whatever they Can to
the good work" -. =: -.
=. The: Arch bishop then suggested several
names and others: we're meuiioned by those
present. "A: lew eciiled because they had
more work on their hands than they~conrd,
find time TO: do il in.:. But a working COM
mittee of excellent ntlemep, possessed
Of: enthusiasm for the work; was secured:
L he number of the com mitteee WAS in:
creased beyond the Arehbish ops sngges-
tron to eight members, two priests and SIX
laymep. Their names are AS. =. fnilaWs:
James, X. Kelly. (chafrman(, DIR. j; F.: Git5-.
bNu, T. W, Merle, john Bur1ett, d..
Stieerllll, Rev. FatherConnol}y,: Rev: JOHN
McGfntv (secretary); L. j. Welsh. = : =:
/ Rev. Father Bettrelin,. superior of the
the college. :wlI return FROM the East next
Wednesday. *Ameetthg Of the conlmittee
will then be held ait the residence Of Al ch.
bishop RiQrdan and active work of: solicit.
ing will be arranged for. ....: :. =:
u ohm T.. Creamy, president of the
Alumni Association OF St: Mary's College,
ain bounced. that, he. would within IA few.
days call a meeting 0f.the members of The
association for the :purp0se of taking
action in. aid ef the: proposed plan to re-:
build the college, at once.::: :.
The clergymeh and laymen from Oak
land and Tire neighbering towns then held
a SEPARATE meeting and appointed thefoi-
lowing-named gentlemen: as IA soliciting
commjttee:; = -: - =
NJ J. Keller, chairmsn;: j.. j.: White:
Rev. Father McNally, Rev. Father
Sweeney, Rev. Father. Serda,c Henry
Hogan ;.srcretary, d. Crowley.
The Christian Brothers began their.
| labOrs in California in 1868. 1t was in the
month OF August OF that year that they
came to take charge OF ST. Mary's College
on the old Mission road, an establishment
until then under the-care of some of the
priests of the archdiocese. The brothers
came from New York. Baltimore and
Elicott City. The little community were
seven in number, Brother Justin OF New
L VI oOihS az tuclT Uodu. liz names OIL
the others were, Brothers Clan an, Sobihap
Permlan, Genebern, Gustavus and Emilian.
Arch bishop Alenany had asked for the
brothers. and being refused on account of
the great demand for their services in the
East had recourse to the Pope himself, a
whose order the first seven brothers were
sent here. Since then the NUM- Der has in-
creased to more than 100. and houses have
been established in Sacramento. Portland
and other places. The mo her house has al
WAYS been ST. Mary's College. the sple uu ID
building that was almost destroyed by fire
one week ago. This establishment WAS
the fruit of the sacrifices and labor of the
brothers for the last twenty-six years, and
though the calamity has unexpectedly
come upon them. they still hope through
the sacrifices they will make and the gene
rositv OF their friends and the general
public to see it soon rise from its ashes.
Those present at yesterdays mee.ing
were: Archbishop RlordaB, Rev. j. Prem
dergast, Rev. Plus Murphy, Rev. p. Sean
Ion, Rev. Nj. ID. Connolly. Rev. p. Z: Null
lgan. Rev. j.. p. Coyle, Rev. j. F..
| ,McGipty, Rev. p. Larkin, j. b. McNalIy,
Rev. l.. Serbia, Rev. W.eGleas0n, Rev. j.
j. Sullivan, Rev. j. E. .Cottle. Rev. j..
Riordan, Rev. F. Fl Unions, Rev: p.
|. Casey; Messrs. M. C. Q'Toole, A. Loug h.
borough. r.. Tebin, j. r. Kelly; ]. M.-Bur-
nett, ID. Sneerin, ID. Murphy, j.. Conlan,
p. F. Dundon, Owen .McHhgh, T. j.
Welsh. L. " Merle. T. Martin, P. Nc
Glade. John L. Creamy. Frank Sheefin. S.
Sullivan. l.. Taaffe. "J.s;J. While, j.
Badger, Frank Murasky. j. Keller, Henry
Long. d. Crowley and III. Hogan. =: :.