The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
Will Be Incorporated on the
Lines of the Manhattan
Athletic.
w.GREER HARRISON PRESIDENT
A Handsome and Elegantly Furnished
Building to Be Erected on
Mason Street.

Tonight San Francisco will have in
corporated an athletic club organized on
the same lines as the Manhattan Athletic
Club of New York City. This will be
known as the st. Georges Club. and it is,
in fact, revival of the old club organiza-
ton, the Sons of ST. George.
1t is reorganized as an independent
popular club and incorporated under the
laws of the State of California. 1t is the
intention to make the club the head
quarters of the British residents of the
State, with dues so low and the conditions
OF mem bership so broad that there will be
no valid reason why AL British residents
should not become members.
The club was originally organized by
Edward Oliver, who acts as secretary,
manager and director and holds the high
est office of the Sons of St. George in the
world.
The first object of the club is to make
all the members good Americans, and in
duce those who have recently arrived in
this country to become citizens. The pres
ent administration is vested in the follow
ing board OF directors: Edward Oliver,
secretary: Thomas Ward, treasurer;
Brandon, H. w. Hutton, DR.. Nat T. Coul-
son, Henry G. Jackson, T. Musgrave,
William Holt, A. J. Sparrow, Herbert
Jones, w. J. Field, J. B. Brown and a.
Turnbul.
The incorporators of the present organi-
Zation are Edward Oliver, T. d. Brandon,
w. ]. Field, T. w. Butcher, ". Wits,
William R. Jack, a. Turnbull, William
Greer Harrison (president), W. w. Bolton
honorary chaplain), and Percy Beamish
and William Ooxey, yice-presidents.
Other officers will be decided upon and
elected tonight.
The club intends erecting fine build
ing on the lot where the present quarters
are located, on Mason street. a large ath-
letic room containing all of the best equip
ments will be a special feature, and besides
this there VIII be billiard and recreation
rooms.
The highest grade of athletic sports will
be furnished By the club for the enjoyment
of the members. Joe Acton has been en-
gagged as wrestling teacher and J. B. Rae
Brown will arrange for all matches and
entertainments.
The club is already on paying basis.
The necessary funds for fitting up have
been raised by the sales OF the shares OF
stock, of which nearly 5000 have been sold,
and the balance OF the money expended
has been derived from profits already
made.
The club is incorporated, with capital
stock of $100 900 divided into 100, COO
shares of the par value of 81 per share.
The dues Of all the members. except hon
orary, are So per year but each member
must also be the owner of at least one
share of stock.
The most popular form Of government
that could be devised has been adopted.
The club is managed entirely by the men,
bers themselves, all the business being
transacted at open meetings, which are
held semi-monthly.
1t is expected that the present member
ship OF 300 viii be increased by the end of
the year to 1000 members.
The club will virtually play the part of
a reception committee to Britishers who
have Just landed IN California, and will
inform them as to the most desirable loea-
tions to invest their money and make
homes. The directors are especially en-
phatic on two ropositions-first, the
making Of Britishers into Americans;
second, the promotion of all manly athletic
sports. The social contingent is not for
gotten, and ranks with the two above
named features.
The new clubhouse will not only be an
ornament to the City, but will contain all
that the heart of a clubman could desire.
MIR. Harrison has taken great interest in
the welfare of the club, and through his
instrumentality literature will undoubt-
edly be forced to the front along with
athletics.
Tonight occurs the election OF per-
manent officers, and from tonight the
st. Georges Club will be known as one of
San Francisco's permanent features.