The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
The Young Mems Institute Is
Preparing for a Mass.
Meeting.
WILL BUILD a LARGE HALL
Series of Lectures and Masses of Pub.
locations on Catholic Truths in
View.

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several important matters for the benefit
of the order. Among the features to be
discussed and acted upon are the estab-
lishment of a hall association to purchase
a site and erect handsome building for
the use of the institute, arranging for lee
lures and publication of Catholic litera-
ture, and also increasing the membership
of the society.
With this end in view the committee of
arrangements is distributing the follow
ing circular among members of the order
and Catholic young men who may be in
terested in the matter:
HEADQUARTERS Young MEMS INsTITUTEl
Tenth and Market Streets, :
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 80, 1895.
Dear Sir and Brother: The board of grand
directors of the Young Mems Institute have
arranged for grand rally and mass-meeting
Of all the members OF the Y. NJ. /. and their
gentlemen friends eligible to membership at
Metropolitan Temple on the evening of Janu-
ary 6, 1896, al p. NJ. Matters OF great impor-
lance to the Young Mems Institute and Catho-
lie young men generally Will be discussed.
Grand President Lynch will preside. Promi-
nent members OF the order, among others Hon.
J. F. Sullivan and James F. Smith, will deliver
addresses, which will be lnterspersed with
musical numbers.
the necessity of attending this meeting. Make
it q personal m after to have the attendance as
large as possible. Yours fraternally,
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
FRANK MCGLYNN. Chairman.
Admission by card only.
Several committees have been appointed
to make all preparations for this mass
meeting, for the reason that it is expected
to be fu II of significance for the Catholic
society.
John F. Callaghan, n. ]. Hoey, R. E.
Fazackerly and E. j. 0'Rourke have been
n te6 rom mittap on pre and a6ver-
tislng.
Frank McGlynn, Samuel Haskins and
T. l. Stanton have charge of the talent and
speakers.
D. ]. Lewis. ]. W. Shanahan and w.
Breslin are arranging for suitable decora-
tions for the hall and stage, and e. b.
Thomas, John +. Callaghan and +. j. Nc
Glynn are attending to printing, etc.
The com mittee on reception is composed
of the general committee and presidents of
councils.
Many prominent men have been invited
to act as vice presidents with the presi-
dents of local councils OF the institute.
1--WE hope to arouse new enthusiasm in
the order" said Frank McGlynn, chair
man Of the committee, yesterday. $50
much has been said about us on the out
side we feel that the truth ought to be
known, and this, indeed. is another cause
that impelled us to call a general gather
ing of the society. In this regard our pur-
pose is to make arrangements a. the mass
meetings for holding series of lectures in
San Francisco and, if necessary, through
our the State on Catholic truth, to let the
people know fairly from ourselves our
position toward our fellow men. We shall
secure eminent ClergYmen and laymen 10
speak the truth and in some of those lee
lures, while we will refrain from attacks
on any body, we shall meet asDersions on
henpVnIrnt society and nnhOld
the truth. At the mass-meeting Itself the
speakers will address the audience on these
lines.
In addition to the series of lectures we
will consider plan to print and distribute
Catholic literature throughout the State
and City-to scatter broadcast the truth of
Catholic teaching and of ourselves as
citizens.
"Another matter will be the celebration
OF Institute day in BETTING manner. At
the last Grand Council of the order in
Vallejo it was decided TO set aside one day
in the year for celebration by the instl-
tute, and Washington's birthday in
February WIS chosen as that day. Now
the society will determine upon a way of
observing the anniversary.
The increase of membership of the
institute will be considered at the mass
meeting, and we wEo have taken an active
part in the movement expect to see good
results from THIS eIIOrt.
The question of establishing a head
quarters in rented premises has been
dropped after mature deliberation. We
should have to pay $500 to $500 a month
for premises that we need for headquarters
! and that would be interest on large sum
of money. So we came to the conclusion
that it would be most advisable to build a
hall of our own. This subject will be dis
cussed, and it is hoped that as a result of
the meeting Monday night definite and
| feasible plan shall be formed for a hall
association. The present idea is to have a
apital stock of about $4,000 TO $l00 900,
| but not to exceed 500, 600, unless the sub
| scriptions warrant such a course.
An association similar to that of the
Native Sons Hall Association will likely
be organized Then the plan is to buy a
| lot in suitable location and put up IA
| building large enough for all purposes.
! Years ago the same subject was taken up
and very good progress made with it, but
the promoters aimed too high altogether
and consequently the affair fell through.
With more modest views now and society
| better prepared to take up he question OF
a permanent home in San Francisco we
feel certain that our project will simply
boom from the start. The sentiment in
! the order runs all that way, and as for the
| active movers in the matter-they are most
| enthusiastic.
| This looks like a favorable turning
! point in the history of the institute"