The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
NATIVE sons NEW HOME,
Interesting Dedicatory Services
in the Main Hall This
Afternoon.
President James D. Phelan to Deliver
the Address of the Day-A
Big Programme.

Big Programme.
The dedication of the Native Sons hand.
some new building on Mason street, be-
tween Post and Geary, this afternoon
promises to be the most noteworthy event
in the history of that order.
All day the hall will be thrown open to
the public and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
the dedicatory services will commence.
AS the demand for seats has been so great
there was nothing to do but restrict the
admission to the exercises to those who
hold invitations.
For several weeks the committees have
been preparing for the celebration and for
days past the decorators have been making
beautiful the interior of the building.
Last evening rehearsal was held in the
main hall to test its acoustic properties.
These we're found to be excellent, and
judging from the rehearsal the exercises
this afternoon will be CT special interest.
Cassasa's band will furnish the mu sic and
James D. Phelan, president of the Native
Sons Hall Association, will deliver the adj
dress of .he day. Past Grand President ].
d. Sproul of Chico will be one of the ora
tors and Hail Columbia" and other pat
riotic airs will be sung by the Choral So
ciety.
Grand vice-President Henry G. Gesford
will deliver the charge" Miss Minnie
Kind will sing the :'Star Spangled Ban
ner" and Lewis +. Byington will give the
grand marshals charge. The other feat
ures OF the programme include recitation
by Leila France, songs by the Choral So
| ciety, Frank II. Dunne's charge as grand
president. The membership of the Native
Daughters Choral Society, who will take
part in the programme, are:
| Miss Lena Smith, Miss Annie Mcintyre, Miss
Lizzie Mcintyre, Miss Alice Decourtieux, Miss
Minnie Kind, Miss Julia Kind, Mrs. r. Daggeft
Miss J. Moller, Miss NJ. Farres, Miss E. Knox
Miss l.. Garlic, Miss E. Pullman, Miss NJ. Cop
| page, Mrs. Kemp Van Ee, Mrs. E. W. French
Miss E. Bryant, Mrs. NJ. Degen. Miss Pearl
| Lewis, Miss Lelalt Laws, Miss Acdie Godkin
Miss Annie Roche, Miss Helen Kruse, Miss
Mamie Wells, Mrs. F. Johnson, Miss Rosa Day
Miss Freda Won Staden, Miss Klevesahl, Miss R.
Oneto, Mrs. A Pomeroy, Miss A. Bagge, Miss J.
\ j. Bradley, Miss g. Ennor, Miss Mabel McFar.
! land, Miss Amy Ralph, Miss l.. Pomeroy, Miss
| Agnes Agmar, Miss Cecil Cowles, Miss Trixie
Pullman, Miss Rene Bennett, Miss Ruby Cam
eron.
! 1ucSQdy uiRlt tucIo Will Dc u RIaQQ Dal
at the headquarters, the committee OF
which includes George II. Dryden, Frank
w. Marston, E. P. E. Troy, H. G. W.
Dinkelspiel, L. Nonnenmann, Milton d.
Garnett, A. Steinback and Gabriel Moulin.
The interior of the building has not been
entirely completed owing to delay in hav.
ing the plastering finished, but it is oc.
cupied by the grand officers, and twenty
parlors have their meeting places there.
Everything about the large hall will be
completed for the ball Tuesday night,
which will be an aftermath of the dedica.
! ton exercises.
| Though the building cost 100000, the
hall association has placed most of the
stock, and has the enterprise on good
! financial footing. The present directors OF
the hall association are:
J. D. Phelan, president; Lewis F. Byinston.
| vice-president; Adolph Eberhsrdt, secretary;
John Il. Grady, Henry Lunstedt, j. Bassillio. j.
B. Stovall, Frank w. Marston, Henry Stern.
Charles A. Boldemann, w. 81. Miller, John R.
Kropp, Henry Euler, w. H. Hazell. T. C.
| Conmy, J. H. Nelson, Robert Wrixon, Henry ].
| seltz, w. E. Foley, G. n. 8. Dryden, J. p. Dono-
van. D. C. Martin, F. II. Jung, Daniel Suter,
John F. Schroth, 81. G. w. Dinkelspiel, J. r.
II. . II. E.C
| fey, L. Nonnenmann, R.. w. MARYLAND. C. n.
Buck, L. M. Bannan, J. P. eenan, L. P. Powell.
son.
Robert W. Martland is manager OF the
building.
The hall association was Incorporated in
April, 1893. The capital stock is s1O0. 900.
in 10000 shares, owned exclusively by
members.
The building is handsome four-story
structure with the main hall on the ground
floor. The other stories are LAID off in
meeting halls, fifteen of which are used by
parlors of the Native Sons and five by the
Native Daughters. The Marine Engineers,
Knights of the Golden Eagle and letter.
carriers also meet there, and Lincoln Post
and the Grand Army Corps will take hall
on March 1. The building is elegantly fin.
ished throughout and an elevator that runs
is provided in contrast to some fraternal
buildings. The stage of the main hall is
provided with handsome drop-curtain
and scenery for entertainments and the
floor is of maple. 1t has spacious GAL
lery. The hall is intended for large meet
ings as well as balls and entertainments.
and especial attention has been paid to the
acoustic properties.