The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04
IRVING NJ, SCOTS
BEAUTIFUL GIFT
He Presents the Native
Sons With a Painting
by Keith.
1t Has Been Termed The
Golden Heritage of the
Native Sons"
The Features of the Presentation.
Mr.. Scott'S Able and Eloquent
Grafton.

The spacious hall of the Native Sons, at
Ala Mason street, was crowded to the doors
last evening to witness the presentation OF
a painting, 1.-THE Golden Heritage of the
Native Sons" by Artist William Keith, to
the Hall Association by Irving M. Scott.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
bunting and flowers, and the picture,
screened by the American flag. reposed on
an easel to the right of the stage. On the
stage were the board of directors of the
Hall Association, President James d, Phe-
Ian. Artist Keith and Ehrman's orchestra
The board of directors is composed of
the following members:
James D. Phelan, president; Lewis F. Bying-
ton vice-president; Adolph Eberhart, secre-
tary; John H. Grady, Henry Lunstedt R.
Morse, ]. B. Stovan, Frank W. Marston, Henry
Stern, Charles A. Boldemann, w. H Miller,
John R. Kropp, Henry Euler, w. H. HazelI T.
C. Conmy, J. H. Nelson, Robert Wrixon, Henry
j. Seitz, w. E. Foley, G. II. S. Dryden, j. P.
Donovan, D. c. Martin, F. II. Jung, Daniel
Suter, Z. Sheehan, ii. G. ". Dinkelspiel, ]. r.
Howell, Fred Norman Jr.. E. P. E. Troy, H. E.
Coffey, L. Nonnenmann, K. w. MARYLAND, e. H.
Buck, L. NJ. Bannan, J. B. keenan,, l. P. Pow
elson.
After an overture by the orchestra, H.
G. Gesiord, the grand president of the
Naive Sons, made a brief Introductory
speech, in which be reviewed the progress
of the order and the work accomplished,
and pointed with especial pride to the
| handsome and commodlous hall they had
erected. He said there were 10, 900 mem
bers of the order in the State and 1000 in
this City. His remarks were greeted with
| applause.
Madame Emilia followed with a rendi-
ton of 'rIncatrice," by Arditi She was
encored and responded with another
classical selection.
| As living M. Scott rose to deliver the
Grafton of the evening on "The Golden
Heritage of the Native Sons" he was
greeted with a spontaneous outburst OF
applause. Near the close of his remarks
he drew aside the veil from the painting
amid profound silence, revealing the
beautiful pastoral scene portrayed on the
| canvas. The speaker was generously APP
pIauded at every telling point he made
and at the close of his speech. In part he
spoke as follows:
During his presentation address Mr..
Scott said:
AT the time of the cession of California to
the United States it was unknown that the
ceded territory abounded in gold. Not until
1S48, two years after the cession, was gold
discovered. The news determined tens OF
thousands of men in the prime of manhood,
and brave as the bravest OF the Argonauts OF
old, 10 quit the pillow, the forge, the man u
factory, the country, and to seek the golden
ueece III the Golden west. 1ley Drought to
the New FL DORADO immeasurable wealth, en-
ergy and enterprise, genius, skill and sterling
virtue, the efficient means OF developing upon
a large scale, The vast natural resources of the
country. For many years they added annually
to the worlds stock of gold $50, 900, 600 and
upward. Not only so, but they felled forests ex-
plotted quarries, and fashioned their wide ma
terial into cities, villages and happy homes
throughout the length and breadth of the
land; they planted and reaped not only to the
extent OF meeting their own requirements for
the necessaries, comforts and luxuries of life
but OF supplying the wants OF others in
many parts OF the world; they gave existence
to g commerce that whitens with its sails
every sea OF the globe; they constructed man
utactorles whose products challenge those OF
any other country; when there was sterility
/ Tor want OF rain they established irrigation
works to compensate the lack of heavens
bounties, and there now obtain broad fields of
waving grain, orchards of oranges and other
fruits, and vineyards extending beyond the
reach of vision; they established public
schools, academies and vying with the best in
other countries; in word, they founded and
fashioned one of the most glorious Staes IN the
Un1on-"reared monument more durable
than Brass
the many grand achievements of your fathers,
the fruits OF which are largely yours, or so to
become by inheritance.
The golden fleece of the ram Chrysomallus
is said 10 have been obtained by Jason and his
dlsting ulshed companion heroes through the
sorcery OF Media and to have been borne off by
them from Colehs in the ship Argo.
The golden heeces won in Cali fornia by
your fathers by their genius, skill and enter
prise-by honorable means, not sorcery-would
laden to their utmost capacity many many
fleets of Argos.
II you would enjoy this natural wealth you
must bestow upon it your chief attentions
bestow them not in the spirit of miserlv
boarding, but in that of enterprise. in Thai Of
improvement-tha OF creating and establish
ing new industries and encouraging new and
old, so as not only to benefit directly YOUR
selves but to enrich the State and promote the
happiness of all within the scope OF your effort.
In broad sense wealth consists not only in
an abundance of material things having the
power OF gratifying human desire, but in a
happy condition of life. Thus the true wealth.
the nature OF your inheritance, involves not