The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17

sawmill, the existence of which antedates
the famous Suffer mill, where John Mar
shall discovered gold in 1S48.
The old millrace is dry, and the old mill
itself is in keeping with the stream that
furnished its power. 1t is almost roohess,
and only the rough hewn logs remain to
attest the fact that nearly sixty years ago
what is known. as "Mill Valley to-day
was bigger settlement than the City of
San Francisco and its environs thrown in.
1t is beautiful spot the hardy pioneers
chose to make their home. II is right at
the foot of old Mount Tamalpais, on the
northern slope. Foothills rise on all sides,
and three generations of pines raise their
branches to lofty attitudes as if to protect
the dear old spot from the warm sun that
always beats most torridly in the valley.
Right near the old mill the gentlemen
sports of the Mill Valley Country Club
took up their quarters. The place is called
Wildwood. Why it was ever given that
name is hard to say, for there is nothing
there but a vast expanse over which the
clubmen seem to find enjoyment in out
door sports. There are lawn tennis, base
bail, cricket, inanimate target and golf
grounds enough to satisfy the liking of
any enthusiast. But the club is homeless.
1t has no house suitable to receive its
members, let alone its guests. The mem
bers are all, so to speak, men of wealth,
and they love to entertain well. Hereto
fore they have been obliged to receive
their friends al fresco, which, although
delightful experience with such climate as
Mill Valley affords, left something lack
ing.
Now they want to build grand quarters
on their Wildwood ground in keeping with
the place and the grandly wooded noun
tain slopes in Mill Valley only five minutes
away.
TO do this the members of the club have
decided they will introd uce themselves to-
morrow night to their friends and the
world at large. They will receive them in
WHAT they consider the most picturesque
valley in the State, among the lofty pine
trees and on the banks of a score OF
ripping streams where the trout await the
hungry traveller and the doves fly over
head.
The forest will be highly illuminated.
Red lights, Japanese lanterns and fire.
works will brighten up the valley. The
seyen-mile road of the newly surveyed
highway TO the summit OF Mount Tamal-
pals will be aflame with red lights, illumi-
mating the way for the steamers crossing
the bay from foggy San Francisco The
old mill will be decorated with bunting,
ana the old wheel, which the water turned
sixty years ago and which has long since
fallen to pieces, will be replaced and will
revolVe IN halo OF pyrotechnlcs.
While all this is going on, detachment
of artillery from the Presidio will fire
salutes, and the visitors will dance, sing
and make merry in the Enclosure, where
stereopticon views, living pictures by
Tivolis performers, and dancing la Loie
Fuller will be seen, and happy speeches
will be made.
The people who have the matter in
charge are:
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trell.
Promotion committee = Thomas F. Kelly
(chairman), Wheeler Martin, Roger Magee, J.
H. McInnes, Hugh McCrum, E. W. Swain Cap
tain Staples, Carl Mayer, C. Grethel, ]. b. Har-
ries. J. F. Logan, A. Michalitschke, A. j. Hart
B. K. Michaels, William P. Tipping, w. W.
Marvin, William Haker, George Warnock, 2
F. Ferguson, NJ. O'Shaughnessy, L. Eloesser.
Ladies Auxiliary, Decoration committee
Mrs william Terry, Mrs. K. D. Magee, Mrs. Al
bert Heunisch, Mrs. Max Koerner, Mrs. G. Too