The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
PROMOTING THE
BURNS MONUMENT
Caledonian Club Gives the
Movement an Unmis-
taxable Impetus.
A Committee of Forty Members
and an Appropriation
of $1,000.
By Resolution Others Besides Gale.
domains Are Per mitted to Serve
on the Committee.

The Burns monument movement re-
ceived a considerable impetus last night
at the regular meeting of the Caledonian
Club in Scottish Hall, on Larkin street.
Clansman Y. c. Lawson, who is assist
ant auditor of Wells, Fargo e. Co.'s ex-
press, offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS In view of the fact that the Gale
/ DOMAIN Club OF San Francisco is DESTROYS of
honoring the memory and immortal genius Of
the poet, Robert Burns. whose works have
been read and en- joyed the world over, by all
nations and by people in every sta lion in life,
and whose memory is dear to every one who
admires ali that is pure and noble and true in
the characters he has depicted so well; there
fore be it
ResoIred, That 1t is the earnest wish of The
Caledonlsn Club to see monument erected
in Golden Gate Park, in this City, to the mem
DRY of Robert Burns that shall be a credit not
only TO the Scottish residents, but to the City
and citizens of San Francisco. Be 1t further
Resolued That the Caiedonian Club sub
| scribe toward the erection of said Burns mon
ument the entire net proceeds OF its annual
gathering and games each year until the
IN onument has been erected, together with
such other donations as the club may deem
advisable.
To this end herewith submit the following
resolution:
An additional standing committee shall be
established, TO be known as the Burns monu-
ment committee, such committee 10 consist of
the chief, the four chieltains. together with
fifteen members of the club, 10 De named by
the chief not later than the first meeting in
February 1897.
The duty OF this committee shall be to take
entire control of the erection OF the proposed
Burns monument and to devise ways and
means to secure sufficient funds for that pur-
pose They shall have power to add to their
numbe not exceeding twenty mem bers or
non-members, of this club, making the to tai
| number of the committee not to exceed forty
| persons. They shall have power to fill any
vacancies which may occur.
This committee shall not be subject to para
| graph /, article IL, of the bylaws, but shall
| serve without pay and shall serve until said
| monument is erected and unveiled ana until
all bills in connection with said monument
| shall have been paid, and they shall report at
| least quar- terry to the club.
They SHALL have full power to act but all the
business of this committee shall be transacted
in the name OF the Caledonian Club OF San
| Francisco.
Any duties which it may be necessary for
| this committee to perform, and which are not
herein specified, shall be referred to the club
! for action.
The Caledonian Club agrees to pay the cur
rent expenses of this committee until it has
turned over to said committee the net pro-
| ceeds from the annual gathering and games
| to be held on the last Saturday in May, 1897.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
with the exception of that portion OF it
which appropriates funds, which, under
the bylaws must lay over till the next
meeting.
A resolution was also read appropriating
| from the funds of the club $1,000 as a con-
tribution to the Burns monument fund.
Under the bylaws this also went over to
the next meeting.