The San Francisco call., 1897-05-21
Lincoln Monument Fund
Steadily Increas.
ing.
Important Meeting of the Exec
utive Board Wednesday
Night.
Additional Names From the Schools
and From the Custom
House.

The executive board of the Lincoln Mon
ument League met at Foresters' Hall
Wednesday night. A letter was read
from Secretary of War Alger acknowledge
ing the receipt OF his certificate of men,
bership, and mplimenting the league
on its progress.
TREY L. Ford and William Greer Harri-
SON sent letters consenting to act on the
finance committee. A friendly letter was
read from Henry George.
Charles Darlington informed the CON-
mlttee that the Board of Education had
consented to the use of the auditorium in
the Girls High School building on the
evening OF Lincoln day, Friday, May %,
with the understanding that the exercises
. We're to be elimination of the proceed
ings of the day in the schools.
Professor Elisha Brooks. principal of
the Girls High School, reported that the
programme for Lincoln night had been
only partially arranged. Mayor Phelan
will eside. General Barnes and Judge
Dibble will deliver short addresses.
Judge NJ. Cooney, chairman of the COM
mittee on public meetings, was requested
by President Stone 10 act with Professor
Brooks in the preparation of the pro-
gramme of the night
William Greer Harrison was appoin ted
chairman of the finance com mittee, Judge
NJ. Cooney chairman of the committee on
public meetings and Charles B, Perkins
committee chairman of churches and Sab
bath schools.
Joseph Steele of the ways and means
committee stated that in his rounds he
had visited several parochial schools and
the gooi sisters in charge were found to
be in very hearty accord with the objects
of the league, and they had expressed
hope that they would be visited by the
details OF veterans.
Comrades John Massey of Colonel Cass
Post, Greene of Liberty Post and Hayes of
Garfield Post were requested to act as a
special committee to look after this vista
ton.
F. R. Handey of the Sons of Veterans
paid high compliment TO the enterprise
and patriotism of The CALL and spoke of
the creditable display made in the publi-
calion OF the names of children joining
the league.
F. J. Peck nominated F. &. Handley as
assistant secretary and the appointment
wa confirmed.
Colonel c. Mason Kinne reported that
about 5000 had been deposited in the
bank.
President Stone stated that several cer-
tideate bookholders we're keeping back
coilections having pride in turning in a
large lump sum. One thing was sure, the
league had turned the first thousand dol
lar milestone, as the money deposited and
in hands of bookholders was now in ad-
vance OF that sum.
The committee on ways and means,
through its chairman, Joseph Steele, in
troduced Messrs. Smith and Cirkle who
made proposition to cond uct the profes-
-sional end of a grand military tourna-
ment in the Mechanics Pavilion early in
June.
After long discussion the proposition
was accepted by rising vote and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to take
it in hand: judge NJ. Cooney, William
Greer Harrison, Colonel c. Mason Kinne,
Judge Henry c. DibbIe and Joseph Steele.
The president was subsequently added.
Quartermaster Eugene Wiegand was au-
thorized 10 purchase supplies for the vari-
ous Chairmen.
Following are additional names re-
ceived:
N;saiop Grammar ScbooI