The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
WILL LAY THE STONE
WITH GREAT CEREMONY
NEW YOUTHS DIRECTORY TO
BE DEDICATED.
Religious Exercises and Big Parade
to Mark the Important Event.
5000 Men Will March.

The ceremonies attending the laying of
the cornerstone of the new Youths Di-
rectory, which is being erected on Nine
teenth street, between Valencia and Guer-
zero, to-day will be of an impressive
character. Archbishop Riordan will off
ciate at the religious ceremony, and the
Very Reverend Father Prendergast. Vicar
General OF the archdiocese, will deliver
on Grafton. A chorus of 4OJ voices, led by
PROFESSOR Mckenzie, will render appro-
pirate music Among the articles to be
placed In the copper box which Is to be
inclosed in the cornerstone will be a his
tory of the directory, copies of the six
daily San Francisco papers, photographs
of President Mckinley, Pope Leo, Arch
bishop Riordan and other records deemed
of Importance.
Over five thousand members of the vari-
Gus local Catholic organizations will par
ticipate in the parade which is to pre-
cede the ceremony. 1t will start at p. m.
and wend Its way down Van Ness avenue
to Market street, thence down Tenth to
Howard, past the first home of the direc-
tory, thence down Eleventh street to
Folsom, out Folsom to Sixteenth to How
ard, past the present directory building at
90S0 Howard, and thence by Howard and
Nineteenth streets, thence directly to the
site of the building whose cornerstone Is
to be laid.
The following societies Will participate in
sodaity, Austrian Benevolent Society s maraha
and aids, Councils Y NJ. l., Senior League OF
Cross. St Paufs. Sodality of st. Pauis, mar
ST Paul's Unterst verein. st. Antonlus Jueng.
lings und Knaben Sodalitat St. Joseph's I'm
Joseph's Italian Church. marshal and aids Y.
M. G. u, Holy Cross Sodality. ST. Vincent de
Paul. Conference of st. Joseph's, Young Men
Sodalty of st. Joseph's St Domnics Sodality,
marshal and aids and band, Divisions to 5,
a. Q. n. Divisions to 20. A. o; H., Divisions
Association.
1t is expected that over ten thousand
people will attend the ceremonies, and
the committee in charge has been busily
engaged making me necessary seating
arrangements.
During the past month the following
committees have devoted time and en-
ergy In arranging the procession Pro and ap-
Director, Rev. d. Q. Crowley; president.
James r. Kelly: secretary. David J. Costello
grand marshal. Thomas r; Zimmerman; chief
George f. Gaiiagher grand chorus, ]. w" ". Nc,
Kenzie; accompanist. sydney Hopecrsft.
tchair1nan}. deorse /. Lynch, Dan o'cslis-
CHAN. Edward Dillon. Thomas P. Crowley.
s GoV 0' B. Flanagan Eugene n Mccoy
Wyeland. John P. Dignan, p. J. Mccormick,
r. Shepston. ]. ]. Donohue. Vincent cullinan,
julius uiHp Kahn. JOHN Nei j. A. Dimond u John
Mulhern. George o'ByTne. DR.. J; F. Gibbon.
Edward Hartrick. Patrick Butler. Judge NJ
Cooney John p Henry, Rev. James Melvin,
William Broderick Charles A. Bantel, Rev. r
NJ. Piperin and Judge Ferral.
Press-David ]. Costello chairman. Eustace
Cullinan, c.. b.. Flanagan. j. s. Bannerman
and DR.. c: J, Mccarthy.
Music-Ben1amin Armer (chairman), James
J. Gildea, Edward Hartrick, julius Kahn,
Charles P. Delaney and Dr. John J. Gallagher
Parade-John J. O'Tooie (chairman), ]. H.
Grady, Joseph Ethen. F. L. Guntz and A. B.
Mcguire
Ceremony-James A. Haran chairman.
William A. Derham, George A. Rice. Richard
Roche. Leo Guntz and ]. Meehan.
Groupds-Eugene Harmon (chairman), Cen
eral p r. Walsh. Richard c. OConnor, Owen
II. Brennan. Thomas A. Butterworth. Edward
Hartrick. Captain P. j. Dunno and T. 2.
Riordan.
Contents of box-John B. Mcintyre CHAIR
NAM. Patrick Broderick, Charles Maritzen.
Herman Eppinger, William A OLeary and
Jasper Mueller.
Invitations-Rev. D. o. Crowley (chairman),
Carl Eisenschinel. General P. F. Walsh. Rev.
James Melvin and Edward Hartrtck
Committee on colection-A. B. Mcguire
(chairman). Captain NJ. ]. Wrin. Patrick Brod-