The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
BUSY SESSION OF
PORTUGUESE UNION
Officers Elected for the
Ensuing Year.
Special Dispatch to The Call

SANTA CRUZ, Oct. a-The Grand Coun-
ell of the Portuguese Union is doing q
vast amount Of work a its meeting. Much
Of the success of the Grand Council de-
pends upon the following committeeman.
who have worked faithfully;
General COmmittee-Mathew Maciel q.
A Cook, John Davis, Joe P. Lopes, NJ S.
Lima, Manuel Silva, W. r. Congdon, Man
uel Mitchell, NJ. Caldeira, T. Caldeira.
Jose Garcia, J. L. Silveira and NJ. c. Bit
tancort.
Finance-ManueI Mitchell, Joe P. Lopes.
M. 5. Lima, Manuel Silva, John Davis
and ". r, Congdon.
Music-W. R. Congdon, Manuel Mitchell
and z. a. Cook,
N. Mitchell and W. r, Congdon,
Accommodaton-M. s. Lima, Manuel Sill
va and Manuel Mitchell.
becue-Manuel Silva, Joe P, Lopes,
Manuel Mitchell, NJ. S. Lima and NJ. c..
BaIiNW. r. Congdon, Z. a. Cook, Man
uel Mitchell, J. L. Silveria and Joe P,
Lopes.
A proposition was brought before the
council to rate the membership according
to age in regard to assessments. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on 1u-
rispTudence.
During the year twenty members have
lied and twenty wives Of members. For
members S1490 is given, for wives Of mem
bers $500
The committees appointed were:
Mileage-M. S. Bulao, San Leandro:
Jose {. Rodrigues, Oakland; N. t. NJ
Tregueiro, San Francisco; NJ. S. Rodri-
Credentials-s. c, Diavila, Pleasanton;
n, 3: Quaresma Jr., Haywards; j. F. San
tos, Petaluma.
Laws-J. G. Tavares, San Francisco; A.
NJ Martins, Watsonvile; NJ T. Silva, Cen
tervlle; J. F. Brandao, Oakland.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fonte, San Lean
dro; Guiherme Gloria, San Leandro; NJ.
JpT1 Il o 1-l
San Francisco; P. ]. Leonardo, Center
vile; j. H. Woods, Oakland,
Finance-A. ]. Ptnhero. Benicia; Jose
Maria da Rosa, Oakland; NJ. a. da Nina
raj, Haywards.
Press-Antonio Fonte, San Leandro; ].
6. Mattos Jr., Centerville; f. J. Cunha.
Oakland; A; F. Cunha Milpitas.
land; Manuel Fraza, Benicia; Manuel L
MattCs, Mission San Jose.
District eputieS-District No. l, Jose B.
". Martins, Watsonvilie; district No. 8,
J. +. Santos PetdlUma; district No. /, NJ
;: PeiX0tto, CenterVille; district No. 5, A.
+. Cunha, Milpitas; district No. 6, Jose
S. Neto, Mendocino! district No. Z. J. H
Woods, Oakland; district No. s, S, Q. Dia-
villa, PleasantOn; district No. 8, M. ]. San
tos, Sacramento; district No. 10, NJ. B.
Camara, Sacramento; district No. IL, NJ
Y. Nunes, Half Moon Bay; district No. u,
Manuel de Fraga, West Oakland; district
NO. IS, L. A. da Costa, Merced; district
NO, Il, JoaS tIOrenCiO, Yreka.
\ large portion Of the day was taken up
in nominations and election OF officers for
the coming year. The officers elected are;
Supreme president, A. j. Ponheiro Of
Benicia; supreme vice president, J. Vala-
dao of Oakland; supreme secretary, L. ].
Martin Of San Leandro;; supreme treas
urer, ]. @. Mattos Of Centervllle; master
of ceremonies, J. II. Woods of Oakland; /;
supreme marshal, T. +. Santos of Peta-
luna; supreme guard, J. T. Brandao of
Centerville; supreme medical examiner,
J. S. A. Cabral, NJ D., Of Centerville; su-
preme directors, A. Fonte of Oakland, F.
J. Cunha of Oakland, L. J. Lemos of Hay
wards A. F. Cunha OF Nilpitas and J..
Baptista Of San Francisco
In the evening an entertainment was
given in the opera-house in honor of the
Grand Council. The programme was as
follows: Salutation, overture and Post
mans March by the Brownie orchestra;
vocal solo, Just as the Sun Went Down, .
little CarInelita recitation, Percy Eaton:
selection, City orchestra; vocal SOLO Mrs
j. Kerlin; piano solo, Ella Mitchell; vocal
solo Miss Minnie Dyer; recitation. Mrs
George Otto Jr.: remarks, A. M. Martin
Of Watsonvlle; selection, orchestra; piano
and violin duet, serenade, Summer
Night" Ella and Marie Mitchell; recita-
ton, Percy Eaton.