The San Francisco call., 1899-08-17
PLANNING FOR
THEIR WORK
OF CHARITY
The Youths Directory
Fair Assured.
MONEY is ALREADY ON HAND
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
MUST BE RAISED.
Rev. Father McKinnon, Chaplain of
the California Regiment, Will
Be Asked to Lecture on
the Philippines.
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
MUST BE RAISED.

There yet remains unpaid the sum of
$50 800 on the magnificent new Youths
Directory home at Nineteenth and An
gelica streets but doubtless this indebt-
edness Will be reduced TO an insignificant
figure if not wiped out completely with
the receipts OF the coming fair which viii
open in Armory Hall. Market and Tenth
streets, on September Is.
Rev. Father d. O. Crowley and the
many friends of the institution aided by
the personal efforts of Archbishop Rior-
dan, have their plans for the big fair
nearing consummation, and they assure
all who viii listen to the pleas of charity
that the work before them is worthy of
the attention and support of the countless
friends of the IDor. Here is an institu-
ton comprising a free intelligence bureau
and home for friendless boys in search
of employment. Without discrimination
on account of religious belief they are
taken in and cOmforted with the good
things of life until a permanent home or
steady employment can be procured for
them. For this worthy purpose a building
OF modern convenience and elegance has
been erected at a cost of approximately
$lO0, ,010 but there yet remains unpaid the
balance named. For the purpose of clear
ing this away the institutions friends
have joined hands and are now engaged in
the charitable endeaYor.
Last evening the many committees hav-
ing the matter Of the fair and intervening
events in charge met in the old directory
building, Howard and Seventeenth
streets. James r. Kelly, president of the
Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, pre-
sided. The various committees all re-
ported progress, which, when matters of
charity are in issue, means that money
is flowing into the Golfers of the finance
committee for the purpose of getting the
fair under way. These committees are:
Provision and commission merchants do
nation committee, NJ. r Hayes, chair
man; wholesale liquor dealers, Matthew
Donnelly chairman federal officers, Judge
Robert Ferral chairman; public officers.
J. Deasy chairman; wholesale grocers, Z.
Mccoy chairman: Produce Exchange, Mr..
Eppinger chairman; Stock and Bond EX-
change, John Berry chairman; wholesale
coal dealers, j. J. Donohue chairman;
hardware dealers, J. w. Smith chairman;
builders and contractors, Daniel Sullivan
chairman: real estate dealers. T. P Rior-
dan, chairman; restaurants and hotels, A.
NJ. Brennan chairman; executive commit
tee. I. R. Ballon chairman press com>
mittee. f. Cullinan chairman; printing
committee, J. D. Mcintyre chairman
committee on hall. J. r. Kelly chairman.
The reports of the various committees
disposed Of the matter of setting the
dates for the dedication and public re-
ceptIon at the new home was taken up.
After some argument'it was agreed that
the date heretofore set for the dedication,
August 20. should stand. The dedication
at which Archbishop Riordan will off,
ctate, will not be public, only those whose
work entities them to the privilege being
entitled to admission. 1t was then agreed
that the public reception and entertain-
ment at the new home should be given
on September 7, the entertainment to open
at p. m. and close at s. open again at
o'clock in the evening and continue until
such hour as may be deemed of fitting
closing time by the committees in charge
These details completed, Mr.. Kelly
arose and said that he would like to
make suggestion. In his opinion he
said, the California Volunteers would ar
rive in about a week and that on board
/ lain, who had been with the bows dur
ing their many battles in the Phflfppines
Words from Father McKinnon about the
conditions in the Philippines. he said
would be listened TO with interest, and he
believed that II called upon the returning
chaplain would be glad 10 assist charity's
cause and deliver lecture. This he
said. would greatly augment the funds
they were now laboring 10 accumulate
In consequence of Mr. KelIV's suggestion
a committee, composed of A. B. Mcclure
H. Hoffman, c. 3. Delaney and Thomas
r. Bannerman,- was appointed to wait
upon Father Mckinnon on his return and
ask his aid in the work before them
Further details of the arrangements for
, the fair were made. AS some 1920 has
already been raised and promises of a
thousand or two more made, the COM
mitteeS can commence work, and they did.
1t was decided TO have a booth set apart
especially for nurses Of the institution
and the money they raise will go to fur
nish a hospital room in connection with
the new building.
At the conclusion of the general meet
ing of the committees the work of pre-
pairing for the entertainment to be given
In the new building on September was
taken I'D. A committee on programme, to