The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09
OLD CLUB IN NEW QUARTERS.
Richmond's Representative Citizens
Entertain Their Friends With
House WARMING

President George r. Fletcher of the
Point Lobos Improvement Club never felt
better than he did last Tuesday evening
when presiding over the club which he
organized seventeen years ago. when the
Richmond district was a bowling wilder
ness. The cause of his good feeling was
the fact that the club had moved into its
new quarters in Richmond Hall, on Glenn
ent street and Fourth avenue, and in ad-
dition to the change of quarters il was the
eighteenth anniversary of the clubs
istence. The two facts brought together
a large representation of the very best
solid citizens of the favored Richmond.
a resume of the clubs active work for
the betterment of the district could not
be more tersely expressed than in the
words of J. Nj. Wilkins of the Cliff House.
who is chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Point Lobos Improvement
Club, when he said, in addressing the
club on the night of its anniversary: AT
the time l moved out to the Cliff House
seventeen years ago the Richmond district
had three houses and one roadway-Point
Lobos avenue. Since then, through the
eXertions Of the club. one of the very best
systems of sewerage in the city has been
perfected. streets have been opened,
paved and put in proper condition, and,
still better. the place that was the home
of gophers and jackrabbits has become
the favored habltauon of happy, thrifty
and industrious families. More money
has been spent by the property owners in
improvements in Richmond during the
past Twelve years lhd1l IN any OlncI pOl-
ton of the city of equal area.
These are the reasons why l come In
from the Cliff House every night that the
club meets. l recognize that 1t is through
George r. Fletcher, that so much has
been accomplished for the extreme west
ern portion of San Francisco"
Other speakers followed in a similar
strain, all attesting to the great good
work done by the club and its officers,
principally President Fletcher, who. has
. rf, a1r p iF0F
its birth.
Among other questions brought before
the meeting was the Gearystreet fran
chise President Fletcher, in speaking on
the subject, gave 1t as his opinion that
there was little use in spreading resolu
tons on the book for the mere effect of
going on record In opposition OPP to a ques-
ton that is practically dead.
In order that the attitude of the club
and it's president might not be misunder-
stood by the public, Secretary w p. John
son introduced a series of resolutions
drawing attention to the fact that the
clubs president. George r. Fletcher, was
the first person, years back, to call at
tention to the intended steal of the Geary-
street franchise and that due credit be
given TO him. 1t was moved and unani-
mously carried that the resolution be
placed in the hands Of the executive com
mttee. consisting of James NJ. wilkins
and John ]. Cassidy: secretary with
power to act 1t was further brought to
the attention of the club that in 1897 It
President Fletcher who put their hands
in their pockets to meet the expense Of
fighting the matter in the city courts.
The club expressed its Indignation at the
reception its delegates had received at the
hands of the Board of Education when
they presented themselves before that
body to request it to petition that suit
able amount be provided in the tax levy
for school building for the Point Lobos
district. 1t was represented that the COM
mittee. of which the president was chair
man. was kept waiting for three hours to
he called before the board 1t was then
allowed five minutes TO present its plea
and then CURLY informed that the board
had too many demands TO meet to give
attention to the Richmond district The
sense of the club was taken, and at the
suggestion Of c; Hansen II was vas c %, ID :
nroposed school. both men and women.
/ be present on Friday at $3.50 p. m. to call
the matter to the attention of the Board
of Supervisors.
rnent was had to the banquet-room. where
ali were made better acquainted and the
nrosperitv of the Richmond district and
the welfare of the club were toasted.