The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
Oakland Office San Francisco CAN.
sos Broadway. Dec. L.

Oakland Office San Francisco CAN.
sos Broadway. Dec. Il.
~ he Ebel. Society's library fund has
been completed.
After thirty days Of bard work
the Efforts Of the ladies have been
crowned with success. and not only
has the $4,000 necessary FOR the site been
raised. but there IS a decided surplus that
VIII 60 toward the building and furnishing
OF "a children's room In the library
To The ladies 81 the Ebell Society the
people n Oakland owe the final securing
of "A library site. when contentious. geo.
graphical, political and commercial.
threatened 10 divert from Oakland the
gift 81 $4,000 made by Andrew Carnegie
Tor an Oakland free library. To Henry A.
0mttenden. newspaper man with a de-
sire 10 do his home city a service. do they
owe the donation received from Mr.. Car
hegle. Tonight sees the final consumma-
lion 81 the oft-eNpressed wishes and hopes
~ the people Of Oakland.
The site fund was completed tonight.
when Mrs. r. =. Gleason. the president OF
me Ehell Society, announced at the III
brary night az the First Presbyterian
church that she had received the final do
nation that made the purchase OF the site
possible telegraphic donation OF 5000
ron a.. =. Huntington. the president Of
The southern Pacific Company. Yesterday
Tie iund lacked nearly 5000 on its face.
with about $4,000 IN cash. and the posi-
Dillly OF some OF the pledges not being
iully collected. To-day many OF the
pledges were paid in. but even tonight.
counting cash. pledges and all assets. the
iund lacked over 1880 OF completion The
exact total 81 the fund tonight was SIS
~ 81. Then came the donation OF c. p
Huntington Of 5000, which relieved the
5.31elely ~ further anxiety, and made the
Abrary site an absolute certainty
Mo large sums were paid in to-day Z
-. LUkens PAID his pledge OF $1,000 and DR.
~ s.ssoIee 9. fardee paid his pledge OF $500
These did not add 10 the total Of the fund,
loI lhey were only the original list Sc
cured 10y the gentlemen when they under
TOOK THIS work and failed but the checks
were sent to-day.
~ was with light hearts that the ladies
~ san thelr preparations for the general
meeting az the First Presbyterian Church
thls evening. They knew that their fund
was completed and the fact that the
Nealher was stormy and would affect the
crowds that were expected did not bear
- heavily, upon them as IL might have
.oAe NAG they depended upon the meeting
Mrs. r. J. Gleason. the president Of the
Ebeu society, opened the meeting with
itW WTus She merely announced an i'm
promufu Tor The piano and violin by John
~. Metcan and Alex T. Stewart Then
Charles :. Greene, the Librarian Of the
rec Library, gave an illustrated address
upon the Libraries OF the country The
University 81 California Glee Club sang
and Miss Hope Cheney gave a piano solo.
Then Mrs. Gleason. through whose instru-
mentality the original library donation
had been secured. said a few words
Mr.. Chittenden paid the ladies OF the
Ehell a compliment FOR having taken the
library site question out OF the realms OF
controversy" and spoke Of the hard and
earnest work Of the ladies IN this public
matter. And the Ebell.' said he. are
public spirited. for by their fruits shall
ye know them. and these are the fruits.
Mayor Snow was detained az the League
81 Municipalities and Dr. George G. Par
dee was confined 10 his home with cold.
and then John p. Irish spoke upon be-
half ~ tho citizens. lie said in part:
1.-TWO things have been settled here to-
night and the lesser OF these Is the site