The San Francisco call., 1904-06-03
HEARTY HONORS ARE SHOWERED
ON MAKER OF GOLDEN GATE PARK
John McLaren Praised
by Citizens at
Banquet.
Function on Eve of
Departure for
Europe.

he is still dear to the hearts of San Fran
cisco.
Gavin McNab said in part:
1 will say by their works We shall know
them. We have been showing every visitor
TO San Francisco the works OF this man. Mr..
McLaren, as our principal chieftain of mu-
nicipal genius. There has been not a single
scandal in all mis- years OF administration.
Under his direction millions have been ex-
pended toward making the park beautiful.
and neither malice nor partisanship has sug-
would San Francisco be II every municipal
department was run on the same basis?
The greatest municipal genius that existed in
San Francisco was In the person OF Horace
Hawes Another TO whom San Francisco
should raise a shaft so high as to kiss the sun
is Frank McCoppin Succeeding these has
by them with possibilities. has produced re-
suits When an artist paints picture II IS
hung upon the walls and millions or eyes
may feast upon its beauty; when statue is
uncovered, even though the artist who carved
it may be forgotten. the makers OF great works
are put among the immortals and cherished
by men: yet what great artist or sculptor
placed before mankind such panorama OF
beautiful flowers and trees foliage or water
fall as that which extends from our city to
the sea: This changed the waste OF
sands into beauty-JohD McLsren-
John Mcknight, in a short speech
that was heartily applauded, referred
to McLaren as the Napoleon Of
parks"
Other speakers of the evening were
Frank Symmes, J. b. Re1nstein, S. H.
Kent, A. Altman, f. c. Priber, Lewis
H. Byington, DR.. ]. Wilson Shields,
]. d. McGilvray, F. w. Dohrmann and
Mr.. Stinson.
At the conclusion of the banquet the
guest of honor was presented with a
beautiful album. The presentation
speech was made by J. S. Webster.
LIST OF GUESTS.
The following guests were present:
Andrea sbarboro. Frank j. Sullivan. Judge
RoSeft EsoSSa'' Park. George St John Brsnner.
Denniston. John Kentfield. owen McHugh. Jo-
/ seph Gray, John H. Robertson. Varney w.
Gaskil David Daziel f. j. Clinton, Wallace
/ L. Tlckner. J. F. Brady, ]. NJ. Baker. j. b.
Bocarde. T J. Crowley, livery (. Borden. W.
John Reid, James P. Taylor. George $.
Lackie. 7. Z. Wilson. Charles Kydd A G.
b2llInya b2ehISad GseSe Red jamag mi'n Yoans
Lawson ". Rennie r. Dewar. A. Wilkie.
! w NJ. Stevenson. George d. Cooper David
Kerr Byron Jackson. George Bennett; Dr. Z.
! E Beebe, R. +. Mclean, r. D. Colquhoun.
/ Bell Lippman sachs. F. p. sherman. Grove p.
d'Ancona. Joseph N. Cumming; ,-,..
! L IA
| NJ Shields D. McPhee, Charles z. Tallmadge.
| w T. jackson, Theo. Watson, w ]. Watson.
| F. A. Week Colonel George II. Wallis, John
| Tuttle 6. ]. Hendy, j. NJ Wilkins, George h
l Pippy, L. Grothwell A. f. Castle, Frank H.
! Ellis Dr. p. de Vecchi. Colonel A. Cerri. P.
/ G. Rossi. d. r MCNEIL. DIR. J. Wilson
/ Shlels. David Bush. Samuel Irving. William
I Watson Thomas ]. Welsh. George l. Custer.
| William Balnaves, George u. Hind, James
Rolph Jr.. v Chapman. Walter Sutton, Henry
! Scheper. George Weir. P. Degan, G. Freese'
| H H Lynch, Harry n. Gray. c. G.. Young,
] George Fredericks John Metcalfe, w. II.
! Stewart Herbert Schmitz. Joseph NJ McKenna,
James de Succa. James Britt, William
Broderick. d. F. Webster. J. G. Fyfe. j. 5
H. r. Young. A. M. Bender, F. j. Roster, j.
s. Webster Henry Eckhoh-
George c. Balcom. John F. Farley, John d
McGivray Jr. r. G. Banks. E. ]. Bates, r.
B. HUE Charles +. Hodges. p. Noble. NJ
Camerino C. Polk. John d McGilvray. Allan
Pollok. Dr. r. H. Cool. W. T. Sesnon, ]. NJ
p jackson Jr John c. Dornin w B. Ham
iiton Charles w. Fay. Carl Westerfeld John
Connor. J. W Miller, f. b. McNear A B.
Mcguire. Ira B. Da Giel W. B. Morris. sum
ner Loop NJ F. Gale, Alex. Huey. Ben r.
Hawes John NJ Duncan James w. Reid,
Judge F W. Henshaw, Rudolph Herold Jr, 9,
] c Kirkpatrick John NJ. Harper, , r.
Hunt Frank ]. Symmes. John Mcknight John
McI.ane Gavin McNab. Hon. Mayor f. e
Schmitz Hon A. Altman. r. Nj. Lloyd. j. B.
Runstein F. ". Dohrmann f. c. Priber. l.
n Byington. Dr. c. NJ. Armistead. DR.. A. P
o Brien Thomas Binney. r. p. Rithet, Charles
W Howard NJ H McAllister. w. 5. Kittie
Donald Y Campbell Robert Watt G. G. Nc
DougaIl George Leonard f. W. Marvin, j.
p Fraser Charles Stallnan. Henry G. Norton,
Livingston Dunn.