The San Francisco call., 1904-06-26
Several Big Events Are
Planned in Honor of
Secretary Metcalf.
Prominent Men of the Land
Offer New Cabinet Mem
Der Good Wishes.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, June 25.
Messages of congratulation continue
to pour in upon Victor H. Metcalf.
While many came yesterday. more ar
rived to-day. for his friends at little
distance have had time to learn of his
appointment.
The local commercial bodies, the
Board of Trade and the Merchants
Exchange have all rendered banquets
to the new Secretary. There will be no
banquets, however, until Mr.. Metcalf
returns from Washington in about six
or eight weeks. He will leave here
Monday morning. Meanwhile commit
tees are at work. and everything will
be in readiness for him when he returns
in August. 1t is probable that there
will be one banquet in Oakland given
by Mr.. Metcalf's fellow townsmen, and
another in San Francisco, at which it
is proposed to invite all of the Con-
gressional representatives of both
houses from all CT the coast States. The
committee representing the Board of
Trade consists of H. c. Capwell and
Edwin Stearns, and that from the Mer-
chants Exchange is composed of A.
Jonas and Wilbur Walker.
PASS RESOLUTIONS.
Among the manv messages of con-
graduation received by the new Secre-
tary is the following:
SAN FRANCISCO, June rs, 1904.
Hon. Victor H. Metcalf. Oakland,
Cal. Dear Sir:' Realizing the import
ance to this coast of your appointment
by the President as Secretary of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
the Chamber of Commerce of San
Francisco tenders its cordial congrat-
ulations upon the honor thereby given
to you and the compliment paid to
this coast. This graceful act of the
chief executive is in the line of prog
ress and will be so accepted by all of
our people.
with kind regards and best wishes.
we have the honor to subscribe our
selves, Yours respectfully,
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GEORGE A. NEWHALL,
President.
L. oOO1 II ScCiG
The Oakland Board of Trade directors
called a special meeting and passed
resolutions of congratulation for Mr..
Metcalf as follows:
OAKLAND, June "a, 1904
Hon. Victor H. Metcalf, Oakland,
CaI.-Dear Sir: The Oakland Board of
Trade. through it's board of directors,
congratulates you upon your appoint
ment to the exalted position OF men,
ber of the Cabinet.
THE board also congratulates not
only the citizens of Oakland, but of all
California. that President Roosevelt
has selected one of our citizens of such
well-known ability to fill position
which requires unquestioned capability,
judgment, intelligence and honesty of
purpose, together with firmness and
knowledge of commerce of the world.
Very truly yours,
III. C. CAPWELL, President.
EDWIN STEARNS, Secretary"
Postmaster General Henry c. Payne
to-day sent the following telegram:
Mrs. Payne joins me in congratu-
lations to yourself and wife. We hope
to see you soon in Washington.
HENRY c. PAYNE"
OTHER TELEGRAMS.
Among some of the other kilograms
received from men of national reputa-
ton were the following:
my congratulations and very best
wishes to the new Secretary of Com
merce. ELMER DOVER,
Secretary National Congressional
Committee
SAN FRANCISCO, June "a, 1904.
Hon. Victor H. Metcalf-Much
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