The San Francisco call., 1906-09-18
Bank to Take Home
of Judge Waynlire
Eiectnent Against Him
Is Begun by the
Hibernia.

OAKLAND, Sept l7.--The old Way
mire home at Walnut street and Buena
Vista avenue, landmark of Alameda
and the scene OF many festal gather
ings, is about TO pass out of the hands
Of the family OF lanes A Waymfre,
Regent of the State University and
former Assemblyman. The homestead
has been IN the possession of the Way
mire family for more than twenty
years. but now the family is TO be
elected. and the Hibernia Savings
Bank, the owner, purposes 10 move the
mansion TO a corner of the property
and sell the other lots for building
purposes.
Attorney Herbert L. Breed, repre-
senting the Hibernia Savings Bank,
filed today a suit TO eject the Waynire
family, that has held the property for
so many years. Breed sorrowfully
fled the document whereby the Uni
versity Regent. his wife, son and two
daughters must vaoate the home
wherein lie their fondest memories.
The bank officials say they have been
especially lenient and that IL is a mat
ter Of business pure and simple that
compels them to take over the prop
erty. So Judge Waymire must vacate
to make room for the march Of prog
ress.
More than twenty years ago Judge
Waymire acquired land on Walnut
street that has a frontage of $50 feet
on that thoroughfare, with 225 feet
facing Buena Vista avenue. Waymire
made several fortunes and lost them,
but with remar kable tenacity he held
the family home. In 1885 he was forced
10 place a mortgage on the home for
5000 and gave his note to the Hi
bernia Bank to secure the amount
That mortgage was foreclosed in 1900,
and the premises became the property
of the bank. but the bank officials,
realizing the services that Judge Way
mire had rendered the State, leased the
property to the former owner.
Now the property has become so val
liable that the bank has decided to take
Il over and convert il into building
lots. Waymire's lease has expired, they
say and he has no recourse.
There have been many social gath
erings at the Waynire home The man
sion has a magnificent setting in the
center OF grove OF oaks. and the
block, bounded by Buena Vista avenue
and Clement, Walnut and Mulberry
streets, is surrounded by palms that
are unsurpassed outside OF the tropics.
They have long been the pride of Ala
media Many have been the open air
PLAYS given beneath the cooling shades
Of the oaks for the sake of charity, and
society has always been eager to enjoy
the hospitality OF Mrs. Waymire, who
is one of the leading figures among
the woman suffragists of Alameda
County and the State. The passing of
the splendid grounds and the removal
of the mansion viii mark the ending
OF an unusual social reign in the En-
cinal City.
James A. Waymire is one OF the ''oid
guard" among the politicians of Ala
media County. He has held many po-
sitions Of trust He handled the cam
psign OF President Mckinley in Cali
fOrnia when the martyr President was
standard bearer of the Republicans
first He was made Regent of the
State University. He has also been an
Assemblyman and Superior Judge. But
he lost money in several enterprises,
notably by the decision regarding the
Oakland water front, and he was un-
able to pay the interest on the heavy
mortgage on his property.
So Wagmire. who is well along in
life, and his wife. son and two daugh-
ters must leave the big home where so
many happy hours have been passed
and take up their residence anew. So
much for the march of progress"
It is probable that Judge Waymire
will contest the suit of ejectment.