The San Francisco call., 1906-05-22
NEW OLYMPIC
CLUB IS OPEN
Cheerful Gathering at the
Headquarters at 1850
Eddy Street.

The members OF the Olympic Club
opened their temporary home at 1880
Eddy street Saturday night with IN
formal. but interesting exercises. The
club Is the first Of the many social
organizations which suffered by the
recent fire to re-establish itself in con-
Portable or, more properly speaking.
luxurious quarters.
With one accord the members give
all the credit for their present advan-
tageous position to President William
Greer Harrison, whose untiring energy
and Initiative made H. possible Dur
ing the proceedings on Saturday even
ing Captain Max Rosenfeld called for
three cheers for Harrison. They were
given with a will and the honored on
cial said 1t was the sweetest music
he had heard n many days.
Mr.. Harrison was In particularly
happy vein when he addressed the
members. He spoke Of the new build
ing as the members country club In
which they were summering pending
some necessary repairs to their city
home. He was glad to see so large
gathering and assured then OF a polly
good time in their summer home.
He praised the members for the spirit
they have shown In their recent
troubles, each saying to the other
you're jolly good fellow" He
praised their manliness. strength and
courage and said IL made him love the
club more than at any other time in
its history.
He dwelt upon the universal brother
hood OF man which was so plainly IL
lustrated in the trying times OF the
last month. Such splendid comrade-
ship as was displayed here shows that
the spirit Of '49 Is the spirit Of the
men, women and children OF 1906.
He said IT had no parallel In all the
history OF the world. There was no
weeping, no hysteria. The sympathy.
the good breeding. the gentleness cna.
acterized all classes. He believed thu
inheritance would be splendid one
for the children. He said he would
not have missed the last thirty days
in San Francisco for anything Moth
ing in the world had so sublimated his
faith IN mankind The power and the
glory Of the spirit, he said. could not
be described, but It would make OF
San Francisco and the Olympic Club
something OF which the whole world
would be proud.
Paul Cowles said that IN the search
for suitable home for the club Har--
rison had proved the most youthful
man on the board OF directors. He
told OF the facilities for the members
and said 1t was intended to pipe salt
water to the house for bathing pur-
poses. He also announced that the
dining and other privileges OF the club
had been extended the members or
the Bohemian. Pacifc-Union, Cosmos,
Family, University and Press clubs.
Phil Bolger made the hit Of the
said they were lot OF chumps n
Herculaneum for not rebuilding after
the city had fallen
Al Coney, chief OF the Dipsea IN
dams. spoke for the outdoor athletes.
He promised a big outing OF the In
dams early IN July at their potlatch.
W. III. Alvord spoke impressively OF
the recent disaster complimenting the
people OF the city on their splendid
courage. He spoke OF the Olympic
Club as the most cosmopolitan, most
bohemian, In all the world, saying nrs
cannot destroy nor earthquake shake
asunder such a splendid organization.
Judge j. c. B. 'Hebbard and others
spoke, all praising the spirit shown
by the Olynnpians