The San Francisco call., 1908-10-15
STATE BANKS PLAN
A CLEARING HOUSE
Organization Committee Formu-
lates Bylaws for Submis-
sion to Members

The state clearing house organiza-
ton committee, which has been meet
ing the last two days in the clearing
house of San Francisco. completed its
labors yesterday at noon, having pre-
pared a constitution for the proposed
state clearing house association.
The discussion, which was begun
Tuesday morning and was concluded
yesterday, is considered by the bank
ers of the state as having been most
important. The constitution and by
laws drafted yesterday by the commit
tee will be sent to all banks in the
state that are members of the asso-
citation for their approval
The objects of the new association
are to improve and strengthen the
banking system, to guard against i'm
proper and unsafe conduct on, the part
of any bank in the state and to pro-
vide for thorough examination by
experts into the affairs of every bank
that has membership in the associa-
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in the honor of the venerable and re-
vered prelate The service was held
in the old Mission church. the celebrant
of the mass being Rev. Father Richard
A. Gleeson. president of Santa Clara
college; the deacons and subdeacons be-
ing chosen from the faculty, while
members of-the college sanctuary So
ciety, clad in cardinal gowns and white
lace surplices, acted in the capacity
OF acolytes A choir of 20 male voices
rendered Millard's mass, the soloists for
the occasion being Professor David
Powers, Sig. Severino Martinelli, Mer-
vyn Shafer and George Mayerle.
The jubilee sermon was delivered by
Father Gleeson. whose fervid eloquence
deeply impressed the assemblage of
students, clergy and laity.
Father Gleeson said:
Ecce Saeerdos Magnus! Behold the great high
priesti~- Those words to our 1ipsa quarter
of century ago. when the town and parish
of Santa Clara. the academy of Notre Dame and
midst the coadjutor of the venerable Archbishop
Sadoc Alemany AS the new coadjutor arch
bishop, Most Rev, Patrick W. Riordan, stood
before US in all the vigor of glorious man
hood he gave promise of splendid achievements
for the glory of God and the salvation Of souls
in California; and when for the first time we
felt the sway of his masterful eloquence we
blessed God for the treasure bestowed on
archdiocese.
us that our hopes have been realized. In his
absence we may with greater freedom speak
of the iabors and the trials and the triumphs
Twenty five years ago the sublime dignity of
bishop was added to that of priest, and his
ideals of his exalted station. Raised to a
higher dignity, his virtues shone with brighter
luster. He realized that the words OF the
divine master must be ever before bis eyes:
'.Ye are the salt Of the earth ye are the light
of the world With regard to his grace let
1t be said that the salt has not lost its flavor
nor has the light been obscured. He has been
a true shepherd of the flock entrusted to his
charge. In his solicitude he has increased the
parishes in city and country and reused his
priests to greater and still greater zeal for the
salvation Of souls.
The president and many ~members of
the Santa Clara college faculty as well
as many OF the collegians, will attend
the jubilee ceremonies today.