Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
SIERRA MADRE
CLUB BOOMING
SUM OF $4,000 PLEDGED FOR
NEW QUARTERS
LAST NIGHTS JUBILEE MARKS
FIRST MILE POST
Sidney Norman, the Popular Secretary,
Remembered at Gala Meeting
with Gift of Handsome
Watch

The rooms of the Sierra Madre club
formed the setting last night of one
of the most pleasurable assemblages
of mining men the city of Los An
geles has ever known. The occasion
was a smoker" given, not by the club
but by the individual members. Be
fore it was fairly started it developed
into a veritable love feast, and early
in the evening the neighborhood was
startled by three cheers and tiger
for the club, given with the hearty
vim which only men of the pick ana
drill can instill into their acts. FOR
the Sierra Madre club, be it known,
is composed of mining men exclusive
ly, and many of its members have
known the feel of the steel in their
own hands.
Last nights jubilee marked the first
mile post in the life of the club, ana
if the enthusiasm which prevailed can
be taken as an index to the future 1t Is
but the first of many Measurable gath
erings of like sort.
D Sidney Norman, the secretary of the
club. came in for some of the honors
of the evening when he was presented
with a beautiful gold watch of cele-
brated Geneva make, which was en-
graved with this legend: Presented
to Sidney Norman by the Sierra Madre
club, with appreciation, this fol-
lowed by the date, September, '09.
Fine Quarters Assured
Mr.. Norman was so overcome with
emotion that it was with difficulty he
responded. In accepting the gift he
spoke of the organization of the club
and of the difficulties experienced in
putting it on a successful footing. He
told of the plans for permanent and
more commodious quarters and said
that the entire top floor of the Column
bia Trust companys building had been
leased by the directors, including the
roof.
To fit up the new rooms suitably
$500 was required. of which the treas
ury contained one-third. To raise the
balance a unique plan had been de-
vised, by which the members gave
their notes for amounts ranging from
S100 to $500, the amount of the obliga-
tion to be credited with the initiation
fees paid by new members introduced.
The plan met with such hearty ap-
proval that the entire sum of $4,000 was
pledged within ten minutes after the
details had been announced. Mr.. Nor
man announced that the directors
for the preparation of the quarters,
and that within two months the club
would be ensconced in its rev home.
This declaration was met with hearty
cheers and awakened an enthusiasm
which BODIES good for the club.
Buffet Lunch Served
The rooms on the third floor of the
Columbia Trust building, the temporary
of oh f9Ctpfullyy
decorated, and an excellent orchestra
furnished music during the evening A
buffet lunch was served, of which the
chief attraction was roast pig, fianked
by nicely Drowned turkey, salads and
other good things to eat. Champagne
punch was served, and there were other
liquid refreshments and long -stemmed
was profusely decorated with flowers,
and the initials of the secretary, IS.
NJ" were done in pink carnations.
The Sierra Madre club is a social or
ganization of mining men, and already
its influence has been felt in promoting
the spirit of good fellowship which Is
generally exuded by men who follow
mining as a vocation. The members
number men who have trod the desert
sands with their earthly possessions
tied up in a pack on the back of q
burro, as well as others who graduated
from college into this most fascinating
business. Last night the final links
were forged in a friendship which will
bind together those present until the
last hike is made.
The club has chartered a car to carry
those who wish to be present on Cali
fornia day at the session of the Ameri-
can Mining congress in Goldfeld, and
will take along the club chef, NJ.
Chenard, which insures the best of
things to eat and drink and the best of
good cheer. The car will be attached to
the special train which is being run
by the chamber of mines.