The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10

Mission street from Twenty ninth to
Cortland avenue with a stream of light
from the new electroliers just installed
by the club at cost of $4,000.
On Wednesday evening the club, in
honor of the event, held parade in
the street An open air band concert
was given at Thirtieth and Mission
streets
A large area of the street was roped
off and dancing INDUCED in. AS many
as 80 couples were on the street dane
ing at one time. The dancing was or
derby and properly conducted and en-
joyable to all who participated.
Speeches We're made by Commissioner
OF Public Works w. A. Newsom, Frank
Olino chairman of the light commit
tee, Bernard Burns, the president, and
George Soyne, the secretary.
The success of the celebration was
due to the committee, consisting of H.
A. Mccall, John Cato, c. Toyne. F. I.
Pires, B. Burns, M. P. LANCE. G. M.
Hickman, Frank Dino and Louis Bon
deli.
POTRERO ASSOCIATION
The repeated petitions of this as
sociation for the removal of the huge
rock at Twentieth and Kentucky streets
is a bout to bear fruit. AT a meeting of
the board of public work on Wednesday
supervisors to appropriate $500 for
this work
The rock in question blocks traffic so
that teams are obliged to make a five
block circuit to continue on the street
This work was so obviously necessary
that a representative of The Call per-
sonally took the matter up with Presi-
dent Michael Casey of the board of
public works.
"a ia in q
filing in of the sweet scented pink
pond near the carbarns in Kentucky
street
VISITACION VALLEY CLUB
This club is arranging to conduct the
dedicatory exercises of the newly fin
ished Visitacion Valley school at Sun
nydale avenue and Cora street
JORDAN AND RICHMOND CLUBS
The Jordan park and Richmond clubs
have filed with the board of super
visors protest against the crematory
at the Odd Fellows cemetery on Point
Lobos avenue and ask the board to
enact an ordinance forbidding the Gre
nation of human bodies within the city
limits The communication was re-
ferred to the hospital and health COM
mittee of the board of supervisors.
PRESIDE IMPROVEMENT CLUB
me PreSlQ1O improvement CluD neiu
it's regular monthly meeting Saturday
evening Julius Kahn and Nat c.
Coghlan, residents of the district, ad-
dressed the club. They were made
honorary members of the club. The
club decided to actively cooperate in
making the Admission day celebration
a great success Charles O'Connor is
president of the club and Edward
Scalvan secretary.
GOLDEN GATE IMPROVEMENT CLUB
A meeting of the businessmen and
property owners of Union street, be-
tween Van Ness avenue and Steiner
street was held under the auspices of
the Golden Gate Valley Improvement
association at 1905 Laguna street
Wednesday evening. James A. Devote
presided and Anton f. Frugoh acted
as secretary. A large attendance was
present 1t was unanimously voted to
bituminize and otherwise improve
Union street between Van Ness avenue
and Steiner street.
CORTLAND AVENUE CLUB
A new evening class in the Bernal
school has been secured through the
efforts of the association. The school
will open Monday evening. All persons
desiring to attend should notify the
principal of the school or send their
names and addresses to the headquar-
tiers of the association, 119 Cortland
avenue.