The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11
Magnificent Class A Structure
Viii Replace the Building
Destroyed IN Great Fire
EdIfce Will Stand as a MOnu=
ment to the Pioneers of
California

the rebuilding Of the home of the or
ganization.
With appropriate ceremonies the
breaking of ground took place. Grand
President Daniel A Ryan of the Native
Sons Mavor Mccarthy Past Grand
President Charles NJ Belshaw, Lewis F
Byington. vice president of the hall as
sociation Of the Native Sons. and other
leading officers and committeeman fol-
lowing the queens example in clearing
away the ruins OF the former building.
The men, however, had shovels for
their task and before all those inter
ested in seeing the class A eight story
building become Z reality were through
adding their bits of labor. half wagon
load OF broken bricks. fra gments of
stone and mortar and charred and worn
particles of wood had been removed.
HANDSOME STRUCTURE
Work in earnest will be commenced
at once as the contracts have been let
and IL is hoped that before next Ad-
mission day the Native Sons viii have
completed the building which is to con-
tain, among other features, huge
auditorium, 16 Iodgerooms, reading
rooms and a historical museum where
relics Of the early days of the state viii
be placed.
The committee in charge of the pro-
gram yesterday consisted Of George
Z. Welch, Lewis Nonneman and Alex
ander Mccullough. Chairman Welch
opened The exercises by introducing
Byington. who was the first spea ker
and acted as master of ceremonies
ByingtOn expressed his regret that
James D Phelan. president of the Hall
association of the Native Sons, was not
present on so importan ut an occasion as
they had met he felt, 10 lay the foun-
datiOn of the future home of the Ma
tive Sons of the Golden West. which
they expected 10 make one of the most
magnificent on this coast. California
is, he declared. the only state which
makes q holiday of it's admission day
and the Native Sons is above all a
patriotic organization TO perpetuate the
history not only OF the pioneers who
bravely crossed the burning plains and
the snowcapped Sierra to this coast
but of the fathers who planted the
missions so long ago.
CLASS A CITY
At the close of his address Byington
introduced Sena tor BelshaW chairman
of the ways and means committee. This
speaker then told something Of the diff
ficulties and achievements OF the COM
mittee. saying that it had been neces-
sary 10 postpone the rebuilding of
Native Sons hall until the present time
and that il was wise move. Soon
build and a class c building was
planned as it was thought money could
not be raised for a more ambitious
scheme The sentiment became more
decided, however. in favor OF a class
A building for this class A city Of San
Francisco. and an effort was made TO
induce all members Of the order to in
vest in the building fund.
II I had not known they We're all
I
they came from Missouri said the
speaker. H-as they had every one of
them to be shown where the benefit
was
Already $4,000 las been subscribed,
but $50, 600 or $4,000 more viii be re-
Quired. Every Son was then urged to
contribute any amount from $40 to
$1,000 as the new building must be
conn leted without one dollar OF indebt-
edness.
ADDR RESS BY MAYOR
Mayor McCarthy.was the next speak
er and expressed his qualification at
senator Belshaw's rating of San Fran
cisco as q class a city. and he recipro-
Gated by placing the society of Native
Sons in the same classification. The
order has done much, he said, for the
city and the state and now is crowning
its achievements by the erection of
e successful and useful future for the
organization and closed with q tribute
10 the pioneers Of the state. the fore
runners Of the Native Sons and Daueh-
ters.
Grand President Daniel A. RYAN was
presented and began by referring to
the historic significance that the new
building would have in the future of
The Native Sons. He said that it was a
part Of the new and greater city. and
expressed his belief that all San Fran
ciscans are thankful for the fire. which
had seemed such a calamity at the
time. as il has enabled them to do awav
with an old city and build new and
handsorler city on the old site Build
lngs OF the Native Sons are arising
throughout the state he said but this
one is TO be The chief shrine and chief
temple Of the order where will gather
brothers from all parts Of the state for
counsel and 10 plan the future of the
organization.
GLORY OF THE PIONEERS
This he said, will be the monu-
mental work Of the order, temple TO
bespeak the glory of the pioneers"
In closing, he said: "On behalf of All
Native Sons, we pledge our loyalty to
our city, our order and our great state
OF California"
r e-SL VI o4iu iE6SllenI James X. Know
land being among the audience was
called upon by Byington for a brief
speech. He expressed his pleasure in
being present at the inauguration or
work which he believed will cast
great credit on San Francisco and
voiced his regret that it had not been
begun during his administration.
Charles I. Bulotti sang a tenor solo,
Ny own United States" and the cere-
monies We're begun and concluded with
patriotic music by the band
The members of the Hall associa ton
or the Native Sons who have in charge
the work are: James b. Stoval. Henry
Pernau, Philip Cohen, James d. Phelan.
Alexander Mccullough, Z. l. Gonzales
r. NJ. Roche, T. c. Commy, e J. Barton.
Adoiph Eberhart, T. j. MacGowan. g.
W Spellier, T B. Evans, A. j. Rossi, w.
j. Wynn, ". z. Foley, ]. A. Wilson. 4.
d. Steiger, w. D. Hynes. W. j. Schroth,
g. w Lipman. l. f. Byington, h G. w.
Dinkelspeil. G 3. Barber, c. f. ButtIe.
". J. Wolf, r. D. Barton, Lewis Nome
mann, George F. Welch, L. H Mooser.
CHARLES NJ Belshaw, Joseph B. keenan,
and Z. Friedman.
RECEPTION AND BALL