The San Francisco call., 1910-11-12

mendations and have these circulated
throughout the city.
The association advocates particu-
larIy amendment No %, providing for
division of the park fund so that
new parks may be acquired in dis
tricts where there are none al present.
The association went upon record as
opposing the erection of a temporary
city hall and favoring the erection of
a permanent city hall by sections at
the earliest possible date.
WoMEN's CLUBS
The local council of women at a
meeting Friday unanimously opposed
charter amendment No. 2. The coun-
ell of women consists of 800 represent
atives from % women's clubs, including
the collegiate alumnae, the California
club the Corona club and most of the
large women's clubs of the city. The
reason for opposing the amendment Is
the fact that the library is well and
economically conducted and out of pol
itics The women believe that if
amendment No. is passed the library
will be subject to political patronage,
as other branches of the city govern
ment are.
This amendment is opposed by every
civic. commercial and Improvement
body that is known to have passed
upon the subject. SO far as is known
it has no support from any organiza-
ton.
EUREKA VALLEY CLUB
The Eureka Valley Improvement as
sociation again demonstrated it's ability
to succeed by the mastery way in
which the dedication exercises of the
Mckinley school were conducted
Seven thousand persons attended. The
procession and exercises were COM
menced promptly upon schedule time
and carried through without a hitch.
The singing and flag drill of the
pupils of the Mckinley school were ex-
cellent. The speeches of Henry Beck
er, president of the Eureka Valley i'm
provement association; Eugene F. Con-
lin, speaker of the day: Mayor P. H
Mccarthy. Miss. Gallagher, principal of
the Mckinley school; Alfred Romeo
vieri, superintendent of schools: Hon.
Frank J. Murasky and William Herrin
of the Haight and Ashbury club were
all very appropriate for the occasion
The arrangements were attended to
by the officers of the association, as
sisted by Eugene F. Conlin, ]. j. Whal-
en-, W. B. Bush and V. Bello of the
Eureka Valley Improvement club.
The officers of the club are: Henry
Becker. president; Dr.. T. Y. Sullivan,
vice president; M. J.. Melvin, secretary,
and r. H. Plant, treasurer.
PERALTA HEIGHTS CLUB
The club. at its meeting Tuesday
evening. received a letter from the
park commission stating that money
has been appropriated for the con-
struction of a coping around Bernal
park. The club has been fighting for
this Improvement for two years.
PARKsIDE CLUB
Friday evening the Parkside improve
ment club held its annual election, re-
suIting in the choice of the follow
Charles Clark, vice president: Harry
H. Dobbin, secretary; F. w. Alsing.
treasurer IT. H. Dobbin, G. T. McEn-
cry, j. B. Locke. c.. P. Edener and
Harry Kampe were elected members
OF the executive committee.
The report of the secretary showed
that 3s new members had been ad-
mitted during the last year, that so
per cent of the members attended the
regular monthly meetings and that
great many improvements had been
secured.
Nearly all the members were pres
ent at the meeting.
VISITATION VALLEY CLUB
This club will hold mass meeting
of property owners of the district Sun
day at o. M at 81 Leland avenue TO
urge the property owners to take imme-
diate action to have the proposed $36,-
600 outlet sewer constructed and to
urse the purchase of a site for fire
house near the five mile house.