The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11

The Calls relief fund for the Mount
St. Joseph's orphanage was nearly
doubled yesterday when the committee
on arrangements of the San Francisco
social club turned over $11,S97.16 profits
from the charity ball held at the Audi
torium November 4 With the money
came complete and final report The
committee is composed of John P. Nc
Laughlin, president; W. H. Bemiss, sec
retary; Michael Casey, c. l. Dam and
Joseph F. Sullivan.
In the report it was shown that the
total receipts from the sale of tickets.
souvenir programs, cash subscriptions
and operation of concessions amounted
to s12.O45.66, of which s14S.5O was spent
in making the ball success.
AID PROMPTLY GIVEN
In the report is related the full story
of how the money was gathered, and
it makes a creditable testimonial to the
energy of the clubs membership. With
only 10 business days to work in, the
Organizatio accumulated this sum,
combing the city from end to end
From October ., the day on which the
orphanage was destroyed and its 45O
little inmates rendered homeless. the
work of gathering subscriptions was
carried on by The Call and prominent
! citizens. Mayor Mccarthy went per
sonally to the scene of the fire with
clothing and bedding, and his cash sub
scription of 500 to The Call was one
/ Of the first received. The work of the
Social club began three weeks after the
( fire when thousands of dollars had
already been subscribed.
The Social club. which includes In its
membership employees of the present
municipal administration. went about
its work thoroughly. The charity ball
was arranged. elaborate souvenir pro-
grams were printed. cash subscriptions
We're received and concessions were
granted. = The work of preparation was
handled at a trifling expense. and every
dollar was carefully guarded and
scrupulously accounted for.
ADVERTISERS RECEIVE THANKS
The advertisers who made the souve-
/ mir program a success and have re-
/ ceived therefor the thanks of the club
and of the children benefited, are: st
/ German restaurant, J. OKeefe, Hiber-
MIA bank, Logan & Bryan, Lehrke Bros.
I Portola cafe, Thomas McGee. Italian
I Swiss colony, Dinkelspiel company, Bay
development company, Troy laundry
machine company. Murphy-Grant Co.
! Grant Fee. Burger & Franks restaur-
/ ant. Kohler & Chase, Van, Emon eleva-
tor company, Pacific cereal company, II
/ HUI coffee house. Argonaut hotel, /
/ Magnin & Co. Whitaker Ray Virgins
/ Co. Roos Bros, Cowell lime company
/ Steiger terra Gotta company, Sing Fat
San Francisco art glass company, ]
Welsh. Kelleher. & Browne Walker
Browne. Simmons Co. Pacific Portland
! tion company Sing Chong. Mayerle eye
specialist company, Hardwood interior
| company, Jacks restaurant. New Poodl,
( Dog. Inlaid floor company, Sorensor
/ company. Pope & Talbot. Mt. Hamilton
! vineyard, Wiley B. Allen, Hirsch &
| Kaiser. New Franks restaurant, Key
/ stone construction company, Blanco':
restaurant. St. Mary's college, Coffin
/ Redding Co. Fillmore street amuse
ment company, by Harry Baehr; LooI
lumber company, Charles F. Kane. Dyer
Bros, Columbia dairy. Frederick Meyer
c. c. Morse company, Lally company
Levy Schweitzer company. Moss & Co.
Z. s. Webb. Commercial art company
! Harbor league. William Schmalz com,
pany California baking company
George W Caswell company, Cont.
Knierr. Allan & Pyle, Palace hotel. z
Martin & Co, Riverdale creamery
/ Goodyear rubber company M. Fennell
s. Scatena, Hotel st. Francis. Otis ele
vator company. Bernard mattress com
/ pany.
FURNISH SUPPLIES FREE
In addition to the cash turned ovel
to The Call the Social club presented
written statement from the Paraffin,
paint company of this city, agreeinf
to furnish free 500 worth of buildins
material whenever the new orphanag,
/ is erected. The club also desired