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Church of Christ.
Odd Fellow's Hall, corner of Eleventh and Franklin. Ser- vices on Sunday at 1 P. M.
First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland.
This Congregation intend to build a church on the south side of Fourteenth street between Franklin and Webster; they meet at present at Masonic Hall. Rabbi, vacant; J. Letter, President; I. Alexander, Vice-President; Jacob Loe- benstein, Secretary; Nathan Rosenberg, Treasurer; F. R. Mellus, Moses Rosenberg and Jacob Harris, Trustees.
CEMETERY.
MOUNTAIN VIEW .- Webster near Piedmont.
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Masonic.
KNIGHTS' TEMPLAR .- OAKLAND COMMANDERY NO. 11 .- Stated Assembly on the first Tuesday of each month in Broadway Block. R. C. Gaskill, Eminent Comman- der; A. S. Hubbard, Generallissimo; Andrew Ryder, Captain General; O. C. Wheeler, Prelate; W. F. Fletcher, Senior Warden; A. Liliencrantz, Junior Warden; J. M. Miner, Treasurer; Frank W. Cushing, Recorder; C. E. Gil- lett, Standard Bearer; F. X. Z. Marchand, Sword Bearer; Solomon Lathrop, Warden; James Dodds, Captain of the Guard; R. J. Van Voorhies, J. E. Benton and Wm. Wilson, Guards.
LIVE OAK LODGE, No. 61, F. AND A. M .- Stated meetings are held on the first Friday evening of each month at Masonic Hall, south-west corner Broadway and Eighth. Membership, 130. James Todd Gardiner, W. M .; John C. Marsh, S. W .; John Raglan Glascock, J. W .; Samuel Hirshberg, Treasurer; James Lentell, Secretary; George E. Bennison, S. D .; Geo. E. Farwell, J. D .; Benjamin Akerly, Chaplain; John Ross, Tyler.
OAKLAND LODGE, No. 188, F .. F. AND A. M .- Stated meetings on the first Saturday of every month at Hall in Broadway block, between Eleventh and Twelfth. Member- ship, 200. Jesse Walton, W. M .; N. B. Hoyt, S. W .; J. F. O'Beirne, J. W .; C. B. Rutherford, Treasurer; J. E. Ingols, Secretary; L. Hamilton, Chaplain; W. A. Walter, Marshall; A. K. Clark, Senor Deacon; A. S. Baker, Junior Deacon; J. Black and E. Child, Stewards; Jas. Dods, Tyler.
BROOKLYN LODGE, No. 225, F. F. AND A. M .- Stated meetings on the first Monday of each month; called meet- ings every Tuesday evening at Schimmelpfennig's Hall, on the east side of Twelfth, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth avenues, East Oakland. Present membership, 32. J. W. Phillips, W. M .; B. M. Atchison, S. W .; I. M. Walker, J. W .; J. J. Newsom, Treasurer. J. H. Sumner, Secretary; J. V. Webster, Senior Deacon; J. Hunt, Junior Deacon; J. A. Webster, Marshall; E. E. Davies and Wm. Kennedy, Stewards; W. D. Thomas, Tyler.
ALCATRAZ LODGE, U. D .- Stated meetings are held every Monday at Masonic Hall, corner Seventh and Willow, West
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Oakland. Membership, 40. C. H. Redington, W. M .; S. E. Burroughs, 'S. W .; E. T. Taylor, J. W .; C. H. F. Braun, Treasurer; J. Hollywood, Secretary; G. W. Gilbert, S. D; D. B. Oakes, J. D .; J. L. Gerish, Tyler.
OAKLAND CHAPTER, No. 26, R. A. M .- Stated meetings are held on the first and third Thursday evenings of each month at hall of Live Oak Lodge. T. P. Wales, High Priest; Benjamin Akerly, King; J. E. Whitcher, Scribe; John C. Irwin, Royal Arch Captain; W. B. Clayton, Captain of the Host; Wm. Van Voorhies, Principal So- journer; P. J. Cunningham, Master Third Vail; S. Newsom, Master Second Vail; F. H. Brooks, Master First Vail; S. Hirshberg, Treasurer; James Lentell, Secretary; John Ross, Guard.
ALAMEDA CHAPTER, No. 36, R. A. M .- Stated meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the hall in Broadway Block, on Broadway, be- tween Eleventh and Twelfth. W. A. Walter, High Priest; A. W. Collins, King; F. W. Cushing, Scribe; Jessie Wal- ton, Captain of the Host; J. J. Porter, Principal Sojourner : E. E. Potter, Royal Arch Captain; E. D. Farrington, Mas- ter Third Vail; William Graham, Master Second Vail; Joseph F. O'Beirne, Master First Vail; J. E. Ingols, Secre- tary; C. H. F. Braun, Treasurer : James Dods, Guard.
Adoptive Masonry, the Order of the Eastern Star.
OAK LEAF CHAPTER, No. 8 .- Meets at Masonic Hall, cor- ner Eighth and Broadway, on the second and fourth Tues- days of each month. Rollin C. Gaskill, Worthy Patron; Mrs. C. C. Walter, Worthy Matron; Mrs. Mary E. Part- ridge, Associate Matron; Rieka Hirshberg, Treasurer; Mrs. Ellen M. Bishop, Secretary; Miss Julia Spencer, Conduc- tress; Miss Clara J. Cushing, Associate Conductress; Miss Dora Hirshberg, Warder; Miss Agnes Bankhead, Adah; Mrs. Lucia Loring, Ruth; Mrs. May McGuire, Esther; Miss Mercedes Murray, Martha; Mrs. Francis E. Ryder, Electa; W. A. Walter, Sentinel.
CENTENNIAL CHAPTER, No. 24 .- Meet on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month at Masonic Hall, West Oakland. Present membership, 40. Mrs. F. T. Houghton, M .; W. S. Snook, P .; Mrs. W. S. Snook, A. M .; Mrs: F. L. Pearce, C .; Mrs. H. D. Underwood, A. C .; Mrs. T. Beretta, T .; J. M. Maguire, Secretary; Mrs. N. Giamboni,
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Adah; Mrs. A. G. Anthony, Ruth; Miss L. Striker, Esther; Miss Jennie Striker, Martha; Mrs. L. Hufschmidt, Electa; Mrs. Hawkett, W.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
This organization has a comfortable hall, built and owned by a joint stock company composed of members of the Order, on the corner of Franklin and Eleventh streets. All the Lodges, Encampments and Odd Fellows' societies meet at this hall; the Library also occupies a portion of the second floor, looking out on Franklin street.
Orion Lodge, of East Oakland, has erected a comfortable hall corner East Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue.
OAKLAND LODGE, No. 118 .- Meets every Tuesday evening. The present membership is 251. A. K. Russell, N. G .; C. H. Twombley, V. G .; C. W. Baker, Recording Secretary; W. E. Grinnell, Financial Secretary; Peter Baker, Treasurer.
UNIVERSITY LODGE, No. 144 .- Meets every Thursday eve- ning. Present membeaship 175. A. D. Thomson, N. G .; D. E. Bortree, V. G .; J. E. Crane, Recording Secretary; S. F. Daniels, Permanent Secretary; J. R. Capell, Treasurer.
FOUNTAIN LODGE, No. 198 .- Meets every Monday evening. Present membership 145. Wm. Chamberlain, N. G .; N. B. Hoyt, V. G .; O. E. Roberts, Recording Secretary; E. M. Railton, Permanent Secretary; David Shakespear, Treasurer.
ORION LODGE, No. 189 .- Meets every Saturday evening at Odd Fellows' Hall, East Twelfth street, East Oakland. Present membership 95. W. T. Noyes, N. G .; Samuel Collins, V. G .; Hubert Kingsbury, Recording Secretary; Geo. Chase, Treasurer.
HARBOR LODGE, No. 253 .- Meets every Wednesday even- ing at Masonic Hall, West Oakland. Membership, 50. H. D. Underwood, N. G .; W. H. Cowan, V. G .; J. M. Young, Recording Secretary; W. H. Wilkinson, Permanent Secre- tary; W. A. Hughes, Treasurer; Dr. A. G. Anthony, Medi- cal Examiner.
GOLDEN RULE ENCAMPMENT .- Meets on the first and third Friday evenings of each month, at Odd Fellows' Hall. Membership, 150. Wm. Clayton, Chief Patron; N. B. Hoyt, High Priest; W. P. Pinkham, Senior Warden; James E. Ingols, Scribe; David Shakespear, Treasurer.
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ALAMEDA DEGREE LODGE, No. 5 .- Meets on the second and fourth Friday evenings of each month. Membership, 300. E. G. Jones, Degree Master; A. D. Thomson, Deputy Degree Master; Edward C. Robinson, Secretary; W. S. Dryden, Treasurer.
OAKLAND REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. 16 .- Meets every Wednesday evening. Membership, 78. H. P. Graves, N. G .; Mrs. R. Ayers, V. G .; Mrs. A. S. Bradford, Secretary; Mrs. O. E. Roberts, Treasurer.
BROOKLYN REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. 12 .- Meets every first and third Mondays of each month, at Odd Fellows' Hall, East Twelfth street, East Oakland. Membership, 50. J. W. Watson, N. G .; Mrs. Mandana Chase, V. G .; Mrs. M. J. Hamilton, Rec. Sec .; Mrs. Anna Liese, Perm. Sec .; Mrs. Hattie R. Noyes, Treasurer.
ODD FELLOWS' HALL ASSOCIATION .- Meets on the last Monday evening of each month, at Odd Fellows' Hall. G. H. Fogg, President; David Shakespear, Secretary.
ODD FELLOWS' LIBRARIES .- Second floor Odd Fellows Hall. P. J. Ipsen, Librarian, and Odd Fellows' Hall, East Oakland. See Libraries.
ODD FELLOWS' RELIEF COMMITTEE .- Meetings are held every Sunday morning, at ten o'clock, at Odd Fellows' Hail, corner Eleventh and Franklin streets. Wm. Chamberlain, President; Jesse Walton, Secretary; E. K. Russell, Treas- urer.
United Ancient Order of Druids.
OAKLAND GROVE, No. 24 .- Meets at Hall of Live Oak Masonic Lodge every Wednesday evening. Membership, 65. Wm. Sagehorn, N. A .; T. F. Munts, V. A .; Daniel Sies- buttel, Secretary; Frederick Schaffner, Treasurer.
BROOKLYN GROVE, No. 30 .- Meets at Schimmelpfennig's Hall, East Oakland, every Tuesday evening. Membership, 29. X. Olanie, N. A .; G. W. French, V. A .; Geo. Tiche- nor, Secretary; F. Schimmelpfennig, Treasurer; F. Brunjes, I. G.
Knights of Pythias.
LIVE OAK LODGE, No. 17 .- Meets every Wednesday evening at Pythian Castle, 1109 Broadway. Membership about 117. H. E. Momyer. P. C .; D. S. Hirshberg, C. C .;
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S. Stephenson, V. C .; G. W. Markley, Prelate; G. J. Frey, Keeper of Records and Seal; D. B. Bankhead, M. of E .; H. A. Holland, M. of F .; M. R. Bankhead, M. at A .; P. L. Earheart, I. G .; J. C. Orr, O. G.
BROOKLYN LODGE, No. 32 .- Instituted August 21, 1875. Present membership, 78. Meets every Monday evening at Schimmelpfennig's Hall, East Oakland. W. H. Hamilton, P. C .; George Lewis, jr., P. C .; D. B. Bankhead, District Deputy G. C .; A. W. Cutler, C. C .; Joseph Anderson, V. C .; M. W. Fish, Prelate; George Lewis, jr., Keeper of Re- cords and Seal; Frederick Schimmelpfennig, sr., M. of E .; V. S. Northey, M. of F .; Joseph Golden, M. at A .; J. W. Glaze, I. G .; H. West, O. G.
LIBERTY LODGE, No. 35 .- Meets every Thursday evening at Kohler's Hall, northwest corner Railroad avenue and Chester street. Instituted April 1st, 1876. Membership, 80. George H. Whaley, P. C .; E. F. Thayer, C. C .; F. W. Spiers, V. C .; W. T. Bellars, Prelate; A. E. Nightin- gale, Keeper of Records and Seal; Geo. Bolser, M. of F .; Chas. Eitell, M. of E .; A. Arens, M. at A .; F. Cook, I. G .; John Henning, O. G .; Dr. A. G. Anthony, Medical Exam- iner.
Improved Order of Red Men.
CHEROKEE TRIBE, No. 27 .- Meets at the corner of Broad- way and Eleventh streets every Friday evening. Present number of members, 40. A. H. Anderson, Sachem; A. Campbell, Senior Sagamore; D. W. Mervin, Junior Saga- more; W. E. King, Chief of Records; W. T. Myles, Treas- urer.
Independent Order of Red Men (exclusively German).
ALAMEDA STAMM, No. 113 .- Meets every Monday evening at Pythian Hall, 1109 Broadway. Membership, 85. J. F. W. Sohst, D. G. C .; Adam Koop, O. Chief; Samuel Hirsh- berg, N. Chief; C. Klein, B. Chief; D. Vogt, Treasurer; E. Harmon, Secretary.
Ancient Order Hibernians.
County Delegate, P. Mullen; General President, S. D. Cronin; General Vice.President, M. J. Ryan; A. McGarry, Financial Secretary; John Coyle, Recording Secretary; Patrick Donohoe, Treasurer.
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DIVISION No. 1 .- Meets on the third Thursday of each month at Hibernia Hall, Broadway, between Third and Fourth. Patrick Murphy, President; John Brazil, Vice- President; D. O. Dwyer, Financial Secretary; John O'Bryan, Recording Secretary; Eugene Lynch, Treasurer.
DIVISION No. 2 .- Meets on the first Thursday of each month at Hibernia Hall. James Keyes, President; P. S. McQuaid, Vice-President; C. A. Mulvy, Recording Secre- tary, John Fitzsimmons, Financial Secretary; P. Kerney, Treasurer.
DIVISION No. 3 .- Meets on the third Thursday of each month at Livermore. John Regan, President; Martin Burk, Vice-President; John Ryan, Financial Secretary; Patrick Croke, Recording Secretary; John Callahan, Treasurer.
Independent Order of Good Templars.
BROOKLYN LODGE No. 384 .- Meets every Thursday even- ing at Schimmelpfennig's Hall, East Twelfth street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth avenues, East Oakland. Member- ship about 64. Joseph Buckley, P. W. C. T .; T. LeBal- lister, W. C. T .; Sarah Cutler, W. V. T .; J. Naismith, Secre- tary; H. Hale, Financial Secretary; Rica Schimmelpfennig, Treasurer; B. Terry, Marshal; A. Wentworth, Chaplain.
ATHENS LODGE, No. 286 .- Meets every Saturday evening at Odd Fellows' Hall, cor Eleventh and Franklin streets. W. L. Cropper, P. W. C. T .; Alexander Buchanan, W. C. T .; Miss Emma C. Peck, W. V. T .; A. H. Clough, Secre- tary; Mrs. Cushing, Treasurer; A. Caldwell, Marshal.
FOUNTAIN LODGE, I. O. G. T .-- Meets every Thursday evening at Pythian Hall. Present membership, 70. W. S. Dryden, Lodge Deputy; John Harris, P. W. C. T .; Chas. C. Coolidge, W. C. T .; Mrs. M. A. Gunn, W. V. T .; A. H. Southwick, W. S .; George. B. Burtchell, W. F. S .; George S. Naismith, W. T .; Frank Harris, W. M .; --- Harden- burgh, Chaplain.
IVY LODGE, No. 200 .- Meets on Friday evening at Ma- sonic Hall, corner Seventh and Willow, West Oakland. Membership, 70. This is a new Lodge, having been insti- tuted in January, 1876. J. M. McGuire, Lodge Deputy; J. F. Frey, P. W. C. T .; L. C. Shrader, W. C. T .; Mrs. Stoddart, W. V. T .; J. Striker, W. S .. Geo. Brown, W. F. S .; Mrs. A P. Patridge, W. Treasurer; Gus. A. Otto, W.
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M .; Miss Edith King, W. D. M .; Miss Leila Garrison, W. I. G .; Miss Kalstrom, W. O. G.
CLINTON LODGE, No. 132 .- Instituted May, 1876. Meets every Thursday evening at Odd Fellows' Hall, East Oakland. Membership, 45. James Kennedy, W. C. T ..; Clara Thomas, W. V. T .; Maggie Thomas, W. S .; Rebecca Wisker, W. Treasurer; William Thomas, W. M.
Berkeley Temperance Society.
40 members. George Dornin, President; W. E. Wool- sey, Vice-President; Miss R. Chase, Secretary and Treas- urer; Rev. E. B. Payne, Miss Ida D. Benfey, Miss Rosa Liv- ingstone, Board of Directors.
Champions of the Red Cross.
OAK GROVE ENCAMPMENT, NO. 40 .- Meets every Monday at Masonic Hall, corner Eighth and Broadway. Member- ship, 50. W Winny, C .; James McCullough, Jr. C .; W. S. Ruddick, C. of H .; George Prince, Secretary; William Smith, Financial Secretary; Mrs. Winny, Treasurer.
MYRTLE ENCAMPMENT, No. 61 .- Meets every Friday at Masonic Hall. Membership, 30. James McFee, C .; Mrs. M. Teeple, Jr. C .; S. Sanford, C. of H .; --- Vincent, Sec- retary; -- Johnson, Financial Secretary; --- Cushing, Treasurer.
UNITY ENCAMPMENT, No. 54 .- Meets every Friday at Schimmelpfennig's Hall, East Oakland. Membership, 30. Warren Coolidge, C .; E. W. Burchell, Jr. C .; F. Wieder; C. of H .; A. H. Clough, Secretary; Mrs. A. A. Cropper, Financial Secretary; Mrs. P. M. Brower, Treasurer.
Independent Order of B'nai B'rith.
OAKLAND LODGE, No. 252 .- Meets at Masonic Hall, corner of Eighth and Broadway, on the second and fourth Sun- days of every month. Membership, 25. I. Marcus, Moni- tor; D. S. Hirshberg, President; E. Bernstein, Vice-Presi- dent; L. Rosenberg, Secretary; M. Rosenberg, Treasurer; J. L. Isaacs, Assistant Monitor; H. Jacobs, Warden; M. H. Coffe, Guardian.
Order of Orangemen.
LINCOLN LOYAL ORANGE LODGE, No. 137 .- Meets at Nicoll Hall every alternate Saturday. Membership 70. George
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Fulton, W. M .; Frederick Fulton, D. M .; Arthur Edgar, Treasurer; William Bell, Secretary; William Fulton, Chap- lain; George Forbes, Foreman Committee.
Herrmann's Sœhne.
CALIFORNIA LODGE No. 2 .- Meets every Sunday night at Pythian Hall, 1109 Broadway. Membership, 90. Moritz Berg, President; Henry Solist, Vice-President; Emil Har- mon, Secretary: John M. Schafer, Treasurer.
United Order of Workingmen.
Instituted October 10th, 1876 .- Meets every Wednesday night at Schimmelpfennig's Hall, East Oakland. Member- ship, 20. M. W. Fish, Past Master Workman; H. G. Oliver, Master Workman; V. S. Northey, General Fore- man; T. W. LeBallister, Guide; John Glaze, Inside Watch- man; Charles Slye, Outside Watchman.
MISCELLANEOUS SOCIETIES
ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION .- Meets at the rooms of the Association, in Wilcox Block, on the first Monday evening of each month. Organized October 25, 1869. Incor- porated January 9, 1871. Number of active members, 27. Honorary members 5. Annual election on the first Monday in January. Dr. H. P. Babcock, President; A. H. Agard, Vice-President; J. B. Trembly, Secretary; E. W. Buck, Treasurer and Librarian. Board of Censors: J. S. Adams, E. H. Woolsey and C. Cushing.
BROOKLYN LITERARY SOCIETY .- A society for mutual cultivation in elocution and literary excellence. Meets every Friday evening at Odd Fellows' Hall, East Oakland. F. L. Taylor, President; Thomas Good, Secretary.
DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY .- Instituted March, 1877. Meets on third Wednesday of every month at 513 Tenth. Membership, 20. Mrs. J. J. Bettman, Pres- ident; Mrs. J. Letter, Vice-President; Mrs. S. Cohen, Sec- retary; Mrs. R. Behl, Treasurer; Mrs. A. Cerf, Mrs. S. Caro and Mrs. M. Rosenberg, Trustees.
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GERMANIA HALL ASSOCIATION .- J. F. Sohst, President; A. Herbst, Vice-President; Otto Meves, Secretary; Wm. Hummeltenburg, Treasurer.
HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY .- Meets on the first Sunday evening of each month at the Hall, Broadway, between Seventh and Eighth streets. A. Barrett, President; C. Coffe, Vice-President; D. S. Hirshberg, Secretary; J. Let- ter, Treasurer; I. Alexander, L. Greenebaum and S. Hirsh- berg, Trustees.
OAKLAND BENEVOLENT SOCIETY .- Meets monthly, on the second Tuesday, at rooms of the Association, 464 Tenth street. The object of the Association is to afford relief to the worthy, whom adverse circumstances have rendered tem- porarily needy, during six months ending Ist of March re- lief has been granted in 1,130 cases, during the same time about $750 were received and expended, and about $1,500 worth of clothing were distributed. G. W. Armes, Presi- dent; F. S. Page, Treasurer; H. B. Sears, Secretary and Manager; A. I. Gladding, E. P. Sanford and J. L. Barker, Trustees.
OAKLAND HARMONIC SOCIETY .- Meets at the chapel of the First Congregational Church on Tuesday evenings. , President; C. E. Wilson, Vice-President; Wilber Walker, Secretary; John T. Coe, Treasurer; John P. Morgan, Musi- cal Conductor; H. P. Garthwaite, Librarian.
OAKLAND REAL ESTATE AND MERCHANTS EXCHANGE .- This Association has a fine room, 911 Washington street. E. G. Mathews, President; E. W. Woodward, Vice-Presi- dent; Luke Doe, Treasurer; E. P. Casterline, Secretary.
OAKLAND TURNVEREIN-Hall, on Ninth street, between Wash- ington and Jefferson. Regular meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month. A library comprising over one thousand volumes is sustained by the association. The reading room is open every even- ing. A lot 75 by 100 feet on Webster street near Seventh has recently been purchased, and a large and elegant hall will soon be erected. Officers: Otto Meves, President; H. Heyer, Vice-President; Henry Reyer, Secretary; C. Bock, Treasurer; A. Heinze, First Leader; Wm. Meves, Second Leader; John Haller, Steward and Librarian.
ST. JOSEPH'S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY .- Meets on the third Sunday of each month at the corner of Eighth and Jefferson
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streets. Stephen Cronin, President; Owen Lafferty, Vice- President; T. J. Murphy, Secretary; M. J. Ryan, Treasurer. Membership, 75.
UNION CLUB .- Incorporated February 1st, 1877. ". Rooms southwest corner of Twelfth and Broadway. A. C. Henry, President; W. E. Greene, Secretary; A. W. Gates, Grant I. Taggart, F. M. Farwell and J. F. W. Sohst, Directors.
MILITARY.
OAKLAND GUARD - Unattached. Belonging to Second Brigade, N. G. C. Armory, on Thirteenth between Broad- way and Franklin streets. Weekly drill, every Thursday evening. H. D. Ranlett, Captain ; Henry Maloon, First Lieutenant ; J. B. O. Sarpy, Second Lieutenant ; Levi S. Bixby, Orderly Sergeant. Membership, 86.
OAKLAND AMATEUR RIFLE ASSOCIATION-Instituted April 18th, 1876. Meet at 672 Eleventh street. Number of mem- bers, 20. This society was formed of amateurs who have been enabled by practice to compete with the best marks- men in the State. E. H. Pardee, President; E. J. Webster, Secretary ; Sheldon I. Kellogg, Jr., Vice-President and Treasurer.
BANKS.
First National Gold Bank of Oakland.
No. 969 Broadway. V. D. Moody, President; I. W. Knox, Vice-President; G. M. Fisher, Cashier. Authorized capital, $1,000,000. Paid up capital, $100,000. Deposits Decem- ber 31, 1876, $131,000. Outstanding loans, December 31, 1876, $153,000.
Union National Gold Bank.
Southeast corner Broadway and Ninth. A. C. Henry, President ; H. A. Palmer, Cashier. Capital, $100,000.
Oakland Bank of Savings.
Northeast corner Twelfth and Broadway. E. C. Sessions, President ; W. W. Camron, Vice-President ; Chas. Roberts,
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Cashier. Authorized capital, $1,000,000. Depositors De- cember 31, 1876, 1,140. Deposits, $1,077,747.87. Earnings for six months, $76,595.04. Dividends, $49,337.45.
Union Savings Bank.
Southeast corner of Broadway and Ninth. J. West Martin, President ; H. A. Palmer, Vice-President and Treasurer. Loans Dec. 31, 1876, $1,443,658.07. Deposits, $1,101,940.46. Capital and reserved fund, $516,997.49.
LIBRARIES.
Oakland Library.
Located on Fourteenth street near Washington, on City Hall square. The association has a handsome building, the ground upon which it stands being owned by the city, and no rent being charged for its occupancy by the library. Members contribute annually six dollars each to a fund, from which all expenses are paid and additional volumes placed upon the shelves. The number of members is about three hundred and fifty. This popular library contains over four thousand three hundred volumes, which are drawn out at the rate of fifteen thousand annually. Officers: J. B. Mc- Chesney, President ; C. W. Kellogg, Vice-President ; Miss M. E. Benton, Secretary; H. P. Garthwaite, Treasurer; Miss Ina D. Coolbrith, Librarian. Directors: E. P. Flint, J. R. Glascock, Mrs. Charles Bugbee, J. P. Moore, F. M. Camp- bell, George W. Armes, O. H. Burnham, W. W. Crane and L. G. Cole. The rooms are open daily from 10 A. M. to 9 Р. м.
Odd Fellows' Library.
Second floor of Odd Fellows' Hall Building, corner Frank- lin and Eleventh streets. The present number of volumes in the library is a little over 3,200 ; several hundred volumes have recently been added to the collection. During 1876, 10,803 volumes were taken out for perusal. The library is sustained by Oakland, University and Fountain Lodges of Oakland, and Harbor Lodge, of West Oakland, each Lodge contributing fifty cents per quarter for each member of the Lodge in good standing. Officers: William D. Harwood, President ; George E. Sherman, Vice-President ; G. W. Lewis, Secretary; W. S. Dryden, Corresponding Secretary; George E. Bugbee, Treasurer; P. J. Ipsen, Librarian.
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Odd Fellows' Library, East Oakland.
Odd Fellows' Hall. Number of volumes between four and five hundred. Library is sustained by Orion Lodge of East Oakland. W. H. Hamilton, President ; F. M. W. Fish, Secretary; S. S. Howell, Treasurer; George F. Elliott, Librarian.
Union Reading Rooms of Oakland.
Corner of Washington and Eleventh streets. This asso- ciation has been formed to provide a free reading room to the public. Here will be found newspapers and periodicals aggregating over one hundred in number. Henry Vrooman, President; W. H. Jordan and Mrs. C. Webb Howard, Vice- Presidents; J. R. Porter, Secretary; Mrs. J. I. Spear, Treas- urer. Directors : L. L. Alexander, Mrs. C. H. Chamberlain, Mrs. C. M. Shepard, Mrs. Joseph McGilvery, Mrs. C. L. Pierson, Mrs. E. J. Grayson, Dr. Dio Lewis, G. W. Armes, A. I. Gladding, Josiah Lusk, A. W. Swett, A. T. Dewey and E. W. Playter.
THE PRESS.
The Press of Oakland consists of one daily morning and two daily evening papers, five general weekly newspapers, one semi-weekly (German paper) a religious paper, and one paper devoted to the interests of real estate. They are generally well edited and reflect the spirit of the growing city.
TRANSCRIPT (Daily morning paper), 911 Broadway. Pub- lished by Powers & Chamberlain. Yearly subscription $7; weekly, by carrier, 15 cents.
TRIBUNE (Daily evening paper), 911 Broadway. Pub- lished by Tribune Publishing Company. Yearly subscrip- tion $6; delivered at 15 cents per week.
EVENING DEMOCRAT (Daily evening), 474 Twelfth. Pub- lished by John Wanless. Subscription price $7 per year; weekly, by carrier, 15 cents.
ONCE-A-WEEK (Weekly), 461 Ninth. Published by John F. Uhlhorn ; Calvin B. MacDonald, Editor. Subscription price $2.50 per year.
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OAKLAND DIRECTORY.
ALAMEDA COUNTY GAZETTE (Weekly). Established in 1855. The oldest paper in the county; 911 Broadway. Published by Powers & Chamberlain. Subscription price $2 per year.
OAKLAND JOURNAL (German semi-weekly). Published by the Journal Company, 866 Broadway.
BROOKLYN VIDETTE (Weekly). Issued every Friday. Office corner Thirteenth avenue and East Fourteenth street, East Oakland. G. W. Barter, Publisher. Subscription price $3.50 per annum.
WEST OAKLAND PRESS (Weekly). Published by De Witt C. Lawrence, Seventh street, near Pine, West Oakland.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES. 1059 Castro. Elder James White, Editor. Published weekly by the Pacific Press. Subcrip- tion price $2.00 per year.
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