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2d. To unite the members, particularly the young men of the various churches and congregations of this city, in such works of charity as are not specially provided for by the churches themselves.
For the attainment of these objects. there is pro- vided and maintained: A library and bath rooms, free to all members of this association. A reading room, well supplied with current literature, daily, weekly, pictorial, secular, and religious papers, free to all such as conform to the rules and regulations issued by the Board of Managers from time to time. The library contains upward of four thousand volumes. There is also a gymnasium connected with the insti- tution.
A Prayer Meeting, to which all are invited, is held at the rooms every Saturday evening, from eight to nine o'clock ; also a Daily Prayer Meeting, from quar- ter past twelve o'clock to one o'clock P.M. Bible Class, on Monday evenings at half past seven o'clock. Services in the large hall of the association every Sunday at three o'clock P.M.
Services are also held under the auspices of the association in the various prisons of the city, as well as frequently in the open air at various localities.
The association has a large and handsome building on Sutter street. between Kearny and Dupont. The free reading rooms are open every day from eight o'clock A.M. to half past nine o'clock P.M.
Officers .- A. B. Forbes, President : H.W. Severance, Recording Secretary ; H. J. McCoy, General Secretary ; A. G. Sheahan, Assistant Secretary: Prentiss Selby, Treasurer ; L. B. Benchley, Librarian. Board of Di- rectors-J. W. Whiting, W. B. Parsons, Robert Bal- four, Peter B. Simons, J. S. Taber. L. B. Benchley, S. F. Bufford, George W. Gibbs, Capt. G. A. Hull, R. V. Watt, A. B. Forbes, J. G. Eastland, John W. Butler, Robert Stevenson, H.W. Severance, Prentiss Selby, E. W. Newhall.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Chi- nese) .- Location of rooms, northeast corner of Sacra- mento and Stockton streets. Open every day until half past nine o'clock P.M. The association is under the charge of Rev. A.W. Loomis, D. D., who gives instruc- tion in the English language, and has charge of the library. Preaching in Chinese on Sundays at eleven o'clock A.M. and at half past seven o'clock P.M., and on Saturdays at half past seven o'clock P.M.
Officers .- Fong Noy, President; Yong Lee, Secre- tary.
YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION .- Organ- ized October 14, 1877. The objects of the association are:
Ist. The improvement of the mental, moral, and social condition of its members.
2d. The protection of Hebrew interests.
The association at present numbers one hundred members, and meets monthly at their rooms 211 Sutter street.
Officers-Max Popper, President ; Henry Kohn, Vice- President ; Max Goldman, Recording Secretary ; Eu- Eugene G. Davis, Treasurer ; Marks Blaskower, R. E. Max, and Maurice Brandt, Directors.
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION .- Organized September 9, 1877. Incorporated February 1, 1878. Number of members, about one hundred and eighty. The objects of the association includes the establishment of an industrial department for desti- tute women, a reading room and library for women and girls, the furnishing of advice, sympathy, tempo- ral aid and encouragement to friendless and homeless young women arriving or residing in the city, and the extension of moral and religious surroundings to all families needing such ministrations.
The rooms of the association are located at 314 Sut- ter street, and consist of library, reading and sewing- rooms. The library contains over one thousand vol- umes of well selected literature, and the reading room is copiously supplied with the choicest periodicals. The annual meeting is held on the second Monday in September of each year.
Officers .- Mrs. P. D. Browne, President ; Mrs. C. F. A. Nichell, Secretary ; Miss Atkinson, Correspond- ing Secretary ; Mrs. J. D. Ijams, Treasurer ; Mrs. H. A. Rindge, Superintendent and Librarian.
Benevolent.
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR .- This organiza- tion is a secret benevolent society, composed of Su- preme, Grand and Subordinate Councils. Its objects are as follows :
1st. To unite fraternally all white persons of good moral character who are socially acceptable, and, if for beneficial membership, of sound bodily health, and between eighteen and sixty-five years of age.
2d. To give all moral and material aid in its power to its members and those dependent upon them.
3d. To educate its members socially, morally and intellectually.
4th. To establish a fund for the relief of sick and distressed beneficial members.
5th. To establish a Benefit Fund from which, on the satisfactory evidence of the death of a beneficial member of the Order, who has complied with all its lawful requirements, a sum not exceeding $5,000 shall be paid to the family, orphans, or dependents as the member may direct.
A Grand Council was instituted August 9, 1881, with the following officers:
G.W. Alberti, Grand Commander, Yuba City : Aaron Bell, Grand Vice-Cominander, Shasta; Manuel Eyre, Grand Orator, San Francisco; Mrs. Abbie E. Wood, Grand Secretary, San Francisco; John N. Besse, Grand Treasurer, Watsonville; J, E. Cohenour, Grand Chap- lain, Woodland ; J. M. Leuhart, Grand Guide, Bakers- field ; Louis Ehrlich, Grand Warden, San Francisco ; Dora B. Rogers, Grand Seutry, San Francisco.
There are eighty-seven subordinate Councils under the jurisdiction of the Grand Council, seventeen of which are located in San Francisco, as follows:
GOLDEN COUNCIL No. 118 .- Meets every second and fourth Wednesday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- rell street.
ALTA COUNCIL No. 147 .- Meets every Friday evening at 32 O'Farrell street.
MYRTLE COUNCIL No. 187 .- Meets every Wednesday evening in Washington Hall, 35 Eddy street.
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL No. 250 .- Meets every first and third Monday evenings in the month at 32 O'Farrell streets.
BOHEMIAN COUNCIL No. 261 .- Meets every Wednes- day evening at 32 O'Farrell street.
SAN FRANCISCO COUNCIL No. 442 .- Meets every Tues- day evening at 417 Kearny street.
COLEMAN COUNCIL No. 451 .- Meets every Wednesday evening iu King's Hall.
WASHINGTON COUNCIL No. 480 .- Meets every second
CEILINGS DECORATED
IN FRESCO OR PAPER, in the G. W. CLARK & CO. most Artistic manner. 645 Market St.
D. HICKS & CO., Bookbinders and Printers, 508 Montgomery St., cor. Commercial.
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HINCKLEY, SPIERS & HAYES, FULTON IRON WORKS, 213 Fremont Street, Manufacturers of HOISTING WORKS, CAGES, BUCKETS and CARS.
SAN FRANCISCO DIRECTORY.
Factory, cor. Fifth and Brannan.
Dixon, Bernstein & Co., Show Case Manufacturers, 250 Market St.
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and fourth Friday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- rell street.
OCCIDENT COUNCIL No. 502 .- Meets every first and third Wednesday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- rell street.
GOLDEN WEST COUNCIL NO. 547 .- Meets every second and fourth Friday evenings in the month in Hamilton Hall, corner Geary and Steiner streeta.
GOLDEN STAR COUNCIL NO. 548 .- Meets every Thurs- day evening in Druids' Hall, 413 Sutter street.
PROTECTION COUNCIL No. 596. - Meets second and fourth Friday evening in B'nai B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street.
METROPOLIS COUNCIL No. 640 .- Meets every Satur- day evening in Red Men's Hall, 320 Post street.
MYSTIC COUNCIL NO. 674. - Meets every first and third Wednesday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- reil street.
GOLDEN SHORE COUNCIL NO. 695 .- Meets every Sat- urday evening at 32 O'Farrell street.
AMERICAN PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION .- Ob- ject: Mutual benefit to members of the order.
Organized 1867. Number of members in San Fran- cisco, about thirty-five hundred.
WORTHY GRAND LODGE .- Meets annually in San Francisco, first Monday in December.
District Deputy Grand Master, John D. Coulie. Office, 213 Fremont street.
Four Subordinate Lodges have been organized in this city, viz :
CALIFORNIA LODGE, No. 1 .- Meets every Thursday evening at 18%% Eddy street.
YERBA BUENA LODGE, No. 2 .- Meets every Friday evening at 18%% Eddy street.
PACIFIC LODGE, NO. 5 .- Meets every Friday evening at Champion Hall, Potrero.
HARMONY LODGE, NO. 6 .- Meets every Tuesday eve- ning at 18% Eddy street.
ANCIENT ORDER OF FORRESTERS .- The objects of this order are to aid the sick members, give relief to their widows and orphans, to find employment for the unemployed, and all other benevolent purposes. This order has been in existence from time immemo- rial, and its Courts are to be found in almost every civilized country. California District, organized December, 1879. John B. Tungate, D. C. R .; Hy Bea- ver, S. D. C. R .; Enoch Hughes, D. Treasurer ; Fred. C. Hensley, D. Secretary. Fourteen Courts compose the District, viz:
COURT ROBIN HOOD, NO. 5931 .- Meets second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in Druid's Hall, 413 Sutter street.
COURT EUREKA, NO. 6146 .- Meets first and third Thursdays of each month in Red Men's Hall, 510 Bush street.
COURT AURORA, No. 6450 .- Meets first and third Wednesdays of each month in Red Men's Hall, 320 Post
COURT AMERICA, No. 6454 .- Meets second and fourth Thursdays of each month in Champion Hall, Potraro.
COURT CALIFORNIA, NO. 6671 .- Meeta first and third Tuesdays of each month in Grand Central Hall, 997 Market atreet.
COURT INVINCIBLE, NO. 6672 .- Meets first and third Fridays of each month in Odd Fellows' Hall, corner Eighth and Franklin, Oakland.
COURT OCCIDENTAL, NO. 6676 .- Meets second and fourth Fridays of each month in Shields' Building, 32 O'Farrell atreet.
COURT GOLDEN GATE, NO. 6681 .- Meets second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in Shield's Building, 32 O'Farrell street.
COURT SAN FRANCISCO, NO. 6744 .- Meeta first and third Fridays of each month in Red Men's Hall, 510 Bush street.
COURT BAY CITY, NO. 6857 .- Meets second and fourth Wednesday of each month, at B'nai B'rith Ball, 121 Eddy Street.
COURT EUCLIEAN, No. 6932 .- Meets every first and third Tuesday of each mouth at 32 O'Farrell street.
COURT PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA, No. 1 (Juvenile Branch) .- Meets second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in Grand Central Hall, 997 Market street.
COURT YOUNG AMERICA, NO. 2 (Juvenile Branch) .- Meets first and third Saturdays of each month in Champion Hall, Potrero.
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS .- Organized March 29, 1869. Headquarters, Irish-American Hall. Board of Directors, composed of all the Division Officers in the county, meets on the 20th of each month.
State Officers .- John Fitzsimmons, Oakland, State Delegate; J. C. O'Connor, State Secretary ; P. S. Harney, Sacramento, State Treasurer.
J. W. Sheehy, County Delegate : Patrick Harrington, County Secretary ; J. J. McCullion, County Treasurer. Eight Divisions have been organized in this city, viz:
DIVISION No. 1 .- Meets second Friday of each month in Irish-American Hall, 818 Howard street.
DIVISION NO. 2 .- Meets first Thursday of each month in Irish-American Hall, 818 Howard street.
DIVISION NO. 3 .- Meets third Tuesday of each month in Huddy's Hall, 90912 Market street.
DIVISION No. 4 .- Meets first Friday of each month in Irish-American Hall, 818 Howard street.
DIVISION No. 5 .- Meets first Wednesday of each month in Mayberry Hall, 2417 Mission street.
DIVISION No. 6 .- Meets second Wednesday of each month in Irish-American Hall, 818 Howard atreet.
DIVISION No. 7 .- Meets second Tuesday of each month in Irish-American Hall, 818 Howard street.
. DIVISION No. 8 .- Meets first Tuesday of each month in St. Joseph's Hall, west side of Tenth street, be- tween Howard and Foisom.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN .- This Order, which was first organized in the State by the institution of California Lodge No. 1 at West Oakland, August 21, 1875, has grown rapidly, until now it has assumed proportions, in respect to num- bers and organization, which places it in the front rank among our many secret benevolent orders. Over two hundred and twenty Lodges have been formed in the State, with an aggregate membership of over fifteen thousand.
THE GRAND LODGE OF CALIFORNIA .- Organized 1877. Meets in San Francisco.
Officers .- C. W. Taylor, P. G. M. W .; W. H. Barnes, G. M. W .; J. T. Rogers, G. F. ; D. McClure, G. O .; H. G. Pratt. Grand Recorder; C. H. Haile, Grand Re- ceiver ; Harry J. Lask, G. G .; Seneca Davis, G. W.
Twenty-three Lodges have been instituted in this city, viz:
SAN FRANCISCO LODGE NO. 4 .- Meets every Wednes- day at B'nai B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street.
GOLDEN GATE LODGE NO. 8 .- Meets every Thurs- day at 32 O'Farrell street.
HARMONY LODGE No. 9 .- Meets every Saturday at 913 Market street.
YERBA BUENA LODGE NO. 14 .- Meets every Friday at 32 O'Farrell street.
BERNAL LODGE No. 19 .- Meets every Monday at corner of Sixteenth and Valencia streets.
UNITY LODGE NO. 27 .- Meets every Tuesday at B'nai B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street.
VALLEY LODGE No. 30 .- Meets every Wednesday at 32 O'Farrell street.
SPARTAN LODGE NO. 36 .- Meets every Friday at 32 O'Farrell street.
MYRTLE LODGE NO. 42. - Meets every Saturday at 913 Market street.
WASHINGTON LODGE NO. 60 .- Meets every Thurs- day at B'nai B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street.
BURNS' LODGE NO. 68 .- Meeta every Thursday at 913 Market street.
ST. JOHNS LODGE NO. 73 .- Meets every Thursday at 32 O'Farrell street.
MAGNOLIA LODGE No. 41 .- Meets every Monday at 32 O'Farrell street.
FRANKLIN LODGE No. 44 .- Meeta every Friday at 32 O'Farrell atreet.
SAN FRANCISCO LAUNDRY
EDDY ST .. West of Fillmore Street OFFICE, 33 GEARY ST.
J. MACDONOUGH & CO.
Importers of and Dealers in COAL and PIG IRON, 41 Market Street, corner Spear.
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HEROULES LODGE NO. 53 .- Meets every Frt day at Hamilton Hall, southwest corner Geary and Steiner streets.
EXCELSIOR LODGE NO. 126 .- Meets every Thursday at Mayberry Hall, 2417 Mission street.
OLYMPIC LODGE No. 127 .- Mcets every Tuesday at 32 O'Farrell atreet.
FIDELITY LODGE NO. 136 .- Meets every Wednesday at 320 Post strect.
BAY VIEW LODGE NO. 159 .- Meets every Friday at corner Railroad and Seventeenth avenues, South San Francisco.
TRIUMPH LODGE No. 180 .- Meets every Tuesday at 320 Post street.
NOE VALLEY LODGE NO. 185 .- Meets every Tuesday in Edwards' Hall, southeast corner Jersey and San- chez street.
WORKMEN GUARANTEE FUND ASSOCIATION. -Incorporated January 22, 1880. Objects: To provide for the payment to the widow of a deceased member thereof a stipulated sum of money by contributions from its surviving members.
Officers-William H. Jordan, President; P. Veasey, Vice-President ; E. M. Reading, Secretary; C. H. Haille, Treasurer. Office 38 St. Ann's Building.
AUSTRIAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION .- Organ- ized April 12, 1879. Number of members, two hun- dred alld twenty. Meets at 806 Montgomery street, on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Object-To assist needy members in case of sickness or distress.
Officers .- M. P. Milloglav, President ; R. T. Mich- aelsen, Vice-President ; G. S. Olsen, Recording Sec - retary : M. P. Milloglav, Treasurer; T, Gurmendez, Financial Secretary.
AUSTRIAN MILITARY AND BENEVOLENT AS- SOCIATION-Incorporated March 27, 1879. Number of members, 85. Meets every Friday evening at 310 O'Farrell street. Object : To assist its members in *sickness or distress.
Officers-V. Persich, President ; G. Dabelich, Vice- President ; R. Spiro, Recording Secretary ; J. M. Rus- sell, Financial Secretary ; Win. Green, Treasurer ; M. Begovich, Sergeant-at-Arms; A. Russell, Conductor ; R. Spiro, Captain; G. Dabelich, First Lieutenant ; N. Sturiza, Second Lieutenant.
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS .- Organized April 11, 1876. John Harnev, Dis- trict Deputy and Grand E. R.
SAN FRANCISCO LODGE, No 3 .- Meets every Sunday afternoon at Red Men's Hall, 510 Bush street. Num- ber of members one hundred.
Officers .- George Bell, E. R .; Fred. J. Mackley, E. L. K .; Matthew Trayer, E. L. K .; Albert May, E. L. K; W. C. Dudley, Secretary; J. C. Combes, Treasurer, H. Lehman, Tyler.
CALIFORNIA LODGE, No. 12 .- Organized March 9, 1879. Number of members, sixty-five. Meets every Sunday at 32 O'Farrell street.
Officers .- L. Reynolds, E. R .; J. Whalen, E. L. K .; C. W, Nevin, E. L. K .; A. M. Blade, E. L. K .; C. E. Ba- ker, Secretary; Alfred Perrier, Treasurer; H. Green- hood, I. G .; T. E. Finley, Tyler ; B. McNulty, Esq .; Frank Meyers, Chaplain.
B'NAI B'RITH-DISTRICT GRAND LODGE, NO. 4 .- Meets every fourth Sunday in January, at B'nai B'rith Building, 121 Eddy street.
Officers .- F. Sperling, President; I. J. Aschhim, First Vice-President ; S. S. Hirschberg, Second Vice- President ; Louis Blank, Secretary; M. Kalmuck, Treasurer ; L. Danhauser, Guard ; J. Hyman, Messen-' ger.
Nine lodges have been organized in this city, all of which meet in the B'nai B'rith Building upon the following evenings, viz:
OPHIR LODGE, NO. 21 .- Meets every Wednesday. UNITY LODGE, NO. 273 .- Meets every Monday.
MODIN LODGE, NO. 42 .- Meeta every Tuesday.
FACIFIC LODOE, NO. 48 .- Meets every Thursday. MONTEFIORE LODGE, NO. 51 .- Meeta every Monday. COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. 127 .- Meets every Monday. GOLDEN GATE LODGE, NO. 129 .- Meets every Wed- nensday.
CALIFORNIA LODGE, No. 163 .- Meeta every Thurs- day.
CREMIEUX LODGE, No. 325 .- Meets every Monday.
B'NAI B'RITH HALL ASSOCIATION. - Incorporated April 9, 1878, for the purpose of building and main- taining a auitable structure for the accommodation of the order. Under its auspices a magnificent new four story hall building has been erected upon Eddy street, between Mason and Taylor, at a cost of, including the lot, $75,000. Grand dancing hall with stage arrange- ment, with perfect dining-room accomodation. The furnishing involved an additional outlay of $15,000. Six capacious halls are contained within the building, besides a library and readingroom. The library con- tains about three thousand volumes.
Officers .- Emil Gunzberger, President ; Jacob Zo- bel, Vice-President ; Louis Blank, Secretary ; Jules Cerf, Treasurer ; Jacob Gans, Librarian.
BOYS AND GIRLS' AID SOCIETY .- Incorporated September 15, 1874. Objects: To improve the condi- tiou and promote uscfulness of neglected and friend- less boys and girls of San Francisco, by furnishing them with free baths, lodgings, library. reading rooma, sewing school, gymnasium, music, lectures, etc. ; by caring for them iu sickness, and, in general, shielding them from temptation, deception, want and distress. This work is sustained wholly by private subscriptions. Office and Rooms, No. 68 Clementina street.
Officers .- George C, Perkins, President ; C. K. Bon- nestell, Secretary ; Dudley C. Bates, Treasurer ; E. T. Dooley, Superintendent.
BRITISH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF CALIFOR- NIA .- Rooms, 531 California street.
This society was organized in 1865, for the purpose of affording relief to sick and destitute members and persons who were subjects of Great Britain at the time of their birth, and of promoting the social and intellectual improvement of its members. Between twelve and thirteen hundred members have been ad- mitted to membership, and there are now some two hundred and fifty paying members, including thir- teen life members, on the rolls. In May, 1867, the association was completely reorganized and incorpo- rated, and a constitution adopted, containing several admirable features, and, among others, provisions for free lectures, debates, and social concerts. From the time of its formation the affairs of the society have been carefully and judiciously managed, and its char- ity dispensed with prudent liberality. It has uniform- ly co-operated with the San Francisco Benevolent As- sociation, St. Andrew's Society, and other societies, and through its agency their burden has been greatly lightened ; inany hundreds of sick and destitute men, women, and children effectively relieved, and a large number provided with employment. The relief given is, for the most part, temporary. The Board of Re- lief is in attendance daily from ten o'clock A.M. to one o'clock P.M. The regular meeting is held on the first Wednesday of each mouth, at seven and a half o'clock P. M.
Officers .- William Lane Booker, H. B. M. Consul, President ; S. L. Jones, First Vice-President ; Henry Austin, M. D., Second Vice-President ; H. A. Fox, Treasurer ; J. P. McCurrie, Secretary ; Gomer Evans, Wm. G. Harrison, George J. Theobald, George Naun- ton, Board of Directors ; D. B. Brown, Charles Hoppa, W. A. Spence, W. C. Lyon, James Sennett, W. M. Hin- ton, Board of Relief ; R. L. Pinching, M. D., A. Rat- tray, M. D., G. B. McLay, M. D., Board of Physicians.
CALIFORNIA PRISON COMMISSION .- Organized November 27, 1865. .
The objects of this association are the ameliora- tion of the condition of prisoners, the improve- ment of prisons and prison discipline, and the aid and encouragement of discharged prisoners in their efforts to regain their forfeited positions and secure for themselves an honest livelihood.
Officers .-- Ira P. Rankin, President ; Henry Gibbons, M. D., Vice-President ; Rev. James Woodworth, Sec- retary and General Agent ; Nathaniel Gray, Treasurer.
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN .- Incorporated Sep- tember 2, 1876. Number of members, two hundred and three.
Objects : To provide ways and means to secure the enforcement of an Act for the prevention of cruelty
STEAM ENGINES Threshing Machines.
TRUMAN, ISHAM & CO.,
509, 511 Market St. San Francisco.
D. HICKS & CO., Practical Bookbinders and Paper-rulers, 508 Montgomery St., cor. Commercial.
CABINET WOODS and VENEERS, 133 Spear St. JOHN WIGMORE
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SAN FRANCISCO DIRECTORY.
to children, and to labor in the education of a public sentiment of humanity and gentleness toward chil- dren. Office, 614 Merchant street, room 23.
Officera .- Joseph W. Winana, President ; R. H. Mc- Donald, Treasurer ; Nathaniel Hunter, Secretary.
CALIFORNIA STATE WOMAN'S HOSPITAL .- LO- cation Sacramento street, between Baker and Lyon. Inaugurated May, 1867. Organized May, 1868. In- corporated January, 1873.
This hospital is specially devoted to the treatment of diseases peculiar to women, and only such cases are admitted. It is open to all irrespective of creed or nationality, and offers the comforts of a home in addition to surgical and medical treatment. The Wo- men's Hospital exista as a purely medical charity, and gives relief to two classes of patients: 1st. To those who are destitute and unable to pay anything. 2d. Those whose means are too limited to enable them to pay for private medical attendance, by pay- ment of a moderate sum for board, receive medical attendance, medicine and nursing without charge. The surgeon in chief receives no remuneration for his services. Out patients treated gratuitously by the House Physician. Application for admission must be made to the Lady Managers, the Matron at the Hospital, or to Dr. John Scott, 729 Sutter street.
Officers .- E. P. Murphy, President ; J. R. Bolton, Vice-President : Samuel O. Hunt, Secretary and Treaa- urer ; John Scott, M. D., F. R. C. S., Surgeon in Chief ; Chas. E. Blake, M. D., House Physician ; Mrs. Helen J: Hollingsworth, Matron ; Mrs. B. B. Redding, Mrs. D. F. Neal, Mrs. W. M. Searby, Lady Managers.
CAMBRIAN MUTUAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO .- Incorporated September 3, 1869. Nuin- ber of members, two hundred and ten. Meets second Monday of each month at Cambrian Hall, 1133 Mis- aion street. Object: To assist its members in case of sickness or want.
Officers .- Thomas Price, President ; H. A. Powell, First Vice-President; W. A. Jones, Second Vice- President; S. L. Jones, Treasurer ; John Edwards, Corresponding and Financial Secretary: H. J. Owen, Recording Secretary ; Owen Jones, J. L. Daniels, B. T, Price, Evan Davis, John E. Raymond, Robert E. Williame, David H. Watkins, Board of Directors.
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION .- Organized March 5, 1877. Meets second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at B'nai B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street. Num- ber of membera, two hundred and fifty. Objects: The promotion of more friendly intercourse among Canadians on this coast, for mutual assistance in se- curing employment for those in search of such, and for benevolent purposes.
Officers .- Alfred Barker, President ; W. J. McCor- mack, First Vice-President ; William Sansom, Second Vice-President ; Jamea M. Kamp, Treasurer ; W. J. Gilliland, Recording Secretary ; W. G. Buchanan, Fi- nancial Secretary ; D. Maclean, Physician ; A. H. Wal- ker, Marshal.
CELTIC PROTECTIVE AND BENEVOLENT SO- CIETY .- Organized August 23, 1873. Number of mem- bera, one hundred and seventy-five. Meets every third Wednesday evening of each month at Irish- American Hall, 818 Howard street.
Objects : To extend aid and assistance to members in case of sickness or accident, to bury the dead, to afford mutual protection in business, and to elevate the character of its members.
Officers .- Patrick Furlong. President; Patrick Kil- kenny, Vice-President ; Frank Donnelly, Recording Secretary ; Hugh McKivett, Financial Secretary ; D. Farrell, Treasurer.
CHEBRA ACHIM RACHMONIM ASSOCIATION .- Organized October 26, 1862. Meetings held the first Sunday of each month at B'nai B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street. Number of members, one hundred and twenty- five.
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