Langley's San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1885, Part 9

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Publication date: 1885
Publisher: San Francisco : Francis, Valentine & Co.
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SAN FRANCISCO DIRECTORY.


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1776, although projected in 1769, by Father Junipero Serra, the Father of the California Missions. The first Friar who had charge was Francisco Palou, who was assisted in hia labors by Benito Cambon. At the organization of this Mission, and for its protection, there were fifteen soldiers located at the Presidio, under the command of S. Flores. A cemetery is at- tached to the church, in which the first interment I was made in September, 1776. The first Indian con- vert was baptized on the twenty-seventh day of De- cember, in the same year. In the introductory por- tion of the San Francisco Directory for 1862, page 5, will be found further details connected with the his- tory of this Mission. Attached to this church is a large day school.


Masses at half past six, eight, one-quarter to nine, and half past ten o'clock A.M. on Sundays and Festi- vala. Veapers at half past seven o'clock P.M.


The congregation no longer worships in the old church, a new one having been erected, and which was dedicated on the 27th of February, 1884. The new church is a beautiful Gothic edifice, of the thir- teenth century architecture, finely frescoed, and cost $50,000.


St. Joseph's Church.


Location, west aide of Tenth street, between Folsom and Howard. Rev. P. Scanlon, Pastor ; Rev. J. A. Gallagher, Rev. Matthew Largan and Rev. P.J. O'Con- nor, Assistants; residence adjoining the church.


Services on Sundays and Festival days. Masses; Sun- daya at six, seven,eight, nine, and half past ten o'clock A.M .; Catechiam at nine o'clock A.M., and Vespers at seven o'clock P.M. in Winter, and half past seven in Summer. Masses on week days at half past six, seven, half past seven, and eight o'clock A.M.


St. Rose's Church.


Location, Brannan street, near Fourth. Rev. D. F. Nugent, Pastor; Rev. C. O'Connor, Aasiatant Pastor ; residence, adjoining church.


Masses are said at eight, nine and half past ten o'clock A.M. Sunday School at two o'clock P.M., and Vea- pers at half past seven o'clock P.M.


St. Bridget's Church.


Location, southwest corner of Broadway street and Van Ness avenue. Rev. T. Callaghan, Pastor; Rev. James O'Connor, Assistant; residence, adjoining the church.


Masses every Sunday at half past six, eight, and half past ten o'clock A. M. and vespers at half past seven o'clock P. M. Catechism for the children at nine o'clock A. M. Masses on week days at seven o'clock A. M.


St. Peter's Church.


Location, west side of Columbia street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth. Rev. P. S. Casey, Pastor ; Rev. - Brady, Assistant; pastoral residence, east side of Alabama street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth.


The Academy adjoining the church, under the charge of the Sisters of Mercy, accommodates the youth of the parish.


Masses on Sundays at seven, half past eight, and half past ten o'clock A.M. Sunday Schoolat twenty minutes past nine o'clock A. M. for boys in the church, and one o'clock P. M. for girls in the convent.


St. Paul's Church.


Location, northwest corner of Twenty-ninth and Church streets. Rev. Lawrence Breslin, Pastor ; res- idence, 1526 Church street.


Massea on Sundays at eight and ten o'clock A. M. Sunday School at half past ten o'clock A. M.


St. Boniface's Church (German).


Location, south side of Golden Gate Av, between Jones and Leavenworth. Rev. Sebastian Wolf, Pas- tor; Rev. John Meiler, Assistant Pastor; residence, in rear of the church.


This church was dedicated June, 1870. Masses on Sundays at eight, and half past ten o'clock A.M. and Vespers at three o'clock P. M .; week days, Maas at half past seven o'clock A.M .; Catechism. Sundays at & quarter to eighto'clock A.M., under the charge of the Sisters of St. Dominic.


St. Teresa's Churchi.


Location, east side of Tennessee street, between Butte and Solano, Potrero. Rev. John Kemmy, Pastor.


This church was organized November 18, 1881. Masses on Sundays at seven and ten o'clock A. M.


Church of the Holy Cross.


Location, Calvary Cemetery. Attended from St. John the Baptist Church. Masses on Sundays at eight and half-past nine o'clock A. M. Sunday School after last Masa.


St. John the Baptist Church.


Location, north side of Eddy atreet, between Oc- tavia and Laguna. Rev. A. Cullen, Pastor ; Rev. Jamea Flood, Assistant ; pastoral residence, 1122 Eddy street.


Masses Sundays at seven, nine and half past ten o'clock A. M. Vespers Sundays, at half-past seven o'clock P. M. Sunday School in the morning after nine o'clock Maas.


St. Brendan's Church.


Location, northeast corner of Fremont and Harri- son streeta. Rev. John F. Nugent, Pastor ; residence, 320 Harrison.


Thia parish was organized in 1879. The present church edifice waa erected in the spring of 1883, ser- vices being held therein for the first time April 8, 1883.


Daily masses at half-past seven A. M., and on Sun- days at half-past seven and half-past nine A. M .; rosary and benediction at half-past seven P. M.


Yglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.


Location, north side of Broadway street, between Mason and Taylor. Rev. Andres Garriga, Pastor ; Rev. Antonio Benidet, Assistant; pastoral residence, 908 Broadway street.


This church was organized for the benefit of the Spanish and Portuguese residents.


Services are held in the Spanish language at ten o'clock A.M., on Sundays and Festival days. Masses at seven, nine and half-past ten o'clock A. M. Vespers at half-past seven o'clock P. M. Mass on week days at seven o'clock A. M. The Sunday School has an at- tendance of over two hundred scholars; meets at nine o'clock A. M.


San Pietro Church.


Location, northeast corner of Filbert and Dupont streets. Rev. Carlo Franchi, Pastor.


Chapels.


In addition to services held at the different Roman Catholic churches throughout the city, religious exer- cises take place regularly at the following institu- tions : Presentation Convent Chapel, Powell street; St. Rose's Convent, corner Steiner and Tyler streets ; Sacred Heart Convent, corner of Taylor and Ellis streets ; St. Mary's Hospital Chapel, corner of First and Bryant streets ; Magdalen Asylum Chapel, Po- trero avenue, near Twenty-first street; St. Mary's College Chapel, San José Road; St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, South San Francisco ; Sacred Heart College, corner of Larkin and Eddy streets.


SWEDENBORGIAN.


First New Jerusalem Church.


Location north side of O'Farrell street, between Mason and Taylor. Rev. John Doughty, Pastor ; resi- dence, 1508 Leavenworth street.


Services are held every Sabbath at eleven o'clock A. M. Administration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at the close of the morning service on the first Sundays in February, May, Anguat and Novem- ber. Sabbath School at half past twelve o'clock P. M.


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Rev. J. Worcester, pastor ; residence, Oakland. Meet at Druids' Hall, 413 Sutter street. Services at usual hours.


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UNITARIAN.


First Unitarian Church.


Location, south side of Geary street, between Du- pont and Stockton. Rev. Horatio Stebbins, D. D., Pastor ; residence, 1609 Larkin street.


There is connected with the society an organized charity, called The Society for Christian Work.


Religious services are held on Sunday at eleven o'clock A.M. and half past seven o'clock P. M .; all seats are free at the evening services.


The Sunday School has about three hundred and twenty-one scholars and teachers, and a library of two thousand volumes. The Sunday School is held at half past nine o'clock A. M.


MISCELLANEOUS.


The Mariners' Church.


Location. northeast corner of Sacramento and Drumm streets. Rev. Joseph Rowell, Pastor ; resid- ence, 1416 Sacramento street ; Rev. W. D. Bishop, Missionary.


This church finds a wide field for usefulness, in the usual church services, a large Bible Class for seamen and strangers, a free reading room, monthly meetings of the S. F. Marine Temperance Society, several Prayer meetings on week-day evenings, preaching on the Sabbath, and personal labor on the Sabbath and during the week at the U. S. Marine Hospital, dis- tribution of bibles and tracts ou shipboard, boarding houses, and elsewhere, and missionary labors about the streets wharves and shipping, and on board sea- going vessels. Itis an undenominational missionary church.


There is connected with this church a Bible Class and Sabbath School, numbering more than one hun- dred teachers aud scholars; meets at half-past nine o'clock A. M. Services every Sabbath at eleven o'clock A. M. and half-past seven o'clock P. M. Prayer meet- inga every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, at half past seven o'clock P. M.


Christian Church.


Place of worship, Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, 232 Sutter street.


No stated Pastor at present. The congregation have purchased a lot on Twelfth street, bet Mission and Howard streets, on which they intend to build a church.


Services every Sunday at eleven o'clock A. M. and half past seven o'clock P. M.


Second Advent Christian Church.


Location, 927 Mission street. Thomes Howell, El. der ; residence, 20 Derby, off Taylor.


This Society was organized in 1870. Services are held every Sunday at eleven o'clock A. M. Present membership about fifty.


Seventh-Day Adventists.


Organized, 1871 ; place of worship, Laguna street, between Tyler and McAllister; M. C. Israel, Elder ; residence, Oakland.


Services every Saturday, at eleven o'clock A. M. Sunday School at ten o'clock A. M. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evenings.


The Independent German Congregation of San Francisco.


Incorporated July 1, 1870. Lectures by the Speaker, Mr. Fred. Schuenemann-Pott, held at 310 O'Farrell street, Sundays, at two o'clock P. M. during the Win- ter months, and on Wednesday evenings during the Summer. Sunday School at nine o'clock A. M. ; num- ber of scholars, one hundred.


Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (San Francisco Branch).


Organized 1863. George S. Lincoln, Presiding Eld- er. This congregation numbers thirty-five members. including five Elders, two Priests, one Teacher, and two Deacons.


Meets every Sunday at half-past seven o'clock P. M. in Lincoln Hall, 71 New Montgomery street.


Russian Church.


Place of worship, 1713 Powell. Rev. W. N. West- homoff, Arch-priest; residence, 1715 Powell street. Services every Sunday at ten o'clock A.M, and Sat- urday at six o'clock P.M.


Sunday School at two o'clock, P. M.


There is a school in connection with the church held every day during the week except Sunday, for the instruction of children in religion and preparing them for the church.


Swedish Church.


Services held in the Church of the Advent, Howard street, opposite New Montgomery. Rev. Adolph Noreu, Pastor ; residence, 332 Shipley street.


Friends' Meeting.


Services held in Superior Court Room No. 4, third floor New City Hall, every First Day, at eleven o'clock A. M. Entrance on the north side, at the small door near the center of the building. An invitation to attend is cordially extended to all.


San Francisco Spiritualists' Union.


Organized May 26, 1872. Meets every Sunday at Ixora Hall, 737 Mission. Number of members, two hundred and fifty. Children's Progressive Lyceum at half past ten o'clock A. M. Conference or Lecture at two o'clock P. M. Lecture at half past seven o'clock P. M.


SOCIETIES.


Religious.


AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY-PACIFIC AGENCY. -Rev. Geo. C. McConnell, Secretary. This society was organized in 1825, to diffuse Gospel truth through the printed page. Its headquarters are at 150 Nassau street, New York.


Its depository, at 757 Market street, is also the de- pository of the American Sunday School Union, the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and the Congrega- tional Publishing Society.


CALIFORNIA BIBLE SOCIETY .- Organized Octo- ber 30, 1849. Depository, 3 Montgomery street. Meet- ings of the Board of Trustees are held by appoint- ment, on the Tuesday after the first Sunday of each month. Superintendent, Rev. John Thompson.


GENERAL BAPTIST CONVENTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA .- Organized in May, 1881. Meets annually in May of each year.


Officers .- Benj. O. Wright, San Francisco, Presi- dent ; Hon. H. E. McCune, Dixon, and O. F. Dyer, San Diego, Vice-Presidents ; W. B. Thompson, San Fran- cisco, Secretary ; W. R. Strong, Sacramento, Treas- urer.


LADIES' PASTORAL AID SOCIETY OF TRINITY CHURCH .- Organized 1873. Meets every Friday at Trinity Church, after morning service. The object of the society is to take under its care the destitute and friendless within the bounds of Trinity Church parish, to find employment for those requiring it, and to pro- vide clothing and assistance for such as may be in need of it; to visit and comfort the sick and the afflicted; to endeavor to bring to the church those who are neglectful of its services, and particularly the poorer and friendless classes ; to gather children into the Sunday School, and to aid in-providing active and competent teachers ; in short, to do all in its power, under the guidance and direction of the Rector of the parish, to advance the interests of the Church of Christ, and to extend to those around the privileges and blessings of the gospel.


Officers-Mrs. Bishop, President ; Mrs. H. W.Beers, Vice-President ; Miss Hnddart, Secretary ; Mrs. J. Mathieu, Treasurer.


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METHODIST BOOK DEPOSITORY. - PACIFIC | assist the unfortunate in all practicable ways. Con- COAST BRANCH .- The Book Concern was established in 1789 on a borrowed capital of $600.


The San Francisco Depository, 1041 Market street, Rev. J. B. Hill, Agent, was established in 1864, and entered its own present commodious building in 1877. The National Temperance Publication Society of New York, and the Publishing House of the M. E. Church South, of Nashville, are represented by full lines of stock.


OCCIDENTAL BRANCH OF THE WOMAN'S FOR- EIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE PRESBY- TERIAN CHURCH .- Organized March, 1874, and has for its especial field of labor the evangelization of heathen women on the Pacific Coast. Thirty-one auxiliary societies have been formed on the coast, seven of which are located in this city. The society purchased in June, 1876, the property at 933 Sacra- mento street for the purposes of the Mission Home. Daily school in English and Chinese is maintained, and Chinese women are in cases of persecution afforded shelter in the Home.


Officers .- Mrs. F. D. Browne, President ; Mrs. A- J. Kerr, Treasurer : Mrs. C. H. Street, Recording Secretary ; Mrs. I. N. Condit, Corresponding Secre- tary; Miss M. Culbertson, Superintendent


PACIFIC PRESBYTERIAN UNION .- Organized Oc- tober, 1875. Composed of the clergy and laity of the several Presbyterian churches of the City.


The Union meets quarterly at the different churches. The Board of Directors meet on the first Monday of each month.


Sabbath Schools are maintained by the Union every Sunday afternoon as follows : 56 First street, George M. Edmunds, Superintendent; corner Steiner and Geary streets, James Horsburg, Superintendent ; corner Jersey and Sanchez streets, Rev. John Carring- ton, Superintendent, and Mecartney's Hall, 927 Pa- cific street, George Leonard, Superintendent.


Officers .- Thomas Magee, President : J. Elliot Con- dict, Vice-President; Arthur W. Edwards, Recording Secretary ; William S. Jack, Corresponding Secretary; H. L. Van Winkle, Treasurer.


SAN FRANCISCO BAPTIST SOCIAL UNION .-- Organized in July, 1884. Business meetings held monthly and public meetings quarterly.


Officers .- A. B. Forbes. President ; P. D. Code, Vice-President ; G. A. Hull, U. S. A., Secretary ; J. R. Bennett, Treasurer.


SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS' UNION .- Incorporated June 6, 1884. Location, 714 Bush street. This Society is formed in the interest of the self-reliant. self- respecting girls of San Francisco, and unprotected strangers.


Its object is to open attractive rooms for music, reading, etc .; form classes for practical aid in the line of each girls's own endeavor ; also, to sublet all private rooms in the Society's building to those with- out or too remote from friends and home, and furnish board at moderate cost.


Officers for 1885 .- President, Miss M. B. Coch- rane; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Grace S. Bray and Mrs. Chas. Blace ; Treasurer, Wm. Bosworth; Secretary, Mrs. R. S. Miller; Superintendent, Mrs. C. E. Kinney.


SAN FRANCISCO PORT SOCIETY. - Organized March, 1860. Objects: The moral improvement of seamen and others connected with the sea, in this port, by aiding the American Seaman's Friend Society of New York, in sustaining the Mariners' Church of San Francisco, and in such enterprises connected therewith as the society may approve. Any person may become a member by paying $5 a year, or a life member by the payment at one time of $50.


Officers. - Oliver Eldridge. President ; Henry P. Blanchard, Vice-President ; J. Rowell. Secretary ; Rob- ert Balfour, Treasurer ; Ira P. Rankin. J. T. Dean. I. W. Raymond, Charles Goodall, Robert Balfour, David Meeker, Charles Ferris and J. Rowell, Trustees.


SOCIETY FOR CHRISTIAN WORK .-- Organized Oc- tober, 1873. This society is connected with the First Unitarian Church ; and is under the auspices of the ladies of the congregation, every one of whom is ex- pected to aid in its support. The objects of the so- ciety are to relieve the sick and destitute, distribute clothing, seek employment for nerdy women, and


tributions of reading matter are distributed to the prisons, hospitals and asylums. The social interest of the congregation is the special care of the society, and is sought to be promoted by systematic visiting, extending a hospitable welcome to strangers and so- cial receptions. The money needed for the prose- cution of this work is obtained by the Sewing Society of the Congregation, which meets every alternate Monday at two o'clock P. M. in the church parlors, to which all are cordially invited.


Officers .- Mrs. Horace Davis, President ; Mrs. Dr. Soule, Secretary : Mrs. J. G. Jackson, Treasurer.


SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY .- Organized December, 1861. The society is governed by a Prefect and two assistants, together with a Secre- tary, Treasurer, and a council of twelve members elected annually. Its present spiritual Director is Rev. Joseph Neri, S.J. It has a library of over three thousand volumes, which is open every Sunday at half past two o'clock P. M., and Monday, Wednesday and Friday at half past seven o'clock P. M., to members of the Sodality and subscribers paying a small monthly fee. Gentlemen's Sodality meetings held every Sunday morning, at a quarter to eight, in their chapel, basement of St. Ignatius Church, on Hayes street, west of Van Ness avenue. Number of members about six hundred.


Ladies' Sodality of the B.V. M. meets on Sundays, at half past two o'clock P. M., in their chapel, over the eastern side aisle of the church. Number of members, two hundred and fifty. Volumes in library, about fif- teen hundred. Present Director Rev. A. Maraschi, S. J.


WILLING WORKERS .- The Society of Willing Workers is composed of the members of the church and congregation of Union Square Free Baptist Church,


Officers .- President, Mrs. L. Knight ; Vice Presi- dent, Mrs. Gillespie ; Secretary, Mrs. J. S. Pelton, Treasurer, Mrs. Doe ; Board of Directors, Mrs. Bar- low Dyer, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. O. Flint.


YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION .- In- corporated September 13, 1853. For the attainment of the objects of this association 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, trée 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 day at twelve o'clock noon. Bible Class, on Friday evenings at eight o'clock. Services in the large hall of the association every Sunday at three o'clock P.M.


The association has a large and handsome building on Sutter street, between Kearny and Dupont owned by them and free from debt. The free reading rooms are open every day from half-past eight o'clock A. M. to ten o'clock P. M.


Officers .- George W. Gibbs, President: John W. Myers, Recording Secretary ; H.J. McCoy, General Sec- retary ; M. M. Meyers. Assistant Secretary: Prentiss Selby, Treasurer ; L. B. Benchley, Librarian. Board of Directors-J. W. Whiting, W. B. Parsons, Samuel Carson. Peter B. Simons, N. T. Romaine, I. H. Morse, S. F. Bufford, George W. Gibbs, Capt. G. A. Hull, R. V. Watt, A. B. Forbes, H. J. Mahan. John W. But- ler, R. P. Davidson. John W. Myers, Prentiss Selby, E. W. Newhall and Charles A. Laton.


CHINESE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA- TION .- 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., and Rev. A. I. Kerr, who give instruction in the English language, and have charge of the library


Officers .- Lee Shuck, President ; Dia Che, Secre- tary.


YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION .- Organ- ized October 14, 1877, The objects of the association are:


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1st. 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-Morrie Feintuch, President ; William Saal- berg, Vice-President ; Max Goldman, Recording Secre- tary ; Eugene G. Davis, Treasurer ; Marks Blaskower, R. E. Max, and Maurice Brandt, Directors.


YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION .- Organized September 9, 1877. Incorporated February I, 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 539 How- ard 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-Mra. L. C. Redington, President ; Mrs. M. R. Lansing, Recording Secretary; Miss A. Van Winkle, Treasurer; Mrs. J. F. Merrill, Corresponding Secre- tsry ; Miss A. A. Healt, Superintendent and Librarian.


Benevolent.


AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR .- This organiza- tion is a secret benevolent society, connected with which is a beneficiary system for the relief of sick and distressed members and the heirs of deceased members.


A Grand Council was instituted August 8, 1881.


Grand Officers: James Lenhart, San Francisco, Grand Commander ; George W. Dixon, San Francisco, Grand Vice-Commander ; M. L. Wicks, Los Angeles, Grand Orator ; C. O. Burton, San Francisco, Grand Secretary ; John N. Besse, Watsonville, Grand Treas- urer ; Rev. Thomas Filben, Healdsburg. Grand Chap- lain ; Mrs. D. B. Rogers, Bakersfield, Grand Guide ; Henry Tzack, Grass Valley, Grand Warden; J. C. Ruddock, Ukiah, Grand Sentry.


There are eighty-four subordinate Councils under the jurisdiction of the Grand Council, fifteen 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, cor Mason and O'Farrell.


CALIFORNIA COUNCIL No. 250 .- Meets every first and hird Monday evenings in the month st 32 O'Farrell treets.


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 second and fourth Tuesday evenings in the month st corner Sixteenth and Valencia.




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