Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . rovements. As a sculptor Mr. Cummings work has received wHde the notable examples of his art in Golden Gate Park are thestatue of Robert Burns; the monument of Reuben H. Lloyd, formerPark Commissioner; the fountain in front of the Conservatory; thesun dial by the Museum, and several pieces within the building, andthe entrance at Eighth avenue. Another piece of w^ork that has wongeneral praise is the bronze figure of an old man drinking from hishand at the pool in the little triangle of green cut off from Washing-ton Square by Colum
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . rovements. As a sculptor Mr. Cummings work has received wHde the notable examples of his art in Golden Gate Park are thestatue of Robert Burns; the monument of Reuben H. Lloyd, formerPark Commissioner; the fountain in front of the Conservatory; thesun dial by the Museum, and several pieces within the building, andthe entrance at Eighth avenue. Another piece of w^ork that has wongeneral praise is the bronze figure of an old man drinking from hishand at the pool in the little triangle of green cut off from Washing-ton Square by Columbus avenue. He has also contributed, with sev-eral pieces, to the adornment of the Panama-Pacific International Ex-position, among them the figure of Thought on the Food ProductsBuilding. !Mr. Cummings married ]\Iiss Rupe Rivas of San Fran-cisco June 7, 1905, and they have a son and daughter. He is a mem-ber of the Bohemian Club, Family Ckib, Presidio Golf Club, SketchClub, Sequoia Club and San Francisco Art Association. Park Commission 135. A A. B. SPRECKELSPark CommissionerDOLPH BERNARD SPRECK-ELS, Park Commissioner, wasliorn in San Francisco January 5,1857, the son of Clans and Anna C.(Mangels) Spreckels. He attendedprivate schools in this city and from1859 until 1871 pursued his studiesat Hanover, Germany. Upon his re-turn to San Francisco he attendedthe South Cosmopolitan GrammarSchool from 1872 to 1874, then en-tering Healds Business College,froui which he graduated. In 1876 Mr. Spreckels began hisImsiness career in the CaliforniaSugar Refinery, owned by his father,serving in a clerical capacity for fourvears, or until he became secretaryof the company. He continued inthat position until 1881, when, inpartnership with his brothers, he formed the J. D. Spreckels & BrothersCompany, of which he became vice-president, retaining this offtce eversince. The firm became general agents for the Oceanic SteamshipCompany, with vessels plying between San Francisco and the Ha-waiian Is
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