Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . ecognized as one of the mostactive and prominent figures in the commercial life of the city. He was Chairman of the large committee of citizens appointedby Mayor Rolph to arrange and conduct the ceremonies for theopening of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Februarv20, 1915. The success of these plans, the central feature of whichwas a parade of more than 200,000 people to the Exposition heralded throughout the world and broke all opening day recordsof attendance. Mr. Hale was appointed a member of the Playground Commissionby
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . ecognized as one of the mostactive and prominent figures in the commercial life of the city. He was Chairman of the large committee of citizens appointedby Mayor Rolph to arrange and conduct the ceremonies for theopening of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Februarv20, 1915. The success of these plans, the central feature of whichwas a parade of more than 200,000 people to the Exposition heralded throughout the world and broke all opening day recordsof attendance. Mr. Hale was appointed a member of the Playground Commissionby Mayor Rolph with the inauguration of his administration in 1912,and has been an enthusiastic and conscientious member of this is President of the Hahnemann ^Medical College of the Pacificand of the Hahnemann Hospital, and is a member of the Common-wealth Club, Commercial Club, Presidio Golf Club and BohemianClub. ^Ir. Hale was married in 1898 to Miss Mae Miller, and isthe father of two sons. 146 Municipal Blue Book of San Francisco. J JOSEPH R. HICKEY Superintendent San FranciscoPlaygrounds OSEPH R. HICKEY, GeneralSuperintendent of the Play-grounds of San Francisco and prom-inently identified for years with theamateur athletic and recreational ac-tivities of the city, was born in SanFrancisco April 3, 1884. He re-ceived his early education in thepu])lic schools of his native city andlater attended Stanford University,where he took a conspicuous partin student affairs. On leaving college he engagedin newspaper work, serving on thereportorial staff of the San Fran-cisco Chronicle and specializing inamateur athletics, becoming a recog-nized authority in all branches ofwholesome outdoor sport as well asone of the leaders in the recreational movement of the city. His experience and service in this respect claimed the attentionof the municipal authorities in 1909, when he was appointed by MayorTaylor as Secretary of the Playgrounds Commission, then establishedfor the first t
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