. Five decades, MDCCCLIII-MCMIII; historical record. FIRST BUILDING OWNED BV THE S.\N FRANCISCO ASSOCIATION. Where the German Savings and Loan Society Bank now stands, 52J Calitornia Street. The Second .Association Buildinj; owned in the Inited Slates. i6 FIVE DECADES. Association, which was duly celebrated July i8, 1864, by aninformal reception to early friends and members of the i\sso-ciation. These came in force to congratulate the memberson their changed relations from lessee to lessor, the first floorbeing let for double the amount of the ground rent. E. Kittredge gave the address
. Five decades, MDCCCLIII-MCMIII; historical record. FIRST BUILDING OWNED BV THE S.\N FRANCISCO ASSOCIATION. Where the German Savings and Loan Society Bank now stands, 52J Calitornia Street. The Second .Association Buildinj; owned in the Inited Slates. i6 FIVE DECADES. Association, which was duly celebrated July i8, 1864, by aninformal reception to early friends and members of the i\sso-ciation. These came in force to congratulate the memberson their changed relations from lessee to lessor, the first floorbeing let for double the amount of the ground rent. E. Kittredge gave the address of the evening, which wasotherwise given over to music and social converse. In January, 1868, ground was broken for the buildingrepresented by the cut below, occupied bv the Association,at 232 Sutter Street, and considered at that time one of themost beautiful In the hL 1 Tbk b 1 khh 1 Kl second owned by the San Francisco Association. liKKill 1 AND 1).\KK DAYS. 17 April iS, 1868, the Association assciiihlccl to witnessthe hiying of the cornerstone, President George Barstowopening the exercises by a short address, followed by a prayerby Rev. Henry M. Scuddcr. i). I). I\c\. Dr. thengave the following as the contents ot the box to be depositedunder the cornerstone: Iirst, copies of the annual reports of the Associationto date; Second, certain circular letters bearing upon the work. Third, photographic copy of Certificate of Lite Mem-bership; Fourth, Pacific Year-Book of Facts; Fifth, latest steamer and daily editions of the AlUi Culi-foniuiii, Eviiinij^ BiiUetiu, and Tnucs newspapers. After singing, Blest Be the Fie That Binds, by aselect choir, the president introduced Rev. A. L. Stone, whodelivered the address. A poem, written for the occasion byMiss H. Satterlee, was then read by Mr. Percy. The singingof the doxology closed t
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