San Francisco Call Bulletin

September 15, 1921. This article is reprinted below.


Hellenic Drive For Cathedral Nears Goal

That the $50,000 needed to finance the building in San Francisco of a Greek orthodox cathedral, an orphanage and school, will be raised in the Western States before October 1, is the burden of reports received at the Hewes building headquarters of the campaign today. Though California is leading in the tabulation of donations since the campaign opened last Monday, other Western States and even Canada and Mexico are speeding towards their quotas.

In the San Francisco region, which has been alloted a quota of $120,000, more than $60,000 has been realized to date, according to the Rev. Philaretos Johannides, rector of the new cathedral, who heads the Hellenic campaign committee here. Mayor James Rolph Jr. leads the committee of prominent Americans aiding in the drive.

The projected edifice, which will be known as the Cathedral of St. Sophia, is to be constructed at Hayes, Fell, and Pierce streets, with the orphanage and school adjoining. The cornerstone of the cathedral was laid recently by the Most Rev. Meletios Metaxakis, Archbishop of Athens. The campaign for funds to erect the buildings has received the united support of the people of the Hellenic races throughout the diocese, as well as that of thousands of interested Americans.

Scores of volunteer workers are being enlisted at 1118 Hewes building. Subscriptions announced today by local teams today include:

$1000-Bank of Italy, A.B.C. Baking Company, G. Evangelou, Demetrios Glafkides, Kockos Bros.
$600-Mr. & Mrs. Chris Katharios.
$500-George B. Heart, Mrs. Ella M. Leigh, Franco Bros., Mr. and Mrs. J. Giannopoulos, Michael Glafkides, H. Kaptanakis, Peter and John Pantazopoulos, D. Raisis, Saranitites Bros., Van Winkle Coffee Company.
$250-Nathan Dohrmann Company, Pelican Paper Company.
$150-Twentieth Century Bakery.
$100-California Baking Company, Mrs. Josephine Walker, Old Homestead Bakery, Morris C. Oppenheim Company.
$50-Union Merchants Ice Delivery Company, National Ice Company.
$25-Western Range Company, Galland Mercantile Laundry Company, D. Ghirardelli Company, Kingan & Co.

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