Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 19

LOCAL 3 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE SUNDAY, September 15, 2002 'cr- Community Calendar History surrounds Studio One efforts for funds AI1E1I THE CATASTROPHIC 1871 FIRE In far-off Chicago galvanized a g-oup of civte-mlflded Oakland women to band to- gether to help others In need. In responae to a call from President Ulysses Grant to donate dothes, medicine and money forthe people of Chicago. the ladles got to work. They knew a cold Midwestern winter would be setting In, LJbrary History Room Ilka reveal, and soon "scores of busy hands cut, basted, finished, Added and packed warm garments which, shipped in large boxes, found their way to the needy on the bleak shores of Lake Michigan." Once mobilized, toe ladles did not take long to look closer to home, turning their attention to Indigent elderly women and orphaned Officially establishing themselves as the Ladles Relief Society In 1872 and meeting at first In private homes and church basements, the eventually acquired a 11 spread In the Temescal district known as the Old Beckwith dace. Library History Room flies describe the property as "beautiful land, comprising fruitful fields, dimpled pastures, and tasteful gardens situated halfway between Oakland and Berkeley." Nearby flowed the bulddlng Temescal Creek.

In a large house which came with the property, a staff of six saw to the needs of 20 elderly women and 107 children. Society members canvassed the city for donations, going door to door for solicitations of 10 cents to a dollar to meet the $450 monthly operating costs. The group alsio held garden parties and calico socials, concerts and dramatic A second two-story shingled structure with separate wings for boys and girls (ages 4 through 14) mi an wHfa Infirmary was built a few years FILE PHOTO during next Saturday's TEMESCAL CREEK is one orphanage building, acquired after World War II by the city, has operated as an arts center managed by the citys recreation department and known as StudfoOne. ParUcPan In recent years, the well-used facility has begun to show 11s age. Studies estimate as much as $10 million In upgrades and retrofitting Is needed.

A dedicated Friends group has been looking for ways to channel funding to the project. A solution may be at hand because Studio One has now been Identified as one of the recreation centers to be reha Am BflBnAMttNT Today FARMERS MARKET Certified riM In JkK London Squaw ptoduGW Mad goods and tatai cut flowrai farataw nki or shin am. to 2 pm, BroadaiayindEmbinBiitorwB0094g3276t ORAL HSTORES The African MuaaumMny prasento Ttomal nn oral iMra 9 Mmn Nimn In tia gnatar By Ana, 5 to 7 pm, Mb 8G0 Mh St. (takfand, 2364866 tingoing BERKELEY ART MUSEUM fn ediMiona, curatort torn, heturaw dm dmonMfonB and poopy nodnp 2B25 Durant Am. 6420606 MUSICAL -Theftoducw ho.

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10 am to 4 pm, I 2960 Pnfea Otos Court Oaktanl 6166666 Haws a Wing far the daly ca- andw? Sand twp weeks In adwnce to Erin Brezniker at tha OommunRy CMandarDsak? The Oakland Trt-: buns, 401 94612, I aca520664S1. Roc 2066477. LANDMARKS later. A fast-moving fire on April 14, 1906, heavily dam-aged the top floors of the orphanage building, but all the children got out safely. Despite the proximity of the nearby creek, water to light the fire was hard to come by.

Just four days later the earthquake that leveled San Francisco struck. The society was hard pressed toTebulld the facility as soon as possible to handk the new Influx of refugees. Society members rose to the challenge. Water tycoon Anthony Chabot, at the behest of his brothers wife, Emelle, (a driving force in many Oakland charities, say the files) contributed an estimated $25,000 and free use of water from hla water company. Other prominent figures also responded.

The society's leader at this time was Matilda Brown, a granddaughter of Oakland's first millionaire, Frederick William Delger, pioneer settler and major property owner. Also active was Mrs. Wlckam Havens, wife of one of the Realty Syndicate's key principals. Syndicate architect Hugh C. White was tapped to oversee construction of two new facilities In the 1920s.

White adopted period revival motifs for both structures and considered light and air when placing the structures In the compound. In 1936, Matilda Brown -was honored for 30 years of service when the society decided to change the name of the ladles home from Autumn of Life Home to the Matilda Bfown Home, a name it holds to this day. In 1956, the group made another change, reconstituting themselves as the Ladles Home Society. Members continue to maintain and support the Matilda Brown Home cm 42nd Street near Broadway. Since the 1950s, the former Oakland, and several Bay Ana law enforcement agencies are aiding In the search.

Police say Wan shared an apartment with Newton; at least cm a part-time basis, and he had previously lived In a number of Vallfjo trailer parka. Hoen aakl defectives think' the two. met three to six months ago. Investigators said they determined how Wan died but wfll not release that information untU the suspect Is In custody. A Washington state native, Wan was married to Jeff Wan of Vallejo, but they were estranged, police said.

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Measure DD would upgrade recreation faculties such as Studio One. as weU as Improve water quality In creeks and streams flowing Into Lake Merritt and the Oaldand Estuary. supporters say. Next Saturday more Information cm Measure DD will be available at locations hosting Creek to Bay Day cleanups. There will be a table at the Temescal Creek staging area, at the corner of Cavour Street and Redondo Avenue, said Measure DD campaign coordi dAaV'TwtyST an1.

nator Leslie Ottavlano. Saturdays creek cleanup activities will take place from 9 a.m. untfl noon. At 3 p.m. a fund-raiser for Measure DD hosted by the Friends of Studio One gets under any In the garden of Robert Akeley's home, 449 49th SL The recommended ticket price Is $25 at the door (call 652-8084 for additional Information).

To learn more about Creek to Bay Day, call 238-7611, or see the Web site at www.oaklandpW.com creeks. For more Information about Measure DD. call 444-0545, or log on to www.oak-landmeasureDD.org. 'v Vly faltj 6 rata ia ip up. Police say he was dead womans boyfriend ByJ.M.Eww VALLEJO TIM ES-HERALD Ptdlce are searching Oakland for a suspect in the murder of Dianna Lynn Wan, 47, a Vallejo woman whose body was discovered Tuesday in an embankment near Lake Dalwlgk.

Investigators are looking for Lynn O. Newton, 49, who they 'say was her boyfriend. He is 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds. Police have secured a warrant to arrest Mm for homicide. SgL David Hoen, Investigations supervisor for the Vallejo Police Department, said the suspect was seen this past week In Oakland and San Francisco.

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