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Show Altar Expert Returns Home. John A. Johnson, the expert who put j in the magnificent altars at the cathe- ' dral, returned to his home in San Fran- cisco on Tuesday, after ten weeks' un- I tiring work. Mr. Johnson is .certainly ? an expert in his line, the altars being I perfect. He pronounces the marble to : be the very finest he ever saw, and the I main altar quite the finest he has erect- j ed. He is the expert workman for Seregni & Bernieri, whose studios are I in San Francisco and Carrara, Italy. Signor Bernieri was here a few weeks ago to personally see the altars. Mr. ! Johnson has been with the firm for i many years. Some of the fine work ( done by him are altars and statues for n Archbishop P. W. Riordan, Holy Cross church. Rev. Kenna, Santa Clara col- lege; St. Rose church. St. Brigid church, Menlo Park seminary, St. Mary's I cathedral, Salt Lake City. s |