Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-19
Frank D. Ryan, of Sacramento, EIecte
Grand President


Frank d. Ryan, of Sacramento, Elected
Grand President.
GAE RAFAEL, April 1Sth.-The Grand
Parlor convened at $50 A. NJ
The election of Grand Officers was made
2 special order for 2 o'clock this afternoon.
& resolution providing that Past Grand
Presidents shall have no voice IN the cleo
ton of Grand Officers was lost.
A resolution providing for local celebra-
tons of Admission Day by various parlors
was adopted. This is not to be construed
as operating against the annual arand cele-
brations.
Resolutions providing that only Past
Presidents shall be eligible to election as
delegates were lost.
A resolution providing that no social en-
tertainment of any kind shall be permitted
to interfere with the sessions of the Grand
Parlor was defeated.
A resolution providing that district de-
partments may not grant dispensations to
ballot for and initiate candidates on the
same night was defeated.
A resolution providing for the granting
of charters for parlors to be organized out
side of the State wherever sufficient num-
Der of native Californians may be found
was lost.
By a two-thirds vote it was decided that
annual meetings of the Grand Parloi shall
hereafter convene on the fourth Monday of
April instead of the third, as now.
a proposition to create offices of Grand
Second Yice-President and Grand Third
Viee-President was lost.
The report of the Committee on Appeals
and Grievances was received and acted on.
Resolution that applicants for member
shin in sub parlors shall bind themselye s
not to seek redress in the Civil Courts for
any action of the parlor was carried.
A resolution providing that in an election
OF sub. parlors the roll shall be called was
adopted.
1t was announced that the train will
leave for San francisco tonight at $50 A.
n. after the banquet.
A resolution defining the privileges of
members holding withdrawal cards pre-
vailed.
At the afternoon session, on motion, the
nominating speeches were limited to three
minutes. and the seconding of speeches
dispensed with.
The thanks of the Grand Parlor were ex-
tended to Mt. Tanalpais Parlor and the
committees for the generous entertainment
Of the delegates.
The funeral badge was adopted.
The election OF officers was taken up,
and Frank D. Ryan, of Sacramento, was
elected Grand President, by acclamatlon.
For Grand Vice-President the nominees
were r. M. Fitzgerald, of Oakland L. W.
Juilliard, of Santa Rosa; j. Merwyn Don
ahue. of San Rafael Jackson Hatch, of
Red Bluff; Charles NJ. Belhaw. of Anti
och John E. McDougall and William H.
Miller, of San Francisco. Miller was NOM
mated by John s. Creamy, and elected on
the second ballot.
Henry Lunstedt. of San Francisco, was
unanimously elected Grand Secretary, and
Henry S. Martin, of San Francisco, Grand
Treasurer. A. l.. Bruner. of Sacramento,
and ]. NJ. Ahern, of Bakersfield, were the
nominees for Grand Lecturer. Bruner was
elected on the first ballot.
A. Ruep, of San Francisco; II. c. Katz,
of Los Angeles, and +. 2. futile, of Au-
burn, were the nominees for Grand Orator.
futile was elected after a stubborn contest
of five ballots. Katz lead in the first four
ballots.
Fred Wickersham, of Petaluma, and
Conrad Gottwalls were the nominees for
Inside Sentinel. Gottwalls was elected.
a resolution sending greeting to the Ma
tive Daughters On the success of their Or
ganizstion was adopted, as was also one
providing for the election of a Historian
by subordinate Parlors.
The Grand President was given ten days
70 name the standing committees.
The General Winn Monument Commit
tee was discharged, with the thanks of the
Grand Parlor.
Adjourned TO P. NJ.