The morning call., 1890-08-02
WILL HE ACCEPT?
& Golden Invitation Sent to Pres
ident Harrison.
PROGRESS of the Joint Committse-A Hinder
ance by Lack OF Funds-Twelve Thou
sand Ball Programmes Ord cred.

A very elegant invitation, one that is at
once an invitation and a souvenir, has been
prepared to be forwarded to President Har-
rison on behalf of the Pioneers and the
Native Sons of the Golden West. 1t is the
conception of the Invitation Committee and
was executed by a. Andrews, who has
worked upon it fifteen days.
The invitation is engraved on tablet OF
gold about one-thirty-secOnd OF an inch IN
thickness, so as not TO lose its feature as a
card, and three and One-haf Inches by hVe'
The left side has a handsome desigE oil the
emblems of the Pioneers and Native sons
consisting of a gold shield with the state
seal in relief, to the right SHE the Bear nag
and TO the left an American flag AT the
base is a wreath in green gold, Whlch
reaches over the folds Of the flags at each
side. Over the shield, in enamel, are the
gold initials, IN. ). q. W, and yet higher
on the tablet is the word Pioneer, IN rus
tie. About three-fourths Of the tablet is a
plain surface of colored gold, with the tol-
lowing engraved upon 1t:
HEADQUARTERS
JOINT COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTsi !
ADMISSION DAY CELEBRATION |
SAN FRANCISCO. August, 1890.
BcuJImiH Harrison, E5eS'deHt ~ tht t'ttsL
States Wu,hiUgfOH, d. C,-MR. PRES IDENT:
ON behalf Of Tie Society OF California Pioneers
siu tbts Native Sons Of lie Golden West, we eX-
lend 10 yuurs eli and suite cordial Invitation TO
luuur us with your presence al the celebration
vi the Fortieth Anniversary OF the Admission OF
the state Of California mic the Union, 10 De held
in this city ON September 9Th, next
Assuring you Of hearty welcome, ana UuSl-
ing tuat YOU may be able 10 accept, we have the
honor 10 BE very respectfully your ooedlent
ii b. russ tChairman) H. h. Taylor tSecre-
taiV, AMI l.. b. NTeeland, Committee OI Ar
IauEemeuJs, Society of California Pioneers.
". II, Chamberlain (ChdIrmau) Il. I. Doolan
Secretary Committee Uf Arrangements, Native
Sons Of the Golden West
c. I. Croker, ". Ii. Nelson, J. ID. Abrams, h,
=. hammond Jr., X. NJ. Fitzgerald. Invitation
Committee
The invitation was presented last night
to the Joint Committee by the Invitation
Committee, as Its report Of work done dur
ing period when sworn silence was kept.
Tie invitation will be exhibited for few
days ana viii then be sent TO Congressmen
CIuuie and Morrow to be borne 10 the
President
ANsPOETATION MATTERS.
The Committee On Transportation has is
sued circular to the various parlors, re-
GuesuHg such information as will give sui
hcient data to the railroad officials for the
making up If trims and excursions. The
following points the Transportation Com
mIttee wishes each paIl0r TO settle as soon
as possible, and communicate 10 1t;
Frst-As 10 Tie number Of members and their
friends who intend to WISH San Francisco on Tie
SIN aud 9th OF September.
SecOud-ABout low lUng>will they stay?
-1Iud-N ia II be necessary or more convenient
fUI you have IeCidl Ilalu Instead uI a local
General Passenger Agent Goodman Of the
southern Pacific stated IN an Interview
Yesterday that if the number Of visitors
which the Native Sons expect ere 10
q strTra
week in advances because that company
could not carry that nun Der IN a shorter
period Tie rate made by the company TO
delegates Is tNO-thlTds one, but ordinary
visitors viii have to pay the regular fare,
So 1ar as any present arrangements are
concerned. ....-
REDWOOD CITY PAELOB,
A. d. Walsh, Secretary of the Committee
on Arrangements Of Redwood City Parlor,
writes as follows: Our parlor is making
arrangements Tor grand celebration on
Admission day. About sixty Natives will
he IN line, and, together with the Pioneers,
Veterans. etc, will make up a marching
fierce Of 3l0 at least; uniformed band of
twenty pieces has been engaged. The
. committee calculates on an attendance Of
800 from this place. Headquarters have
been engaged at the Pavilion and arrange
meuts made to receive fresh supplies OF
FRUIT flowers, ETC., each day.
LOS ANGELES SONS.
W. II. Chamberlain, Chairman of the
JOINT Committee, received a letter yesterday
from Anthony SchWdmm OF Ramona ParlOr
Of Lys Angeles IN which the writer says
that the parlors of Los Angeles County in
tend TO come to san Francisco in full force
and bring carload Of wine. "At least
fifty members Of Ramona he writes, will
20 TO san Francisco in a style and manner
that VIII remind you Of boom days. We
VIII, II finances permit, produce novelties
III cur parade never before shown by par
lOT which has TO come 800 miles"
GENERAL Suffers CANNON.
Marysvile Parlor, No. 8, intends to bring
with it the cannon owned by General Sut-
ter and stationed at his place on the
Feather River in early times. Oregon House
Parlor will be represented by the original
HyTugeOn, Clarence Forbes. 1t Is currently
reported that he will bring the relics OF
''pre-Adamite Hyrugeons" recently I'M
earthed by miners IN the grease-woods
known as "Wild Hog Glory" Marysville's
Military Band of twenty-eight pieces will
accompany the parlor.
RANDOM CELEBRATION NOTES.
p Grand President Miller has issued cir
cular from the Grand Parlor to the subOT-
dinate parlcrs, setting forth the need OF
united and uniform action on their part.
To the parlors which, by reason of their
distance from San Francisco, cannot at
tend the celebration, the circular suggested
local OF district reuDions, and, if possible,
send representative to San Francisco.
A circular has been issued by the Native
Sons Worlds Fair Committee requesting
delegates from all the parlors to meet with
the committee for conference Immediately
after the adjournment of the Citizens Con-
YentiUu on September 18th next.
Tee wigwam float in the parade will be
furnished by Mission Parlor, and will be
loaded with Tillicums who will be logged
out to represent redskins.
\. {. Briggs JT. Of HOLSTER reports that
Fremont ParlOT, No. Il, will turn out fifty
strong, with a string band, and Will bring
900 visitors
Bay City Parlor intends to hold a high
inks next Wednesday evening at Odd
Fellows Hall.