The morning call., 1890-07-23
UNITED THEY STAND.
Native Sons Decide Against an
ObstructiOniSt.
Finance Committee Hard at Work-Collecting
TO Commence To-Day - An Address.
Other Items OF Note.

The Finance Com nittee of the n. S. G.
W. held an important meeting last evening
at tine Grand Hotel and considerable prog
ress was made.
Colonel Litchfeld, former Chairman of
several finance committees of the Grand
Army of the Republic. made a few remarks
in which he set forth the manner of pro-
cedure in collecting and the difficulties the
collectors would be likely to encounter
His words proved an inspiration aud the
work of the committee will no doubt be
considerably lessened by his advice
The committee was Instructed to have all
checks made payable to j. L. Dockery,
Treasurer of 9th of September, and to re-
port each day at o'clock in the afternoon.
The following address from the Finance
Committee to the public was then read and
adopted:
AN ADDRESS.
Totqe citizens Of san Francisco: The an.
upurct ments that have frequently appeared In The
aa..y press concerning the preliminary work OF
preparing for the Admlssion-day celebration, 10
be given under lie auspices OF the Society Of
California Pioneers and the Order Of Naive
Sons of the Golden " est. make II necessary 10
elaborate upon The character Of the celebration.
a brief statement is desirable, however. oil the
scope of this undertaking, its cause, purpose
aud influence upon the generation WHO are apOul
10 take up and complete the structure whose
foundation was laiu by llldl Sptiuiu bOu9 VI
men the Pioneers, together with some OF the
reasons why call for aid should meet with
willing and liberal response betting Inc occa-
sion. aud IA harmony with Inc generous DISPOSE
ton OF The prOple Of our State, which has made
It's name Synonymous with Openh handed llbef-
ally throughout Tie whole country.
lie OIdtr OF Native Sons has since its f0unda-
tiOu held yearly celebrations on the ninth day OF
September which have aroused enthusiasm and
served to keep IN view the purposes Tor which
the order was founded. For the first time this
annual meeting VIII be held IN san Francisco
The t0rIieth anniversary OF the admission OF
California INTO the Union of States Is a memoir
able occasion. The Sentim ut Is general that
tie time has come for grand reunion ana re-
view of lie Pioneers ana Naive Sons. Intense
Interest Is being mantle ted everywhere. Thou
sands of people from all sections OF tue STATE
viii cOngregate in the city TO participate In the
celebration. The young men are working with
AL their energy, Ngor, enthusiasm and pIlde
OF nativity to make Ihis celebration the gIandest
demonstration ever held in this State. The eX-
teusVe scale on which arrangements are being
formulated, which include parade, open-alr
concerts, display OF fireworks and excursions on
the BAY, neCessllates the outlay OF large sums OF
money, which We believe the people OF san
Francisco VIII not hesitate TO fuTilsh When latt
consider alton Is given The PROPOSE Ion ana when
II Is remembered that 1t VIII be the means OF
encouraging aud Strengthening an organization
whose sole aim IS TO instill into the minds OF lis
members that love OF home and country which
was It's salvation IN the past and VIII be It's Se-
Guilty in the future
The committee earnestly requests that this ap-
peal VIII be considered a personal one by every
citizen OF san Francisco, as all are equally ln-
teTeSIed with US III making THIS celebration a
grand success. CHARLES +. CRoCRER,
Chairman Finance Committee.
K. p. HAMMOND JR.,
Nlce-PIesldent,
+. II. DUNE, Secretary.
COLLECTIONS.
The collectors books were distributed,
and the work of collection viii commence
to-day. Everybody will be canvassed by
some one in each OF the twenty-five dis
triCtS, but all CORPORATIONS, large companies
and associations VIII be exempt until later,
when a full corps Of collectors will proceed
to gather in their subscriptions.
Several committees were appointed to
solicit from the different lin rs of business.
Chairman r. P. Hammond Jr.
stated last evening that one subscription OF
$1,000 and another OF $500 had been prom
ised, besides several smaller ones.
Leo T. Hampton and T. Z. Do0lan have
been selected as delegates to the World s
Fair Convention from Hesperian Parlor,
No. 137. Similar appointments are to be
made by each parlOr. The convention will
consist of 1900 delegates, and Will meet Sep
tember 11th in this city.
Secretary Chandler of the Pacific Yacht
Club called at the Native Sons head
quarters yesterday afternoon and assured
them that the Pacific Club would respond
TO the invitation to participate In the eXcur-
sion on the bay.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
The Committee on Hotels and AccOmmo-
dations say that about 100000 persons will
visit San Francisco during the three days
Of celebration The biennial conclave of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
will be held during the three days-9th,
10th and 11th-and it, with its $50 delegates,
Will bring a thousand here. The World 5
Fair Convention, with its 1900 delegation,
will swell the number to 1900 or more,
while the Native Sons will bring $4,000
more.
The committee has asked that every resi-
dent having rooms to rent communicate
with the committee,
One prominent hotel man stated last
evening that if he had four other hotels as
large as his he could not accommodate all
who have applied for rooms.