Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-29
The Grand Parlor's Proceed
ings at Santa Rosa.
Next Annual Meeting to be Held
at Los Angeles.
Sacramento Begged for the Favor
and Got Left.
The Charges Against the Rev. DIR. Ellis
Acknowledgement News
Gleanings.
Associated Press Dispatches.

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SANTA Rosa, CAL, April 2s.--A re-
ception was rendered the delegates to
the grand parlor Of the Native Sons OF
the Golden West last evening. The
grand parlor reconvened in the theater
this morning at 10 o'clock, Grand Presi-
dent Miller presiding. The committee
on state of the order submitted pre-
liminary report. The legislation com
pittee also reported concerning the
amendment of section 13, article 6, OF
the constitution. The committee on
laws and supervision also reported con-
corning several amendments. The re-
port presented by the committee on re-
districting the state in trustee districts
was referred back.
+. l.. Coombs. of the committee on
resolutions, greeting the president of
the United States, presented report,
hailing with delight the arrival and So
journ of the president. The report was
adopted, and the secretary instructed to
telegraph the same Immediately to the
president.
The grand president decided that
brother not taking an appeal to the
grand president loses his right to con-
test. This refers to Conrad Gotwalz.
The committee, therefore, in accordance
with the above decision, recommend
that w. w. Shaffer be seated
J. d. Sproul paid high tribute of re-
spect to the memory of Austin Sperry,
grand trustee, deceased. and movedsthat
when the parlor adjourned, it adjourn
out of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased brother. Carried. A recess was
then taken.
The grand parlor reconvened at p 80
p. m. The special order relative to the
place OF holding the next meeting Of the
grand parlor was discussed at length.
The resolution in favor OF Sacrament to
met with considerable opposition. r..
G. Devlin spoke in favor OF Sacramento; !;
A. III. Den, Santa Barbara; Mr.. Kellogg,
Los Angeles; F.. d. Ryan, Sacramento !;
F. L. Coombs, the south part of the
state; Steinbach, Los Angeles; Greer,
Sacramento; Doyle, more central part
OF the state; Matson, Los Angeles Til
den, the south. Dorm thought the
proper thing would be to fix the grand
parlor for all time at San Francisco, but
it was the opinion that much good would
be done the order by holding session
in the south, and favored Los Angeles.
Den withdrew Santa Barbara's claim in
favor of Los Angeles. Devlin again
pressed the claim of Sacramento.
Finally an amendment to the resolu-
ton, striking out Sacramento and in
serting Los Angeles, was carried by a
vote of 124 to SO. The vote was then
declared unanimous.
A resolution was offered to hold fAd-
mission day celebration at Santa Cruz.
Grunsky moved as substitute that no
annual celebration be held for the year
1891, as movements were on foot to pro-
vide district celebrations. The substi-
tute was lost. The original motion se-
lecting Santa Cruz was carried.
Grunsky reported for the Sutter fort
committee to the effect that the instruc-
tions of the last grand parlor had been
fully carried out, the property pur-
chased and board of trustees appoint
ed. The report was received and it's
recommendations adopted
A vote OF thanks was rendered Sacra-
mento parlor.
F. D. Ryan, in neat speech, pre-
sented the grand parlor gavel, silver
bound, made from a piece of oak taken
from Suffers fort, and asked on behalf
of the fort committee that the grand
parlor accept the same. Grand Presi-
dent Miller accepted the souvenir, and
in well-chosen words thanked the COM
mittee.