The record-union., 1892-04-26
NATIVE SONS.
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF
THE GRAND PARLOR.
Over Two Hundred Delegates in At
tendance-ReportS of Officers
Business Transacted.

Special 10 the RECoRD-UNIoN.
Los ANGELES, April 25.--The fifteenth
annual session of the Grand Parlor ot
Native Sons of the Golden West opened
at Turn Verein Hall at noon to-day, II.
NJ. Fitzgerald presiding. The hall pre-
sented bright appearance, the front OF
the stage and the Presidents seat being
covered with flowers. Flags and bunting
were distributed everywhere.
The following grand officers were pres
ent and in their respective stations
Senior Grand Presidents II. Greely, G..
w. Decker, NJ. A. Dorm, Frank d. Ryan,
II. Clay Chapman, John II. Grady and
John A. Steinback; grand officers, w. III.
Miller. Past Grand President; Grand
Vice President, Thomas j. Flint, Jr.;
Grand Secretary, Henry Lunstedt; Grand
Treasurer, Henry S. Martin; Grand Lect-
urer, John 7. Creamy; Grand Orator,
Warren b. Joselyn; Grand Marshal,
Frank Mattison; Grand Inside Sentinel,
Bertrand Phiney; Grand Outside Senti,
mel, Alex. r. Underwood; Grand Trus-
tees-J. ID. Sproul, John McMinn and
Frank Dunno. Beside these, over 2OC
delegates were present.
The Grand Parlor was opened by the
Grand President with the usual cere-
ulOulSS, anu COHlHllGlee on Credentials S
was appointed. Alfred Dalton, Jr.. OF
Benicia, Wilberforce Dudley of Vallejo
and James Coakley OF San Francisco were
appointed q committee to select one OF
their number as official reporter for the
session.
From reports of grand officers it ap-
pears that SIX new parlorS have been in
stituted since the last annual session.
One has been reorganiZed and three have
n ha aTtn Clo ~ Il
Parlor received from subordinate parlors
during the year ending April l, 1892, Sl0,-
379, of which there remains on hand
S5,4l5; members initiated, 1,036; mem
bers admitted by card, 129; members re-
instated, AZ; total gain, 1912; members
suspended, S34; members withdrawn,
2l2; members expelled, 9; members
suspended for cause, 3; resigned,
40; members died, 40; total loss, 1,I44
rejected, q; members gained during the
year. is; membership January /. 1892
9,549 Members relieved, 986; amount OF
benefits paid, so, SD; amount of receipts,
Sl2S, 12S; amount of disbursements, Sl07,
0l3 amount paid Grand Parlor, $3.50;
amount of cash on hand, Sis, 1863; average
burSements per member, Sll 10; average
assets per member, Sl3 4o.
The afternoon session was given up to
routine business. Among the resolu-
tons was one dividing the State into
three districts - Northern, Central and
Southern-and that annually on the 9th
of September all parlors in each district
shall celebrate the event at some central
point in the district, and every three
years there shall be general celebration
at some point designated by the Grand
Parlor.
a communication was read from the
Worlds Fair Commission asking for CO.
operation IN preliminary exhibit at the
Mechanics Pavilion.
resolution calling on the Grand Par
lor to indorse the Board of Relief as a
part Of the order was tavorably received.
This evening a public reception was
held in the Los Angeles Theater, which
was largely attended. Speeches were
made by Mayor Hazard, Stephen NJ.
White, Hon. K. f. Del Vale and other
prominent members of the order.