The record-union., 1893-04-24
OF THE GOLDEN west.
CONTINUED FROM FOURTH PAeE.1

tension of the Jurisdiction to all the States
and Territories west of the Rocky Mount
aims; this, however, was soon changed
again, and its membership confined ex-
cIusively to natives of California.
In 1878 the name parlor was adopted.
1t was the aim to secure name different
from the usual designation of subordi-
nate branches and the fertile Imagination
OF veteran John L. McDougald supplied
the significant designation.
GRAND PARLoR FORMED.
By this time parlors had been organized
IN Oakland and Sacramento; the Consti-
stitution of No. l, known as Charter Par
lor, governed the other two parlors, but no
change in the general law could be made
without the consent of all the parlors
IN 1878 the Charter Parlor called for the
election of five delegates from each parlor
to form Grand Parlor, TO meet in San
Francisco November 30, 1878; the dele
gates met on November 30, 1878, and
formed a Grand Parlor, but no constitu-
ton nor form of law was adopted, and
the officers did not assume their offices,
but the Grand Parlor met again, June 10,
1879. \ constitution was adopted, but il
provided that it should not go into effect
until next session. A constitution for
subordinate parlors was adopted and gov
erned those bodies. The grand officers
did not realize the expectations of the
members, and third session approached
without single step forward; as mat
ter OF fact there was retrogression, for
besides the collapse of Los Angeles Par
Tor, San Francisco Parlor had forfeited its
charter.
The Charter Parlor, which had adopted
the name of California Parlor, No. l, still
exercised the authority of the governing
head. 1t organized San Francisco Parlor,
No. 4, and subsequently revoked its char
Ter, and Its authority was recognized and
all its acts confirmed by the third Grand
Parlor, which met in San Francisco in
June, 1880, and was then duly incorpor-
ated under the laws of California; it was
then that the constitution went into full
force and effect. and the grand officers
entered upon the discharge of their I'M
disputed functions.
Its objects are to be the uniform admin
Istration of the privileges, honors and
benefits of the Order of the Native Sons
OF the Golden West. and to unite all
worthy native sons of California in one
harmonious body.
HOW COMPOSED.
The first and second Grand Parlors
held in San Francisco in 1878 and 1879
were composed of five delegates from
each OF the three parlors then i'll exist
ence. The constitution adopted in 1879
declared that the Grand Parlor should be
composed OF two delegates at large and
one additional delegate for each fifty
ty-ive from each parlor. The Grand
Parlor in Sacramento, in 1882, adopted
the amendment reducing the representa-
ton to one delegate at large and one for
each iseventy-tive members. The Grand
Parlor at San Jose in 1885, reduced the
representation to one delegate at large
ana one Tor each one hundred members
or fraction over fifty. The Grand Parlor
of Nevada City rejected the amendment
TO reduce the representation TO one dele
gate from each parlor. At the Grand
Parlor of 1884 an amendment to make
the grand officers members of the Grand
Parlor was defeated. The Grand ParIor
at San Jose, i'll 1885, adopted C. Z. Burn
hams amendment, making the grand
officers of the expiring term members of
the Grand Parlor, with full rights and
privileges. The delegates were to lie
elected within two months of the annual
session of the Grand Parlor and serve for
one year.
The Grand Parlor at San Rafael adopted
the amendment of y. J. Pedlar to fix the
election OF delegates to the Grand Parlor
ON the first meeting in March, but this
was repealed again by the Grand Parlor
at Chico, in 1890.
When the constitution was adopted it
declared that all delegates were entitled
to vote, except the Grand President,
who should vote only at an election or in
case of a tie, but that all members of the
order in good standing shall be entitled
TO be present at its meetings, but shall
have no vote.
The Grand Parlor of 1886, at Woodland,
resolved that members of the order shall
be allowed to address the Grand Parlor
by consent of three-fourths of the MEM
berS present.
The Grand Parlor of 1881, in San Fran
cisco, made the Past Grand Presidents
members OF the Grand Parlor, with all
rights and nriVilpUes of 1alauataS
In 1857 the Grand Parlor at Sacramento
limited the privileges to Past Grand
Presidents who retained continuous
membership in the order. The right OF
the Past Grand Presidents to full seat
in the Grand Parlor was the subject of
considerable contention in the Grand
Parlors of 1882 and 1888 in Sacramento
and San Francisco, and very determined
efforts were made to repeal the amend
ment of 1881, but the efforts were inetfect-
ual, and those Grand Parlors declined to
dispense with the counsel and the pres
ence of their honored Past Grand Off
GERS; in 1884, however, the resolution of
Grand President a. +. Jones deprived
all the Senior Past Grand Presidents of
OF the privilege OF voting at the election
OF grand officers.
Repeated efforts have been made to re-
strict delegates to Past Presidents, but
invariably without success; as early rs
1880 amendments TO that effect were pro-
posed, and IN nearly every Grand Parlor
since that time has the idea found cham
pionS, but the sentiment has always been
decidedly in favor of leaving the selection
ofdelegates to the judgment ofthe ParloIs,
with the least possible restriction: in the
beginning all members in good standing
were eligl BILE: in 1883 delegates must have
been members OF the parlor they repre-
scented for one year, and in 1883 a years
membership in the order was sufficient
to entitle all ambitious members in good
standing TO election. The Grand Pnrlor
OF 1857 provided that no proxies should
be recognized, but that alternates might
be elected; in 1887, at Nevada City, it was
provided that alternates should possess
the same qualifications and be elected in
the same manner as delegates.
POWER AND AUTHORITY.
THE Grand Parlor has jurisdiction
over all subordinate Parlors OF the Native
Sons Of the Golden West 1t has the
right and power of granting charters to
subordinate parlors, of suspending or an
nulling the same for proper cause; of re-
ceving, hearing and determining appeals
from subordinate parlors and the mem
bers thereof of redressing and adjusting
all grievances arising in the Grand or
Subordinate Parlors; to make laws for its
government and support, and for the
government and support OF subordinate
parlors; TO institute new parlors; to
Initiate the members and install the Off
GERS OF a new parlor; to furnish supplies
To parlorS, such as charter, ritual, odes,
constitution and laws, blanks and forms
and such other articles as may be neces-
sary TO properly conduct the business of
the order"
This article was amended by the Grand
Parlor of 1890, at Chico, by the amend
ment of Frank l.. Coombs, to the effect
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