The morning call., 1894-04-27

zens generally for their most hospitable recep-
tion and generous entertainment given 10 the
members OF this body during their stay In the
| beautiful city of Eureka.
communication was received from
j. 5. Baird, now holding office as grand
trustee. conla ing his regaia and resig-
nation as such officer.
A set of resolutions of respect to the
memory of William T. Morgan. who at
the time Of his death held the office of
grand trustee. was read and adopted and
ordered s read at length upon the minutes
of the Grand Parlor.
Carroll of the committee on legislation
submitted a favorable report on the amend
ment of article VI. section /, authorizing
the grand president to appoint deputies to
visit localities where no parl0rs exist for
the purpose of organizing and instituting
parlors, also to go to such localities where
parlors are known 10 be In languishing
condition and endeavor to rehaoilitate
them: such deputies to receive actual
travelling expenses and S. per diem. pro-
yided such deputies work has been done
10 the satisfaction of the grand president;
expenditures to carry out these provisions
to be liouidated by special tax levy for
this purpose only. This report called Tor
considerable debate, and was finally adopt
ed by a vote of 126 to II.
A resolution was then offered ana ADOPT
ed authorizing and inStructing the hnance
committee to make provisions TO levy
special tax of 10 cents per ca pita to constitute
an organizing fund to enable the grand
president to carry out the provisions OF the
above amendment
The grand president declared the elec-
tion IF grand officers to be in order. Grand
Vice-President 10 D. Sproul OF Chico was
nominated and elected grand president.
For grand ce-president, Frank ID. dunno,
Columbia Parlor of San Francisco, was
nominated aud elected.
E. w. Frost, on behalf of Humboldt FAR
lor, presented the Grand Parlor with
check for $1,000. promised by the Eureka
delegates at Sacramento last year.
The representative received the thanks
of the Grand Parlor, and the grand secre-
tary was requested to notify the local
parlor the same effect.
The election Of grand officers was pro-
ceeded with at the afternoon session and
Henry Lunstedt was chosen secretary.
In regard to the resolution presented by
P. NJ. Fisher in reference to the condition
Of j. G. Pelton the attention of the Grand
Parlor was called to resolutions passed by
the sixteenth annual session of the Grand
Parlor and ordered TO recommend accord
ingly.
The finance committee reported that
$4,000 had been drawn on the treasurer by
warrant and that 267 tickets were sold to
70 lSO r
ing that the minute clerk and official re-
Porter receive each for services rendered
$50 and that the salary OF the grand secre-
arv for the ensuing term shall be 5000.
out of which salary the assistant secretary
shall be paid.
The committee on the state of the order
offered lengthy report. Among many
suggestions offered was one LOT the print
ing OF $4,000 pamphlets setting forth the
advantages OF belonging TO the order of
Native Sons, the text Of the pamphlet to
he, "Why Every Eligible Native Cali
fornian Should Belong TO the Native Sons
of the Golden West" and that the PAM
phles be distributed among the parlors
throughout the State.
The committee sfurther recommended
that 10 per cent OF the income of local
parlors be allowed for social purposes in
stead of per cent as formerly. The
fna ces of the order showed an increase
of $4,000 over the same time last year.
Grand Trustee Eugene T. Bert of Mis-
sion Parlnr. San Francisco, was elected
grand orator. Forgrand marshal Homer
Prinde of San Jose was elected. Frank
M. Luttrell of Glen Ellen Parlor was
elected grand inside sentinel. For grand
outside sentinel j. b. Blake, president OF
Los Osos Parlor OF San Luis Obspo, as
elected.
II has been raining nearly all day and
frequest haistorms interviewed.
Delegates will 90 on An excursion to
North Fork tomorrow, rain or shine. Ar
rsngpments have been maze to take them
across the bay oD the schooner Fortuna.