The morning call., 1894-04-21
ON A VISIT OF ONE WEEK.
Three Hundred Delegates at the
Mercy of the Waves.
PLANS FOR THEIR AMUSEMENT.
Bylaws VIII Be Revised and the
Officers Elected for the Ensu-
ing Year.

About P. NJ to-day, or as near that hour
as circumstances permit, the good snip
Pomona will set sail from Broadway
wharf, carrying $50 delegates from various
parlors of the order of Native Sons of the
Golden West, bound on the annual Grand
Parlor excursion to Eureka.
Some seventy alternates and friends will
accompany the excursion, so that at least
800 souls in all will brave the choppy
waters of the Pacific on a voyage that the
most sanguiDe do not estimate under
eighteen hours. A goodly supply Of re-
storatiyes of all kinds has been laid in, so
that none shall be missing from the roll
call on arrival at their sunny resting place
In Humboldt County.
Delegates and their friends will assem- bic
at noon precisely at the headquarters of
the order in the Pioneer building on
Fourth street. All the 191 lodges will be
represented in numbers proporti0nate to
the membe of each lodge. George H.
DRYDEN, grand marshal, is in charge OF
the expedition.
The procession once formed. the order
to march will be given, and with the Park
band discoursing martial strains the
parade will pass down Market street en-
ROME for the ferry. There will be ample
accommodation on the Pomona for the
guests, and, provided that the sea only
lakes it into its head to behave itself, not
forgetting the inevitable head wind, an
enjoyable trip may be experienced.
Once arrived there will be grand re-
ceptiOn on the bay, after which the WISH
tors will be escorted to their various places
of lodging. Speaking of this, 1t is said.
the Vance House will not reserve rooms
without board, and as most OF the delegates
will prefer to choose their own eating
places, it is more than probable that pri-
vate houses, lodging-houSeS and all sorts OF
houses will be called into reQuisition.
Then the delegation will proceed 10 BUSH
ness. Monday will be passed In healthful
recreation, and in the evening there will
be formal reception held a. the Ingomar
Theater in Eureka.
Other amusements will be offered as
follows: On Tuesday morning, excursion
to Scotia ana Intermediate towns; visit 10
logging woods; reception and lunch ten
dered by the Native Sons and citizens
Wednesday evening. grand ball at Armory
aad Russ halls. Friday morning, excur-
sion to North Fork; lunch and entertain
ment BY Native Sons and citizens of Ar
cata. Friday evening, banquet at ArmOry
Hail, after which the programme of fes-
tivities will be brought to a close.
So much for the giddy part of the pro-
Pramme But there Is sterE business TO be
thought out and executed, for at the pres
ent meeting of the Grand Paror, which
opeus Monday and continues during the
week. ii Will be the business of the dele
cation to revise the constitution aud by
laws and to elect grand officers for the en-
suing year.
& word about the Offices that are to be
filled. There are, OF course, several can
didates IN the field. but according 10
authority the following are considered
likely of election:
Grand president. Joseph D. Sproul,
Chico; grand yice-pres ident, Frank II.
Dunno. San Francisco; grand secretary.
Henry Lunstedt. San Francisco; grand
treasurer. Henry S. Martin. San Fran
cisco; grand orator. Eugene F. Bert, San
Francisco, John r. Atken, San Diego /;
grand lecturer, Henry c. Gesford, Napa. OF
Superior Judge N. Conway, MADEIRA: grand
outside sentinel, Gustave Weirs, Monte
reg, w. w. Wise. SOnoma.
Seven grand masters are to be elected.
and these are to be elected from the body
of the Grand ParlOr. There will be eigh-
teen or twenty candidates.
The meeting will break up Saturday
next, when the Pomona will have arrived
on her return trip to bear the delegates
back to San Francisco. As to expenses,
the Grand Parlor pays mileage, while in
divdual expenses are borne by the dele
gates themselves.
Several delegates assembled at head
quarters last night for the purpose of dis
cussipg the excursion. Among hese were
George G. Radcliffe Of jacksonville, Grand
Marshal George II. Dryden, Justice OF the
Peace Frank H. Dune and Henry 5. Mar
tin of San Francisco. and Richard Belcher
of Marysyile.
I'VE shall have jolly trip," said one
''but wish we hadn't to 90 by sea. But
you see, there is no other way. for if we
went by land there is stage drive of $50
miles And Row could we all get trans
portaton However. everything will be