The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
ISSUES FOR NATIVE SONS.
Several Important Ones to Be
Decided During the Com
ing Week.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS
A Lively Time Over the Question of
the Admission Day Celebra-
ton Seat.

At the Office of Grand Secretary Lun-
stedt of the Native Sons of the Golden
West in the Pioneer building everything
was in state OF luxury and hustle yester-
day, preparatory to the session of the
Grand Parlor, which will open at Masonic
Temple in Oakland, Monday morning.
Returns made to the secretary indicate
that there will be more than 800 delegates
present on the first day.
This will be the eighteenth annual con-
vention of the Grand Parlor and it
promises to be full of interest and excite
ment, as quite number of important
questions will come up for action.
Among these will be the consideration
of several important changes in the ritual.
What is likely to cause a strenuous contest
is the proposition which will be sprung to
locate the Grand Parlor permanently at
San Francisco.
1t will also be proposed that the Grand
Parlor subscribe to the stock of the n. S. G..
w. Hall Association to aid in the construc-
ton OF the new building now under way on
NJ ason street, between Geary and Post.
In the election of officers the contest will
be between the candidates for grand lee
turer and for grand orator. Those named
for the former office are George ID. Clark
and Eugene f. Bert, and for the latter Will
liam NJ. Conley and E. M. Messerve will
enter the field.
The programme for the session is an
nounced as follows:
Notwithstanding and afternoon, business
session of the Grand Parlor; evening, reception
at the Acme Club rooms
Tuesday-Parade at IL A. NJ, barbecue at l
NJ N fhnp ipo
Observation-Disclosures session morning and
afternoon, ball at the Reliance Club in the
evening.
Thursday Business session morning and
afternoon, including election of officers; ban
quet in the evening.
Friday-Bullshead breakfast.
From the report of Grand President 10
D. Sproul the following important excerpts
are taken:
Three new parlors have been instituted
during the past term, as follows:
Etna Parlor No. 1872 was instituted at Etna,
Siskiyou County, on July 27, 1894.
Liberty Parlor No. 1913 was instituted at Saw
yeTs Bar, siskiyou County, on August IL, 1894.
August IS, 1894, in San Francisco.
Sebastopol Parlor No. 143, Sebastopol,
Sonoma County, was Heorganized on March 1,
1895
McCloud Parlor No. l49 at Redding, Shasta
County, was to have been reorganized on
March 80, 1895, but it had TO be postponed TO
later date in order to complete the arrange
ments.
Elk Grove Parlor No. Al surrendered its
charter on March 26, 1895.
sotoyome Parlor No. 60 surrendered its
charter on June 26, 1894.
Redwood Grove Parlor No. 70 surrendered
its charter on July 20, 1894.
The Grand Parlor az Eureka regularly dis
solved the following parlors for failure to meet
year:
Manzanita Parlor No. SO, Anderson, Shasta
County.
Colusa Parlor No. 90, Colusa.
Porteryille Parlor No. rs, Porteryille, Tulare
County.
McCioud Parlor No. 149, Redding, Shasta
Bonner Parlor No. 162, Truckee, Nevada
Miiiyine Parlor No. 1875, Millvine, Shasta
County
Pomona Parlor No. ia, Pomona, Los Angeles
County.
Union Parlor No. 17s. Copperopolis, Gala
Yeras County.
have sent charter applications to Newcastle,
Placer County, and West Point, Calaveras
County.
The grand secretary reports that the follow
ing parloTs failed to make their semi-annual
reports for either of the past two terms and
none of them except Silver Tip No. 103, San
Marcos No. $50 and Palos Verdes No. 100 have
Calaveras Parlor No 81, Invincible Parlor
No. IA, Prince Parlor No. 80, Gilroy Perlor No.
81, Meridian Parlor No. 90, Silver Tip Parlor
No. 1874, Chispa Parlor No. 139, Oakdale Parlor
No. 142 Lakeport Parlor No. LAT, San Marcos
Parlor No. $50, seapoint Parlor No. 15S Le
moore Parlor No; IT'S, Varima Parlor No. ISL,
Palos Verdes Parlor No 100.
Nearly all OF these should be dissolved and
the district deputies instructed to secure their
charters and paraphernaia for the Grand
Parlor. Their present members seem TO be
hopelessly Indifferent TO the progress OF their
parlors, and an opportunity should be given
to more earnest and Jealous natives OF Cali
fCr nfn 70 Gov md .nrln
The visiting board of grand officers has in
my judgment, been an exceptionally faithful
and useful adjunct to the order. l hear moth
ing but good reports of their work, and am
convinced that their visitations have been
productive of much permanent prosperity.
Among the unpleasant duties incident to the
Office was the institution of legal proceedings
to compel Sotoyome Parior of Healdsburg to
refund certain moneys attempted by some of
its members to be improperly distributed
among the members of the parlor on its DISCO
luton. Twill say that the suit had the desired
effect, and 1 am convinced that no future
trouble will arise on that score. The power of
the Grand Parlor in the premises was forever
fixed and determined, and the lesson WILL
think, have salutary effect on other branches
who might contemplate the same line of action.
From the report of Grand Secretary
Henry Lunstedt is taken the following
financial statement:
Amount on hand April l, 1894. -. Sd, 100 SO
Amount received from sale ofsteam-
snip llChctS 49,. otAu4 w
Amount received from Humboldt
committee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000 90
Amount received from parlors. 49,. 10,4O3 93
Interest. Observation-Disclosures. 81 81
Total receipts from all sources. .S1S, TAG SO
Amount paid on warrants on grand
treasurer 14,164 56
Balance on hand April 1, 1885,. 81 ,5S2 13
Balance due from parlors. 723 90
In his report the grand secretary also
states:
Numerically, the order has not made any
progress; at least it has not augmented its
membership.
The retrogresson is, however, more apparent
than real, being caused principally by the dis
solution of parlors at the last session of the
Grand Parlor, parlors which should have been
dissolved several years before. The number of
limitations indicates that the march of pro-
gression goes steadily on. AS said in my last
report
GAS matter of fact we should be well pleased
with our progress No other fraternal order
has Jared any better, and most much worse
The general impulse of hard times has been
felt by all fraternities. That we have been able
to stand the storm so well attests the strength
and security of our timbers." l have visited
many of the parlors, and the reports of the
visiting board as we'll as my personal observa-
ton when visiting with members OF the board,
demonstrates that the parlors are in an emf
lv Snt igfa 1T