The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21

ceived, which now in the hanos SOL, o. 1 rue
| board of grand trustees, and will be duly re-
ported to the Grand Parlori sngnt plssPo or-
derance of the resolutions are in favor OF per
manently locating the Grand Parlor III oan
Francisco.
If the Grand Parlor succeeds IN making
things as lively and interesting as dld the
San Francisco committee on the 9tn OF
September celebration last evening, every
member who absents himself from next
weeks convention in Oakland Will nave
good cause for regret.
1t was generally known among the
members of the local parlors that the great
question of where to hold the Admission
day celebration was to be considered, ana
in consequence the reading-room OF the
order in Pioneer building was crowded.;
After the organization OF the committee,
with J. P. Dockery as chairman, Il. IL.
Head as vice-president, L. 9. Conmy as
secretary and ]. b. Keenan, as treasurer,
the celebration-seat question was presented
by the reading of communications on the
subject.
Mayor Effeys telegram to Chairman
Dockery read:
Santa Cruz extends the glad hand OF welcome
to the Native Sons and wants TO see tnein ne!e
In September. Will do all In our power ~
make TIE occasion q big success, ana Woulo
like chance to Guido the good old times.
From a member of the Santa Cruz par
Tor came the terse and pointed message:
Have raised the $4,000.
Next was read the substantial promise
made on behalf of Sacramento by Thomas
Fox, member of one of the Sacramento
parlors, as follows:
Sacramento has guaranteed $4,000 If the Gel
ebratton is held here Admission day, when
comes in State Fair week, and biggest time
ever had.
Ioc+ ,rhe ,oo5 . ooxo,o,,n;oo+:oD from TT
ID. Goodman, general passenger agent or
the Southern Pacific Company, agreeing to
make very low rate to Santa Cruz if it
was decided to hold the celebration there,
tickets to be good to Santa Cruz on the 7th
and 8th and the morning of the 9th OF Sep
TENDER, and good for return on the after
noon trains of the 9th and on all trains of
the 10th and 18th. The letter then con-
tinued:
which will prevail in 1895 Tor the holding OF
a celebration, viz: The fact that Admission
day falling on Monday the great bulk of excur-
sionists will avail themselves of the opPor-
tunity to visit Santa Cruz,on the Saturday and
Sunday preceding, thus making three days
holiday, and the further advantage OF being
able to quote a lower rate than has been Gus
tomary in recent years, would seem to insure
one of the largest gatherings that has ever
taken place outside of San Francisco.
And in this connection we beg to suggest
that the influence of the order can no doubt be
brought to bear on the business community to
the extent of making Saturday, the 9TH of Sep
TENDER, q holiday, as well as the 9Th Ii this
be accomplished the attendance at Santa Cruz
or wherever the celebration may be held,
would, of course, be materially increased.
Immediately on the conclusion of the
reading ofsthis letter a motion was made
that it be the sense of the committee that
Santa Cruz be selected as the place for
holding the 9th of September celebration.
hi c inf OF a lob To no.
ton to the motion being led by Finlay
Cook. He claimed that the committee in
adopting the motion would seriously ham
dicap Sacramento in her fight before the
Grand Parlor, where the matter had to be
eventually decided.
He added that the last communication
would undoubtedly influence many to vote
for Santa Cruz and he decidedly objected
to the OCTOPUS, the Southern Pacific of
Kentucky" attempting to dictate to the
Native Sons how they should conduct their
affairs and where they should hold their
celebration. His remarks were loudly ap-
plauded by members and visitors.
Pending the debate motion was made,
as a substitute, to lay the matter over till
the next meeting of the committee. This
was defeated, and the vote on the original
question resulted in tie OF 10 to 49,. Per
mission was then granted to the author of
the original motion to withdraw it.
The matter will thus come before the
Grand Parlor next week as an open
question.
This action saved Sacramento from GER
tain defeat; for had the first motion car
ried it would have received The unanimous
support of the delegations from the Oak
land and Alameda parlors, the committee
from which, at meeting held earlier in
the day. had decided tc stand by the San
Francisco delegation in whatever it de-
termined to do in this matter.
Chairman Dockery was instructed to
appoint committees, to consist of three
members each, on the following matters
pertaining to the celebration: Decora-