The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
PLANS OF NATIVE SONS.
Those of All the San Francisco
ParlorS Are Now Com
plete.
THE LATEST SOCIAL FEATURES.
Reports From Sacramento Indicate
Magnificent Celebration in
Prospect.

The last San Francisco Native Son has
returned from Sacramento with his peck
cts bullying with receipts, contracts, agree
ments, etc., which is a sign that all the
San Francisco parlors have completed
arrangements for all things necessary to
the proper carrying out of the orders
twentieth anniversary celebration.
Colonel Frank Neville of Pacific Parlof
was the last of the many on the committee
of arrangements to return, and he said
that although he thought before leaving
San Francisco that Sacramento was going
to do great things for the boys, what he
saw during his stay was beyond even his
generous idea of what the celebration will
be like.
The three or four days remaining before
the great day arrives are being devoted
to the perfecting of the various plans of a
strictly social nature. For instance, on
Friday evening at Sacramento Ell Dorado
Parlor No. So will ''open the balP' by re-
ceivlng at its headquarters, Smiths Hal,
on Seventh street, between K and l., the
Mayor and the city officials of Sacramento,
members of the joint committee of Native
Sons of Sacramento and the carnival city
and representatives of the press of Sacra-
mento and vicinity.
Financial Secretary Minord T. Arey left
for Sacramento yesterday to take charge
of the Headquarters which, are being deco
rated for corps of artists from this City.
He will receive the guests of the parlor
and introduce them to Native Son hospi-
tality on Friday evening.
Pacific Parlor No. 10 sent invitations to
every parlor in the State for its reception
at headquarters on Monday afternoon.
Columbia Parlor's invitations to the
grand officers of the n. S. G. w. have been
out for week. Columbia will banquet
the grand officers on Monday night.
l.. +. Byington, chairman of the San
Francisco transportation committee, re-
ported yesterday that in addition to the
special train leaving Sacramento Monday,
September g. at 8 A. NJ, another special
will leave about 3 A. NJ. Tuesday, Septem-
Der 10, for the accommodation of all who
wish to remain to see the grand electric
illumination Monday night. This news re-
lieves the minds of the anxious Native
Sons, who feared they would not be in
time for work Tuesday morning if they re-
manned Monday night to see the electric
display.
Mantle iParlor No. los held its last meet.
ing before the celebration Tuesday night,
and reported that it would attend the cele-
bratlon in body, uniformed in dark suits,
white vests with black buttons, white
straw hats with black bands, black necktie
and carrying Japanese parasols. A hand
some badge in the National colors has
been adopted, and the parlor's beautiful
banner, which has been carried in its van
for nine years, will once again f1utter in
the breeze. Niantic's headquarters are at
the Capitol, where the parlor will enter
tain friends and guests on the 9th. The
parlor will take along as a special feature
It's heavyweight member, Finlay Cook,
who shares honors with Grand Treasurer
Henry Martin of Stanford Parlor as the
biggest Native Son in the City.
Golden Gate Parlor's arrangements are
now complete. and Secretary Eberhart re-
ported yesterday that it's uniform would
be black dress suits, white straw hats,
vests and gloves. Japanese sunshades
will complete the attire. Four past presi-
dents will carry the handsome banner
owned by the parlor, and the members
will receive their friends at Pythian Castle,
corner Ninth and 1 streets, from to 5
P. NJ, Monday, the 9Th. On Sunday night,
beginning at II O'Clock, the parlor' S
Golden Gate encampment degree will be
conferred on large number of candidates.
ABOUT seventy-tive members of Preside
Parlor No. 194-the baby-will rally round
the new bear and American flags, which
the parlor has just purchased, and go to
Sacramento with them. The new banner
of this parlor will be carried for the first
time in parade. 1t is adorned with a beau
tiful painting, representing the Preside in
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