The record-union., 1896-04-29
GRAND PARLOR
OF NATIVE SONS.
They Had a Fine Turnout in the City Of
San Luis ObiSpO.
Decide to Hold the Next Convention at
Redwood City.
Much Suffering Among Miners at
Juneau, Alaska-They Are Running
Short of Provisions, and Unless
the Weather Soon MOderateS They
Will be i'm Desperate Plight.

San LUIS obIoIO, Aplu -c-I his
Is a gala day at San Luis Obispo. The
grand parade held this afternoon in
honor of the Native Sons Grand Par
lor was the most brilliant pageant ever
witnessed here. People came from all
parts of this and the adjoining coun-
ties to view the show. The procession
was made up as follows: First division
Grand Marshal Cook and aids; Fred
Steele Post, G. A. r.; Veteran Firemen;
Board of Supervisors in carriages; Ar
tillery Band; Chorro Lodge of Odd Fei
lows; Higuera Lodge, A. o. u. w; 40
float.
Second division-Elks and float; Ben
eficia Lucia; Y. M. l. Council; City
Council in carriages.
Third division-Float of the ladies of
San Luis Obspo; Fifth Regiment Band;
visiting parlors n. S. G.. w; delegates;
float, California;; Grand Officers in an
open hack drawn by four horses; Los
Angeles Parlor, n. S. G. w; Fire De-
partment; bicycle clubs; citizens in car
riages and on horseback
After a long and hard contest this
afternoon and evening the Native Sons
decided to hold their next Grand Parlor
Convention in Redwood City. The final
ballot stood as follows: Redwood City,
132; San Francisco, 70
In this matter the old fight of San
Francisco against the rest of the State
was brought up, the usual amendment
to make San Francisco the annual
meeting place being offered for con-
sideration next year by Charles w. Bel
shew of Antioch.
The Redwood City representatives
are jubilant over their victory, and they
are already talking over the plans of
celebration.
San Francisco is to have the Admis-
sion Day celebration in the year 1900,
and that is consolation for the dele
gates who worked for the metropolis
to-day. At any rate, a vote was passed
declaring it to be the sense of this con-
vention that the great celebration of the
first 9th of September in the new CEN
tury should be at San Francisco.
Another subject of interest in the line
of future celebrations was introduced
by Frederick T. Duhring of Sonoma.
Mr.. Duhring announced that the citi-
zens Of this city Were preparing to OBJ
serve the fiftieth anniversary of the
raising of the Bear flag. That celebra-
1ion would take place on June 1st, 1897
Sonoma had the original fagpole, Mr..
Duhring stated, and the original flag
with the misshapen bear would be
Eoisted by the surviving members of the
Bear-F'lag party
A matter of immediate and practical
interest to the Native Sons was pre-
sented in a telegram introduced by John
Brady of Grass Valley. This was in re
gard to the sentence of John Hays
Hammond, who is a member of Quartz
Parlor. The telegram was as follows:
"Advices received here are that John
Hays Hammond has been sentenced to
death. Use all possible means to have
Grand Parlor intercede in his behalf"
Carroll Cook read the telegram to the
convention by request of Mr.. Brady, and
made brief statement of the case with
a plea that every possible effort of the
order be used to aid the political pris-
oner in johannesburg. The only thing
that could now be done, however, would
be to urge the California Senators to
prompt effort.
A committee to remain in force and
take whatever action may be at any
time deemed advisable was appointed.
1t is composed of Frank Coombs, NJ A
Dorm, the incoming President, the Vice
President and the Secretary.
The annual election for Grand Off
GERS will be held on Thursday For
Grand Orator the contest is between
Louis +. Byington of San Francisco.
Edward A. Meserve of Los Angeles, and
Frank Mattison of Santa Cruz Two
strong candidates for Grand Trustee
are Milton d. Garrett and Milk Inspect
or James p. Dockery of San Francisco.
Senator Eugene F. Bert is working in
the interest of Mr.. Garrett and ii is be-
lieved that the latter and Mr.. Dockery
will be among the seven members of the
new board. Other prominent candi-
dates are A. +. Brady of Grass Valley.
?. f. ZaboIa of Salinas, Charles NJ.
Cassin of Watsonville, Dr. A. T. HYDE
of Merced and X. c. Rust of Amador. J.
y. Blake of San Luis Obispo is a can
didate, and he will be elected accord
ing to a custom of extending such cour-
tesy to the town in which each conven-
tion is held. The next Grand Marshal
will be a Stockton man, and Delegates
Nutter and Gates are mentioned. George
n. Van Orden is candidate for Grand
Inside Sentinel, and Joseph Norris of
Centerville for Grand Outside Sentinel
Grand Secretary Lunstedt and Grand
Treasurer Martin will have no opposi-
tion in the election.
The barbecue win take place to-nor-
row forenoon at Sycamore Springs. and
the annual ball will be held in the even
ing at Hotel Ramona
ALASKA ADVICFS