The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-01
NATIVES ELECT
GRAND OFFICERS,
The Wind-Up of a Busy
Week at San Luis
Obispo.
a LONG DAY WELL SPENT
Every Section of the State Is
Represented in the Grand
Body.
THE BANQUET IN THE EVENING
Raising of the United States Flag al
Monterey to Be Celebrated
May 7.

Grand Presidentr-Henry =. GeSford OF Napa.
Grand ce-President-George D. Clark of
San Francisco.
Grand secretsry-Henry Lunstedt of San
Francisco.
Grand Treasurer-Henry 8. Martin OF San
Francisco.
Grand Lecturer-wnliam NJ. Conley OF Ma
dera.
Grand Orator-Frenk Madison of Santa Cruz.
Grand Inside Sentinel-o. C. Dunbar Of Santa
Rosa.
Grand Outside sentinel-Joseph D. Norris of
Centerville.
Grand Trustees-J. B. Blake of San Luis
Obispo, R. C. Rust of Jackson, Milton D. Mar
raft of San Francisco, Frank L. Coombs of
Napa, Frank Sabichi of Los Angeles, Rod w.
Church of Oakland, P. E. Zabala of Salinas.
The whole day was occupied with the
election work of the convention, and it
was II o'clock at night when the delegates
got away from the hall and proceeded to
the banquet-room.
In the forenoon the report OF the
finance committee was adopted. 1t was
resolved that in the future the president
be not com pelled to answer mere queries
addressed to him by individuals of SUBJ
ordinate parlors concerning the interpre-
tation of the laws of the order. 1t was
1uIlncI ISSOIsGQ lHdb OIIg OSGlSlOuS Ou
statement of fact certified by the president
and secretary of subordinate parlors be
permitted in the digest.
Carroll Cook presented resolution en-
powering the grand president and grand
vice-president to make arrangements to
have complete digest of all decisions of
grand presidents and action of the Grand
Parlor thereon printed IN book form. The
resolution was adopted.
Then the nomination Of officers was be-
gun. Frank L. Coombs of Napa nominated
Gesford for grand president. B. F. Wool
ner OF Athens seconded the nomination.
The grand secretary was instructed to cast
the ballot OF the Grand Parlor for Gesford.
Past Grand President Miller placed
George D. Clark in nomination for first
vice-president, and there being no opposi-
ton the grand secretary cast the ballot.
Frank Sabichi of Los Angeles nominated
Henry Lunstedt for reelection as grand
secretary and the election was recorded.
Past Grand President NJ. A. Dorm nomi-
mated Henry S. Martin for treasurer and
the election was made unanimous.
c. NJ. Cassin OF jacksonville placed w.
M. Conley in nomination for grand lee
turer. There was no opposition.
The contests were begun with the cleo
ton of grand orator. Past Grand Presi-
dent Dorm nominated Edward a. Meserve
of Los Angeles. James D. Phelan OF San
Francisco placed L. F. Byington of San
Francisco in nomination. Past Grand
Frank D. Ryan nominated Grand Trustee
Frank Mattison. Tie first ballot resulted:
Byington 70, Madison rs, Meserve Il, scat
tering /.
The election was decided on the third
ballot, as follows: Votes cast 1872. neces-
sary to a choice 81; Meserve IS, Byington
SO, Madison los.
On motion of Meserve, Wattison's cleo
ton was made unanimous by acclama-
ton.
The candidates for grand inside sentinel
were G. o. Dunbar of Santa Rosa, George
Van Orden of San Francisco and J. NJ.
Dugan OF Redlands. There was only one
vote, which. resulted: Dunbar 100, Van
Orden 81, Dpgan Is.
In the grand outside sentinel contest
Past Grand President Thomas Flint Jr.
nominated John feathers Jr. of Wood
land, Grand Trustee Percy V. Long named
Joseph D. Norris of CentervilIe, Charles E.
Shook OF Oakland nominated A. W.
Fielder of Livermore, and George E. de
Cola OF Oakland nominated Joseph A.
Bouquet of Oakland. Three votes were
taken. The candidate receiving the lowest
number OF votes was dropped out at each
ballot, and the results were as follows:
First ballot-Norris 81, feathers 81, Bou-
quet 4s. Fielder 81.
Second ballot-Norris SO, feathers S.
Bouquet al.
Third ballot-Norris 119, feathers 60.
The candidates in the election of the
seven grand trustees were: Carroll Cook
Milton ID. CARAT and James Dockery of
San Francisco; Rod w. Church of Oak
land, R. G. Rust of Jackson, Frank /.
Coombs OF Napa, W. ]. Stills of San Diego
Charles NJ. Cassin of jacksonville, A. f.
Brady of Grass Valley, A. T. HYDE of
MERGED, B. a. Herington of San Jose, ]. f.
Schaffer of Gridley, P. L. Zabala of Sa-
linas, Frank Sabichi of Los Angeles, John
latham of Hollister and J. B. Blake OF
San Luis Obispo. Blake, the local candi-
date, was elected by reclamation, in &C
cordance with the usual form of courtesy.
Rust, CARAT, Coombs and Zabala were
elected on the first ballot, the vote stand
ing: Rust 1877, CARAT 1873. Coombs 131,
Zabala 1O2. Sills 81, Church 80, Brady 70,
Sabichi 81, Herington 60, Cassin 81, Cook
Sc, Dockery so, latham Al, Schaffer So,
Hyde 80.
At the evening session Sabichi and
Church were elected. The final act of the
convention was the installation of the
new officers. John 7. Creamy of San
Francisco, past grand president, was the
installing officer.
James D. Phelan of San Francisco to-
night introduced resolution that the
fftieth anniversary of the raising of the
United States fag at Monterey be OBJ
served with literary exercises at San Fran
cisco on July Z, of this year. The resolu-
ton was adopted.
The United States man-of-war Phiia-
delphia is at Port Hartford and tonight
the Marine band added interest to the cele-
bration. A reception was given to Ad-