The San Francisco call., 1897-11-14
The Native Daughters,

On the evening OF Saturday, the 9Th inst
Alta Parlor No. 8 received a visit from Grand
President Mrs. Belle W. Conrad and the other
grand officers who resi- lie in this city. The hall
in which the visitors were rece we'd was deco
rated with exquisite taste, the ever admirable
chrysanthemum being predominant, and smi-
lax and cho ce flowers being tastetully ar
ranged around the stations and the cEande-
ierS which were illuminated with colOred
lights. There was an exem Dliication OF the
work OF initiation for the benefit OF the visi'-
ors and what they thought of it WAS expressed
in gowing language by the grand president.
There were speeches by the grand presiden t,
Miss Lily o. Re1chling, the founder OF the or
der; Past President Mrs. Tillman, Grand
Treasurer Miss Lizzie Douglass, Grand Trustee
Mrs. Lillian Carrie, Miss Helen kruse OF La
EslreIla PArIor, Miss Barton of Fremont Par
lor, Mrs. Mocker OF Sans souci Parlor, Mrs.
Mckay OF Marysville and Mrs Martin OF Eta
pome Parlor, Weavervllle, in the presence OF a
good representation OF the membership aud
delegations from Minerva, Orc Elmo, Golden
State, MauZ ,nlta, Buena Vista, Las LomnS, La
Estrella and Sans soucl parlo-s. Many IN
lerestlng and instructive Thoughts were ex-
pressed. After the business there was a
very fine COLLATION. IN an adjoining hall, the
dressing of the tab es being unusually attrac-
tive. On each OF the three tables there were
elegant candelabrums, in which were set red,
white and yellow candles the flame OF each
burning under paper shade OF the color OF
the candle. Inc ene2t repreS eUllHS me C'IOTS
OF the order very pretty.
Minerva Par,or has appo nted its 1900 COM
mi,tee, whose duty 1t shall b. to provide en-
tertainments tor the purpose o. raising funds
for The observation OF Admission daY in grand
style in the year 1900 The committee Is made
up OF Misses H. Murrav, NJ. A DEM sey, NJ.
Marshall, l. Rush, NJ. Seric4no and Mesdames
Shade NJ Blake.y and B. Suuder
Last Tuesday night Golden State Parlor, un-
der the auspices of its 1900 committee, OF
which Miss Rosa Day Is chairman gave very
pleasant social in the basement hal OF the
Native Sons building, which was sttended by
more than 800 persons. Pretty floral decora-
tions, handsome native daughters and go cd
programme OF dances contributed TO the sue
cess OF the evening. Mrs. c. Day was the foor
sans Soucl Parlor has solved the problem OF
providing entertainment tor the members
alter the close OF business on the first FRIDAY
of each month, with ut calling i'll the aid OF
tue Naive Sons, or foreign sons. On that
night they arrange fine progrn mme OF music,
song ana dance, and one OF the members
remarked: I'VE find that We can enjoy our
ives By ourselves, just as l. we had II lot OF
nice young men with US. 1t may be little
Sc fl h, but ii is exceedingly enjoyable to be
a bic to get up pleasant entertainments just
for ourselves" The Novem Der entertainment
was pos poned until last Fridar, and there was
present more than hall a hundred OF as hand
some and young mem DerS oil the order as can
be found in anv OF the local parlors, and they
had glorious time. They we've favored with
the presence OF visitors from Alta, Minerva,
Buena Viz Ia and Las Lomas Parlors- In the
pretty hail that was handsomely decorated
there was given an address by Mrs a. MOcker +;
vocal SOLO, Mrs. Georgie Stone; instrumental
selec lions Mss Annie Miller; recitation, Miss
f. Lszausky ana vocal selections b. Miss
Mae L4zansky and coon songs by little
darhy, Willie Doisei, III" parlor's mascot.
The affair was couduc under the direction
OF the COmmlttee consisting oil MISS Je sic
Creighton Mrs. A Mocker, Miss Alice Munson.
Miss Dora Eisuer, Miss Annie Miller. the
Misses stamper and Miss Mae Lazansky, as
Vendome Parlor OF San Jose, organized by
Miss Annie Worth was instituted last Friday
night. That makes the one hundredth parlor
OF the order.
Grand President Mrs. Conrad has started on
a visit 10 ptrlors in Amador, lone Jackson.
Sutter Creek, Plymouth, Lodi and Martinez