The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24
OUR NATIVE CHILDREN.
Doings OF the Officers and Parlors OF
the Sons of the Golden
West

| officers of Preside Parlor.
The officers of Mantle Parlor were in
stalled by Past President Keenan, last
Tuesday.
Matters of importance will be presented
Tuesday night at the meeting OF the Han
| Association.
Joseph r. Knowland, D. D. g. r, and
other grand officers, visited Redwood Par
lor last week and installed the officers.
At the close OF the ceremony j. J. Nagle
the retiring president, was by Grand Sec
retary Lunstedt on behalf of the parlor
presented handsome diamond and gold
badge In recognition OF his services uur-
| ing the time he held office.
When Grand President Gesford named his
| deputies he announced to them that 1t was his
I intention that they should work for the good
OF the order end that the appoint menus "ere
not TO be merely honorary ones. !noSe VINO
fail to perform the work expected OF t1eIn WIZ II
have their commissions revoked ana i've
| men Will be named to Fl the vacancies; he
VIII send his deputies at large TO work III nelos
| where new psrlors can be organized A.
The last meeting of those who signeu tne
! charter-rou to become members OF FL Capltan
! Parlor before institution will be held Monday
| night in Native Sons Hall.
Charles L. MoSer, chairman OF the printing
and supply committee, has returned 10 tnls
City after an absence OF two monthS ID
Amador County.
n. y
man OF the board of trustees, was IN TINS Clty
this week and reports as q mem Der OF Tie VISIT
| ing board that there is marked Improvement
| in the parlors Of his Jurisdiction.
The seventh anniversary ball OF AIcalde Par-
| lor VIII be given in Native Sons Hall, FEBRUARY
! IL
Ell Dorado Parlor will give its twelfth ami
versary ball on the 10th of February in Native
| Sons Hall.
The following named were elected officers OF
! the directors OF the library and reading-room
| loo rIr1a nfY,I- -alc a
Fred W. Lees, yice-president; Frank Van De-
venter, secretary, and L. NJ Bannan, Treas
! urer.
There was merry gathering in Alameda on
| the occasion of the installation OF the ofhcers
! of Halcyon Parlor by w. II. L. Hynes, assisted
| by John A. Steinbach, R. G. P; James :. Jane
| son, assistant grand secretary, ana Deputles
! Hanson and Boldeman. The following named
| are the officers: T. C. Shepard, P. p; J. l.:
Ballentine, r. L. A. Haggy, J. &. Stub6s and
! George A. Innes, vice presidents; d. o. Ienny,
| K. S.; F. c. Sunder, +. S. /; II. K. Llpman, M !;
l.. ]. Shannon /. s.; w. B. Hinchman o. s.. Z.
! R. Anthony and j. K. Knowland, trustees. A
| very Interesting musicale and dance, III Whlch
| the Native Daughters took part followed the
ceremonies.
The following officers of Los Positos Parlor
| OF Liyermore were installed Dy Deputy
Knowiand. assisted by Grand Secretary Lun-
stedt and Grand Outside sentinel J. r. Morris: !:
William McIver, P. P; A. NJ. Haynes, P; c.
H. Christiansen, o. Cozad, H. T. Ruter, vice
presidents; D. R. Rees, NJ; G. W. Meyers. R. ST.;
w. H. Galway, F. s.; H. Scotland, 0. s.; George
Wegner, J. II. Conrad, trustees. Alter the In
stallation there was an adjournment TO hotel
in the neighborhood and several hours were
spent in having a jolly good time.
Grand Trustee Ssbichi ana DR.. ID. w. Edel-
man of Ramona Parlor officially visited a
number OF parlors in the extreme southern
part of the State. They inform the grand Sec
retary by letter that at no time have the par
| lors in that part of the State been in such a
prosperous condition as they are now.
Wisteria Parlor of Alvarado was visited by
r. Dennty
Hyues, who installed the officers in the pres
ence OF a laIge:number OF visiting members of
the order.
Native Daughters of the Golden West.
In the three months that Woodland Parlor
has been organized it has made q record for
itself 1t has paid for the regalia and supplies
furnished by the grand parlor and has "a mes t
ege'' in the shape OF 800 in the treasury.
Much of the success OF the parlor is due to the
business tact of the very amiable president,
Miss Mae Cummings, and the energetic secre-
tary Miss Harriet Lee, who is a member OF the
| County Board of Education.
Vesta Parlor of Sierra has surrendered its
charter.
Grand President Tillman, while on her tour
through the south recently, did not have the
opportunity to institute the paror being
organized at San Miguel. San Luis Obispo
County but will do SO before the close OF her
administration.
There was grand time at the installation
of the officers OF Amapola Parlor OF Sutter
Creek, Amador County. At the conclusion of
the very beautiful ceremony of installation
there was a banquet, and toasts were proposed
and responded to. Miss Margaret Bundy
| responded to "Our Flag; "Tne Native Sons"
was responded to by Margaret Payne; Miss
! Laura J. Frakes, secretary of the parlor, re-
| sponded to "The Founder OF Our Order"
referring in eloquent terms to Miss Lily o..
Reichl1ng and the work she undertook ten
! years ago to establish the order, she being at
| that time till in her teens, and pointed with
! pride to the progress that had been made all
! over the State since she had inspired the
! native daughters to combine and complete an
organization of which every Californian has
reason TO feel proud.
Miss Ida b. Herman, the retiring president,
reviewed the work during the term she filled
| the chair, commended the members for their
| faithfulness and thanked them for the aid
they gave to enable her to perform her duties.
| She concluded by advising them to be charits-
! bic and not let the left hand know what the
right hand is doing in the relief OF the dis
| tressed.
Sierra Parlor has five candidates ready to be
| initiated.
The reports from California Parlor, Marys-
vile, show notable increase in mem rship.
Palomar Parlor No. 80 was instituted re-
| Gently at San Diego by Grand President Mary
E. Tillman, assisted by Miss Annie Donaldson
of Minerva Parlor. The parlor had been under
organization for several months, the moving
spirit being Lewis Aubury, vino was deter
mined that the order should have repre-
sentation in that section of the State, and it
was through his efforts that the parlor was in
| stituted with twenty members. The grand
| president and those who assisted her were
most delightfully."- entertained by the members
OF the new parlor. On arrival at San Diego
they were escorted to a suite of rooms in a
hotel which were filled with the choicest t
| flowers of the locality; they were entertained
| at lunch by Miss Alice Neale, the marshal of
the new parIor; then they were the guests a a
| dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Aubury.
| Numerous other hospitalities marked their
solourn IN the city named. The representa-
| tives of the order visited Coronado and La
Jolla and the various missions and returned
to the north bringing with them another link
| which viii bind the extreme south OF the State
10 the order one which will serve to keep alive
! the spirit and memories of the men and
| women of No
The differences in Piedmont Parlor having
all been adjusted and the distur bing element
| having retired, the greatest harmony now
exists, and last Thursday the newly elected
! officers were installed with much ecat by
Deputy Miss Murray, assisted by Miss Creigh,
acting as marshal. The hall was beautifully
decorated and there we're present Grand Presi-
! dent Mary +. Tlllman, Grand Vice-President
Belle w. Conrad, Grand Secretary George Cot
ter Ryan, Miss Helene Juarez chairman OF the
| grand trustees. and visitors frem Alameda,
| Orc Fino and Minerva parlors. There was a
banquet and good cheer after the installation.
Miss Helene Juerez of the board OF trustees
| will visit the local parlors.
Golden State Parlor had very interesting
| meeting lest Wednesday, and after the meet
ing there was colistion furnished by the
| past president.
The entertainment announced by La Es-
treHa Parlor for the % tn inst. has been post
poned until the following night 10 give the
! nall to Buena Vista Parlor for the purpose of
| the installation of its officers.
Orlnda Parlor has completed arrangements
LOT reception TO Its friends in Native sons