The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
THE NATIVE SONS.


 Grand Marshal Dunbar officially visit ed Sea Point Parlor at Sausalito and Menlo Parlor at Menlo Park last week. He found both in excellent condition and progressive.
 Stanford Parlor will hold spirited meeting on Tuesday, on which occasion delegates will be selected from the very best material to represent this inhuen- tial in the grand parlor
 Charles NJ Cassin of Watsonville and A. w. North of Winters will be candi- dates for grand trustee. R. D. Barton of SeQuoia Parlor wants to be grand outside sentinel. He will have for oppo- nent L. G. Hagenkamp of Rincon Parlor.
 On the 3Oth California Parlor will elect six delegates to the grand parlor. This parlor gained s1S65 in finance dur ing the past year, and has now on hand S14 461 and has a membership of 4oO. During the past six months the parlor afforded relief to members to the extent of s671. The good of the order commit tee is arranging for a grand high Jinks to be given on the 7th of AprIl.
 Nevada City is making great arrange ments for the reception of the the delegates ate
 Grand Trustee Joseph K. Hawkins last Wednesday visited Orange Parlor; on the following night he was With Tracy Parlor. On Thursday he will visit Point Arena Parlor. and on Saturday be with Alder Glen Parlor at Fort Bragg. :
 The Lincoln Drill Corps has arranged for a picnic at Sunset Park on the l7th of April.
 The Native Sons have secured a large plat in Mount Olivet Cemetery, San Ma teo County. In the center there will be raised a grand monument and an effort Is now being made to have the various parlors secure subdivisions of the plat and beautify the same; From sugges- tions that have been offered it is prob able that this plat will be one of the finest In that cemetery.
 OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS.
 The entertainment that is to be given Alta Parlor in the large hall of the Native Sons building on the evening of the 18th of April will be a historical one, and will be followed by dancing.
 At the close of a recent stated meeting of La Estrella Parlor Miss Minnie Kleve- sahl, member of the parlor, who was the Queen of the Jubilee, was approached by about forty of the members under the leadership of Miss Helen M. Kruse, and informed that one of the number (Mrs. Lillian Carlie) had something to say to her. What she did say, in that flow of eloquence for which she Is noted, was that the members, in grateful apprecia- ton of the honor Miss Klevesahl had done the parlor by the manner in which she sustained t. part of queen, had de-
 
 she was to be the queen of the evening. A procession was then formed to CaDrl- To Hall, where there was an unusually fine spread on a table decorated by Miss Edith Maunder Mrs. A. Nichols, Mrs. l.. Garlic, Miss s. AsmuS and Miss l.. Me Carty with profusion of violets anu of those yellow blossoms embler -atic of the State There were a number of toastS, the principal one being to "Our Queen. :" The evening was one of the most pleasant ever spent by this parlor.
 The entertainment that was recently given by Ramona Parlor at Martinez was a very pleasant affair, and in ;-ddition to a very neat programme, there was a banquet, when Miss Bertola, past grand president, delivered a patriotic address that was exceedingly well received.
 The jubilee committee has presented to Miss Minnie KleveSahl of La Estrella Parlor a beautiful photograph of herself in regal robes, as she appeared as Queen of the Jubilee.
 The officers of Fremont Parlor were installed last week by Deputy Mrs Theo Lunstedt in that manner which has won so many words of commendation in the past for the installing officer She was assisted by Miss Mae B. Wilkins. Miss Emma Delwig and Miss Edith Bryant. Mrs. Daniels was on that night installed as president for the third consecutive term The members of this parlor, who of late have displayed unusual activity, will during the month of April initiate thirty candidates.
 The members of the order all over the State deeply sympathiZe with Grand President Mrs. Belle w. Conrad in the loss she has sustained by the death of