The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
FAIR NATIVES
 WILL HAVE A
 NEW HOME Pleasant Place Where They Can Go. DEDICATION NEXT MONTH IT IS A SMALL BEGINNING, BUT IT WILL GROW. Hopes and Plans of the Order Explained by One of
 the Prominent
 Officers.

For many months a number of the members of the order of Native Daugh- ters of the Golden West have worked on the lines of establishing a home for the members of the organization in which such as desire may, when away from their own homes, have place to go where they will find "all the comforts of home in the fullest sense of the phrase.
 In the carrying out of this idea the Board of Relief of the Grand Parlor ap pointed a committee of five, said com mittee to have full power to plan for the project in the manner they deemed best, of which the following named ladies are the officers and directors: Mrs. Tiny O'Kane, the senior past grand president, who by reason of the fact that she was the first president of the Grand Parlor was given the post of honor, that of president; Miss Mae B. Wilkins, past grand president, vice president; Miss Clara K. Witten- meyer, past grand president, secretary; and Mrs Carrie R. Durham, past grand president, treasurer. Mrs. W. s. Leake of Califa Parlor, Mrs. H. M. Green of Buena Vista Parlor, Mrs. J. A. Steinuach of Alta Parlor, Miss Minnie Coulter of Santa Rosa Parlor and Miss Mollte $. Johnson of Califa Parlor, directors.
 That step having been taken, the ladies named occupied themselves in the matter of interesting the parlors, not only of this city but of the entire State. and bv personal visits to such parlors as they could reach. and by correspondence, they laid their proposition before the membership Their labors were rewarded by assurance of assistance. Buena Vista Parlor voted $50 from it's treasury to aid the cause along, and a day or two aIter Alta Parlor contributed $lOo, the pro Elno Parlor gave $5O the Parlor at hpeIa Perior 9n- mated SlO and Forrest $20. Subsequently Buena Vista added to its donation in the shape of an offer to fit up one room Ill building to be selected, as a hospital.
 Then there came offers of assistance from a great number of the parlors, con ditional to this extent: III you nave your home in operation by the lst ot JanuaLy, a success then we will assist you III your project" This was so encouraging that the energetic officers held a meeting on dames Ieake. Green and Steinbach and Misses Wittenmeyer and Wilkins com mittee to secure suitable quarters Tn which to establish, the nome. After protracted search house hunting on grand scale, the committee decided to take a ten-room house at 925 O'FarreH street, between Polk street and Van Ness avenue, not. however, until the latter part of Oc- tober Then came a difficult task, the renovation of the premises. The landlord kindly offered to put 1t Tn good oroer, ana
 
 able one. and while it Is not very large, 1t is sufficient for the time being.
 After the painters, the kalsominers and other artisans had vacated, Mrs. D. T. Wilkins, the mother of the wee presloent, was appointed matron with instruction to take charge of the place and see that 1t was put in proper condition for the re- ception of guests. There came In the first place, in the nature Of most pleas ant surprise, a donation by Mrs. Leake of carpets and furniture-almost enough to furnish five rooms. This lady has taken an unusual interest in this matter and has done and is still doing much to make the home the grand success that 1t is, in also gave furnishing for hall bedroom on the upper floor, with the understand ing that in case of need it shall be used for hospital purposes. The other room which is to be the hospital proper will be furnished by that parlor in few days. furniture and at this time the ten rooms are very neatly and comfortably fur nished. There is on the half basement floor a dining room, kitchen, pantry and is a pretty, well-hghted double parlor and matrons room, while on the upper floor are four bedrooms, one of which will be the hospital, and a bathroom. There are, of course, number of things necessary to adorn the walls, in the line of pictures and fancy articles that go to make up the furnishing of a house complete, but there is hope within the breasts of the directors and officers that number of liberally dis posed Native Daughters and Native Sons will in the fullness of their hearts send a number of such articles as Christmas gifts to the home The mother of the sec retary contributed 100 glasses of jelly for the dining room pantry.
 Wilkins, the vice president. lis to give notice tO all members of the order that