The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12
NATIVE DAUGHTERS
AND THEIR HOME
ITS OBJECT BEING EXPLAINED
TO ALL PARLoRS.
The Donations That Have Been Made
During the Past Few Weeks
to Help The Cause.

since the dedication of the Native
daughters Home, on O'Farrell street. be-
tween Polk street and Van Ness avenue
on the I'd Of last January, considerable
interest In that worthy institution has
been aroused in the order of Native
daughters of the Golden West all over
the State. Mrs. Lena H. Mills of JOAQUIN
Farlor' OF stockton, who is the grand
president Of the order, was in the CITY
some time ago, and by invitation was
present at a meeting Of the trustees of the
home. She took a deep interest in the
undertaking and obtained all information
possible as to It's history and line of work
for the purpose of disseminating that in
formation to all parlors on her official
visits. This she has done in the past few
weeks, telling, wherever she went about
the advantages that the home offers to all
native daughters who may come to San
FRANCISCO unattended. In this she is do
ing excellent missionary work, and the in
formation she is giving in various parts
OF the state will do much to make the OBJ
Jects or the home as an abiding place
ana a place for the care of the sick of
the order, known and appreciated.
In the meantime the energetic board
OF directors is doing all that can be done
20 lmpart information about the institu-
ton by explanation during personal, Wis
It's to parlors and by sending out descrip-
tive and instructive circulars
The members of La Estrella Parlor of
treat
IN Native Sons Hall on the night of the
25th inst, when a small admission fee
will be charged and the proceeds will be
given to the fund for the maintenance of
the nome. 1t is stated that "Evangeline"
will be presented and there will in addi-
| ton, be a choice programme of numbers
and possibly other attractions The Oh
| Ject is a good one and deserves the sup
port OF every native son, as well as daugh-
ter in the city.
Califa Parlor No. % of Sacramento. of
which Mrs. w. s. Leake, chairlady of the
| board of trustees, is a member, held a
meeting few evenings since, at which
| there were present not less than sixtv
| members. At that meeting the objects Of
| the home were fully discussed and ex-
| planned, and before the close of the meet
Ing 1t was decided that the parlor would
render financial aid toward the main
tenance of the home, and that at no dis
| tant day IT would get up an entertain
ment in aid of the institution
During the past three weeks the fol-
| lowing donations have been made to the
home by members of the order: From
Veritas Parlor of Merced. Oneonta ar
| lor of Ferndale and Orinda Parlor of San
Francisco. $50 each; Ramona Parlor of
MARTINEZ, $40; San Jose Parlor, IS; Golden
Bar Parlor Of Sierra City, SO, and Juanita
| Parlor of Amador, $2 Miss Eliza n
| Keith of Alta Parlor has made the first
donation to the library in the shape of a
contribution OF books, and it is probable
| that others who have good literature will
| add to the number already given, and that
| in a short time there will be a choice coll
lection of books on the shelves Mrs. J. J.
| Spieker of Buena Vista Parlor has do
mated a liberal supply of envelopes and
| letter heads: Piedmont Parlor of Oak
| land has sent rocking chair; Mrs Metz
ler, member of one of the local parlors,
has offered the funeral expenses In case
of a death in the home, and Mrs. h M.
| Greene of the trustees has donated set
of fire irons.