The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
SALINAS READY
FOR THE COMING
OF THE NATIVES
To-Day the Delegates to the
Grand ParIOr Will Be Given
q Welcome,

ters of the local parlors of both Ma
tive Sons and Native Daughters. Santa
Lucia ParlOr, \. S. G. w, has arranged
convenient and comfortable smoking
reading and lounging rooms, and a
committee will always be in attendance
TO attend to the wants or answer the
inquiries of guests.
The Native Daughters have taken
possession Of the rear rooms Of the
same building, beautifying them in
the dainty and artistic way which only
women understand, and making them
the most attractive of all the Tendez-
vouS in the city. The reception commit
tee, some Of whose members will al
ways be present at headquarters, is
composed Of Mrs. L. G. Hare, Mrs.
Stirling, Mrs. A. McCandless, Miss Mae
Patton, Miss Mabel Harvey, Miss Ma
talie Clark, Miss Edith Baker, Mrs. f.
a. Eaton, Mrs. Harvey Abbott, Mrs.
S. n. Matthews, Mrs. G. n. Blanchard
Miss Grace Shearer, Mrs. A. Harris,
Miss Bee Porter.
Other places at which a hearty well
come Will be extended to the visiting
parlors are the armOry of Troop c.
National Guard Of California and the
City Hall. The reception rooms at both
places are beautifully decorated. AT
the City Hall some of the city officers
will dispense the city's hospitality
while a detachment of Troop C will
preside daily in their especial domain.
The armory proper will have the fin
ishing touches of it's decorations given
later, as it is there the grand ball and
the annual banquet are to be held The
plan is to decorate it with especial
elaboration, much expensive material
as well as elegant cut flowers and
potted plants to be employed. Mr..
Pratt, the official decorator, has de-
signe1 and is supervising the work at
this particular place.
All the business sessions of the
Grand Parlor will be held in the opera
house where special preparations have
been made for the comfort and con-
Yenience of officers and delegates.
A committee composed of p E. Zab-
ala, +. J. Harris. L. u. Grant, E. A.
Eaton, D'A. Porter and others from
Santa Lucia Parlor of Salinas went to
San Francisco to-day to participate in
the high jinks which Stanford Parlor
gives tonight in honor of the visiting
delegates in San Francisco en- route
here. All the delegates now in San
francisco VIII leave there at a. m.
tomorrow for Salinas. At San Jose
the Fiji Regiment Band will meet
them and accompany them here
Gabilan Parlor of Castroville and the
CastI Oville Brass Band will meet the
train at Castroville and invite the dele
gates to a reception and luncheon.
after which all will proceed to Salinas.
The Salinas Band, Troop c, National
Guard of California. dismounted in full
dress uniform; Santa Lucia Parlor,
Native Sons of the Golden West.
eighty-one strong, and Aleli Parlor.
Native Dau~hters of the Golden West,
with ninety-seven members, will meet
the train which brings the delegates,
and, forming a procession, the entire
body viii march to Armory Hall, where
an informal reception and genera Il
handshaking will be the order. The
Troop c Orchestra win play sweet mu-
sic during the reception. The visiting
delegates will then be escorted to the
headquarters in Native Sons Hall. and
each will be assigned to the quarters
he is to occupy during the coming
week.
Excellent arrangements have been
madl for the housing of delegates.
Grand President William Conley will