The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-12
STANFORD PARLOR
EVOLVES A NEW IDEA
JOHN J. LERMEN AT A BANQUET
TALKS OF THE FUTURE.
Pleasant Gathering of Natives That
Followed the Installation
of Officers.

Stanford Parlor No. 76, Native Sons of
the Golden West, has evolved a new idea
with view to bring itself and the other
Native Sons into deserved prominence,
and that idea was publicly announced
last Tuesday night at a banquet given
after the installation of the following
officers for the present term by District
Deputy Grand President L. W. Cobble-
dick, assisted by Henry Lansing, D. D. c.
p, as marshal: John ]. Mccarthy, past
president d. A. Curtin, president; Will
lam A. Deane, first vice president: Will
lam II. Dick, second vice president; Will
lam F. Humphreys, third vice president
Fred H. Jung, recording secretary; Joseph
G. Cox, financial secretary; Frank Ecken-
roth, treasurer; William D. Hynes, mar
shall; E. H. Hammer, outside sentinel; T.
F. Noonan, outside sentinel; Judge Frank
H. Kerrigan, ]. J. Lermen and A. F.
Schleicher, trustees; DR.. A. H. Giannini,
DR.. A. R. Bryant, DR.. Charles Clark, Dr.
H. Kugler, DR.. Alfred Mclaughlin and
DR.. Fred B. Sutherland, surgeons
AT the banquet there were present about
$50, including several specially invited
guests. DR. A. H. Giannini was introduced
by President Curtin as POSTMASTER, and
after few well-chosen words by way of
Introduction proceeded at once to call
upon those who had been selected to re-
spond to sentiments. giving the members
and guests an opportunity to partake of
the good things laid before them and at
the same time listen to oratory, for within
its membership Stanford Parlor has a
number of natural born speakers"
Occupying seats of honor near the
POSTMASTER were Sheriff H s. Martin,
grand treasurer of the order and a prom
and Grand aFser
stedt, Judge J. E. Barry, John j. Lermen
secretary Of the Yosemite Commission;
President Curtin, District Deputy Cobble-
dick, Past President Mccarthy, District
Deputy Hy Lansing, Past President j.
W. Lewis, c. H. Stanyan and DR.. W. H.
Seberst.
orchestra W. w. Finney favored with
vocal selections, winding up with Just
One Girl all present joining in the
sPondsd to Our Tes comng MeGGaFhy
and called attention to the fact that the
members of the parlor had subscribed to
a fund to make first-class showing dur
ing the celebration In 1900; that the mem
bers were paying their subscriptions in
installments, and that he felt sure that
Stanford Parl9r would be shining mark
planned in California A quartet composed
of w. j. O'Brien, c. Hanley, Ben Tarbox
and F. X. Thompson rendered several
choice selections, after which Mr. Lermen
ior."
1t was in substance that the parlor has
appointed q committee consisting of the
sneaker is chairman, Rudolph HerOld and
Henry S. Martin to arrange for the re-
ception in the future of persons promi-
nent in art, science and literature by the
parlor so as to give them an idea Of what
the Native Sons are as an organization,
and in that way place the parlor on
high plane and at the same time extend
the fame of the order beyond the con-
fines of the State. The speaker said that
Leland Stanford, from whom the parlor
took it's name, had, by his interest in the
cause of education, established a world
wide fame and that there was no reason
why the parlor in branching out into
high field should not become famous.
Then followed responses to toasts by
District Deputy Cobbledick, Henry S.
Martin, Judge Barry, Grand Secretary
Lunstedt and w. J. Demartini, the pres
entatlon of handsome diamond-set
badge to retiring Past President Lewis,
a clever skit in verse by w. D. Hynes.
who supplemented with stories, and
bright Quarter of an hour with Judge
Kerrigan, who called upon to respond to
"The Ladies'" told many witty things,
but never once referred to the toast sug
posted by the postmaster.