The San Francisco call., 1903-01-04

N Il are not dIl plGdcAAC may DC
gathered from the fact that
during the recent official tour
Of Grand President Keith, which ex-
tended from October 20 to December 6,
she visited thirty-twO parlors distributed
in the counties Of Amador. Calaveras, FL
Dorado. Kern, Los Angeles, Merced. Sac
ramento, San Joaquin. San Luis Obispo,
Sierra, Stanislaus. Santa Barbara, Tuol-
umne. Tulare and Ventura To make
these visits she travelled 2090 miles by rail
and go by stage. 115O miles of that dis
tance being in the TWO weeks preceding
the last given date. TO make this itin-
erary," said the grand president. lit ne
cessitated travelling all day and attending
meetings night after night" In only a
few cases could she remain more than
thirty-siX hours in any one place. II she
remained two nights ia one locality she
felt like an old settler. During her alb
sence from the city the grand president
kept herself in touch with the office of
the grand secretary and the order at
large by using the mails and wires to re-
spon6 10 the many calls upon her atten-
ticn. and writing no less than 800 com
r.-unications. besides preparing several
circulars of instruction 10 subordinate
rarlors. On all sides she was hailed as
one OF the hardest working grand presi-
cents who has ever hlled the Office in that
order and everywhere she went the par
lors Demonstrated their appreciation Of
ner efforts 10 bring the order UP 10 high
standard OF excellence
While in Ventura County the grand
president and grand secretary visited the
Palm Tree Park Of the Native Daughters
lmpruK ement Club; also the mission OF San
fSUenaN enturs. where the grand president
was given an opportunity to examine the
old records that were written by Father
JuniDero Sierra. They were shown ali
points of interest about the place by Mrs
Day and Mrs Arneal, prominent Native
Daughters of Ventura. While at Santa
Paula the grand officers were the guests
Of Miss Anna Henderson. grand trustee,
siid Mrs. Todd Jingling, delegate to the
last held Grand ParlOr- At Nisaiia they
p cre the guests Of Mrs. Alice Jordan and
Mrs. Dr. Petit Throughout their trip
ihey were treated with the greatest cour-
tesy and generous hospitality. AID also
roade the recipients of souvenirs and Of
tokens OF fraternal love and esteem.
On the evening Of December Is Grand
President Eliza ID. Keith and Grand Sec
retary Laura J. Frakes paid an official
visit TO Darina Parlor. There were
present Grand Marshal Emma Gruber
Foley and Grand Trustee Kathryn
McGough, Past Grand Presidents
Bertola. Conrad. Mills and Baker.
also Mrs. Julia a. Steinbach, the
mother Of the parlor, and representatives
from almost every parlor in the city. The
hail, which had been prettily decorated
with evergreens, flowers and garlands,
was crowded 10 its limit There was an
eXemplification of the work OF the order
and the comments by the grand presi-
-HzM
10 that officer. as a souvenir Of the visit,
Of a gOld-lined silver creamer and sugar
bowl and Of a gold pen and pearl handle
TO Grand Secretary Frakes. The former
was presented by Miss Brown. the DresI-
dent and the latter by Dr. Temple. Mrs.
Julia A. Steinbach was presented by
number Of her friends with punches o.
beautiful flowers, as Was also Past Grand
President MIS- Baker. and 10 Or Bertola
a souvenir spoon was given. An excellent
banquet was served, one that surpassed
any previous effort OF the paTlOr in that
line. Many Of the visitors expressed
their qualification at being able to meet
the grand president After adjourn
ment all present were invited to par
take Of the hospitality Of the parIor
in the banquet hail. to which many re-
paired. and there short addresses were
delivered by grand officers and prominent
visitors. Just before the party left the
hall for the banquet room, and while
many visitors were IN the anteroOms put
ting on their wraps, there was a little in
cident in which the chairman Of the COM
mittee of arrangements and two members
Of the parlOr figured which demons IA ed
the great sisterly love that exists in the
parlOr. IL was in relation to the d!stribu-
ton Of certain punches Of flowers. and
the words that We're spoken on the sub
ject were such as to attract the arten-
Rf visitors tn
eXclaim IN one accord, What a shame
that We don't have more such exhibitions
OF sisterly affection
The Christmas party given by Golden
State Parlor No. SO, n. ID. @. w, in the
Assembly Hall Of the Pioneer building,
on the night Of the 18th OF December.
was a jolly affair that was attended by
as many as could crowd into the hall
Sanity Claus" was, as usual, personated
by Miss Johanna Meyer. "thc funmaker"
Of the parlOr. There was a procession
Of the children, who were each given a
bag Of candy and nuts. slso a toy, after
which there were some humorous pres
ents for members and a programme of
dancing and entertainment The affair
was under the direction of Mrs. B. Dena-
laey, Johanna Meyer, Mile Tietjen, Tillie
Decker, Gussie Schade /. Fahrenkrug
p Buhr and X Shannahan.
La Estrella ParlOr No. S9 had Christ
mas tlSt party III lie sierra nan or the
Native Sons building, on December %,
which was well attended and proved to
be a delightful function.
Grand President Eliza D. Keith has rem
deled a decision to the effect that no par
lor can omit a regular meeting or to
change the night Of meeting because a
regular meeting night falls on q holiday
She holds that for a change of meeting
right there must be an amendment 10
the bylaws Of the parlor desiring such
change
She grand president had not intended
TO visit the parlors of San Francisco un-
til after the lst OF February, but by spe-
cia' request she visited Orinda Darina
anc Fremont parlors. At the meeting of
CrinCa parlor the visiting official was
asked a great many questions. and these
ere answered in manner that the an
sH ers VIII serve a guide for the MEM
bers in the future. In Darina Parior, on
the occasion of the official visit there
Wss a great deal of enthusiasm and the
grand president, as has already been an
nounced, was presented a silver creamer
and sugar bowl with initials thereon in
ribbon monogram. and large cake bear
ing her name, that Of the office she holds
and the date.
The Official visit Of the grand president
and grand secretary to Piedmont Parlor
was an exceedingly pleasant one. There