The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
NATIVE SONS BEGIN SESSION
OF GRAND PARL0R IN VALLEJO
important Meeting of the Order Is Held in the
SoIanu County City and Business Is Interest
ingy Mingled With the Merriment of Hundreds
sneclal pispatch 70 rhe Call.

/ VALLEJO. April 25.-In San Pablo
Hall this morning the twenty-seventh
annual session Of the Grand Parlor,
Native Sons Of the Golden West, was
4 called to order, the response to rollcall
showing an unusually large attendance.
The grand officers, headed by Grand
! President II. .R. McNoble. were all
there. as were also four of the seven
grand trustees. Several of the past
/ grand presidents OF the order are at
! tending the session. The contests for
I the offices of grand secretary and
! grand treasurer oXershadow everything
/ else, although there are a number of
/ important matters relating to the order
and State development to come before
/ the Grand Parlor. The retirement of
Henry Lunstedt and Henry S. Martin
has Invited a battle royal, and the pre-
| liminary skirmishes are already well
advanced. Those who seek the secre
taryship are c. II. Turner Gncumben),
f. H. Jung of San Francisco, Theo G..
Eilers of Santa Barbara and Day of
san Jose. Jung and Turner are in the
lead. The contest for treasurer is be-
tween John E. McDougald and H. E.
Pasquale.. both of San Francisco. The
! friends of the several candidates are
already showing much activity.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion II. G. w. Dinkelspiel was appoint
ed organist. Z. b. Hayward of Wood
land minute clerk and the usual COM
rnittees were named. The annual re-
, ports of the grand officers show that
the order is growing and has a good
balance in its treasury
Grand President McNoble reports
that during the past year nearly 1000
young men Joined the order. He urges
the establishment Of home for widows
and orphans, favors placing Yosemite
Valley under the control of the Federal
Government and shows that S276 people
visited the valley during 1908; refers to
the Donner monument, historic land
marks and the proposed memorial win
dow for St Peters Chapel at Mare
Island, for which a considerable sum
has already been raised.
The report of Grand Secretary
Turner shows that during the past
year one new parlor was organized, one
reorganized and many revived that
have long been inactive. No charters
were surrendered. Grand Treasurer
Martin reports that with the balance
on hand March 1, 1903, the receipts for
the past year were $2S. .94S 60 and the
/ disbursements s19,S6S 50. These bal
ances are reported in the several
funds: General, s4O74 so; medal,
SS755 65; Donner monument, 1881.
Samuel j. Mcknight chairman of
Z -
was then recognized and announced
the social programme of the week,
which is: Grand reception Monday
evening banquet Tuesday evening, re-
/ ception by the Elks Wednesday even
Ing, excursion 10 the launching of the
cruiser California Thursday morning,
grand ball Friday evening.
W. A Gett gave notice that Sacra-
mento will be a competitor for the
honor Of entertaining the Grand Parlor
in 1905. Daniel A Ryan announced the
death Of John T. Creamy, and a COM
mittee consisting of d. A Ryan, L. f.
Byington and c. f. Mclaughlin was
appointed to draft suitable memorial
resolutions
Grand Trustee Frank r. Wehe in
/ troduced a resolution increasing the
number of grand trustees from seven
! to eleven. Before the noon recess was
I taken the proposition was discussed by
II. c. w Dinkelspiel, Frank r. Wehe,
L. r. Byington. Calvert Wilson. c. E.
/ Mclaughlin and J. L. Gallagher.
When the afternoon session of the
Grand Parlor was called to order W. A.
g Gett stated that he had not intended
TO name Sacramento as a competitor
for the Grand ParlOr next year, but the
! people of the capital city would like
tic 1905 Admission Day celebration
held there.