The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
Native Sons i'm Convention
at Vallejo Decide to Meet
Next Year at the Seaside
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR
Interesting Addresses Are
Made at the Banquet
in the Navy Yard City
Special Dispatch to The Call.


ernoon followed a night and morning
that brought numerous heavy show
ers, which injured street decorations,
but did not depress the spirits OF visit
ing Native Sons. The contests for the
secretaryship and treasurership of the
Grand Parlor are still paramount.
However, the gentlemen who desire to
be grand trustees now number twenty
and their claims for recognition are
urgent 1t is likely that the number
of grand trustees will be increased
from seven to eleven and that will
give fraction over half of the aspir-
ants chance.
Among distinguished members of the
order here are Senator j. r. knowIano
of Alameda, Judge Fletcher Cutler of
Humboldt, Senator Tom Flint Jr. OF
San Francisco, DR.. Charles Decker OF
San Francisco, former Congressman
Caminetti of Amador, former Congress
man Coombs of Napa, District Attor-
neys Fowler and Horr of MADEIRA and
Merced, Judge F. H. Dunno and Lewis
F. Byington of San Francisco. former
Mayor Cats of Stockton, former judge
Fletcher of Del Norte. Abe Ruef OF
San Francisco Senator Belshaw OF An
tioch. Senator Nelson and Under Sher-
iff Hynes of San Francisco, Judge Nc
Sorley of Mokelumne, Judge Rust or
Jackson and Frank A. Mattison of
Santa Cruz.
MONTERREY is SELECTED.
The morning session of the Grand
Parlor was brief. A telegram was read
nd
of the Native Daughters, extending
fraternal greetings to Native Sons In
their twenty-seventh annual session.
Monterey, which was the only aspirant
for the honor, was selected as the meet
ing place of the next Grand Parlor
Marysville announced that it will be
a candidate for the 1906 Grand Parlor
Owing to the threatening condition
of the weather, the visit to Mare ISL
and navy yard which had been pro-
grammed for this afternoon was post
poned until tomorrow afternoon. How
ever, the grand officers accepted spe-
cial invitation from Rear Admiral b.
H McCalla, commanding the Mare ISL
and navy yard, to lunch with him.
Accompanied by G. G. Halliday, past
president of Vallejo Parlor, the grand
officers went over at noon to the COM
mandants residence, where they were
graciously received by Miss McCalla.
This lady was assisted in entertaining
the guests at lunch by her sister and
Mrs. Kindleberger and Miss Waggener.
Mayor James Roney and other guests
from Vallejo were present, and the off1-
GERS of the station showed the visitors
every attention. After lunch the grand
officers viewed some of the interesting
points of the navy yard.
In the afternoon a resolution was
passed declaring it was the sense OF
the meeting that the next Grand Par
lor choose Sacramento as the city
wherein to hold the 1905 celebration
of Admission day.
BUSINESS OF SESSION.
r. H. Dam of Pacific Parlor of San
Francisco introduced a resolution that
Is cents be added to the per capita tax
to defray the expenses of reorganizing
and rehabilitating defunct and delin-
ouent parlors. The resolution went
to the finance committee. Fred II.
Jung introduced a resolution which he
supported in a vigorous speech that
some future session of the Grand Par
lor be held in Yosemite Valley. Three
hours were devoted to a resolution SUBJ
mitted by the committee on appeals
and grievances providing that a mem
Der appealing to the grand president
to settle a grievance must first have
the approval of his own parlor. The
object was to tighten the work of the
grand president, but the resolution was
rejected.
Among the kilograms read was one
from the Governor of California. Il
was worded as follows:
To the Officers and Members of the Grand
Parlor / had hoped to greet you in person,
but much to my regret, public duties have
prevented Californias and daughters
have much to be thankful for and proud of
and California in turn may well be proud Of
much of Calfornia's welfare. That our or
der will exercise its great influence for good
past experience has amply demonstrated.
Through me the State extends hearty con-
gratulations and best wishes. to which. as
loyal Native Son, 1 add mine.
GEORGE c. PARDEE
The banquet at the Pavilion tonight
was a brilliant affair. p. B. Lynch
past president of Vallejo Parlor, acted
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