The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Native Daughters.

Grand Secretary Laura J. Frakes
accompanied by District Deputy Grand
President Alice Smalley. paid an Of
fetal visit on the third Friday in
March TO Angelica Parlor Of Liver
more. On that occasion eleven Of the
prettiest girls Of that section of Ala
media County were initiated This
parlor. which had been at low ebb
for some time, was rehabilitated
through the efforts Of the members
of the parlor Of Native Sons of that
town. ana under promises made by
. 1he new and the old members the in
. dicauons are that it viii become one
q. Of the wideawake parlors of the bay
counties. The officers in delivering
the charges to the new candidates rem
csred their respective parts of the
work in an excellent manner and Past
President Mrs. Leonhart was special
~ commended for her work. AS the
officers for the term had not been
elected officers were chosen and duly
installed by the deputy. There were
present Mrs. Kate Classify, Miss Carr,
Mrs. Smalley and quite a number of
Visitors from Haywards. After the
d meeting there was a banquet, at which
MISS Alice Dougherty proved a charm
ing hostess and delivered very pleas
ing address TO the Native Sons, who
were special guests, thanking them for
their efforts i'm placing the parlor on a
firm basis again.
The funeral OF Miss Rose Kelley. one
OF the members of Las Tomas ParIor
who passed away last week at the
family home, Woodside, San Mateo
County. the place OF her birth, was
conducted by the members Of the par
Tor at that place and also at Menlo,
the place of interment. There were
present = number Of the members Of
Bonita and Sans SOuci parlors The
Impressive and solemn services of the
order was by the officers Of Las Tomas
and was held in obedience to wish
of Miss Kelley, expressed shortly be-
fore she died. Miss Kelley was one Of
the most popular members Of the par
lor prior to her long illness and her
. absence will be sadly noted by her
ffaternal sisters.
Golden State Parlor No. so recently
gaSe a shamrock party i'm its haIl.
which was very tastefully decorated
with shamrock Not only were the
walls and chandeliers decorated with
abe pretty trefoil. but the color scheme
: was carried to the banquet table. and
even the napkins were OF pale green
? japanese paper. folded in the shape
=. Of the shamrock During the evening
there was a guessing contest, in which
Miss Johanna Myers. the only Jo-
hanna. won the first and Miss Emma
; SCHROEDER the BOBBY prize. There was
. &C.
the members Of this wideawake mar
Tor. that thinks more OF ne order than
n does Of the personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF Individual members, and just before
the supper there was Virginia reel.
There were number Of visitors. who
were each given shamrock as a SOU
Venir. which they were informed was
symbolic of Golden States trinity
peace, harmony and sisterly love
Grand President Stella Finkeldey. ac-
conlpanied by Mrs. Baldwin of Santa
Cruz. Parlor and Grand Secretary
Laura J. Frakes, accompanied by Mrs.
Howard of AmapOla Parlor. paid an
sfficial visit last week to Occidental
Parlor at Occidental, where an inquiry
was made into the manner in which
this parlor. which has since its organi-
zation been instructed in the work OF
the' order by Past Grand Presidents
Tillman and Keith. had profted by the
lessons impaired. An examination of
the books showed that the officers are
up.in the business methods. and an ex-
emplification in the ritualistic and floor
work was satisfactory. During their
stay Ia Occidental the visitors were