The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Prettily Adorned Vallejo tc
Be Host of Delegates
10 Grand Parlor.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VALLEJO, April 2S.-Vallejo is in
gala attire, bear flags and the golden
colors Of the Native Sons predominant
ing. The Grand Parlor Of the Native
Sons of the Golden West will assemble
here tomorrow and the week promises
to be an interesting one. In a social
way Vallejo will have its latchstring
dangling on the outside, and every
thing will be done that is possible to
give the visitors a good sample Of
navy yard town hospitality.
The local committee of arrangements
consists of S. J. Mcknight, chairman;
T. ]. O'Hara, secretary; J. A. Browne,
G. G. Halliday, ]. F. Deininger, ]. A.
Bruce, Joseph Clavo, H. T. Stevens,
George Weniger and F. H. Lee. Under
their management an open-air concert
will be given on Georgia street Sunday
from 430 to $3.50 p. m. On Monday
evening public reception and dance
will be held in the pavilion, where elab-
crate decorations will be set off by cleo
trical effects. Tuesday afternoon a
visit will be paid to Uncle Sans great
workshops, dock and warships at the
Mare Island Navy Yard. On Tuesday
evening banquet will be served at the
pavilion. Wednesday evening Vallejo
Lodge No. 559, B. p. o. E., will give a
reception at their handsome quarters
in honor Of the visitors. The steamer
Corcoran has been chartered for
Thursday morning and an excursion
will be given to the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, to witness the launch
ing Of the new armored cruiser Califor-
mia, which will be followed by a trip
around the bays. On Friday evening a
grand ball will be given at the pavilion
The dance and menu cards will be
charming souvenirs of Vallejo and Mare
Island. The badges to be distributed by
the local committee to the visiting dele
gates are handsome Autographs on
white kid, properly lettered and show
ing grizzly bear on a promontory
viewing passing battleship. The COM
mittee reports rooming accommoda-
tions plentiful, and besides the hotels
and restaurants the ladies of the Meth
odist and Baptist churches will serve
dinners on each of the four days ses-
sion Of the Grand Parlor. The banquet
Friday night will be under the direction
of Caterer Huber Of San Francisco.
Past President p. 3. Lynch will pre-
side as POSTMASTER
The local committee feels that the va
ried social programme which has been
arranged to provide relaxation and en-
joyment for the four days session will
prove acceptable to the visitors. The
trip to Mare Island will present novel
and interesting studies to many of the
interior delegates. They will be afford
ed every opportunity to view all the
sights.
When the visitors are allowed time
for business it will be transacted in san
Pablo Hall, which the decorators hand
has rendered very inviting.
The officers of the Grand Parlor are:
l.. F. Byington, junior past grand
president; H. r. McNoble, grand presi-
dent; G. e. Mclaughlin, grand first vice
president; j. L. Gallagher, grand sec
ond vice president; w. D. Wagner,
grand third vice president; Charles H.
Turner, acting grand secretary; Henry
S. Martin, grand treasurer; William E.
Foley, grand marshal; J. Emmett Hay
den, grand inside sentinel; Bert Levy,
grand outside sentinel. The grand trus-
tees are M. t. Dooling, James A. De-
voto, Charles M. Belshaw, F. r. Wehe,
c. e. Jarvis, L. II. Mooser and A. B.
Baker. All these offices will be filed
at the coming session of the Grand
Parlor by election. There are three cam
didates for the office of grand secre-
tary namely, G. III. Turner Gncum-
bent), f. HI. Jung of Stanford Parlor
No. rs and Theo G. Eilers of Santa
Barbara Parlor No. 116 The two can
didates that have appeared for the Of
flee of grand treasurer are John E. Nc
Dougald of California Parlor No. 1,
who has probably belonged to the order
| longer than any Native Son now liv-
ing, and H. E. Pasquale of Golden Gate
Parlor No. 20.
There will be warm contest for