The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
NATIVE SONS AT ST. LOUIS.

X McNOBLE, grand president or the Native Sons
RI of the Golden West, has just completed tour of
the State during which every parlor of the Native
Sons visited for the purpose of getting the opinion
of the members regarding the proposed celebration of
Admission day at the ST. Louis Exposition. Mr.. Nc
Noble reports that three propositions have been sub
mtted to the Native Sons and that they seem to be
about evenly divided their preferences 1t pro-
posed either that there be general celebration of Ad
mission day by the Native Sons ST. Louis, that there
be celebration in California and ST Louis or
that the Native Sons be represented in St Louis
Admission day by delegates
McNobe says he IS in favor of the first named
idea-to have great Admission day demonstration at
ST. Louis by the Native Sons. As this proposition is
novel to the general public, although it has been dis
cussed for time by the Native Sons, much interest
will attach to the that Grand President McNobe
gives for his advocacy of it.
In the first place it would be a great advertisement
for California, he says 1t voted the last session
of the Grand Paror that the order take part-how
at that time being determined-n the St Louis
position 1t also admitted that it would be appro-
pirate to have California day at ST Louis, and Adms-
sion day would to be the appropriate for
making California manifest. committee ap-
pointed by the Grand Parlor ascertain material facts
This committee consists of H. R. McNoble. Lewis E.
Aubury H. C. Lichtenberger Charles H. Turner, Charles
E. Mclaughlin and James L. Gallagher. 1t has been
organized into subcommittee and has considered the
has decided the adoption of any plan for the Ad
mission day celebration in 1904 yet but the veiest
among the Native Sons the outcome of
the deliberations.
The grand president says to have the entire State
celebration ST. Louis would furnish an event concern
ing which there would be a of talk The
newspapers of the entire United States would discuss
it. The proposition is to have the usual costumes, bears
bear flags, floats reproductions of early mining scenes
indeed outdo any similar home attempt at typical
California pageantry If the celebration take place in
ST. Louis several counties, among them Stanislaus
Fresno and Merced, have promised to send carload
of products each ST. Louis for gratuous distribution
on Admission day.
1t is also proposed to run two special trains to St
Louis carry the great number of those who might be
expected to take part in California celebration in the
exposition city One train would from San Fran
cisco and from Los Angeles. The special trains
would carry only Native Sons, representatives of the
State government and writers for the California press
Governor Pardee and all the members of the Grand
Paror would be train. An application has been
made formally to the transportation companies for low
rate to St. Louis and return
In the of that application is set forth that eve
expect organize the membership throughout the State
order to have large percentage participate in the
celebration upon California day. We believe that sew
eral thousand be induced make the trip providing
very reasonable be by the transconti-
mental transportation companies II Such rate be
made propose to arrange parade by Native Sons
exclusively that will attract the attention of visitors from
all parts of the world and in this connection we desire
to state that with twenty-five years of experience in
parades and public demonstrations, believe that the
people of your company like the greater portion OF the
people of California will ask for any better proof of
ability to get up and manage successful parade and
demonstration"
The decision in this matter with the Native Sons
The proposition indicates that the younger men in the
order alive to the benefits of having California talked
about and that there many among them who would
willingly give their time and spend their money to
achieve that end.