The San Francisco call., 1905-06-17
FAIR NATIVES
AF TER HONORS
Many Candidates for Grand
Parlor Offices Named by
Daughters of Golden West
PLENTY OF OPPOSITION
Lively Contests Delay the
Completion of Ticket I'm
til Midnight Had Passed
Special Dispatch to The Call.


SAN JOSE. June l6.-Notwithstanding
that all the Native Daughters declare
they had the greatest time of their lives
at the ball rendered them by the Native
Son parlors Of this city last night and had
danced into the early morning hours. the
delegates were prompt in assembling at
the session Of the Grand Parlor at 8
o'clock this morning. There was a full
attendance at the opening The settle
ment Of the control Of the Native Daugh-
ters' Home IN San Francisco had been
made a special order for this morning,
and both sides marshaled their entire
strength.
The home has been directed by a board
Of relief made up Of local parlors Of San
Francisco. Grand President Caminetti in
her report recommended the transfer Of
the control Of the institution to the Grand
Parlor A vote On the matter resulted in
a complete victory for the opposition, led
by Past Grand President Eliza D. Keith.
Leading the movement to place the home
under the control Of the Grand Parlor
we're Grand President Caminetti and
Worthy Foundress Lily Reichling Dyer.
The vote on the question was "a to 30; and
as a two-thirds vote is necessary the
home WILL remain under the control of the
board Of relief This matter has been agi-
tating the various parlors for the past
year
The committee on legislation made de-
tailed report, but no measures OF impor-
tance were recommended. A resolution
changing the Native Daughters memorial
day from the first Sunday IN May to the
National Memorial day, May 30, was de-
feated
A resolution thanking Sister Raphael
CAnna F. Fitzgerald) Of the Convent of
Noure Dame for the poem read at the St
Louis Fair, entitled california, ana
other poems, was adopted.
A resolution was also adopted making
sister Anna Raphael an honorary mem
Der Of the Grand Parlor-
The afternoon session was devoted to
routine work, a number Of amendments
relative 10 subordinate parlors and reeo-
lurons being introduced. Tonight
number Of amendments were considered
and then the work of making nomina-
tions was taken up. This was lively mat
ter and the Grand Parlor did not COM
plete the work till after midnight. The
nominations made are as follows:
Grand president-Mrs. Ariana Stirling Of
Vice president-Mrs. Eva Bussenius of Los
Angeles and Emma G. Foley OF San Fran
Grand treasurer-Adiss Anna F. Lacey OF
San Francisco and Mary A. Dempsey Of San
Francisco.
Grand secreiary-Laura J. Frakes OF Sutter
Greek
Grand usrshaI-Mrs. Emma Lllley Of Lodi.
inside sentineI-Agnes McVerTy Of San Fran
cisco.
Outside sentineI-GabrieIie Gress OF San
Francisco, Dora Bloom OF Ferndale and Teresa
Nfuldoon Of lone
Grand trustees (seven 70 be elected)-Ellen
lynch. Red Bluff; Ada D. Lander, Martinez;
Mary Powell. Merced; Kate Dorrah. Angels;
Mamie P. Carmichael, san Jose; Minnie
Abrams san Francisco; Frances Grffhths,
south san Francisco: Laura Fox, Sacramento;
Mary Y Farley, Nstsouvine, and Josie Bar
boni. San Jose
The election will be held tomorrow
morning. The place for holding the next
Grand Parlor will be selected tomorrow
Three candidates are in the feld-Oak-
land. Salinas and Sacramento.