The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
Native Sons Fight for
States Big Trees
Grand ParIOr Makes Important
Changes in Constitution
of the Order
By Paul Sinshcfmer

YOSEMITE, May 26.-The grant
parlor of the Native Sons followed {
| busy days session with brilliant dis
play of fireworks tonight and dance
at the pavilion. Tomorrow will be de-
voted to sightseeing. with session a
night. The election of officers vii
take place Thursday morning and I
barbecue will wind up the program il
the afternoon.
valley is to be commemorated BY the
planting of young sequoia. Assem
blymdn Edward Baxter and State Sen,
ator Belshaw arranged the details.
The grand parlor decided today te
urge that March Z, Luther Burbank's
birthday, be declared state arbor day
Illustrating the same desire to beau
tify the state was the report Of the
committee on forestry and irrigation
which declared for the continuance OF
the present policy looking to the pres
ervation of the great trees and an ex-
pansion of the irrigation system in
California.
FLAGS FOR THE CALIFORNIA
The resolution presented yesterday
proposing the presentation to the
cruiser California of set of marching
flags was adopted. The flags will cost
about $3.50.
A pretty ceremony of the day was
the presentation of the national ban
ner and a bear flag by Sea Point par
lor OF Sausalito ito the grand parlor.
The flags were purchased by w. r.
Hearst. who chose tnat the gift should
be made in the name of the Sausalito
branch OF the order. of which he is a
member. An appropriate speech was
made by Judge T. j. Lennon of San
Rafael and the standards were ac-
cepted by Judge Dooling on behalf of
the grand parlor
The plan of the Sacramento Native
Sons to bring the remains of General
Sutter from Pennsylvania to California
for burial at the fort which bears his
name was duly ratified. 1t was also
decided to rear a fitting monument to
Sutter in the form Of Jnemorial hall.
An appropriation WAS made to repair
the monument at Sacramento to GEN
eral A. NJ Winn. the founder of the
order OF Native Sons. Active in these
movements were Delegates John Strab b.
Percy G. West. Il. Ii. Conn, c. M. Hunt
Il. III Kraus, r. ". McAu1iffe, j. j. De-
lano and James II. Hanrahan, all of
Sacramento.
CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION
Two important changes were made
in the constitution of the order. one
making Ineligible for any Office such
members of the grand visiting board
who neglected to inspect the parlors
assigned to them and the other elimin-
atinx from the grand marshal. the
grand treasurer and the grand sentinels
from the board Of grand officers
one of the most gratifying features
Of the celebration was the announce
ment made today that only three dele
gates had failed to ettend this ve,,r.s
session. The roll cali showed 376 dele
gates in attendance
The report of the committee on ritual
was submitted this morning by Frank
Mattison OF Santa Cruz. Fran X e.o Nh !,
az Napa paid an eloquent tribute -
the late J. p. Sproul and Frank %
Ryan. who had served as grand pres;- :
dents OF the order.
President BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler Of
the, state university. who is VISITING n
the valley, then addressed the dele
gates by. special invitation. The nag
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