The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30

gram of entertainment prepared Tor the
grand officers, past grand officers and
delegates by the host parlor and citi-
zens of Monterey.
OFFICERS OF GRAND PARLOR
The officers of the grand parlor are:
Emms Gruber Foley. Junior past grand presi-
dent. San Anseimo-
Emma Witte Lille. grand vice president,
susie Kalthoa Christ. grand treasurer, San
Anna T. Lacy. grand marshal. san Francisco.
May Barry, grand inside sentinel San Fran
Josie Bsrboni. grand outside sentinel San
Agnes NJ Troy. grand organist. San Fran
Jennie L. Jordan, chairman grand trustees,
Helen N Nidever, grand trustee, San Buena
Louise T. Hare, grand trustee. Salinas.
Harriet :. Lee, grand trustee. Woodland.
Mamie Pierce Carmichael grand trustee, 5l2
Test San Fernando street, San Jose.
Lila Bishee grand trustee. Angels Camp.
Olive Bedford. grand trustee, Anderson
PAST GRAND PRESIDENTS
Carrie ROesch Durham Durham Station.
Mollie b. johnson, Sacramento
Clara X. Wittenmyer. Mills College
Mae B. Nikin, Santa Cruz
Minnie Coulter. Santa Rosa.
Elizabeth A. Spencer. San Francisco.
Mariana Bertoia. II. D.. San Francisco.
Mary D. Tillman. San Francisco
Lena Hike Mills Los Angeles.
Cora B. Sihord. San Buena Ventura
Emma Gett. Sacramento.
GeneTieve Watson Baker. San Francisco.
Eliza y. Keith. San Francisco.
Stella Finkeldey. Santa Cruz.
Ella +. Caminetti. Jackson
Ariana ". Stirling. Oceana-
Eva T. Bussenius, Los Angeles.
Louise Watson Norris, San Francisco
Lily .. Reichling Dyer (founder OF order y.
D. q. W., Washington, D. c.
George Watson Cotter Ryan Former grand
Il a. San Franz
MEMBERSHIP OF ORDER $500
The membership of the order at this
time is about $500 and it will be in
creased in few days by the institution
of three new subordinates. When that
shall have been done the membership
viii be distributed in 121 parlors. Dur
ing the year the gain in membership
has been about 500 and the number
Of new parlors instituted is eight, To-
Gated in Cambria, Marysville, Amador
county, Alton, Calf Chico, San Fran
cisco and Oakland.
The Caminetti fund Of the order, out
OF which are paid funeral benefits of
s75 in each case. now amounts 10
about $4,000 with all claims paid
During the last six months the good
for the order" has been in q measure
sacrificed for the politics of the order,
and the initiative direct, nominations
and caucuses of all who belong to our
side" have been held. Some of these
caucuses for nominations would make
the Herrin- -McNab- Mccarthy combina-
tions look like a tallOw dip alongside
of an electric light. for il is said by
those who have attended that "the Ma
tive Daughters on political states can
give the men pointers every time"
Between slate elections and individ-
Ual nominations on the Crawford plan.
those who shall vote will be called
upon to make a choice from among the
following. except for the grand presi-
dency, which viii go, according to GUS
tom, 10 the incumbent vice president
ASPIRANTS FOR OFFICE
Under the established unwritten law
Of the order Emma Witte Lille of Lodi
viii succeed Anna /. Monroe of Ala
media as grand president; for grand
vice president the candidates are Mamie
Peyton Of Stockton, Harriet s. Lee OF
Woodland. Anna i. Lacy OF San Fran
cisco Helen NJ. Nidever of Ventura and
Olive Bedford of Anderson; for mar
shal the aspirants are Lille Bisbee of
Angels Camp, May Barry Of San Fran
cisco. Allison F. Watt of Grass Valley,
Josie Barboni Of San Jose, DR.. Amy
Florence Temple Of San Francisco and
Rose Larkin Of Sacramento. The an
nual strong contest will be made for
the grand secretaryship. For this Of
fee there are three candidates-Laura
J. Frakes OF Amapola parlor. Sutter
Creek, the incumbent, who has held
the position for nine terms; Ella Wehe
OF Buena Vista parlor of this city and
Belle Douglass Of Laurel parlor. Ne
Vada City; Susie Kalthof Christ of this
city is. UP to date. without an opponent
for the Office of grand treasurer; Mar
garet Guinane and Nell r. Boege. both
Of San Francisco, want TO be grand in
side sentinel, while Dele Stockmon Of
Napa, Dora Bloom and Julia A Stein
bach have been mentioned as possible
candidates for the outside door Seven
trustees are TO be elected. and more
than 25 names have been suggested.
but II is probable that by election dav
more than half Of that number will have
cold feet and viii withdraw
The entertainment at Monterey win
include a cascarone party. an automo-
mile drive over the II mile road. ball.
a Spanish dinner and a banquet in the
Del Monte hotel.
GRAND PARLOR DELEGATES
The following are delegates to the
grand parlor:
Argonaut psrlor No. Ies. oakland-Lolita
Perez.
Annie X Bidwen psrior No lss, Chico
Lille Baker. Florence n. True
Linda Rosa parior No 10. San Francisco
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