The San Francisco call., 1909-06-09
PORTOLA FESTIVAL
WILL BE INDORSFD
Grand ParIOr, N. D. G. W., Is
Meeting in Annual Session
at Del Monte
Enthusiasm Shown Regarding
the Great Festival TO Be
Held Here in October
By ARTHUR L. PRICE
[Speoial Dispatoh 10 The CoIl

DEL MONTE. June S.-Prominent in
the glories Of Portola week in san
Francisco next October will be the
National Daughters OF the Golden
West Resolutions indorsing the pro-
jected festivities were presented to the
grand parlor today by Past Grand
President Eliza D. Keith ana Grand
Vice President Emma ". Lille on be-
half OF the historical landmarks COM
mittee. They viii be carried with en-
thusiasm.
The Portola resolution reads as fol-
lows.
Resolved. rhaf the order nj Native Daughters
~ tho Golden West is heartily in accord with
ne aims a1d objects of the Portola festival
10 - held in san Francisco IN October. lSosi
Resolred fhst all subordinate psrlOrs unite
tore event grsnd success for the honor and
advancement of our golden state.
WILL AID TIE FESTIVAL
What form the cooperation of the
Native Daughters in the Portola affair
VIII take has not yet been determined.
but IL probably viii be expressed in
4 division of handsome floats repre-
senting pictoriaily the history Of Cali
fornia womanhood from the days OF
the Indian. when she was q drudge.
through the period of the splendid
Spanish DAYS. when she was a beauti-
ful pet, 10 the present day, when she
can meet in convention like d man
and do quite sdroit politics.
The first session Of the 1909 grand
parlor opened with upward of 200
delegates present The morning was
devoted 10 the seating Of delegates
and the afternoon TO reading OF Grand
T.
Tonight reports and committee work
have been gladly laid aside and the
delegates are in their prettiest gowns,
the guests OF honor at a dance given
at the Hotel Del Monte by Junipero
parlor OF Monterey.
The promotion. publicity and histori-
cal landmarks committee Of the order
of which Past Grand President Keith
is chairman. has already displayed its
activity in the interest or the work to
which the Native Daughters are
pledged-the preservation and per
petuaIion OF California landmarks
DO NOT WANT NAME CHANGED
The order viii put itself on record
IS strongly opposed to the substitution
OF the name Cleveland Reserve for the
san JacintO forest reservation. The
resolution reafirms the orders disap-
probation Of the substitution Of inappro-
pirate or new names for characteristic
names Of places esnd those long iden-
tifled with the states history or ira
ditions and closes vigorously as fol-
lows
Resolved. thar the order Of Native Daughters
81 the Golden West send an offciai cornmunf-
eston To the proper federal officials earnestly
be retained as the sppeIlation OF the forest
reserTe ia the southern part Of the state Of
california.
WnN-E-RFrrH-r mn x-.FrHto
Another resolution viii indorse the
movement TO erect monument TO the
memory of General Vallejo. as follows:
Resolred that the order OF Native Daughters
~ the Golden West do herewith commend Major
= A. sherman. e. 5 A. president Of the
ready done for the preservation Of Californis
history and iDdorses his project Of raising q
monument 70 General Mariana Vallejo; and be
Resolved that members Of the order Of Ma
tive Daughters Of the Golden West do pledge
themselves 70 further the completion of this
project by every means In their power
one resolution introduced by Miss
Keith and Mrs. Lille will express the
thanks OF the order to Governor Gillett
and Senator Savage for their efforts in
securing the passage of an act pro-
tecting the American flag from deface-
nent or its use for advertising pur-
poses
The same members Of the committee
on historical landmarks introduced a
resolution thanking Mrs. Lowell White
OF san Francisco for her efforts in
Washington in securing the passa ge
by congress Of the bill insuring the
preservation OF the Calaveras big
trees
MISSION BELL SIGN POSTS
Another resolution. introduced by the
same committee will. on passage. Join
the grand psrlor in the movement to
place Mission Bell sign posts along FL
Canine real. The resolution provides
that the grand parlor place one bell
First Grand Presidents Mary E. Till
man and Eliza d. Keith introduced an
amendment TO the constitution which.
II passed. will end for all time the
campaign OF the friends OF Mrs Julia
Steinbach OF san Francisco TO have her
given past grand president honors
Mrs. Steinbach was the temporary
presiding officer Of the first grand par
lor- She was not elected to the chair
when the grand parlor was permanent
~ organized. The struggles of her
friends and their opponents at sue
ceeding grand psrlors have caused
much acrimony in the order.
PAST GRAND PRESIDENT HONORS
The Keith-Tillman amendment pro-
Vides that past grand president hon.
ors shall not be extended to any one
who has not filled the chair Mrs
Steinbach is a delegate to this grand
parlor
Grand President Joseph r. Knowland
Native Sons OF the Golden West, sent
a telegram. extending his best wishes
for a most enjoyable and successful
session.
May both great orders he wired,
continue to LABOR for the upbuilding
Of California"
Comm unications were received from
Santa Barbara, Bakersfield and Lake
Tahoe. inviting the grand parior for
1910. and PlacerviNe has Invited the
parlOr for 1911.
CANDIDATES FoEbOFFICE
Miss Laura Faulkner of Alta parlor
san Francisco. is candidate for grand
treasurer against Mrs Christ. the in
cumbent Three candidates have ap-
..peared for the office of outside senti-
mel They are Mrs. Bell Of Buena Vista
parlor. San Francisco; Mrs Fredricks
OF Tracy and Mrs. Della Stockman Of
Napa-
when the parlor met today beautiful
baskets Of flowers were presented TO
the grand officers.