The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
GRAND OFFICES TO
BEFILLEDAT TAHOE
Native Sons Discuss Chances of
Various Candidates at
Coming Session

The grand parlor session of the Ma
tive Sons of the Golden West at Tahoe
June to 10 continues to vie in inter
est with plans for the celebration of
Admission day, but gossip among the
parlors is chiefly concerned with the
candidates for Office at the grand
parlor session. aet
Judge I. j. Lennon, chairman of the
board of grand trustees, will not be
candidate for office, and Burns and
Monahan will not be up for reelection
to the board of trustees, but it is be-
lieved that the other incumbent trus-
tees will run. Grand Marshal ]. E.
Fitzgerald viii probably run for cleo
ton as a grand trustee.
Grand Secretary Frederick H. Jung
and Grand Treasurer John e. McDou-
gald will not have opposition, so far
as is known
WILL DEDICATE MONUMENT
One of the interesting features of the
grand parlor at Tahoe will be the dedi-
cation of the base of the Pioneer monu-
ment to be erected in Truckee pass.
The monument Will cost $35 900 to
$4,000. 1t is believed that the base
will be ready to be undraped during
the session of the grand parlor and
Friday morning, June 10, has been set
apart for that event. On one side of
the base will be a tablet of the great
seal of the state of California and on
the other three sides will be symbol
ical scenes of California development
and the hardships and work of the
pioneers.
The monument will be surmounted by
a bronze statue of the pioneer.
The sessions of the grand parlor will
be held in the casino at the Tahoe
tavern. Two special trains will take
the delegates from San Francisco. One
train leaves Saturday morning, June 4,
| the other Sunday morning, June 5.
PROGRAM FOR SESSION
The program for the grand parlor
| session is as follows:
| Monday, June 6--10:90 a. M, grand
parlor convenes; p. M, informal re-
Tuesday, June 1880 a. m, grand
parlor session; p. M, ball in the
casino.
Wednesday, June. S-Day devoted to
recreation and sight seeing; evening,
! banquet to delegates and members of
| Bonner parlor.
Thursday, June 9--10:30 a. m, grand
| parlor session.
Friday, June fO-Morning, delegates
and visitors will be guests of Truckee,
where there will be barbecue and un-
| yelling and dedication of pioneer mon
ument evening. grand ball in Masonic
temple, Truckee.
Warships for Celebration
Warships of the United States navy
will take part in the Admission day
celebration next September, so the gen
! eral committee of the Native Sons was
| advised at its meeting in Santa Clara
hall Saturday night by the following
| telegram from Washington, sent yes
! terday by James Rolph, president of
the committee:
Am assured by Senator Perkins
! Representative Knowland that our
cruisers on the Pacific coast in Sep
Der will be instructed to participate
in the festival. Have arranged to
meet the assistant secretary of the
! navy about this matter on his re-
| turn next Tuesday.
A recommendation of the parade COM
mittee that each county should have
| float in line symbolic of the county was
! indorsed.
An appropriation was allowed the
entertainment committee to arrange for
! a school children's chorus September s.
| An appropriation was also made to
the press and publicity manager, with
| the understanding that If not enough
| additional funds would be provided.
w. C. Stafford. president of the state
board of harbor commissioners; two
past grand marshals of the order G. L.
Tilden and Steve Costello; the living
past grand presidents and r. c. Stock
were elected honorary members of the
committee.
Committeeman Curran of Dolores
! parlor asked the committee to prevent
| the erection of grandstand in front
of the historic monument in Marshall
park in City Hall avenue. The matter
J was referred to the parade committee.