The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
VIII Recommend Sl,50O Yearly
Appropriation for Study of
California History
Lodge Delegates PASS Day at
Recreation, Including Trip
to Nevada Soil
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

the Golden West today, but the unance
committee of the order, meeting this
evening after a trip around Lake Tahoe,
including a stop at GlenbroOk, New,
considered the proposition that the
order appropriate $4,000 annually to
maintain two fellowshfps in California
history at the University Of California.
The desire to develop and encourage
The study Of California history has
been growing within the order of the
Native Sons. and at the last session of
the grand parlor provision was made
Tor the appointment of a committee to
consider the feasibility of establishing
chair on the subject at the Univer-
sity Of California.
The committee, consisting of e Ny
Fon Wolf, san Francisco; Lewis L. By
-ington, San Francisco; Fletcher A. Cut
Ter, san Francisco; John F. Davis, Anna
dor, and Clyde Abbott, Berkeley, con-
Ierred with Prof. Henry Morse Ste
phens, head Of the department of mod
ern history at the university. Professor
stephens was enthusiastic over the
plan, but advised that instead of es-
stablishing a chair at the state univer-
siEy a fellowship would come nearer
the mark.
ONE FELLOWSHIP SUGGESTED
The committee accepted the sugges-
.tion. and with the aid of Professor Ste
spAens prepared a report recommending
rhat $4,000 be appropriated TO establish
D.. TWO fellOwships, one fellow TO devote
himself 10 California prior to the Amer
g. lean occupation. the other fellow TO
study the history subsequent TO the
discovery OF gold. The finance commit
ice at a meeting tonight decided to
recommend that but one fellowship be
established and S1.5O0 be appropriated.
The resolution viii be presented to the
grand parlor tomorrow and its adoption
viii be supported by Fletcher A. Cutler
and Lewis +. Byington.
Tn explaining the scope of the fellow
ship Cutler said that il should be among
rhe-duties of the fellow TO address par
lors Of the order on the history of Cali
fQrnia-
with the history Of California made
a subject Of special study at the uni
Ferslty, said Cutler, the influence can
not but spread TO the high schools and
q newer and deeper interest aroused
among the youths, the future Native
sons of the Golden West, in the spIen-
dad, romantic, Inspiring history of our
state"
The grand parlor will resume its ac-
tirities tomorrow after day of va
lled recreation.
: The majority O. the delegates spent
I0day aiOat on Lake Tahoe. Many took
1he round the lake trip which carried
them 10 Emerald bay, Tallac and other
lake resorts and gave them the oppor-
tunity OF landing on Nevada soil at the
falieSJ- II not the richest, corner of the
neighboring commonwealth. For the
lirst time in its history the order was
de facto' out Of the state. Others
spent the day in smaller boats fishing
for trout. Some Of the delegates have
learned that their angling ambition may
: De most easily gratihed by batting their
ar74u 70 "a
DELEGATES DELIGHTED
: The varied beauties Of the waters of
Tahoe and the grandeur Of the snow
covered peaks abutting on Mount Tallac
aroused the enthusiasm Of the Native
Sons and the day on the lake brought
about a complete ratification of the i'm
pulse which had led the delegates to
choose this as their place of meeting.
While the Native Sons are consider
2 tng tomorrow what provision is 10 be
made for the study Of California his
tory, they viii also act upon a resolu-
tion committing them TO assist in the
work Of preparing a roster Of Califor-
MA pioneers and Of marking the emf
grant trails 10 California
. A Caminetti. chairman of the special
committee on the subject. viii present
a resolution tomorrow calling upon the
members of the order TO urge the state
. legislature TO make the necessary ap-
preparation for the patriotic work.
CAsHNETTrs REPORT
: In explaining the work Of his COM
mittee, which was appointed to cooper
ste with the secretary of state, Can't
uettis report says:
The plan proposed for a roster
Of pioneers IS TO secure as far as
can be done at this late day the
names of pioneers, with date of ar
rival, route travelled, place Of birth,
location Of first California home
etc, and as secured, cause their
enrolment IN a permanent record
10 be kept in the Office of the sec
tetary Of state, with provision for
furnishing certified copies thereof
10 relatives. In this way not only
the names Of our state builders
Wilf be secured, but in connection
Herewith the history of many To-
calities can be gathered classified
and preserved.
The method proposed 10 be fol-
lowed in marking emigrant roads
is TO start at the state line east of
Truckee and at convenient places
as they continue into California set
markers made OF some permanent
material in suitable designs. These
viii lead TO the proposed Donner
monument thence across the Sierra
10 COlma and Suffers fort and also
as FAR north and south of the fort
as pioneers extended in their work
Of discovery, exploration and set
Element
marking Of the site of the discovery of
gold by Marshall at Coloma in such a
way as TO commemorate the inspiring
event that led TO the Inauguration of
new era in history and the founding
-of the empire Of the west.
ELECTION TO BE HELD
The election of officers viii be held
tomQrrow morning and the result will
be known al noon. While the balloting
under the Australian system is on the
grand parlor will consider important
legislation. An adverse report will be
presented on the resolution that the
constitution Of the order be amended
TO admit the institution of nonbenefi-
clary as Well as benefit paying parlors.
This resolution is considered by some
as an opening wedge to change the
character Of the order. If it is a wedge
II has been fatally blunted IN commit
lee.
Nathan Coghlan of San Francisco
viii introduce a resolution that a COM
mittee be appointed to consider the
feasibility Of establishing a Junior or
foer Of Native Sons" This proposition
WAS considered unfavorably by the
grand parlor at Marysville
A resolution indorsing the Panama
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