Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-01
MANY CONVENTIONS
ON COAST THIS YEAR
Fair at San Francisco 10 Attract
Throngs Of every Lodge and Profes
sion to Gatherings.

Fair at San Francisco 10 Attract
Throngs Of every Lodge and Profes
sion to Gatherings.
The year 1918 WIN be great conven-
tion year on the Pacific coast. On aG,
count Of the Panama-Pacific expose
tion great number of lodges and con
ventions will have their meetings at
one of the large coast cities.
The most important convention to be
held in February at San Francisco il
the Western Retail Lumbermens asso-
ciati II, to be held February II, IS and
10.
Beginning March 10, the Non. Retail
ing Wholesale Jewellers and Silver
smiths association of the Pacific coast
will meet in San Francisco.
During the month of April three con
yentions will be held on the coast that
will bring tourists from all parts of tho
country. The Grand Lodge Knights and
Ladies' of Honor win meet in San Fran
cisco April l3; from April 10 to % the
Grand Parlor Native Sons Of the Gold
en- West will meet in the exposition
city; and in Los Angeles during tho
month there win be meetings Of tho
biennial conventions Young Women y
Christian association.
The meath of May will bring dele
gates from all parts of the United
States. Beginning May 2, the Constitu-
ton Grand Lodge Independent Order
b mai B 'rith meet at San Francisco.
From Nav II to q the Grand Temple
Pythian Sisters will meet at San Fran
and on the 18th the North3rn
Baptist convention will meet at Los An
gees Beginning May 20 the employed
Officers conference Y. NJ. O. A. and
the international assembly al the Y.
M, G. A. will meet for n week Is confer
ence at Asilomar, near Pacific Grove
! The Ladies Of the Maccabees will also
hold a national convention at Los An
geles some time during May.
The month of june will bring TO
Portland from the lst to the 9th the
council of board of directors presidents
of state federations of the Grand Fed
Grafton Of Women IS clubs. The Port
land rose festival win be held this year
June 8 to !, The ninth biennial musi-
cal festival will begin at Los Angeles
June "a.
Beginning July 8 the national cUn-
eli of Women Voters will meet at San
Francisco. The Elks will hold their
annual convention at Los Angeles from
June 10 TO II, and the Moose will meet
at San Diego July 10. During the month
Of July the United Artisans will meet
at san Francisco,
The Pacific Highway association con
vene at San Francisco August II and
the Society Of American Florists on
tie l7th. The supreme court Of Forest
ors Of America have their convention
at San Francisco beginning August %.
The National Wholesale Druggists as
socia,ion meets at Santa Barbara on
September 9, and the American Bank,
ers association during September in
Seattle.
The month Of October opens with o
general conference Evangelical associa'
lion at Los Angeles and the Grand
Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Of
California meet on October II Mt San
Francisco. The Womens Foreign Mis-
sionary society Of the NJ, y. church has
chosen October 30 to Nov for their
meeting at Los Angeles, The poultry
interests Of the country have two con
ycntions, that Of the American Buff
Plymouth Rock club at San Francisco
November lS and the Buff MinWco
club of America at the fair city No.
yember 20. This is the last convention
to be held in the state during 1918,