Historical Clippings Book - Nevada County Citizens (HC-07) (296 pages)

pees, January 25, 1933, GRAS; tive Sons acquired this building, we a rank and ‘Anna Rowe Installed . as Presidents of Native Sens and Native Daughters Parlors In a happy joint installation cer. Rowe, President; Frank Hooper, First emony, unmarred by the slightest Weather distraction, Frank J. Rowe. ind Apna pb. Rowe — Wife, became the “dual ~ heads of Qaarz Parlor, No. 58, Native Sons of the Golden West and Manzanita Parlor No. 29, Native Daughters of . the Golden West, last Monday night , Not often it is permitted for two { merrbers of one family to head related fraternal organizations in the “comnunity and such events are us. Viee ‘President; John Thomas, Second. Vite President; Henry Beretta, Third Vice . President; William Fex, Marshal; Charles Beloud, inside Sentinel;) William Phillips, Outside Sentinel; H,. Ray George, Recording Secretary; Ralph Vincent, Financial Secretary; Loyle Freeman, Treasurer ovil Ghester IMdwards, Trustee. (Robert Kohler was presented with his Past President's charm by the ually the occasion foran unusual party as that of last Monday evening, . Benutiful JDrill (Presented The seating of the Manzanita Partor officers by Deputy Grand President Adelaide O'Connor of Nevada City was preceded by a _ beautiful drill on the part of 16 members of Manzanita Parlor, dressed identieally in yellow and carrying identica} yellow poppies. The group had been lireeted by Mrs. Bertha Berryman ot Auburn and presented a very reMurkable performance, : Oflifticers who were -assigned their stations following the © floor work were: Bernice Doaward, Past President; Anna Rowe, President; Ann Whiting, Wirst Vice President; Morance George, Second Vice President; Caroline Hotclikiss, Third Vice President; Lorraine Keast, Recording Sec: retary; Annie Conlin, Financial Sec+ retary; Beatrice George, Marshal; Alison F, Watt, Treasurer; Bessie Rush, Outside Sentinel; Melita Hutohinson, Inside Sentinel; Louise Wales, Pianist, and Gladys Beretta, Hilda Fandow and Hazel Veale, trustees. In the lodge hall musical numbers were provided by the Quartz Mil} Billies—Jack Twitchell and sons, Harry and Philip—to the pleasure ot the large group of Grass Valley and Nevala City Native Daughters and Grass Valley Native Sons, Presentations were made at the lodge hall of potted plants to: Mrs. Bernice Deward, Junior Past President; Mrs. Alison IF. Watt; Mrs, Adalaide O*Connor; Mrs. Beatrice George; Mrs. ‘Melita “Hutchinson and Mrs. Grace Eva, who also received ‘her Past President’s pin, . Quartz Parlor 1 Deputy Grand President RETR Tho. mas officiated at the installation of> . Quartz Parlor officers, giving the. _erees and «assignments as follows: overt Kohler, Past President; Frank . 1 & } parlor, ‘Lodge ceremoines were adjourned lo the banquet. room where a very fine dinner was served and additional . program numbers and speaking took . place. H. Ray George, presided at ‘the banquct tables as toustmaster and ;called upon many officers and visiting memibers for remarks and toasts. ‘* One of the most outstanding of these after-dinner talks ‘as given Sy Past Grand President Alison F. Watt, who said: Mrs. Watt's Speech IT thought there might be among those present this evening, a few of the old-time friends, wno would be willing to turn back to “the sunlight” of March 28, 1888 — the day of the first joint-meeting of Quarts ind Manzanita Parlors — the first Installation of Manzanita, and the third anniversary of Quartz Parlor, No. 58, N. 5. G. W. We were young then, just organiz‘ed and instituted by D. D. G. P.) Mrs. Chris Naftzigger of Laurel Parlor, No. 6, our Senior Parlor by a@/ year, I regret the absence on account 0’ : Ilness of Judge George L. Jones, for . his sister, Miss Minnie Jones, wa: — one of those interested in the formirst offeers on, the charter list. “hrough her influence, I became a Native Daughter, “Members of .Quartz Parlor, No. 5! were our guests at the first installafon of our officers, and can you not imine the exeltement and “thrill” vhen after the ceremony, the Native Sons invited us to be their zuests at a banquet, prepared especally in our honor, at the popular and well-known restaurant of Mdme. Schaffer on Main street? We also had whe aid of Quarts . ie of the chapter and one of the \ ‘ia, our beautiful flags, no finer te de found in any other parlor, al‘hough there is a much larger one vn Clear Lake Parlor No. 135. Our first meeting was held in to Lord’s Hall; later to Fraternal yood Templar Hall, then we moved ! Hall, Auburn street. When the Navere for a while in the smaller hall, maly mloving to this, our present lome. Many were the courtesies ex‘ended to us by our loyal and fraternal brothers of Quartz Parlor. Manzanita Parlor, this coming rear, will I4Nve a golden opportunity to show their appreciation of these many courtesies,by doing their share in every way to make the com‘ng session of Grand Parlor, N. Ss, G. W. one of the most successful meetings of their fraternity. Remember Nevada County has a memlbership of over 400 Native Daughters, so, Siscers, do your share. Quartz and Manzanita The names of our Parlors have alWays been to me very appropriate. Quartz because Nevada County de‘cloped the oldest, richest and deepest quartz veins of the famous Mother Lode. As the poet said: “Under the drifts of the rills, Under the crags of the glen God put the Gold in the hills, ; And where the Gold was, came mon. Of the three names presented for our Parlor—"“Oak Leaf,” “Golden Star” and Manzanita’ — I think we made a very happy choice; for no where in California, does our name shrub grow so large and as beautifully as here in Nevada County. Of the nine named varieties, those ‘ound on the hills of Nevada county, ire the most perfect specimens. Named “Manzanita” or “little apple,’’ by the Indians, the fruit was used by them as food. Marther north on ‘he Oregon border, and northern Nevada, it is called “Bear-apple,” the fruit being much larger, and is food for both bears and Indians. I was told at the University of California ut Berkeley, that at Quaker Hill, Srows a variety with pure whito blossoms, that resemble Lillies of the Valley. All Manzanita blossoms are very fragrant and beautifully TOR Iig ed. { Parlor in acquiring our parapherna‘.

pees, January 25, 1933, GRAS; tive Sons acquired this building, we a rank and ‘Anna Rowe Installed . as Presidents of Native Sens and Native Daughters Parlors In a happy joint installation cer. Rowe, President; Frank Hooper, First emony, unmarred by the slightest Weather distraction, Frank J. Rowe. ind Apna pb. Rowe — Wife, became the “dual ~ heads of Qaarz Parlor, No. 58, Native Sons of the Golden West and Manzanita Parlor No. 29, Native Daughters of . the Golden West, last Monday night , Not often it is permitted for two { merrbers of one family to head related fraternal organizations in the “comnunity and such events are us. Viee ‘President; John Thomas, Second. Vite President; Henry Beretta, Third Vice . President; William Fex, Marshal; Charles Beloud, inside Sentinel;) William Phillips, Outside Sentinel; H,. Ray George, Recording Secretary; Ralph Vincent, Financial Secretary; Loyle Freeman, Treasurer ovil Ghester IMdwards, Trustee. (Robert Kohler was presented with his Past President's charm by the ually the occasion foran unusual party as that of last Monday evening, . Benutiful JDrill (Presented The seating of the Manzanita Partor officers by Deputy Grand President Adelaide O'Connor of Nevada City was preceded by a _ beautiful drill on the part of 16 members of Manzanita Parlor, dressed identieally in yellow and carrying identica} yellow poppies. The group had been lireeted by Mrs. Bertha Berryman ot Auburn and presented a very reMurkable performance, : Oflifticers who were -assigned their stations following the © floor work were: Bernice Doaward, Past President; Anna Rowe, President; Ann Whiting, Wirst Vice President; Morance George, Second Vice President; Caroline Hotclikiss, Third Vice President; Lorraine Keast, Recording Sec: retary; Annie Conlin, Financial Sec+ retary; Beatrice George, Marshal; Alison F, Watt, Treasurer; Bessie Rush, Outside Sentinel; Melita Hutohinson, Inside Sentinel; Louise Wales, Pianist, and Gladys Beretta, Hilda Fandow and Hazel Veale, trustees. In the lodge hall musical numbers were provided by the Quartz Mil} Billies—Jack Twitchell and sons, Harry and Philip—to the pleasure ot the large group of Grass Valley and Nevala City Native Daughters and Grass Valley Native Sons, Presentations were made at the lodge hall of potted plants to: Mrs. Bernice Deward, Junior Past President; Mrs. Alison IF. Watt; Mrs, Adalaide O*Connor; Mrs. Beatrice George; Mrs. ‘Melita “Hutchinson and Mrs. Grace Eva, who also received ‘her Past President’s pin, . Quartz Parlor 1 Deputy Grand President RETR Tho. mas officiated at the installation of> . Quartz Parlor officers, giving the. _erees and «assignments as follows: overt Kohler, Past President; Frank . 1 & } parlor, ‘Lodge ceremoines were adjourned lo the banquet. room where a very fine dinner was served and additional . program numbers and speaking took . place. H. Ray George, presided at ‘the banquct tables as toustmaster and ;called upon many officers and visiting memibers for remarks and toasts. ‘* One of the most outstanding of these after-dinner talks ‘as given Sy Past Grand President Alison F. Watt, who said: Mrs. Watt's Speech

IT thought there might be among those present this evening, a few of the old-time friends, wno would be willing to turn back to “the sunlight” of March 28, 1888 — the day of the first joint-meeting of Quarts ind Manzanita Parlors — the first Installation of Manzanita, and the third anniversary of Quartz Parlor, No. 58, N. 5. G. W. We were young then, just organiz‘ed and instituted by D. D. G. P.) Mrs. Chris Naftzigger of Laurel Parlor, No. 6, our Senior Parlor by a@/ year, I regret the absence on account 0’ : Ilness of Judge George L. Jones, for . his sister, Miss Minnie Jones, wa: — one of those interested in the formirst offeers on, the charter list. “hrough her influence, I became a Native Daughter, “Members of .Quartz Parlor, No. 5! were our guests at the first installafon of our officers, and can you not imine the exeltement and “thrill” vhen after the ceremony, the Native Sons invited us to be their zuests at a banquet, prepared especally in our honor, at the popular and well-known restaurant of Mdme. Schaffer on Main street? We also had whe aid of Quarts . ie of the chapter and one of the \ ‘ia, our beautiful flags, no finer te de found in any other parlor, al‘hough there is a much larger one vn Clear Lake Parlor No. 135. Our first meeting was held in to Lord’s Hall; later to Fraternal yood Templar Hall, then we moved ! Hall, Auburn street. When the Navere for a while in the smaller hall, maly mloving to this, our present lome. Many were the courtesies ex‘ended to us by our loyal and fraternal brothers of Quartz Parlor. Manzanita Parlor, this coming rear, will I4Nve a golden opportunity to show their appreciation of these many courtesies,by doing their share in every way to make the com‘ng session of Grand Parlor, N. Ss, G. W. one of the most successful meetings of their fraternity. Remember Nevada County has a memlbership of over 400 Native Daughters, so, Siscers, do your share. Quartz and Manzanita The names of our Parlors have alWays been to me very appropriate. Quartz because Nevada County de‘cloped the oldest, richest and deepest quartz veins of the famous Mother Lode. As the poet said: “Under the drifts of the rills, Under the crags of the glen God put the Gold in the hills, ; And where the Gold was, came mon. Of the three names presented for our Parlor—"“Oak Leaf,” “Golden Star” and Manzanita’ — I think we made a very happy choice; for no where in California, does our name shrub grow so large and as beautifully as here in Nevada County. Of the nine named varieties, those ‘ound on the hills of Nevada county, ire the most perfect specimens. Named “Manzanita” or “little apple,’’ by the Indians, the fruit was used by them as food. Marther north on ‘he Oregon border, and northern Nevada, it is called “Bear-apple,” the fruit being much larger, and is food for both bears and Indians. I was told at the University of California ut Berkeley, that at Quaker Hill, Srows a variety with pure whito blossoms, that resemble Lillies of the Valley. All Manzanita blossoms are very fragrant and beautifully TOR Iig ed. { Parlor in acquiring our parapherna‘.