Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-05

A. CANVASS OF THE CITY.
Committees Of the knights Templar 10
Collect Funds 20 Entertain Visitors.
The important event at the headquarters Of
Che Knights Templsr conclave committee at
the Atlantic building Saturday night was the
meeting of the finance committee. There was
large attendance and the chairman, Jas Z.
Waugh, presided. The entire subject Of the
finances Of the general committee was dis
cussed and ii was decided 10 inaugurate a.
once vigorous and systematic canvass OF the
city. The various subcommittee were re-
organized, the city was divided into districts,
and this morning IL was decided to begin the
work. There will be q meeting Of the commit
tee on Friday evening. when reports will be
received from the subcommittee and list Of
the contributions received during the week
prepared for publication The subcommittee
and their districts are q follows:
THE LET OF susooxxrrrExs.
First-All west Of Rock creek; Il. W. Darby,
chairman; +. W. storch, John II. Hood, John
Lynch, J; W. Lee, A. B. jackson, ]. +. R.
ApPleby, W. B. Easton, J. G. Athey, +. h. Bar
BARN, II. G. Craig, A. K. Williams.
Second-West Of 18th street to Rock creek,
south side OF Pennsylvania avenue to the river:
Thos. ]. Luttrell, chairman; Edward Cooley, s.
+. Palmer, Chas Wilmer, John Miller.
Third-West of 18th street to rock creek,
north side of Pennsylvania avenue to Boundary:
BENZ. l. Wheeler, chairman; ]. II. Baxter,
John Cochran, VIM. G. Power.
Fourtb--South side of Pennsylvania avenue
west Of 9th to 18th street and south to the
A. Nailor, ir., Geo. A Shehan, W. 7. Walker,
H I Gregory.
Fifth-Sorth side of Pennsylvania avenue
west Of 18th TO 18th and north to Boundary:
NJ. Hebner, chairman; z. T. Carpenter, John
y. Waggaman, Geo. h. Plant, w. York Alice,
Thomas, II. +. Breuninger, Andrew Gleeson,
w. s. Roose, o. G. Staples, A. I. Coumbe, w.
Y. Dennison, +. NJ. Lewis.
Sixth-North side of PENNSYLVANIA avenue west
of 9th to 18th and north to Boundary: Jas. z.
Willett, chairman; Robt Boyd. John j. Hol-
Morsell, W. Il. Speare, Allan Rutherford, b. II.
Warner.
Seventh-Pennsylvania avenue between eth
and 9th north to the Boundary: c. C. Duncanson,
chairman; Z. q. Davis, A. F. Fox, Geo. Ryneal,
IT,, Z. s; Smith, W. IL Hoeke, A. W. Kelly,
Eighth-All the markets and south side of
Pennsylvania avenue between It'll and 9th streets
and to the river: T. G. Alexander. chairman;
John j. Appich, w. j. Stephenson. John s.
Miller, b. r. Scannell, Andrew Leffier
Ninth-East side Of 9TH street to LIST street and
south side OF Pennsylvania avenue to the river:
w. j. Lown, chairman; c. w. Leannarda, w.
4. Geyer, Jas. Archer, John Burnes.
Tenth-East side of It'll street to 1st north
side of Pennsylvania avenue to the Boundary:
w. X. Mendenhall, chairman; Jose NJ. Yznaza,
+. Il. Chamberlin. John L. Vogt, Vim. J..
Eleyenth-Al east of LIST street west: John F.
O'Neill, chairman; p. b. Otterback, Frank
Schwarz, W. II. Collins, John II. O'Donnell, II.
h. Simpson.
THE COMMITTEE ON HOTELS,
of which Allison Naylor, IT,, is chairman, also
held meeting Saturday night and it was de-
cided to appoint subcommittee to attend to
the work OF securing quarters for the COM
manderies. The greater part of this work has
heretofore devolved on the chairman.
The following subcommittee were appointed,
who during the weeks named viii attend to the
duty OF finding quarters for all commentaries
which may apply:
From August to II inclusive and September
q TO Is inclusive, F. G.. Alexander, II. +.
Breuninger, II. c. Bowers and L. b. Cutler.
From August - to Is inclusive and September
G. E. Gibbs, o. G. Staples.
From August 10 to IS inclusive and from
September % to 20 inclusive, w. r. Speare, b.
W: Brown, s. I. Mattingly, c. W. spofford.
FROM August 26 to september i inclusive
and from September 80 to October inclusive,
c. w. Leannarda, John o. Knox, w. II. Web
ster, L. A. Littlefeld.
From September 2 to inclusive, A. W. Kel-
ley, w. H. Crosby, T. ]. Newton, T. Cavanaugh.
Mr.. VIM. A. Short was elected corresponding
secretary Of the committee vice C. c. NJ. Lof-
fer, resigned. Mr.. Short win have an Office at
the headquarters of the trienniaI committe, in
the Atlantic building.
The executive committee also met and con-
sidered q number Of matters of routine charac-
ter. A committee to secure horses and horse
equipments, consisting of Martin r. Tharp, A.
w. Kelley and F. G. Alexander, was appointed.
SECRETARY WINDOW SAID to-day that Capt. NJ.
NJ Hurley, who was recently appointed third