Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-05
THE TRIENNlAl COMMITTEE
A REVIEW OF IT'S LABORS.
A Great Work Well Accomplished.
How the Committee Was Organized
The Executive Committee, the Sew
eral subcommittee and Their
Duties-Sketches of the
Chairmen.


for organized hospitality on great public Oc-
cssons. Everything Is done that can con-
tribute to the enjoyment and comfort OF
the people Who throng the streets Ample
provision Is not only made for their en-
tertainment by public and private display, but
their personal needs are looked after Com
Portable places where they can eat and sleep are
secured without charge for the service and when
the visitor reaches the city he finds his home
ready and waiting for him. In the event Of
procession forming feature Of the celebration,
as Is the case with the triennial conclave Of
Knights Templar, all the details Of the marshall
ing Of the various bodies and their disposition
along the route. and their quarters while here.
are arranged by committee of citizens without
trouble and annoyance to the thousands who
come here to participate in and enjoy the spec
tacle. All this involves work. and work, too, Of
the hardest kind. 1t demands the laying aside
OF private business for days, and sometimes
weeks. on the part of a number OF public-spirited
men, Ii requires careful arrangement and
planning. all of which is done eheerfuly and &C
ceptably by the members Of the committees
The success which has marked the arrange
ments on such great occasions is due to
the patriotic work of the citizens committees.
Ahcic 70 uO Cill W Tic COu1lIy WuciC
great crowd Is entertained as comfortably and
with as little outlay OF money on the part of the
visitors as in this city That is one reason why
Washington has such a wide popularity through
out the country The complaint Of extortion
and unjust treatment is seldom heard in con-
nection with great public demonstrations in this
city. The sentiment Of the citizens is firmly
opposed to practices which will mar the fair
fame this city enjoys for hospitality.
THE WORK OF COMMITTEES.
The preparations tor the great triennial gath
ering of Knights Templar have been under the
direction Of citizens who are members of the
order. In this work they have met with the
hearty cooperation and assistance of all classes
of their frIiow citizens. The large sums Of
money needed to carry out the details OF the in
terestlng program arranged for the entertain
ment Of the visitors have been contributed by
the citizens of the District. The members of
the Knights Templar bodies have of course as
sumed the lions share of this burden. To ap-
preciate the magnitude of the work Of prepara-
ton and the time and labor required to arrange
all the details ii need only be said that the
committee of arrangements was organized two
wears ago, and they have been at work ever
since. In March. 1887. the council officers of
the four Communicates located In the District
met at Masonic temple. This was the first
meeting held in connection with the trennial
COuCldNc- Was IIe0 utClueu organize
general committee which should have entire
charge OF all the arrangements TOR the coming
cOEclaye. In order that this committee might
be as fully representative of the Knights Tenn
plar Of the District a. possible a resolution was
adopted providing that the committee should
be composed Of nine members from each of the
four Communicates. Ii was subsequently de-
c:ded to enlarge the committee by the appoint
ment OF eleven members from each command
cry. The committee met and formally organ zed
in September 1887. The members of this COM
IN ttre are as follows:
Washington cOmmandery. No. l-Wm. G.
Moore. Warren II. circuit. John II. Olcott. Jos
Brummett Zach. T. Carpenter. Harrison Ding
man. jos. Gawier. Allison Major jr Henry X |
Simpson. Geo. Il. Walker. jas. H Warile.
Columbia cOmmandery. No. 2-James E. |
Waugh. Robert Ball, Myron NJ. Parker. Abner |
7. LOngley. Edward II. Chamberlin, Jose NJ |
Yznaga. Matthew Trimbe, Emmett c. Emore,
George Gibson, George W. Pratt. John X. Rob-
inson.
Potomac commandery. No. SO H.
Schultz. Geo. Z. GOrsOn. Daniel Johnson
Albert b. jackson. Rrgin W. Darby. William C.
DOores. William 3. EastOn. James T. Greaves.
Jesse W. Lee, jr., Frank ]. Tennyson, Edward
TurkentOn.
DeMolGy Mounted. No. 4-James P. Pearson.
Andrew W. Kelley. Martin K. ThOrp Thomas
SOm+rvle. Robert I. HeiStOn Fred. G. Alex
andrr Henry F. Breuninger George W. Evans
Charles c. NJ. Leffler, O. c. Staples, John l..
Nogt.
The committee organized by the selection Of
the following officers: Myron VI Parker chair
man; George +. COrsOn. vice chairman; Thomas
Somerville. treasurer; Harrison Dingman. cor
responding secretary; Warren II. circuit. record
ing secretary.
SELECTING A CHAIRMAN.
In the selection OF Myron NJ Parker as
Chairman Of the trienniai committee his great