Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-28
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Meeting Last Night to Arrange the
Duties of Committees.


The executive committee of the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia. Uniform
Rank, Knights Of Pythias, met last uieht,
for the furtherance of arrangements for the
conclave of the Uniform Rank, which is 10
meet in Washington in August 1894. Rich
ard Goodhart presided, with Secretary b.
T. Doyle as his right-hand man. Those
present were Knights Carter Heisley. Nit
chell Dougherty Conner Cronie, Anderson,
Medford, Kline, Mockbee and Coggins Very
little was accomplished other than to out
line the duties of the various committees.
These have not been appointed in whole,
but the chairmen IF a majority of the curl-
mittees have already been named. They
are follows: Committee on public COM
fort, j. H. Mitchell; transportation, George
w. Heisley; escort, Col. II. Coggin; CAMP
Motley Anderson; printing, j. W. Carter;
music, F. w. Helbig; hall, John Humphrey;
bureau Of information, j. W. Cronie Chair
men of the committees on press and decora-
ton of streets have not as yet been named.
great amount of work has already been
done and the preliminaries for the fitting
entertainment of the Supreme Lodge are
We'll liz hand. The local knights are moving
together as i unit and they prophesy sue
cess. 1t is believed by them that the con-
clave in which Washington is SO interested
will be the greatest in the history of the
Uniform Rank. The order has a member
ship OF 100000, and of this number $1,000 are
mustered In the Uniform Rank. Estimates
based on previous conclaves indicate that
2puDO visitors will be here. All the divi-
Sions of the rank will be well represented
and all the lodges of the order will be in
vited to participate. Railroad fares will be
reduced and Washington will be over-popu-
lated with guests.
ENertions are being put forth to have as
many knights as possible not already affili-
ated with the order TO join il. The order
has a membership of 1850 in the District
and the rank enrolment of 500 On
December there will be a mass meeting
of the knights at Wizards Hotel. At this
meeting Maj. Gen. Carahan and twenty of
his staff will be present.
The following letter was received today
by Knight George j. Bessler from James
X. Carahan, major general L. r. X. p. at
Indianapolis. 1t is self explanatory: II ear
Sir and Brother: / am nsst IN receipt CT
your communication asking for blank ap-
plications for warrant for mounted divi-
sion of L. r. X. p 1t affords me very
great pleasure to irriose the same here
with. 1 will be in Washington on December
>. and trust that You will be able to have
your application all filled out and ready to
turn over to me at that time unless YOU
have IL ready before, and forward il, in
which case you will save time. ] am very
glad to know that the interest in the T.. r.
Is growing In Washington, asi II h,ahacves
the people of that city to be up and doing
In their preparation for the reception of the
Supreme Lodge in ~. We will have the
largest meeting in the history of the order
Trusting that / shall have the pleasure of
meeting you and Benjamin Mundell while
in Washington, 1 am fraternaily yours, j.
X. Carahan.'