Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
Important Meeting Of Citizens Pyth-
ian Encampment Committee.
PYHHIAN SISTERS DISCUSSED
Money Pledged and the Sums That
Have Come in.
VESSELS WANTED

vention Of the Supreme Lodge, Knights
of Pytbias, held an interesting meeting late
yesterday afternoon, at the headquarters
Of the Pythian public comfort committee, in
the Warder building. The meeting was in
teresting both because Of the questions set
tied and those which were discussed, but
not settled The members who responded
to the roll call were as follows: Brown,
Emmons. Noyes, Goodhart, Heurich, Walk
err Heisley, Medford. Mitchell, Anderson.
Gardner, Yost, Edison. Summerville, Green
lees and Mockbee.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
| were read by Secretary Ernnions and dis
posed of in the usual way. Mr. Frank b.
Noyes handed in a communication, which
ne had received, but which did not refer to
| his committee. requesting the privilege OF
| selling at the coming encampment and con-
vention the portrait OF the founder of the
| order. The communication recited that the
proceeds usually derived from the sale of
| these portraits was applied 10 the widows
and orphans of members of the knights Of
| Pythias, and that this object ought to
weigh with the committed. These sales had
| been made at the encampmeni held at Kan
| sas City two years ago. and also at THAT
| held at Milwaukee four years ago. The
| communication was referred TO the subccm-
| mittee on privileges. Another conmuni-
cation was read from the Grand Lodge,
| knights of Pythias of New Jersey, asking
| that permission be granted Tor the sale of
| autographs of the late Samuel Reed first
| grand chancellor OF the jurisdiction of New
| Jersey the proceeds of such salesto be apple
| toward the erection of a monument to that
| departed knight at Mount Holly, n. J. This
| question was briefly discussed, and on mo-
| ton of Mr.. Richard Goodhart the permits
| sion asked for was granted. Several COM
| municatio referring to public comfort,
| which had been received by Mr.. Emmons,
| secretary of the executive committee. were
| turned over to Secretary Percy q. Smith
| of the public comfort committee.
communication from the board OF con-
| troll OF the Endowment Rank, Knights of
| Pythias. was read, asking that that rank
| be allowed TO erect a tent within the linz
| its OF the proposed Pythian camp, said
rank TO be responsible for all expense thus
| incurred
| somewhat similar letter was read from
| the authorities of the Pythiau Sisters. Mr..
| Emmons suggested that as the granting of
| these requests would put the committee
| to no expense, that II would be just as well
| that the privilege be accorded. Mr. Law
| renee Gardner, chairman of the subcommt-
tee on camp and camp grounds. introduced
| a letter from Gen. Carnahan, commander
ir-chief Of the Uniform Rank. knights OF
| Pythias. and to whom the matter had been
| already submitted. in which he stated that
| SO far as the erection of a tent for the
| use of the Endowment Rank, X. p, went.
| he could see no reason for objection, but
| II would be very gratifying to him should
the tent be pitched on The left of those to
| be occupied by his staff With regard "a
| the granting of permission to erect a tent
| for the use of the Pythian Sisters. he could
| not say as that order was not a branch OF
| the order of the knights of Pythias.
The Pythinn Sisters.
Mr. Richard Goodhart stated that the
occasion had now presented Itself for him
to right himself in the eyes of the ladies'
| Ii had gone forth in the public prints that
| in a meeting of the order he had opposed
| the ladies. He had not done so, and he
| moved that the request which the Pythian
| Sisters had made be granted. He also ex-
| planned the aims of the order in question.
| and stated that IL had a membership of
3o.ooo. and was rapidly growing. Mr.. Med
| ford opposed the giving of permission for
| the erection of this tent the ground
| that the Pythian Sisters was not n recog-
| nized branch of the Knights of Pythias.
| Mr.. Mitchell also opposed this plan on the
plea that the Supreme Lodge had not recog
nized the Pythian Sisters. Mr.. Emmons
| thought IL would be a good plan to defer
| action till the next meeting.
Mr.. Gardner called attention to the letter
| of Gen. Carnahan. Chairman Chaplin Brown
| thought that the best way out of the dill
| Guilty would be to leave the settlement of
| the question to the Pythian executive
committee. Mr.. Goodhart called atten ion
| to the motion which he ad made but a few
moments before, that the desired permits
sion be granted to the sisters MIR. Mitchell
| arose and stated that ne hoped the motion
would not prevail arguing that the sisters
| had no right to a tent in the camp grounds.
| and that il they were accorded this privi-
iege the same request would also be made
by a rival organization Of the same nature
MIR. Goodhart thought that this argument
| was not good and he proceeded TO eulogize
| the ladies in an exceedingly chivalroue
| manner. He stated that the location Of the
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| responsibility Of all concerned. Mr.. Sum-
| merville suggested that the whole matter
be referred to special committee OF the
| knights of Pythias. Mr.. Emmons moved
| to refer to the Pythisn executive commit
| tee; Mr.. Gardner urged that Gen. Carna han
| had practically decided against the intro
duction OF ladies into the camp: Mr.. Noyes
| seconded the motion of MIR. Emmons and
ii was so ordered. Then Mr.. Emmons made
motion to permit the Endowment Rank
| to locate tent within the camp, and this
| molten was carried.
l. The secretary presented a bill of 40 for
| the printing of the drill schedule. which
| Gen. Carnahan had been authorized to in
cur. and on motion of Mr.. Goodhart il was
| referred to the committee on drill and drill
| ground. A communication from Jacobs
| Brothers was read submitting a specimen
| Pyth:an encampment souvenir spoon of
gold and silver, and Offering the committee
/ bonus of 30 cents on each spoon sold dur
| ing the encampment, If this could be done
| under the Endorsement of the executive
| committee.
Question of Funds.
The report of the finance committee was
| then called. Its chairman, Mr.. Frank II
| Noyes. stated that the list of subscriptions
as secured by the Pythian executive com
| mittee before the advent Of the citizens ex-
| ecutive committee amounted to a total of
| ST. ABB including the sum of $1,000 placed
| opposite the name of the Mount Vernon
| and Marshall Hall Steamboat company
| which was not subscription, but a per
| centage of the receipts of the company dur
| ing the encampment. The chairman stated
| that additional subscriptions had been re-
| ceived amounting to s2.5S2. and that sew
| eral lists were now out. on which, ne un-
| derstood, there were sums varying from
5000 to $500 OF the sum paid in TO the old
| Pythian executive committee namely
81, $50. s91l mad been turned over by the
| treasurer Of that committee to the citizens
| executive committee. The cash sum re-
| ceived by Mr.. Noyes up TO yesterday was
| $3.50. There are also n number of sub
| scripticns OF which he has no record A
| discussion arose concerning the withdrawal
| by knights of Pythias of subscriptions
| from the general fund and the placing of
| these subscriptions with the Pythian fund
| for the payment of drill prizes. 1t was al
| legged that one or two Pythans had done
| this, and it was decided that all subscrin-
| tiors registered on the list as turned over