The Washington times., 1894-08-03
PYTHIANS WHO WANT TENTS
More Than 5000 Knights Apply for
Accommodations.
SCENES AT HEADQUARTERS
Two Committee Meerings-Arranging for the
Reception to the Supreme Lodge in Con-
vention Hall-Treasury Grants tho Use
Of Flags and Bunting.

In three weeks the Pithian hosts will begir
to arrive to attend the encampment OF '94
and as a consequence there are busy scenes
at headquarters during these closing days oi
preparation.
Communications asking for accomoda-
tions were received from the following diyis-
ions yesterday. the figures indicating the
number of men they expect to bring to Wash.
ington:
Severn Division, Annapolis, Nd, Capt. P.
Z. Porter, about IS; Second Regiment New
Jersey, First and Third Battalion, Field and
Staff, eights divisions, 40, and probably 500
men from the Tennessee brigade. 1t is not
positively stated that the latter brigade will
bring SO many men, but from information at
hand at present they may come q half thou
sand strong.
The following is list complete up to 6
O'Clock last evening, OF the divisions and
number of men who will go into camp on the
Monument grounds:
Hastings Division, No. 10, Hastings. Mich,
so: Milwaukee Division, No. 2, Milwaukee.
Wis, 80; Admission Division. No. 5. Admission,
Ala, 10; Pythian Division, No. /, Baltimore,
Nd, so; Apollo Division. No. 12, Crookeville,
No., 25; Laconia Division, No. 6, Laconia,
n. H., SO; Wiliamsport Division, No. 10,
Williamsport, Pa, 40; Division No. 8, Hamp-
ton, Va, 80; Eighth Regiment, Canton, Ohio,
200; Preux Chevalier Division, No. 8, Cleve-
land, Ohio, 45; Terra Haute Division, No. 8,
Terra Haute. Ind, 40; Vigo Division, Terra
Haute, Ind, so; Cross Dale Division, Brazil,
Ind, 25: Bloomington Division; No. 33;
Bloomington, Ind. %; Centennial Division,
No. 90, Martinsyille, Ind, 20; Greencastle Di-
vision, No. 81. Greencastle, Ind, 90; Eden
Division, No. 10, Spencerville, Ind, "a;
Pennsylvania Brigade, Fourth Regiment
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Ashland Division. No. 5, Ashland. n. Y. 80;
Lebanon Division, No. 65, Terra Haute, Ind,
40; Potomac Division, No. 10, Bayard, Va, 30;
Grand Rapids Division, No. 6, Grand Rapids,
Mich. ,23; Galena Division. No. 8. 3.Galena, Kan,
so; Temple, No. 26.Texas, 50; SmokyDiyision,
No. "a, Pittsburg. Pa, 25; Yellow Gross
Division, No. 20, Alliance, Ohio, 25; Beloit
Division, No. IL, and ]. A. Hinsey Division,
No. IS, Beoit, Ohio, so; J. B. Reed Division,
Tcrrington, Conn. Sc; Summit City Division,
No. IL, Fort Wayne, Ind. so; Illinois Division,
No. 8. Chicago, ILL.,. so; Hull Division, No. g.
Bristol, Conn.,, SO; Piedmont Division, No. 10.
Piedmont, W. Va, so; William Ladew
Division. New York city, 80; J. II. Rathbone
Division, No. q, New York, 20; First Rhode
Island Regiment, Providence, r. l., 146: Ex-
celsior Division. No. 43, Indianapolis. Ind,
40 Friendship Division, No. 25, Covington,
\. Y, 45; Severn Division. Annapolis, Nd,
70; Second Regiment. New Jersey, First and
Third Battalions, 170: possibly 500 from Ten
nessee and 80 from Missouri.
Washington landladies continue to register
their rooms. and the quarters are being as
signed as fast as the applications come in
from outside knights and their friends
There were two committee meetings at
headquarters yesterday afternoon, neither
body being In session more than twenty min
utes. The committee on reception TO the su-
preme lodge met at O'Clock and transacted
routine business. Those present were: Messrs.
Goodhart, Kline. Medford, Foxwell, and Nc.
Leod. Mr.. Goodhart stated that the citizens
committee had approved the estimate of $3.50
to defray expenses connected with the recep-
ton. and that the Treasury Department had
granted the use OF number of flags and
bunting to decorate Convention Hall on the
evening of the reception. Mr.. Mcleod
showed the committee the "Pythian Encamp-
ment March" which he had written and ded-
icated to the members of the local order. He
further stated that he would request Prof.
Fanciulli to arrange the march for the Ma
rine Rand.
Ten minutes later the committee on privi-
leSes and advertising held their first meeting.
Messrs. Ross, Gardner, Emmons, Loeffier,
and Dert were present. The committee con-
siiered a number of requests for privileges on
the camp grounds and other public reserva-
tions, but have granted none as yet. Instead
of receiving bids they decided to set certain
price and will require those who want privi-
leges TO take the committees figures. The
meeting adjourned subject to call of chair
man