The Washington times., 1894-06-28
COMFORT OF The PYTHIANS
Accommodations for 20,S41 Persons
Have Been Reported.
NOM TINE TO REGISTER ROOMS
clearinghouse Keepers to Be Called Upon
by the Committsemen-All the World Ask
ing for Places to Lay Their Heads
erowding Of the Knights to Be Avoided.

It was nearly $50 o'clock last night when
Chairman John H. Mitchell called the public
comfort committee to order at the Hotel John
son. In a few preliminary remarks Mr..
Mitchell spoke of the reorganization Of all the
other committees, but was pleased to say the
personnel OF his committee had not been
changed.
The appointment OF subcommittee to work
about boarding houses and hotels had been
postponed until the latter part Of July. as this
would give them ample time to perform their
duties. He had spoken to all the members OF
his committee and they had each promised to
stand by him until the encampment is over.
In reporting the number of those who had
registered boarding houses and rooms since
the last meeting, Secretary Smith said the
city had been divided into four sections,
northwest, northeast, southwest, and south
east. In the southeast there were % houses,
with Sc rooms and accommodations for 247
people; in the southwest, II houses, SO rooms,
and III people; in the northeast, 3S houses,
155 rooms, and 55S people, and In the north
west 2s6 houses. ,657 rooms, and 6,6l4 peo-
pie. This makes total OF 1858 houses. ], 1856
rooms, and accommodations for Z, ,536 people.
Sixty-six hotels can lodge Is, sos knights and
friends without crowding.
According to this report accommodations
have only been reported for 20, ,s41 persons,
and Chairman Mitchell said he hoped every
member of the public comfort committee
would call on as many boarding house own
ers as possible and request them to register,
with the number OF persons they can COM
fortably accommodate.
ASKING FOR ACCOMMODATIONS.
Secretary Smith said he had received COM
munications from Nebraska, Illinois and Mas
sachusetts and other states asking for &C.
commodations for from 35 to 200 people to
stay from three days to three weeks.
Mr. Mitchell said he had sent out IA, 600 cir
culars regarding the location and rates of
boarding houses. and was surprised that the
responses were not more prompt. The COM
mittees hardest work would come a few days
before and during the encampment.
In order to secure more complete list Of
boarding houses and rooms for rent, 1t was
suggested that the committee use the register
which proved so valuable during the Grand
Army encampment. Mr.. Smith said this book
was in his possession. but owing to the fact
that many of the persons who registered at
that time had moved, il would not be useful to
the Pythian committee.
1t was then agreed that the citizens COM
mittee should be asked to appropriate a sum
sufficient to insert an advertisement in each
OF the four local papers one week asking
keepers OF boarding houses and persons hav-
ing rooms to rent to report as soon as possi-
Bile to Secretary Smith.
Mr.. Rawlins suggested that all quarters
should be inspected before being occupied by
the knights, in order to avoid all over crowd
ing. This, Mr. Mitchell thought would prob
ably be done in a few days. In reply to q
question. the chairman said that work would
be assigned members who are to be on duty
in depots about week before the encamp-
ment.
Mr.. Rawlins suggested the members be
allowed to say where they could best serve and
the hours which would be most convenient,
so that the work could be evenly divided and
no one would be overtaxed.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEETING.
After adopting resolutions of thanks to the
hotel proprietor for the use Of the room and
also to the members Of the press in attend
ance for their interest and fair reports, the
committee adjourned to meet in the Randall
at the call of the chairman.
special meeting of the Knights OF Pythias
citizens committee will be held at o'clock
this afternoon in the Ward building. The
names of members of the several subcommit-
tees will be announced and report received
from the finance committee.
The latter committee me. yesterday after
noon in the office of its chairman, Frank B.
Noyes. Those present were: Messrs Noyes,
Edison, Staples, Brown, Heurich and Good
bart. There was an informal discussion of the
course to be pursued In soliciting and collect
ing subscriptions for the encampment fund
Owing to the small attendance no positive
action was taken and after an hours confer
ence the committee adjourned. Yesterday
was quiet day at headquarters, no applica-
tlon for quarters or other communications Of