Evening star., 1894-01-30
POINTS FOR VISITORS.
Circular to Re Sent Out by the
knights of Pythias Committee.

knights of Pythias Committee.
A regular weekly meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the knights of Pythias
encampment was held last night at Pyth-
ian headquarters in the Warder building.
Chairman Richard Goodhart presided and
Secretary A. F. Medford recorded the pro-
ceedings. Communications from several Of
the subcommittees were read and acted
upon. The special subcommittee appointed
at the last meeting for the preparation CT
a suitable circular letter to be sent out by
the executive committee reported as fol-
lows: /. That the executive committee take
the necessary steps at once to procure a
suitable site on which eating places may be
kept for the convenience of those in the
camp and then advertise for proposals and
conclude contracts for catering to them, and
that the circular state generally at what
price meals may be had in town, and state
that the committee will endeavor to perfect
arrangements by which meals may be had
at or near camp at most advantageous
prices.
2 That it furnish the special committee
on the preparation Of circular with the
scale of prices at which accommoda tons
may be had at hotels and boarding houses
by the day and by the week, with number
of persons to be put in each room at the
prices given, so that the same may be
quoted In the circular to be issued In ad-
dition to these recommendations the com
mittee decided that the circular, in process
of preparation, should be printed on the
letter-head of the executive committee and
should contain information as follows:
Points for Visitors.
1. That foored tents, ice and straw would
be furnished to the Sir Knights in camp
free of cost to them. 2. That carriages can
be procured at the lowest obtainable prices
through the executive committee and its
agencies. 3. That the subcommittee on pub
lie comfort and information. will establish
offices at each of the depots. with competent
men In charge, provided with list of those
who have secured accommodations in ad-
vance, and all who apply to them will be
provided with an escort to their respective
locations. 4. That list Of all respectable
hotels and boarding houses, with the prices
and capacity of each. is now being prepared
by the committee on public comfort. and
to prevent imposition each one of them will
be Inspected before being listed.
D. And that it should also contain blank
list Of interrogatories to be answered by
each division as follows: How many Sir
Knights of your division will go into camp
and desire cots? Address Motley Anderson,
chairman committee on camp. How E,al y
members and friends Of the order mot go-
ing into camp will accompany your divi-
sion? Address j. H. Mitchell chairman
public comfort committee. For how many
of them do you desire accommodations pro-
vided and reserved at hotels and boarding
houses. and at what rates? Address J. II.
Mitchell as above. At what time does your
division expect to leave home? On what
| road will you enter Washington? What is
the day and hour of your anticipated ar
rival here? Win you telegraph this in
formation on the day Of your departure
to the chairman of the committee on re-
ception Of the Uniform Rank. John c. Yost.
us 9th street northeast.
The report of the committee was approx
ed and it was ordered to print the circular
letter. The committee will hold its next
meeting at Pythian headquarters. Febru-
ary 5. r'f' Is,-l