Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-29
MUSIC IN THE AIR
Settling the Vexed Question ofPyth-
ian Encamppent Bands.
SEVERAL COMMITTEES APPOINTED
The Duties OF the Different Groups
Defined and Explained.
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT

Ih6 most important Of the series o. meet
ings which have been held r=cently with
a view To making the biennial encamp-
ment Of the Uniform Rams Knights of
Pythias a success. was that which was call
ed to order yesterday afternoon at the
Warder building by Mr.. Chaplin Brown.
chairman Of the executive committee.
At this meeting the subcommittees on
public comfort. anance, transportation.
horses and carriages. music. decorations.
drill and drin ground, Illumination and dre-
works, auditing, hall and reception of the
Uniform Rank were nominated by their
chairmen, and ratifed by the executive
committee. Mr.. 9. 3. Domer was made a
member Of the executive committee. The
duties ard respoasibii,tirI OF the various
committees were nude plain. and other
matters Of consequent disposed of.
Chairman CEapin Brown raped for order
At ten minutes rs.- l. and Secretary
Geo. E Emmons essayed to read the min
utes, but or motion they were dispensed
with Secretary Emnor1 then read the du-
ties OF the committee camp and camp
ground. aud the cous.ni'tee on drill and
drill grounds- The fos&- was to have
absolute authority over ~ matters pertain
Ing TO the camp its saa-tation, etc, but
would enter into no expenditure excepting
under express authority Of the executive
committee. The committee on drill and
drill grounds should have authority in the
matter " the Competitive drills, admission
10 the grounds. etc. Secretary Emmons
then read the call Of the committee The
committee the reception Of the Grand
Lodge, OF which Mr.. Richard Goo0hart is
chairman, was not ready to report, be-
cause It's Chairman considered 1t advisable
70 consult with the Pythian authorities of
mis- jurisdiction as 10 the strongest names
Tor the committee. He was DESTROYS of
having ali the divisions and subordinate
lodges OF this turis14 ction represented. The
al
was not reported. because its chairman, Mr.
Lawrence Gardner, was unavoidaby alb
sent from the meeting Chairman Brown
s-paioed that he had but a little while be-
tcre been in consultation with Mr. Gard
per. who had said that he was ready to re-
port his Committee and would do so prob
loly today. He in tended renominating the
Did Pythfan camp md camp ground COM
mittee, with p2s5ibly few omissions and
we or two additions The committee on
eitor1'at:on was not complete. Each COM
fdttee which was los then ready to re-
I )rt WIS authorized to render it's report to
t.ecrerlEy Ennons or to Chairman Brown
Jefore SATURDAY.. The committees which re-
ported were those on the reception of the
Uniform RAnk, az lifting, halls, illumination
ard fireworks dr.. and backgrounds. dec
orations. music, horses and carriages, trans
porcatioE ant finance and public comfort.
Inc committee On press was not ready to
report, hecs Use Of TIA lbaence of its chair
man Mr. berI2h N.!a.ns Secretary En-
mons Sst1 ihat ne ES1 4ent message to
would De named in good time. The COM
mittee On stanis, Of which Representative
Conn Is Chairman, was not represented at
tAe meeting
The Music Question.
The question Of music led to q lengthy
discussion This has been . complicated
problem and has LED to q tangie In every
meeting IN which it has been introduced
brt the knots were untwisted to a con-
siderable extent yesterday. Chairman Hell
big Of the committee on music presented
ne contract which ne had been author
lied 20 make with the Fourth Artillery
Band for parade and escort duty during
hve days OF the enc2mp-nent, with the cor
Iectons which had been suggested by the
Pythian executive committee
IL appears that at one Of the early meet
ngS OF The executive committee knights
of Pythias, Mr.. Helhig vas directed to
make contract for music for escort and
parade duty, subject to the ratification by
the executive committee Mr. Helbig made
q contract vitn the Fourth Artillery Band
ana presented IL to the executive commit
tee The contract stipulated the band was
to receive $5i3 for Ave days service and
that eight hours was to constitute a days
work Ar. Heibis stated that the eight
hours clause was simply inserted pro
foryas because Of the rule Of the Musical
aiol- which required it The executive
committee, however, couldn't see 1t In this
light and refused to accept the contract
unless this clause was stricken out. and the
band should rec,de-- itself liable for duty at
any time during the Ave days Mr. Helbiz
returned the contract 70 the band. and they
agreed 70 serve the committee rs desired
Now the citizens executive committee
having succeeded the Pythian executive
committee refuses To accept the altered
contract because II considers the cost too
great and because Cen CANADIAN declared
in his conference with the citizens that
band foe escort duty was not only useless
but heTIlfu, as IL would be impossible to
meex ali Ge incoming Knights and to pro-
tide II Isic for some and not for Others
eight engender aniinositie. The matter
tss thoroughly discussed yesterday, and
sadly a motion that the committee could
not recognize the present arrangement was
adopted
The Reviewing Stand.
A motion followed that a band be hired
for the day Of parade which Mr. Hetsley
a-nsnded to< the day of parade and the day
Of dress parade He thought that II this
jurizsictipn had To foot the expense fo-
music TIE cost should be subr-actsd from
the AnHount they had pledged n prize
money The motion was carried
Secr>nry Hrarnons read that part Of the
duties Of the Committees which recited that
no cor tracts would be recognized other
than rho>s signed By the executive commit
tee No subcommittee could make an ap-
other h.ie,reiness EXCEPT under authority
OF The executive COMMITTEES. No chairman
of q s16Dnzni1-ee could make a contract
He MIA rake a r-quisirtor for each item
story abort tn complication arising out of
the reqasc which The COMMITTEES had made
O. Secretary Caritsse thai the reviewing
stHnd Tor the SupFerne Lodge should be
located Al TIRE south enc Of the treasury
l,Sktnx esHa1r1 stong the avenue. Secre-
tA<y Cz<faAe bad said that he could not
ALLOW them ID use The space inside the from
railing bacAzrse OF his flower beds. but that
he sad ID cs,secIion to the use OF the SIDE
walk TIE Commissioners Of the District
sAtz fAat az oo0-se they had I'd objection
hCi Shz1 Tie ccSIrnittAe could not use the
0c-v12G oU1 were at perfect liberty to
eeH1 rne stands juksde the treasury railing
vnAoh might project two and ouf-haif feet
On he AaefS11L The matt was referred
70 tAe c,lnx2Af1fe on StandA Chairman
drS'yn xske6 III ] H Mitchell chairman
Of TIE ozr-i11ss On public cSrufort how
IlHlT &1arys1S lad been axpHeE Tor by h-
tsn1nsS r-zhurs- Mr.. Nltchs>u saii thar be-
cauae nj The TIT reoan1 seftlcsn<zu1 of rhe
qoe<1nnn o< -a1-sad -esex y1y few d-dni,s
arrA-sseusrrx hal been MADE as to orar-
teN Ae has, recently sent out a ctrculzr
edv1xSng hs1e IN Inc pait Of thuse who IN
Sc11oe1 Et<7ltoS Washington tr August M
EAtT tnoesnt II r. be good To get cut a
ct-c7fT-- vSt-h ssUlli be sect 70 each Of
thk Is1o frastcrls Enfuyn Rank K T.
ans aacs u The 5000 slLbor6inate lodge
CtAtEaa1 B-UTr Ezs direcae4 - pr>.tIarr
tbs cEcn-ar- After further TAN OF minor
cnuseq1CH Tie coD11ittee ad3curre7
ShoAc Prevent.