Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-14
The Work Accomplished by the Cit
zens' Pythian Committee.
SURPLUS ON HAND AFTER PAYINGBILIS
Chairman Browns Address to the
Citizens OF the District.
THE FINANCIAL SHOWING

According to, the report OF the auditing
committee of the citizens executive COM
mittee Of the recent knights of Pythias en-
campment. a surplus of $352.O4 remains on
bend after paying all bills.
The work Of the committee has been-satis-
factorily ended. At its final meeting the
chairman Of the citizens committee, MIR.
Chaplin Brown. submitted report, in which
thanks are expressed to those who aided in
entertaining the sir knights. to the local
press. to the chairman of the subcommittee
on finance. Mr.. Frank b. Noyes; to Mr..
George e. Emmons, the secretary of the
committee. and to all others who assisted In
the work. Mr.. Browns report is addressed
to the citizens Of the District of Columbia
He says:
About one year ago the citizens of the
District Of Columbia extended through its
board Of trade. an invitation to the order of
the Knights of Pythias to hold their annual
encampment of the year 1894 at the city of
Washington. This invitation having been
duly and properly acknowledged and ac-
cepted by the order, 1t became necessary to
the entertainment of our invited guests.
For this purpose. at meeting. publicly an
nounced. Of our citizens. the chairman
thereof. Mr.. John, W. Ross, Was, authorized
to appoint a committee of fifteen citizens to
receive the sir knights and make all neces-
sary arrangements for their entertainment
during their encampment. This committee
was Immediately upon its appointment Or
gained by the selection Of proper officers,
and its membership increased by the addi-
ton OF citizens who were also members of
the local order of the Knights Of Pythias,
and who cheerfully gave their labor and
counsel In aid OF the committees work.
With the exception of the task of raising
the necessary funds, for the payment Of
prizes to be awarded, the citizens commit
tee assumed all the duties of receiving and
"a nj No eli fut,t A,,r;
campment in our city. The task Of raising
the fund for prizes was left entirely with
the different lodges of the local order of the
Knights Of Pythias.
The work Of the committee is now fin
ished. Full reports of its proceedings have
been published from time to time by the
washington press. for which careful and
accurate work the committee desire to ex-
press its thanks. IS well as for the liberal
pecuniary aid given by the proprietors of
the Washington daily papers. The encamp-
ment has been held, and the guests Of our
city entertained in a manner pleasing and
satisfactory to them and with credit to our
citizens.
For all this the thanks of the citizens
committee arenespecially due, to the several
subcommittee and to the subscribers to
the fund raised by the general committee
The first and most important work de-
volved upon the subcommittee on finance,
of which Mr.. Frank B. Noyes was chair
man. and this work could not. have been
more satisfactorily performed than was
done under his management.
The principal item of expense was the
furnishing Of tents for the members Of the
Uniform Rank. Ample accommodations
were furnished for all those who announced
their intention of going lin camp" And
yet, by the careful management of the
camp grounds. Mr.. Lawrence Gardner,
aided by the chairne en- Of his two subcom-
mittees. Col. ]. l.. Smithmeyer and Maj. H.
l.. Biscoe. and by Mr.. James McNabb, jr.,
0f.1 -
committee, this item of expense was cut
down to considerably less than one-half of
the original estimate.
BY resolution of the general committee,
the chairman and secretary were made ex
officio members Of all subcommittee Act
ing under this authority, Mr.. George E.
Emmons. secretary OF the general COM
mittee. kept constantly in touch with all
the subcommittee, and by an examina-
ton in detail into their work. and . super
vision of their estimates the general COM
mittee was enabled througr--him TO avoid
any deficiency in the funds available The
arduous duties Of the secretary Of the COM
mittee as to every detail of the work could
not have been more ably or successfully
performed. The committee were also in
debted to Mr.. Emmons for the use. gratis,
of the building used for headquarters, No.
1916 street. as well as for the use of two
other buildings which were made available
by the committee.
Space will not permit me to give in de-
tail the work performed by the subcommit-
tees under the direction Of the general
committee, but / desire to add that each
and every member Of the general commit
tee, which was composed of leading busi-
ness men of the District cheerfully per-
formed any work assigned to them, MAX
ing their personal or business interest sub
servient to the interests of the public.
In submitting orr final financial state
ment we desire to say that We have en-
deavored to disburse the fund Entrusted to
us in the most careful and conscientious
ma 1ner for the purpose for which 1t was
subscribed. All expenditures have been au-
thorized by the whole committee, and all
bills examined by the auditing committee
and approved by the chairman.
1t is estimated, from figures furnished by
the railroads and other reliable sources,
that there were, during the ercampment
week, over 100000 visitors in our city. OF
course our citizens, and especially our busi-
ness men, will appreciate the great advant-
age to be derived from such gatherings to
the city.
We hope that our citizens will continue
to encourage in the future, as they have
in the past. such bodies of men to select orr
city for their conventions. Respectfully
submitted.
Receipts and Expenditure.
Secretary Emmons has prepared an item
lied report, giving an account of each COM
mittee's expenditures. with list Of subscrib-
ers. Messrs. John Joy Edison, E. s. Parker
mittee have examined the same and found
them correct ard accompanied with vouch-
ers properly approved. Secretary Emmons
addresses his statement to the citizens
executive committee, and then goes on as
follows:
The following resolution was passed at a
meeting of your body September II. 1894:
Resolved. That this citizens executive
committee now adjourn sine die, and that
any incomplete matters of business be re-
t<f ha vrrfth
er to act. and that after ali bills unpaid and
present Unadjusted matters are fully settled
any moneys remaining on hand be turned
over to the executive committee, X. Of p,
for the benefit of their prize money fund.
THAT when this is done the report of the
auditing committee be printed in the daily
papers,"
1t may be proper to add that the citizens
executive committee began as an organized
body June Is, 1894. and concluded their la
bors Wednesday. September T. 1894. Dur
irg this time regular weekly meetings were
held, and 1t gives me pleasure to report
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