Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-29
lad been enlisted in the great cause the
prospects had materially frightened
Outside Assisfauce

had been enlisted In the great cause the
prospects had materially frightened.
Outside Assistance.
Secretary Medford referred to statements
to the effect that the citizens outside the or-
der were anxious to cooperate with the
knights. For one he was anxious to have
them do SO. He was willing to resign his
position and turn over all that had been
done by his committee to a citizens, ro,,
mittee he was ready to deliver up every
thing to the citizens that they wanted II
the people of the District thought that thew
could DO better than the Pythian commit
Tee or as well, he was willing to let them
Try. They would be glad to welcome the
citizens and have them Cooperate with
them- When the citizens Were invited IN
take mold they did not do SO with an en-
thusiasuc degree of alacrity. Mr. Kline
pa ,' tilat m the outset the board of trade
nau given them assurances, but had not
gwen tnem any considerable encourage.
meht. He had waited on a number of Cit
%ens, ana they had refused point blank.
.ia es s yitizens We're willing to come 10 the
aiu OF The committee he was willing TO
give them all the show they wanted AL
thougn they were going to succeed ANYHOW
tney would succeed in a higher degree II
M,,oham ms should come in with them. Mr..
Mitcnell then took the floor He maintain
60 that the citizens of Washington had
IeVer been properly invited to take hold Of
the celebration. That in the beginning of
soihpdlSn tne committee had reouestad
the board of trade to pledge sio 600 IT,,
nad answered that IT was too soon. that
the Inauguration responsibilities were unon
them, and they did not think that they
shoOld take the initiatory step in a secret
order matter of this Character Mr. NIItcI,
ell thought that these answers of the boara
OF trade were eminently proper. He had
applied to large number of prominent
Gllizehs ana they had responded generous
ly and without hesitation To the annaaIS
and needs of the committee
cnalrman Goodhart then announced that
without egotism he thought that he could
body else. In the beginning they had asked
several of the men in Washington who had
been prominent in great ceremonies and
celebr atoms to accept the chairnanship
OF the executive committee. Mr.. Goodhart
then named over several distinguished
Washingtonians who had been applied "a
and who had refused TO assume the re.
sponsibility of the undertaking He had no
not tremble for the result. No citizen had
been insulted nor neglected. The citizens
were at liberty to aid in their contributions
The committee would be glad to have them
do so. If they wanted the chairmanshir
OF the committee he was willing to sur
render. But he emphasized the fact tina,
the committee was not lacking in conf
dence as to the outcome of the celebration
1t was going to be a glorious day in Ply
thianism.
A motion of Mr.. Medford. expressing il
as the sense of the committee that II
would be glad of the cooperation of citi
zens in their work. was adopted.
Col Coggins, Mr.. Kline, Mr.. Goodhari
and Mr.. Medford and Mr. Conner engaged IN
a discussion as to how the band should bt
apportioned between the reception com
mittee for escort duty and the Washington
regiment Uniform Rank for parade duty
1t was decided to have the commanding
officer of the L. r. K p. and chairman Of
said committee confer and arrange things