Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
A Surplus After Paying the Expense
Of the Pythian Encampment.

| A Surplus After Paying the Expenses
of the Pythian Encampment.
The citizens executive committee on the
Pythian encampment held its final meet
ing yesterday. The result shows that there
is an excess of collections above expendi-
lures and by a resolution offered by Mr..
Archibald Greenlees 1t was voted 10 turn
over this surplus to the Pythian executive
committee to be applied to the prize fund.
One of the matters which was brought
out with great clearness yesterday was
that the responsibility for the payment of
the prize money rested not upon the citi-
| zens. but upon the local Pythians, as Py-
thians. Secretary Emmons read copies of
correspondence which passed between the
citizens and Pythian committees in June
This showed that the Pythians accepted
the responsibility for the prize money and
relieved the citizens executive committee
of all liability in that matter.
Reports of Committees.
Under the call of committees. Mr.. ]. II.
Mitchell. chairman of the public comfort
committee. reported that the operations Of
his committee had been as follows: Num-
Ter Of hotels registered, "a; number of
houses registered. 2.0lI; number of houses
inspected, 1,5s2; number of circulars sent
out, 1900; number of pamphlets OF infor-
nation distributed 1.5O0; number of let
tiers received and answered, 5000; number
of people located in advance, about $50.
Several thousand people were located from
the depots. The committee expended s470.
being an excess of 81 over its appropria-
ton. This was allowed.
Chairman Duncan s. Walker of the COM
mittee IN illumination reported the ex-
penditures thus far had been S30662 con-
siderably inside Of the appropriation Of
$SSo No report was received from the
committee on horses and carriages Chair
fee Of
the Uniformed Rank returned to the COM
mittee $780, being the unexpended bal
ance Of the appropriation Of SO. Mr.. Yost
was congratulated on his excellent show
ing. The committee on camp and camp
grounds was not present by representa-
tive, but Secretary Emmons said tina; the
expenditures would be considerably inside
the appropriation and would be somewhat
over $1,000. Mr.. Bridges representing the
Macauley-Peters Company, reported the
loss Of hfty-two tents. forty-four being l-2
Nl2 and eight being 12x14 The value
placed on these tents was $4l6 A lively
controversy ensued, but the matter was
adjusted In a mutually satisfactory man.
ner. The committee on decorations report
ed an expenditure of only So because Of
the lavishness of private decorations The
committee on reception OF the Supreme
Lodge expended $555.35, being the amount
OF Its appropriation. The committee ON
Information returned an unexpended bal
ance OF Si.SS, having expended Sl2.1J.
AT this point Secretary Emmons stated
that r. L. c. White, supreme keeper of
record and seals. had objected to the
chairs and tables furnished by the COM
mittee to the Supreme Lodge at Builders
Exchange Hall and had ordered them from
a local merchant on his own responsibility;
that he had avoided payment of the bill
while here and had jumped the town, leav-
ing the matter unsettled. Strong language
was used. The committee is not liable for
this debt The committee on stands and
the decorations thereof reported an ex-
penditure Of $169.64. Mr.. Greenlees of the
entertainment committee reported that the
appropriation fully covered the expendi-
lures OF this committee. The COMMITTEES ON
drill and drill grounds found Ii necessary
to ask Tor $162.04. as the competitive drills
instead OF being a source of revenue were
loss. The finance committee reported that
II had expended $6.26517. and had bills
outstanding to the amount OF S17s5O.
being q total Of s10.445.67. The collections
were l,1o5.S6 The surplus would be turn
ed over to the Pythian committee After
congratulatory speeches. in which Chair
man Brown, Secretary Emmons Mr. Rich
ard Goodhart, and others gave and received
compliments. the committee adjourned sine
Those present at the last meeting were
Messrs. Brown, Walker, Heurich. En-
mons. Mitchell. Yost Helbig, Goodharf.
Greenlees. Anderson. Wight, Edison and
Heisley,