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eral compliments at this point were paid
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As to Duties.
Mr.. Pierce asked for information as 10
what duties would be required of the COM
mitteemen. and Mr.. Wallace threw some
light on this question. All present. how
ever conceded that 1t was too early in the
season to define the duties of the COM
mitteemen. and that this should be settled at
a future meeting. but 1t was quite clear that
each committeeman would be allowed to
choose the depot at which he would serve
and the hours during which II would be
most convenient for him to serve. Mr..
Mitchell said that he had approached some
people with a request that they serve on the
committee. and In some cases they had APP
peared lukewarm about the matter. Wher-
ever he had found this to be the case he
had Immediately left SO that the committee
as 1t stood at present was an enthusiastic
working unit. An invitation was read from
the Hotel Randall that the committee hold
its next session there, and 1t was SO or
dered. vote of thanks was extended to
the Hotel Johnson, and several gentlemen
suggested that this vote Of thanks be so
extended as to include the press. which had
so literally shed its ink in the Pythian
cause. Chairman Mitchell here took occa-
sion to express his pride and pleasure In his
committee and to thank them for their at
tendance on such an uncomfortable night.
Adjourned.
Finance Committee.
The finance committee met yesterday at
the office Of Its chairman, Mr.. Frank b.
Noyes, and discussed various methods for
raising the necessary funds. Those pres
ent were Chairman Noyes and Committee
men Edison. Staples. Brown, Heurich and
Goodhart
At a special meeting of the executive COM
mittee. to be held at o'clock this after
noon at the Warder building, the members
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nounced I''.
The officers of the first battalion U. r.
X. p. met last night for purposes of in
struction. they are working to give the
uniform rank in the District a high stand
ing in this military order. Those present
were: Maj. l.. Fugitt. Adjutant J. X. Man
gum. Capt. E. WOltZ of Washington Divi-
sion. Mol: Capt j. II. Mills, Nelson Division.
No. 2: Capt. w. G. Lown. Columbia Divi-
sion, No. 3; Capt. H. G, Wagner. Hermione,
No. 4. -,..
Camp and Grounds.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner. chairman Of the
committee on camp and camp ground. had
an interview this afternoon with Col. John
NJ. Wilson. commits sioner of public buildings
and grounds, en- the matter of the Pythian
camp. There remains to be done a vast
deal of work yet in connection with this
committee. Chairman Gardner has not Is
yet formed his committee. but 1t is under
stood that the present committee will, to a
large extent. be retained, and one or two
additions made. 1t Is the desire of Mr..
Gardner to appoint on this committee at
least one professional military man who
has had practical experience in the laying
out or camps. 1t Is not likely that all the
details OF the plan as prepared by the Py-
THAN committee. will be carried out by the
citizens The first step is to learn from
the finance committee about how much
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II Is likely that a goOd-siZed cut will be
made in the estimate Of forty thousand dol
lars. as at this season. and in these times
money Is even harder than usual 10 get
Even under the most favorable conditions.
1t cannot be had simply by asking for it,
Ihen the next move of the camp committee
will be to find how many men of the Uni
form Rank are coming. and Of this number
what percentage will remain in camp.
As large percentage of the sir knights
Will be accompanied by their wives and
families. 1t Is not probable that of these a
large number will live in camp. The COM
mittee intends to practice economy and
does not intend to hire tents which the
chances are will not be used. 1t has been
thought that several places in the camp es-
Inmates will be found where the committee
may md openings to inflct economic cuts
The contract which the executive COMMITTEES
hnlghts or Pythias entered into made -sev-
eral OF the knights personally and indi-
vidually responsible for the contract price
OF the tents. This contract was assumed by
the citizens committee, and the question
as 10 whether the citizens of that commit
tee are also Individually responsible for the
contract price Is quite disturbing one
There 10 considerable work which had been
done by the old camp and camp ground
committee which will probably be overhaul
ed or revised by Mr. Gardner. The outcome
of the conference between Col. Wilson and
Mr.. Gardner Will be announced probably at
the special meeting of the executive com
mittee this afternoon, or in any case at the
regular meeting Of that committee 10 be
held Monday afternoon. 1t Is thought that
Mt. Gardner Will then announce his com
mittee.