The Washington times., 1894-08-09
High School Lads Honored by the
Knights Of Pythias.
ASSIGNMENT OF COMMITTEES
Headquarters Transferred to No. 1918 T
Street Northwsst-Plans Of the Camp on
the White Lot Presented-Fifteen Hun
drsd and Eleven Tents to Be Erected.

| WIN ioIihcu tuht military OtbduiZhtiou "i
have dutyt to perform in the near future which
while not SO exacting as that of a soldier!
life. will, If promptly and politely performed
reflect credit upon themselves and create G
favorable impression OF the citizens Of Wash
ington.
The public comfort committee Of the
Knights OF Pythias eneampment at their meet.
| ing last night decided to employ high school
cadets as messenger boys at the railroad sta
| tions and steamboat wharves. Chairman
Mitchell will make this recommendation to
the citizens committee. and it will undoubt-
edly be approved by that body. 1t will
be the duty of these messenger boys to direct
visitors to their quarters and also points Of
interest in the city. There will be about fifty
boys employed and work in relays of probably
eight hours each. Mr.. Mitchell has already
twenty cadets enrolled and expects to have
the remainder on his books by this evening.
The committee meeting was held in parlor
nineteen of the National Hotel, with the
following members present Chairman
Mitchell and Messrs. Wright. Litchfeld,
Haskins. Mino, HALEY, Mangum, Matchetr,
Knox, Crosby, Twiner, Harrell and
searle, and Mr.. Chaplin Brown,
chairman Of the citizens executive
| committee. was also present Col. l.. P.
| Wright, who was chairman OF the Grand
| Army encampment public comfort committee,
made few remarks on the Pythian commit
tees work and said that judging from his ex-
perience all the arrangements are satisfactory
and he had no doubt everything would be all
| right during encampment week.
suB-coMMITrEEs TO RECEIVE.
Chairman Mitchell announced the following
sub-committees for duty at the places named
to see that visitors are sent to the quarters
assigned them. and that baggage is delivered
promptly and to the proper places:
Steamboat whareesrFroh Z o'clock to
o'clock on the mornings of August 25, &c,
| and 27-D. +. Brown, ". ]. Lown, Y. J.
Matchett, and Fl. F. HALEY.
For the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
station-E. R. Levy, r. D. Crupper, J. h.
Man2um. George ". Hall, E. W. Yount,
Charles Fleishnlap, H. F. HALEY. H. J. Cas-
son, Charles Deitz. Halvor Nelson, G. b.
Read, ". D. Henry, B. P. Turner, Charles W.
Brown, T. ]; Henning, and Henry Nau.
Station--Michsl Wallace. F. Il. Pierce. Harry
shannon, Harry L. West, s. R. Turner, r. W.
Warters, J. R. Haskins, J. A. MIno, ]. ".
Bradbury, A. d. Bagby, f. T. Rawlings.
William Alvey, Victor Green, W. @. Harrell,
A. Il. Searle, and S. D. Boss.
For the entertainment OF visitors and guests
at the hotels-O. G. Staples. E. L. johnson,
John ]. Rae, John G. Slater. C. W. Lean
narda, John I. Trego, A. J. Clark, William
Schwing, Chas. E. Gibbs, T. Z. Roessele, J.
B. Scott, Levi Woodbury.. W. II. Crosby. j. E.
Hoadley, A. z. Acker. and W. H. Selden.
For express and baggage-Geo. W. Moss:
John Knox. A. A. Littlefeld W. W. Danen-
hover, A. Burgdorf, J. NJ. Young, and L. L.
G alt.
PROVISION FOR PUBLIC COMFORT.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that rooms for the pub
lie comfort would be provided at each depot
and that a streamer would be conspicuously
displayed bearing the legend "Public Com
fort Committee Mr.. Chaplin Brown made a
few remarks in which he said this was the
most important sub committee and lie was
greatly pleased with the work they had DONE
The committee adjourned TO meet next
Wednesday night at the Metropolitan Hotel.
The camp and camp grounds committee held
a short meeting last evening at the Office of
the chairman, Mr.. Lawrence Gardner. Those
present were Messrs. Gardner. Smithmeyer,
Goodhart. Anderson, McIntire. McCarty.
Tracey, Loeffier, Cronie, and McNabb.
Mr.. Smithmeyer, chairman of the commit
tee on laying out the camp. reported he had
plans made and 800 lithograph copies printed
for distribution. These were submitted to the
committee and show the total number of tents
to be 1,51l.
Gen. Carnahan's headquarters are on the
east side, and arranged around the staff tents
are accommodations for the press and the
committee on information. A post-office and
telegraph office are near at hand. The COM
missary, gentlemen's toilet, kitchen and din
ing tents are on the west side. The camp is
semi-circular and laid of in squares, the
streets being lettered from to z.
The several subcommittee of the camp
ground committee reported progress. secre-
tary McNabb submitted a report showing the
total number of uniformed Knights who have
applied for quarters to be 2,74s. The COM
mittee adjourned to meet next Wednesday
night.
CHANGE OF HEADQUARTERS.
Headquarters Citizens Executive Com
mittee. Knights of Pythias Encampment" are
the words painted on an immense canvas
banner which will float to-day from the build
ing No. 12l6 f street northwest, and desig-
nate the office where all preliminary business
relating to the coming encampment is to be
transacted.
In accordance with a resolution passed at
the last meeting Of the citizens committee.
chairman brOWn mas SECURED tnlS puuulnB al
a nominal rent for the use of the sub
committees, and the change from tho present
office in the Warder building will be made to-
day.
The new headquarters are centrally located,
and all business with the public will be trans
acted on the ground floor. Upon entering
landladies desiring to register rooms will find
the public comfort committees desk In the
west front window. Secretary McKnabb, of
the committee on camp and camp grounds, Is
to have an Office in the east window. Behind
him the committee on information is to be To-
Gated. The rear part of the first floor has
been partitioned off for the citizens commit
tee. Rooms on the second floor will be set
apart for special or private meetings Of COM
mittees.
Capt. Gus. H. Grapp. agent of the Union
Transfer Company, has been awarded the
contract for the transportation Of the Pythian
encampment baggage. The successful bidder
is captain in the uniform rank, past master
in the Independent Order Of Mechanics, and
a member Of Oriental Lodge, No. Is, Knights
OF Pythias.
Interstate Democrats, Notice!
Tho Interstate Democratic Association, Of
washngton,i is said to number !, 900 mem bers, and