Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-14
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE
Men Who Are to Help Make the Encamp-
ment Success
A Meeting TO BE Held TOnight-Gen.
Carnahan's Expected Visit to
Washington.

the committee which he was authorized by
the citizens meeting, held on Tuesday, to
appoint to represent the citizens in the ar
rangements for the Pythian encampment
He announced the names in alphabetical or
der, leaving it to the committee to choose its
own chairman. The committee is as fol-
lows:
Thomas G.Alvord.jr.. Chris. Heurich,
Chaplin Brown, Lawrence Gardner,
John X. Carmody, j. Harrison johnson,
Congressman Charles Frank b. Noyes,
G. Conn, Duncan S. Walker,
John Joy Edison, John b. Wight,
George f. Emmons. Beriah Wilkins.
Archibald Greenlees. S. w. Woodward.
This committee has been requested to meet
this evening at room No. IL, Warder build
ing, 9th and + streets northwest, there to
effect an organization and to confer with
the executive committee. Knights of Pythias.
The committee of knights will be In special
session in room No. Is. The Pythians are
pleased that their fellow citizens have recog-
nized the importance of the Pythian order
and by their action have admitted that the
coming convention and encampment are to
be national in character. The citizens, on
the other hand, are gratified that the
knights have invited them into their coun-
share in the glory which shall be the reward
of those who manage the event.
Texas Aroused.
One of the most encouraging signs at
headquarters this afternoon was visit
from Col. Geo. p. Mann of Waco, Tex, COM
manding the second Texas regiment, Uni
form Rank, Knights of Pythias. He brought
glad tidings. He is the advance guard of
the Texas contingent, and prophesies that
the lone star state will make a glorious
showing at The encampment. He told Sec
re:ary Percy @. Smith that the first, Sec
ond, third and fifth Texas regiments would
come to Washington. This meant 1900 men
who would go into camp, and their families
and friends and neighbors who would
come with the commands to Washing ton
no question about this. Certainly there
could be no question as to the earnestness
of Col. Mann. He was authorized to speak,
he said, only for the first, second third and
fifth regiments, but believed that several
other regiments would also come. He had
understood before leaving Texas that the
fourth regiment had voted to take part in
the great Washington parade and review
He reported that down there the wild and
woody Texans were shouting themselves
hoarse. spinning their sombreros among the
clouds in frenzy of enthusiasm and &C.
stasy OF glee. They were yelling ION TO
Washing ton" with so much vim that rain
storm was threatened
Col Mann Is stopping at the National
Hotel and has invited several or the local
Pythian disnitaries to dinner. The Ma
the pressure and are receiving conlmun:ca-
lions engaging rooms. They state that the
Pythlans are high rollers and that almost
every cne heard from demands a parlor
Niilard's. the Riggs, Ebbitt metropolitan,
st. James. Normandie and nearly all the
hotels with which The Star man has been
IN communication have the same tale TO tell
They can hear the throngs a-coming.
Gen. Carnahnn's Visit.
One OF the disturbing questions at head
quarters is How shall We receive Com
mander-in-chief Carnahan?"
Gen. Carnahan is expected TO reach Wash
tomorrow forenoon. or it may be, not till
aicng the route. but which road he is sray-
cling cannot be learned.
Col. Hege, passenger agent for the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, has been reddening
the wires In vain attempt to locate him,
50 as to give the local Pythians the tin.
Mr.. Parke of the Pennsylvania railroad
has been having the trains bound Washing
tonWard from Indianapolis searched for
Cen Carnahan with the same purpose.
The conductors have wired back that the
general Is not on board Hence the per-
pieXity OF the executive committee The
Pythian aggregation wants TO meet their
chleftaln with carriage at least. Other
brass-band features have been frowned
down by the conservative element on the
committee. 1t has also been proposed 10
nave delegations at the depots upon the
arrival of western trains, SO that Gen.
Carnahan may know that the committed
Is thinking of him, and just how much II
does think. 1t is said that the reason for
the mystery er veloping the movements OF
the general is that because of his reticence
and modesty he wishes to dodge a formal