The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-21
Arrangements Made at Washington for
the Entertainment of One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Visitors.
HOST OF HOLSTERS EXPECTED
The Great Parade to Take Place
OH the 18th of August.
indianapolis Likely to Be Selected as
Next Meeting Place-The Pythian
Sisters and the SisterhOOd.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-About the
busiest place in Washington at this time
is the headquarters OF the executive COM
mittee having in charge the preparations
for the coming encampment of the Knights
Of Pythias, who will take possession Of
Washington on the oath of August and
hold the city until they shall have finished
their business here. The citizens committee
and the committee Of the Washington
Knights are preparing to entertain at the
lowest estimate 10000 knights. of whom
nearly fifteen thousand will be members
of the Uniformed Rank. The committees
in charge are looking forward to one of
the largest gatherings ever held in Wash
ington. and their expectations are not like
ly to be disappointed. From all over the
country communications are being daily
received that indicate the wide general
interest in the encampment, and, notwith-
standing the fact that the season has been
one of great financial depression, thou
sands will visit Washington with the
knights who are not members of the
der and who have no friends among them,
but who will take advantage of the re-
auctions in railroad fares 10 come TO
Washington.
Already tents have been assigned to A.
10 Knights of the Uniformed Rank, who
will camp in the White lot. Besides these
there will be nearly seventy thousand
Knights not of the Uniformed Rank, and
as these will bring their wives and chill
dren with them the original estimate OF
100 900 visitors is not at all too high. The
amount of work being done by the commit
tees in charge of the preparations is some
thing enormous. but everything is being
done with the regularity of clockwork, and
by the time the first battalons begin to
arrive the committees will have finished
their labors and will be ready to rest and
receive the rewards of their industry.
AS is well known, the great biennial
gathering a Washington will begin on the
oath of August From that time until the
final meeting OF the Supreme Lodge the
city will be given over to the Pythians to
do with as they wish. The Supreme Lodge
itself will be in session perhaps three
weeks, but the encampment Of Knights of
the Uniformed Rank will be for only five
days This short period however. will
mark the limit of greatest activity, and
during this time the city will be hive of
hustle and stir with the constant sound
of marching feet and the music of many
strange bands filing the air with familiar
melodies. The Knights of the Uniformed
Rank will be encamped upon the White
lot, and around the base OF the Washing
ton Monument large wall tent being al
lotted TO every five knights This encamp-
ment will be one Of the beautiful sights
| OF the week, the white tents. laid out in
| company streets of cleaning white, with
| fiuttering above them and the constant
| stir and hustle during the day and night
OF uniformed men nonsan nos OF r visto6S
| the city. of course, and IL will be the focal
point of the encampment. The officers of
| the Supreme Lodge will gather for their
/ daily meetings. a the Builders Exchange,
| on Thirteenth street, above H
THE GREAT PARADE.
The great event of the encampment and
the event about which the interest of the
encampment will gather will be the pa
rade on the 18th of August. This will have
| nearly eighty thousand marching men in
| line, nearly fifteen thousand in uniform,
and the others in the regalia of the order.
| The programme of their entertainment for
| the week they will be here has not yet
| been fully decided upon, but it viii in
clude prize drills for the uniformed
knights banquets and excursions for the
| members of the Supreme Lodge and the
| usual sights of Washington in holiday
| time, with fireworks accompaniment for
the thousands of unclaSsified visitors. The
| fireworks committee contemplates having
q New York company put up series or
five nightly exhibitions at one OF the large
| parks during the time the knights are
| here. This scheme is regarded with great
favor and will probably be carried into
| effect.
| The last session of the Supreme Lodge
| was held in Kansas City, and at that Ses-
| sion it unanimously decided that the
| preparations dragged for some time, as the
| people of Washington at first seemed to
take but little interest In the expected
| to lack means for organizing in manner
| to make any effort OF theirs of effect. On
| the 14th OF last June, however, the DIS
| trict Commissioners interested themselves
| in the matter, and a mass meeting of the
| citizens of the District was held at Will
| lardS Hall, Commissioner Ross presiding.
| Here citizens committee was appointed,
| empowered TO act with the local commit
| il in making the conclave success. Com
| missioner Ross was by motion OF the gath
| erng directed TO appoint the citizens COM
mittee, and he selected the following we'll
known Washingtonians: Thomas G. Alvord.
| jr.. managing editor of the Evening News;
Chaplin Brown, Charles q. Conn, Repre-
the Times, of this city John JOY Edison,
| George Z. Emmons. Archibald Greenlees,
Chris. Heurich, lawrence Gardner ); Har,
| S. Walker, John p. Wright. Berlah Will
kns. proprietor of the Post and 5 w.
| Woodward These are Washington bust
| ness men of standing, and men who have
had 10 handle affairs of this sort before.
| Several of them are men VINO nave Deen
| connected with every large enterprise or
| this sort undertaken in Washington IN
| years past. -
| No man IN washington Is DelleE
| to handle the preparations Tor Dig gain
| ering than Lawrence Gardner, whose pres
| ence on the last inaugural committee saved
| that body from the ignominy OF a great
| fasco. His remarkable executive ability is
| well displayed in handling committees,
! working out the details OF the necessary
| arrangements and in reducing to the mini
| mum the possibility OF mistakes. Congress
! man Conn, Chaplin Brown. Mr.. Edison, Gen.
| Walker and Beriah wilkins are also men
| used TO handling big affairs. and they at
| once took hold with the determine ton 10
| make the encampment a great success and
add another plume i'm Washington's cap
| of hospitality. They have worked like bea-
| vers from the time they were appointed.
! and have now gotten things into a condi-
ton where daylight is visible ahead. Many
| of the more important contracts have been
| made. and there now remains but 10 work
| out some of the minor details.
WORK OF LOCAL KNIGHTS.
The executive committee OF the local
| Knights consists OF Richard Goodhart.
chairman: George w. Heisley. vice chair
man; b. T. Doyle. corresponding secretary;
A. r. Medford. recording secretary; John
Humphrey. treasurer; J. III. Mitchell, W.
II. Doherty. ]. W. Carter, T. II. Gladmon.
Motley Anderson. J. W. Cronie, +. w. Hell
big w. T. Nockbee, j. Ii. Conner. Col. II.
Coggins y. Bunch. J. c. Yost. J. NJ Kline,
F. h. Crown and Ed Brown. The prepar-
atoms that are being made for the comfort
of the Knights when they reach Washing
ton are under the charge. practically. OF