Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Chairman Noyes Speaks of the Satisfactory
Results Obtained.
Reputation for Hospi-
pertaining the Pythians.

biennial encampment of the Uniform Rank
knights of Pythas. and the convention of
the Supreme Lodge Of that order are aglow
with enthusiastic hope. For the first time
since the agitation in behalf of the Pythian
celebration was begun the money neces-
sary to carry the event to a happy and sue
cessful issue is in sight. True, 1t has not
all been yet collected. and the subscrip-
ton list, like all other subscription lists
doubtless contains a small number of I'M
worthy pledges.
However. after making due allowance for
the promises which are not to be fulfilled.
the encampment fund continues to grow,
and the interest felt by solid business
Washington in the coming event is increas-
ing in gratifying measure.
Chairman NOYes' Report.
Mr. Frank b. Noyes. chairman Of the
committee on finance. and who, with Mr..
Edison. chairman of the committee on audit
ing. has borne the brunt of the fray, told
an interesting story of the hustle for funds
to a reporter for The Star this afternoon.
In substance he stated that although a
vast deal of arduous labor still lay before
the committee on finance, the duty of which
committee, as indicated b. its name, is to
furnish the sinews of war for the encamp-
ment and convention of the Pythian order
Yet from the developments OF the past few
days. ne took great heart, and read tri-
advancing TO victory, and Washington
would redeem the pledges made by the
Grand Lodge. Knights of Pythias at the
biennial assembly of the order at Kansas
City, Mo, two years ago.
One of the strongest signs of encourage
ment which he could note was the manner
in which the conservative (and here Mr..
NoyeS emphasized the adjective 'conserya-
tiyeD Institutions of Washington were re-
spon1ing To the request of the finance COM
mittee for money. At this point MIR. Noyes
quoted. with evident satisfaction. from a
list of subscriptions the following:
Riggs & Company. Slo0: National Metro
politan Bank. 500; Washington Loan and
Trust Company, sloo: Firemens Insurance
Company, Sloa: Washington Gas Light Com
rany, $3.50.
Gratifying Feature.
Mr.. Noyes stated that the gratifying fea-
ture of these subscriptions is that they are
not made on any basis of charity, but are
subscribed on the business proposition that
it is just blessed to receive as to give.
If one business man owned Washington,
and by putting up an entertainment fund
of say $4,000 or s2O,O0J could attract to the
city throng of one hundred and fifty thou
sand people. who would spend about at a
very low estimate. SO per capita. that
business man would be very short-sightcd
II he failed to embrace the opportunity.
This is just the proposition. which con-
fronts Washington today. Subscriptions to
the Pythian encampmcnt fund are sub
stantial business Investments. bound to pay
big dividends
There is. of course. great deal of honest
sentiment mingled with this matter too
We like the Order of Pythias" said Mr.
Moves. because we have a large number
of fellow citizens among its membership
II is a good order. with high aims and
lofty purposes. Then, again, Washington
has on previous occa sions won a reputation
Worldwide. for her generous treatment of
strangers.
This is fame e be Proud Of, and IT is our
duty to maintain the reputation of the Dis
trict OF Columbia in this regard Now
when self-interest, self-consciousness local
Pride. tradition, poetry and dollars are so
closely associated as they are in the coming
celebration, il ought to be more than a sue
cess. il ought TO BIZ triumph And the
finance committee believes IL will be.
Former Subscriptions Increased.
Another straw which indicates the direc-
ton OF the gale is that a number of the
biggest business concerns in the District
have increased the subscriptions which they
pledged the Pythian executive committee
before the enterprise assumed such ma
tional proportions that it became the duty
and the pleasure of the citizens to demand
that they be permitted 20 lend a helping
hand ' . " 81 " .'".
Mr.. Noyes stated that The Star and the
Post had. on the first count. Subscribed $50
each, and that now each paper was on the
books for $500 The Washington Gaslight
Company had originally subscribed 500
and that company had also doubled its SUBJ
scrption.
The Washington and GEORGETOWN Rail-
road Company had increased its pledge
from $500 to $50. A large number of the
smaller contributors had increased their
subscriptions in even q higher ratio.
The gentlemen who are now IN various
parts OF the city with subscription lists re-
port gratifying condition of affairs. The
in iividual list of Mr.. Noyes contains SUBJ
~, spn ,tur tn,a 49, - 40
port Of the finances will be made at the
next session of the Pythian encampment
executive committee, which is to be held on
Monday afternoon at the Warder building.
The report will not, ii Is thought, be COM
plete. but IL will give a very satisfactory
idea Of the situation.
The auditing committee will also report
One of the biggest achievements of those
in charge has been in inducing the Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Gem
pany to take the finance committee into
partnership during encampment week and
to turn over a certain percentage Of the
gross receipts to the encampment fund
This means many hundreds of dollars as IL
has been calculated that about sixty per
cent Of all strangers who come TO Washing
ton on occasions of this nature go to
Mount Vernon.
During the Grand Army encampment the
company ran a boat every half hour. Be
sides their own fleet, consisting of the
Charles Manchester and the River Queen
they chartered the Louise OF Baltimore the
Pilot Boy, now the ferry boat Belle Haven
and the River View flyer. Samuel j. Pentz
They propose to run on about the same
schedule during the week in interest in Au-
gust. The committee will certainly realize
a handsome amount from this combination
The Subscription List.
The subscription list is as follows:
Mt.Nernon Steamboat Co. So, 900: Arlington
Hotel, 500; Ebbitt House. 500; Evening Star
Newspaper Company. $500; Riggs House
SJoc; Washington Gas Light Company, 500:
Washington Post. $3.50; Willard's Hotel
500; Washington and Georgetown Railroad
company. $3.50; National Hotel. 500:
Chris. Heur!ch Brewing Company, $500:
Metropolitan Hotel $50: Randall Hotel
$50; ST. James Hotel, $50; Metropolitan
Railroad Company. $40: Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, $50;
Firemers Insurance Company, 500; Co.
lumbia National Bank. 500; A. JIisner
Slo0. National Metropolitan Bank, sle;
National Capital Brewing Company. Sloo.
Columbia Phonagraph Company 500; Ma
tional Theater, Slo0: Rises & Co, sIO0;
Saks 4 Co, 500: Stephen Tongue sleo;
United States Electric Lighting Company
slo; Washington Brewery Company, slOo:
Washington Loan and Trust Corlpanv
500; Woodward & Lothrop. 500: Fritz
Reuter-, 500; Chas. Dietz. $50: JAS. d. Burn
$50; Belt Line Railroad Company, $50; Jas
L. Barbour & Son, so, Geo. W. Harvey
$50: NJ. e. Lilly & Co. so: Chas. Mades
$50. SAINT c. Palmer. SO; Emmons s
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