Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
S TILL CO MING IN
More Knights of Pythias Commands Reg
istered Today.

An atmosphere of quiet enthusiasm hung
over Pythian headquarters To-Day, because
of the receipt of the Information that the
following divisions, in addition TO those
already published, will attend the encamp.
ment:
Sheffield Division, No. ., New Haven
Conn, number of men not given; Portland
Division, Ne. s. Portland, Ne, 50 men
Kalamazoo Division, No. o. Kalamazoo
Mich, 30 men; Unity Division, Detroit
Mich, 40 men; Freehold Division, No. Ia
Freehold, n. j., 20 men; Poughkeepsie Di-
vision, No. -. Poughkeepsie. y. Y, 80 men
Anson Division, No. l6, Rochester, N y,
- men: Van Rams Division, Ohio: Arrived
Division, No. @}, Ironton. Ohio, 10 men
Gallipolis Division, No. %, Ohio, L. men
Mooaiand Division, Portsmouth, Ohio, =,
men; :. 3. Davis Division, Willston, Ohio
n men; jackson Division, No. o. jackson
Ohio, Ii men; Middleport Division, No lis
Ohio, 10 men; Denison Division, No. -
benson, Texas, II mel; Davis Division
NO. T. MartlnSburg, u est Virginia, 80 men
et is also announced today d. n-adq Iarty-ls
that division from Fire Creek, ". Va
viii be in camp, but the name is not known.
y dispatch was received late today stating
that Toronto Division, No. =, of Toronto,
Canada, with 20 men and a band OF -
pieces, would reach Washington for the en-
campment.
The registration of rooms continues, and
IL is said that accommodations have been
recorded for about 125,0u0 strangers The
orders Tor rooms are not coming in quite SO
last as they might be, still they are coming
Marinis Hall, or old Temperance Hall. i'm
which the order of knights of Pythias was
organized IN ls6s, Is aglow with color today
IN preparation for the event. The interim
Is arustcaliy yelled with blue, yellow ana
red, and everywhere are displayed the let
ters r" I. and b., symbolIzing Friendship.
Re4na NF.l.f
those of the three degrees. blue being for
knight.
The front Of the hall is gaily decorated
with Pythian symbols and insignia and
makes bright spot in desert of brick
A reception Will be given 10 Gen. Carna Ia n
here, but the. date has not been settled az,
~ pail VIII be held on Tuesday night and
On Wednesday the Pythian Sisters will ex-
emphfy their work here. The hall has been
leased by Union Division, No. s, .nd Union
Lodge, No. %, of this jurisdiction OF the
former 4. {. Gill is captain, and Of the lat
ter Almond r. Coquard is chancellor COM
mander. Washington Division, No. /. is a
subtenant of the hall for purposes of drill,
The Pythian World has established an CT
fee in the building.
The committee on decoration is T q
Clark, ]. w. mccullough NJ s. Campbell
NJ. S. Houstan. John T. Clark, Walter Cod
win, David Goumph and G. Mccain The
entrance to the main hall has been ar
ranged TO represent the entrance TO a me-
diaeval castle.
The committee on reception of the Uni
form Rank met last night with the follow
ing members present: Messrs. Vaughn
Frank Acker, Frank Evans Charles Dietz.
Thomas Lynch, Emory Hibbs, DR. G.. W.
Grimke, W. T. Galliher, Pliny NJ. Hough
Maj. b. W. Beebe. Archie Thompson, w
b. Cox. w. p. Tullock, X. NJ. Evans, DR.
Marvin Custis, w. ID. Campbell, J. ".
Tolson, Chairman j. c. Yost and Secretary
A. II. McGhan.
detail Of three members will be con-
stantiy on duty at the railroad stations and
will turn arriving divisions over to escorting
divisions Of the local knights, to be detailed
by Col. Harry Coggins.
The messenger boys have been selected,
but the list remains to be Confirmed z. =
meeting of the executive committee
Monday