Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-31

representatives from the various states and
number Of prominent knights.
Compliments to The Star.
The Star has received many outward ex-
pressions Of appreciation during this week
for the interest taken by 1t In matters re-
lating to the encampment of the Knights of
Pythias and the large amount of space it
has devoted to interesting and accurate re-
ports Of the doings of the Uniform Rank
and Supreme Lodge and of what has been
going on in the camp. These tokens Of
qualification have frequently taken the
brought here to the encsmpment, still an
other being rendered The Star this morn
ing by the Iroquois Band, s. NJ. Skeen, con-
ductor. which is here with the Inland City
After few well-rendered selections the
band marched back to camp.
Arlington Mounted Division, Uniform
Rank knights Of Pythias. No. .. visited The
Star last night. The division was COM
| manded by Lieut.. F. X. Plant and accom-
panied by Rankin Drum Corps of Brooklyn.
The I'ythians were attired in sack uniform.
ana Capt. Besslers men presented an ex-
cellent appearance.
An Excursion to Atlantic City.
An excursion has been arranged in honor
Of the visiting Knights Of Pythias and
| their friends. which will take place from
September to 4, inclusive. Atlantic City
is to be the point of attraction, and special
arrangements have been made for trans
portation hotel accommodations, and all
expenses to be included in the ticket to
that point the cost Of which will be 50 so
The above is the substance Of a circular
from the city executive committee. and
Helen b. Matthews. at the committee head
quarters. 12l6 F street northwest, will fur
| nish all information desired.
A Painful Accident.
During Wednesday night Messrs Will L.
Cooper and Ed. G. Bixler rendered a de-
ightful mueical entertainment in Gen. Car
| rahan's headquarters tent. The very pleas
| ant program was finished OF with a pain
full. II not serious. accident, that in a meas
ure marred the evening.
The gasoline was escaping from one of
| the lamps, and Mr.. Bixier. in an attempt
TO regulate the flow of the dangerous fluid
burnt his right hand till the skin peeled up
| In little pieces. The wound was dressed by
pital. and, though the burn is painful
| there Is no danger of the hand being lost
Tossed I'm a Blanket.
The boys Of the Indiana brigade are
happy-go-lucky set and seem much addicted
to the pastime Of throwing coIored boys up
| In blanket. They were In their glory last
| night on this score. as the music that en-
veloped the atmosphere round about the
monument also enveloped a perfect cloud
produced, and for half an hour legs, arms
and heads were promiscuously tangled up
between earth and sky. One little fellow
began to cry, and said he had lost some
money out of his pocket during the opera
ton, and as a search failed to produce the
lost coin the honest boosters made up a
little purse that amply consoled the injured
| feelings Of their subject.
Band Concert.
The National Band of Wallingford, Conn.
| a odn do iohx In,
| the Connecticut brigade headquarters. The
band is under the leadership Of Prof John
McDonough. and cor sists OF twenty-five
| pieces. There were probably five hundred
people present at the concert, and nearly
every tune received an encore. Among the
selections rendered were Second Regiment
March" plantation Songs" Coon Dance"
selections from Mariana" 1.-The Olden
Times, in wang" Washington Posts
March and mil Desperandum." The
evenings entertainment closed with a de-
lightful spread of refreshments and yarn
spinning by the boys from Connecticut.
New Jersey Second Regiment.
1t is a jolly crowd that composes the sec
ond regiment from New Jersey. and they
succeed now and then in making the air
resound with unearthly sounds. Yesterday
morning delegation of q dozen or so from
Ortygia Division. armed with horse I'D
dies, serenaded Col. Reese, Adjt Reilly
and Commissary Durting of the second.
The result was a general stampede fol-
lowed by round Of cigars and refresh
ments.
Lost the Medicine Chest.
Assistant Surgeon General John NJ. wam-
pier. In charge Of the field hospital, while
absent from the hospital tent, had his prop
erty list reduced by the disappearance of
MS medicine chest. The chest is a very
valuable one and has in large letters ON its
outside the doctors name.
Departure Regretted.
Much regret is being expressed throughout
the camp at the departure Of Col John NJ.
Wampier. who has had charge Of the field
hospital OF the Indiana brigade. With the
departure Of Col Wampler, the hospital
tent will practically cease to exist, and any
enc VINO has the misfortune to be taken iii
W., WI nave AYE 70 look to other sources for re-
ner The colonel has packed I'D a great
zeal OF the hospital stores, but says he is
ready to attend the sick until the moment
OF leaving.
Where Visitors Go.
The Washington monument proves to be
q towering attraction, and tons of human
kind are being half hourly lifted to the
summit landing, and streams Of men and
women are climbing the ascent, which would
probably have held Jacob at bay. The esti-
rates are not In, but tally is being kept by
on duty at the entrance.
The bureau of engraving and printing is
almost submerged under the visiting tor
rent. and while the number OF visitors in
nc rmal times does not exceed two hundred
per day. seven thousand men, women and
children passed through the long green pre-
circts, and were made poor by contrast
with the millions which shone forth upon
their enraptured gaze.
THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS.
Nothing but Praise for Their Excel.
lent Work at the Depots.
The members of the High School Cadets
who acted as messengers for the public
comfort committee at the depots during the
rush at the opening Of the present encamp-
ment reflected nothing but credit upon
themselves and Washington. The neatly
uniformed and intelligent lads were on duty
at the depots for long hours at a stretch.
and nothing but praise has been uttered
for their manliness, courtesy and gallantry
by the gentlemen Of the committee and
every one else with whom they came in
contact.
THE STAR AND THE PYTHIANS.