Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-26
THE PYTHIAN ENCAMPMENT.
The Public Comfort Committee Hears
Some Good Reports.

Inc Pythian encampment public comfort
committee met last night at the Hotel
Randall, with the following members in at
tendance: j. III. Mitchell, Percy G.. Smith,
}. t. Trego, f. w. Yount, ]. A. Minor, r.
ID. Crupper, Matchett, w. d. Henry w. ID.
Bogby, H. j. Gasson, j. b. Scott, Z. Green,
A. r. Searle. G.. ID. Boss. Chairman j. H.
Mitchell called the meeting to order, and
Secretary Smith read the minutes of the
previous session which were indorsed.
Chairman Mitchell explained that the mat
ter of postage, stationery and inspectors
ad been properly brought before the citi-
zens' executive committee at its last meet
ing, and that body had assented to all
which the representative of the public COM
fort committee had asked. The question of
having messenger boys to perform the usual
service for incoming strangers had been
mentioned to the executive committee but
n decision on this point had been deferred
The settlement of this question at this time
was not called for. Mr.. Green started a
discussion by making motion that the
High School cadets be employed for service
as messenger, If they would accent the
proposition. He stated that they had done
this on the occasion of other celebra tions
In this he was corrected by both Chairman
Mitchell and Secretary Smith, who said
tf at the High School boys had been here
tofore employed in the dealing out of infor-
nation from the booths. Mr. Gasson
thought that all this should be left to the
cltzens' executive committee, for as vet
that committee had not approved the en-
ployment of messengers at all Another
member suggested that the regular district
messengers should be employed, because of
their greater familiarity with the subject
MI. Green still thought that the High
School boys should have the honor of sery-
ing the city, because of the many good
turns they had done the people of the Dis
trlct OF columbia by giving exhibition drills
ana other military shows. Mr.. Boss
thought that it would be well to give
preference In the employment of boys to
the sons Of Knights of Pythias. explaining
at the same time that he did not have any
sons of his own
This raised lengthy discussion, and was
strongly opposed on the ground as Mr.
Gasson reasoned, that this was in the line
or narrowness. and would not do as the
approaching celebration was not altogether
Pythian event. but citizens affair and
the MANAGEMENT of it was largely in the
hands of the citizens of Washington and of
those who were not Pythians
mere were cries of question" but a
Temher moved that the matter be tabled
which was done.
Secretary Smith said that at the last
meeting the number of rooms REGISTERED for
the accommodation of guests was 3lS and
that this number had been increased to GO
AL the last session of the committee quar-
tiers had been registered for 10 oSI visitors
inclusive of the accommodat tons at hotels
and that this capacity had been increased
to :.S, S4l.
Chairman Mitchell explained that the lists
OF subcommittees which he had prepared to
present for consideration at last nights
session of the committee had been DESTROYED
in his safe at the Knox fire, and he would
be unable to rearranSe this matter before
the next meeting. to be held on August s.
he said that he had been at work since a
few minutes after the fire broke out and
that his business plant had been wiped out
Acting on this hint. Mr.. Gasson moved that
vote of sympathy and an offer of assist
ance be extended to Mr.. Knox and to Mr.
Mitchell. This was carried. vote of
thanks was given to MIR. Trego, the pre-
prietor of the Hotel Randall for which that
gentleman returned a bow and said that
the committee was entirely welcome
The meeting then adjourned after an I'M
usually brief session