Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-15
APPLIED FOR QUARTERS
Pythian Knights Who Are Toi u::s to the
Big Encampment.
Those Who VIII Dispense Informal
and StattOns-Latest Order.

Among the communications received at
Pytbian headquarters today relative to ac-
commodations during the encampment were
those from r. Fl. Rallies of Suffolk, Va; W.
ri. Mccullough Of Sweeveboro'. n. j., and
F. e, Wickam of Newark n. j. A large
number of quarters were also registered
during the day. Secretary McNabb of the
subcommittee on camp and camp grounds
reports that about five thousand Knights
have applied Cor quarters, divided among
the states as follows: Alabama, Al; Con-
necticut, 159; Colorado, o; Indiana, 1856; IlIi-
nois. 100: Iowa. 100; Kansas, 1876; Kentucky,
IS; Maryland, 80; Massachusetts,. COO; Mich
igan, 30; Missouri, 40; New Hampshire, g.;
New Jersey. 2O2; New York. 5O4: Ohio, 543;
Pennsylvania 95S; Rhode Island III; Tex
as, 10; Virginia, 200; West Virginia, Go;
Wisconsin, ~. and the District of Column
bia, 80.
Three subcommittee held meetings at
Pythian headquarters last night. These
were committee on camp and camp grounds.
Information and the subcommittee on pub
lie comfort appointed for duty at the Penn
syiVanta station. Those present at the
meeting of the first named committee were
Chairman Lawrence Gardner, Secretary
McNabb and Committeeman MacArty,
Tracy, Cro1ie, Mcintyre, Smichmeyer. An
derson. Loeff,er and Hammett. d. ]. Mac
Arty was added to the subcommittee on
fixtures for the camp was let to s. s.
Shedd & Bro, for S.cs2h5. 1t was announced
that the city postmaster would detail postal
clerks for duty at the camp post office. The
use of land south of the camp was granted
for the erection Of mess tents by the Sec
rotary of War.
On Information.
The committee on information met with
the following members present: Chairman
A. F. Medford. Secretary Garter, Gould.
Cronie, Thompson. Baunann, SilderberS,
Craig and Hardell. This committee decided
to erect a tent in the camp grounds and
locate booths for the dispensation of in
formation at 9Th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, LIST and Pennsylvania avenue, 9th
and F streets, 18th and New York avenue,
and at 1916 + street. 1t was also decided to
distribute twenty-five thousand pamphlets
containing Information of value to strang-
FRS The subcommittee on public comfort
for duty at the Pennsylvania station met
last right, with the following members in
attendance: Chairman f. r. Levy. Secre-
tary b. X. Turner and Messrs r. ID. Crup-
Per. j. r. Mangum, George W. Hall II. r.
HALEY. Fl. j. Gasson. Y. J. Henning, Henry
and Charles Freshman. 1t was decide ed
that each man should be on duty six hours
and the following assignments were made:
A D. Cruppen, to II p. m. August %; J.
X. Mangum. II to p. M. August -: G. w
Hail. II p. m. to q a. m, August %; E. w.
fount 6 a. m. to II noon, August %; Chas
Freshman. to - p. m. August 26; H. F.
HoIley. 10 a. m. to 4 p. M, August %. and
II: F. Gasson, after 6 p. m, August -.
Either Chairman Levy or Secretary Turner
VIII be at the depot all the time.
General Order.
General order No. 30. issued by Gen. Car
nahan. has been received here. 1t gives the
order of the assignment to quarters i'm the
camp of the brigadss, separate regiments
and divisions according to seniority of bri-
gsde commanders that have reported their
brigades for camp.
The order further gives the assignment of
separate regiments and divisions for camp,
parade, inspection and review.
The Pythian Sisters.
Mrs. Hattie A. Robinson, supreme chief
of the Pythian Sisters of the World, an or
der that will meet here August 20, during
the X. p. encampment, has announced the
appointment of the following committees:
Law and supervision.-Emma NJ. Bell.
Columbus. Ohio; Jennie A. Clary, Kansas
City. Mo-; Jennie Young. Walla Walla
Wash.
Finance and miieage.-Myra NJ. Carpenter
Providence. r. L.; George Guthrie, Sacra-
mento. Cal; Alice Cutler. Ionia, Mich.
Appeals.-Mrs. j. b. S. Neubert, Kansas
City, Kan; Mae Fryar, Richmond, Ind. !;
Sarah E. Hochstedler, Albany, Ore.
Credentials and returnS.-Marie A. Strand
burg. New York, N. Y; Mary S. Bennett
Colorado Springs. Col; Flora Wetherbee,
Minneapolis, MINI.
State of the order.-Hattie A. Ryder, In
dianapolis, Ind; Jennie Haws, Decatur, Ill. !;
Mary p. Lloyd, Gloucester. Mass.
Written and unwritten work.-Alice b.
Shanks. Huntington, Ind: Ida NJ. Weaver,
Des Moines Iowa; Mrs. H.W. Dodd, Fort
Madison, Iowa.
Dispensations and charteBs.-Carrie Ken
worthy, Perry Iowa; Mary P. Sharp, Brook
Ign, n. Y; Helena Cornwell, Quincy, ILL.,
Headquarters for the Washington meet
ing have been established at the Hotel
Eismere.