Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-02
SUCCESSFUL OPENING
Knights Of Pythias Fair Draws a Big
Crowd.
The Ceremonies Last Night-Those In
Charge of the pOOths-The Diff
ferent Committees.

The Knights of Pythias' joint fair opened
last night with Odd Fellows Hail crowd
ed to suffocation. Eleven booths were
ranged around the side of the room, each
more beautiful and tasteful than the one
preceding it, while great streamers of
bright colors hung from the center chande-
lier and We're draped to the four walls. A
huge American flag was draped across the
front of the stage, many smaller flags, to-
gether with Chinese lanterns, being used
to give the whole effect a finished appear
ance. Although the time for arranging all
the details was limited to two days. Satur-
day and Sunday, yet the committees went
to work with such a good will that there
was place for everything and everything
was in its place. Groups of gaily dressed
pretty girls fitted here and there, solicit
ing votes, selling flowers and making them
selves generally agreeable, while the white
helmets and red plumes of the knights of
the silver lily gave the whole decided
fantastic effect.
The Fair Opened.
Shortly after s o'clock Supreme Repre-
sentative Richard Goodhart. accompanied
by Commissioner Ross, stepped on the
stage. When order and quiet had been Sc
cured Mr.. Goodhart introduced Commits
sioner Ross, who was to make the opening
address. After commenting on the short
ness of the time which the committees had
to prepare for the opening of the fair, Mr..
Ross said that all the credit for the affair
was due to the ladies. and not to the men.
He said that he had before him a scene of
beauty and grand Transformation for the
bare walls which had confronted him in
the same hail on Friday evening last. In
conclusion, he said that every man. woman
and child in the District of Columbia
should patroniZe the fair, because 1t was
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giving this city and the knights of Pythias
of this country one of the grandest enter
tainments which had ever been held here.
He then announced the fair open and ready
for business.
Divisions Arrive.
Just before o'clock the strains of mar
tial music was heard and the First Divi-
sion, Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias,
came tramping into the hall, preceded by
the J. B. Henderson Drum Corps. They
were under the command of Colonel Harry
Coggins, and with him were Lieutenant
Colonel Otto Suess, Surgeon l.. L.. Fred
erich, Assistant Surgeon Fred. Reh, Adj
jutant NJ. F, HoyEerger, Commissary Jos.
A. Dempf and Officers w. o. Davis, C. Nell
son and George Smith. Other notable
Pythians who came marching with the
uniform rank were Captain Fl. G!admon,
Captain Thomas E. Landon and ]. c. GILL
A. r. Medford. ]. b. Conner, supreme rep
officer of the Supreme Lodge, were also in
attendance.
They were welcomed by Mr.. Goodhart
who alluded to them as the pride Of the
order of the supreme domain. They were
then dismissed and their place was taken
by Naomi Lodge. No. l, Degree of Re-
bekah. John W. Thompson extended the
freedom of the place to them and gave a
high tribute to the good work the Odd Fell
lows were doing. All the rest of the time
was taken up in social greetings and dane
ing, which began at 10 o'clock, the music
being excellent ard the floor almost per-
feet.
II, Charge of BOOTHS.
Any description of the fair, however.
would be incomplete without mention of
the different lodges which had charge of
the booths.
The most striking booth was that run by
the Capital Lodge, under the direction of
Mrs. Matchett. 1t was surmounted by a
white dome, on top of which was mnia-
ture figure of the statue of liberty, with an
electric light in it's hand. The other lodges
who had booths were Harmony Lodge. Mrs
A II. Thomas; Equal Lodge. Mrs. Lewis;
Lodge, Mrs. H. F. Belt Rathbone Temple.
Mrs. Mangum: Caldwell Division, Mrs.
Lander; Franklin Temple, Mrs. Murray, and
the baby lodge of the District, Myrtle
Lodge, under the direction Of Mrs. Springer.
The paddle stand, which did a rushing
business, was run by the Uniform Rank, and
was under the special direction of Col.
Harry Coggins and Adjt. ]. Fl. Mangum.
Nearly all of the booths had fancy work
for sale. and some of the articles dis
played were unique and beautiful An ice
cream parlor and lunch room were also
in evidence for those who might feel the
pangs of hunger, and all during the even
ing they were well patronized.
Those In Charge.
The executive committee of the fair have
worked long and hard in preparation for
the event, and they hope to make enough
to Hquidate the debt which was incurred
last August during the Pythian encamp-
ment and leave a little balance in the treas
ury beside. They have over $500 to meet,
but with the continued success which at
tended last night they will do more than
justify their expectations. The executive
committee is follows: John w. Thomp-
son. Richard Goodhart, John H Kline, A.
N. Thompson, A. f. Medford and Halvor
Nelson. The other committees which have
borne most of the work of preparation are
committee consisting of g. w. Heisley,
president; H. F. Barnard, vice president;
]. w. Carter, secretary, and Harry Cog
gins. treasurer; the program committee,
consisting of J. w. Hardell, Woolman Glib
son, w. Woodward, NJ. G. Delarne and J.
]. McGuigan; the invitation committee, in
Guiding j. W. Thompson, G. W. Baumann
and ]. J. Murray; the committee on hall, in
Guiding Col. Harry Coggins, j. w. Carter,
A. H. Thomas and j. w. Thompson; the
committee on decorations, comprising J.
E. Wilson, c. B. Anderson and W. Wood
ward: voting, consisting of Charles E. Mil
Ter. W. c. Harrell and H. F. Barnard;
music, under the charge of A. c. Column
bus: purchasing, including G. W. Heisley,
]. w. Carter, H. F. Barnard, Col. Harry
Coggins, Mrs. F. c. McCathran and Mrs.
j. j. Murray; press and printing, consisting
of Woolman Gibson, D. f. Brown, {. NJ
McCauley and j. w. Posten, and dancing,
consisting of Wells C. Harrell, H. F. Bar
nard, Charles E. Miller, p. j. Roller, Harry
Markwood. w. J. Norbeck. George Hairless
ton, Wallace Woodward, Fred. E. Weber,
H. F. Belt, ]. j. McCarty and John Dolbert.