The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-05-27
The Grand Lodge OF The Knights, Of
Wont YirRinln.

The Grand Lodge OF knights OF
Pythias, of West Virginia, decided
at their last meeting, that the ses-
sion of this year should be held in
Point Pleasant. The honor of
which every city of any importance
in the State would have been
proud of, and nearly every city
would have worked for
The representatives who sue
ceeded in bringing the meeting to
this place deserve the thanks of
every person who has the welfare
of this city atheart. The knights
of Pythias deserve great credit for
having the meeting held here
that's the Point Pleasant knights.
This meeting usually lasts about
three days, and knights from every
part of the State as welt as from
adjoining districts attend in vast
bodies. That means that some
time in October, Point Pleasant
will be called upon to entertain for
three probably the largest
body of people from the whole
State that ever assembled here.
Various estimates of the number
of strangers, expect to run from
1900 tot 5000. To these add several
thousand lockers on from the inn
mediate vicinity and it is safe to
predict that Point Pleasant in next
October will have within her limits
the largest crowd of people that
has ever been here at one time.
There are but two things to do
in this matter. One to acknowl-
edge that we are unable to enter
tain SO large body of people
the other for every man, woman
and child to feel that when the
knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
meets here, that it is their individ-
ual duty to see that the reputation
of the town is sustained, and that
every guest leaves Point Pleasant
with nothing but kind words, for
the way they have been treated
and better opinion of the town
than they have ever had.
You may say that it devolves upon
tho local Knights to see to this.
Directly, possibly it does, but the
hundred or hundred and twenty
Eve Knights without the aid of the
people of Point Pleasant can do
absolutely nothing.
There will be lodgings to secure,
mouths to feed, entertainment to
furnish Not gratis remember
unless you feel SO disposed. Tho
people will have to open their
homes and assist in thus taking
care of the people. The details of
all which will have to be attended
to later. The merchants must as
sist by liberal contributions in
bringing the people here. As an
investment-they could do nothing
better. Let us figure for a mo-
ment.
If some firm would say to the
people of the town-"Will you
give lis $500 if we bring man
here who will spend from 5 to 10
thousand dollars with your" Do
you think it would take long to
raise $500? If there are 1000
people hore for three days-it
means 1900 for one day. Not one
out of dozen would spend less
than 81 90 each day, while it is safe
to say, that the average would be
nearer two. If each person spend
only S1.OO it means that $4,000
would be left here. If the expense
amounts to $500 each with 1000
people for three days, would leave
1000 dollars. Twenty four thous-
and dollars not from one of us to
another, but brought from every
part of the State and from Ohio
and deposited in this place for
local business men, and for every
one else. When the merchant
prospers he is more liberal and the
laborer enjoys his or her share of
it. Every dollar brought here
helps every man, woman and child.
1t helps you! We understand
that committee of knights has
been appointed to look after the
details of this vast undertaking, and
no doubt soon will bring the mat
ter in more defnate shape for
your consideration. In the mean
time think over it. Did the crowd
last Saturday help you? If SO the
Grand Lodge will help you many