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Show KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. They Want to Advertise Salt Lake at the National Grand Encampmenb The following communication has been sent to the chamber of commerce on behalf of the Salt Lake Knights of Pythias: Secretary Chamber of Commerce: Dear Sik I take the liberty of addressing you upon a matter in the interests of the city. I The Knights of Pythias are contemplating goincr from here to KausasCity '.o attend the grand encampment of the order on August 23 to 27, live days' meeting. An effort is being made to send the uniform division of Salt Lake in a body, and with it a band, if possible. Now, this is Salt Lake's grand opportunity to slip in and help us out, and in return get an immense amount of advertising adver-tising all over the United States, for men will be there from every part of the country. AA'e could take along in our spscial car all the literature you could spare to distribute on the way and while in the camp. Please present this matter to the chamber of commerce, com-merce, and also to all business men in the city. It will be worth a great deal to Salt Lake in the future. I am certain that this rauve will pay, as we go from here some 300 strong and we intend to open a Utah headquarters in Kansas City. Please see your president, who I know is a public-spirited man, and ask his advice. Yours trul-, AA A. McKenzie. Following is Secretary Sear's reply: IF. A. McKrnzit, Exq.: Dear Sir Your favor of even date received. I fully appreciate the good which might be done by following out your suggestions, sugges-tions, but we are powerless to help you financially. AVe exhausted our resources by sending four men to Denver last week to work among the Knights assembled there. The-e men, in sonic cases, paid all their own expenses, and in others partly paid them. AVhen yon are advised of the fact that only eight men in the whole city could be found who were willing to contribute for this purpose, pur-pose, and only one hotelman among them, you will see how useless it would be to start out so soon again to raise funds for the purpose pur-pose you suggest. Unless the citizens see the necessity for such work, it is useless to attempt it. Yours truly, S. YV. Sears, Secretary. President Donnellan will call a meeting of the director. of the chamber to consider the matter, and it is to be hoped that the result will be favorable. |