Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

meet will be received and adopted if the mem
bers approve them. Among other matters Il
come before the meeting will be resolution
offering a substantial reward for the detec ton
and arrest of bicycle thieves who 60 of with q
| wheel belonging to any member Of the L. A.
W. This action will be taken with a view tc
assisting the police in the detection Of such
| thieves and also to protect the league members
The finance committee, Of which Mr.. J. G.
Churchill is chairman, will make o report ia
| the division and will also lay before the meet
| ing the correspondence with wheel manufac-
| turers outside the city.
| Many Of the local wheelmen are making q
still hunt with their subscription lists. and the
winner Of the L. A. W. outfit will surprise the
other contestants.
1t is now time to renew membership in the
L. A. W.. and all the Washington members are
expected to forward to Abbott Bassett, No. IL
| Pearl street. Boston, one-dollar bill before
| the close OF the present month. With q view
! to securing an increased membership in the L.
| A. W. the local division will offer some hand
some prizes for the persons securing from five
to fifty new members before the July meet.
Some Of the prizes will be costly as we'll a. use
full and will be such safety bicycle. L. A.
W. uniform, cyclometer, lantern, bell. league
pin and a railroad ticket to some noted division
races The officers of the division hope to en-
roll fully 1000 names before the meet, which
promises to be the best one in the history of
the L. A. w.
WILL USE THE z. NJ. q. A. TRACK.
The troublesome question where to hold the
races has about been disposed of and the Y. NJ.
c. A. track will, in all probability, be the course
upon which the races will be run. The men,
bers OF the racing committee have inspected
these grounds and were favorably impressed
with the accommodations, location, &c, and
they hope with liberal expenditure OF money
to make the track one of the fastest ones in the
country. Thomas ONeill has put force Of
men at work upon the track and he de-
clares that when the work is finished the track
will be second to no other. The stand will seat
fully four thousand persons and it is strongly
constructed. There Is room in the grounds
for additional seats should it be found necessary
to erect them.
CHANGING THE DATE OF MEET
The discussion as to changing the date Of the
meet, as published in last Saturdays STAR, has
availed the objectors nothing, for the dates
July Is. 10 and 20 have been settled, and that
is when the meet will take place.
In reference to the subject Chief Consul
Dyer in answer to two letters printed in the
League Bulletin addressed to that paper the
following:
can understand why these letters should
have been written, because do not think the
writers fully comprehend the circumstances of
the case, but am rather surprised to find that
you are editorially voicing the sentiments ex-
pressed In these letters, since the question of
the dates of the meet was fully discussed at the
assembly meeting in Columbus and the senti-
ment WAS almost unanimous that July was the
proper time. At all events having once selected
the dates, it seems to me that it is the duty of
your paper to advance the interests Of cycling
In this direction rather than to discourage
wheelmen from coming here. II did not ex-
plain fully at Columbus why 1t was absolutely
necessary to hold the meet here in July am
very sorry.
mo. 37G0' wants to have the meet held here
In April or May, and on the other hand IL. A.
W. No. $500 wishes to have it in september.
1t Is not desirable to have the meet here before
July. for the reason that we hope to have the
championship races contested for at the meet.
All l.. A. w. members know that championship
races are contested for by the winners Of the
different division championships and that
the division meets are not held until about the
first day Of July.
1t is simply a matter of impossibility to have
the meet here in August or September, because
1t would conflict with the g. A. r. reunion
which will be attended by over l5O, 900 visitors.
OF course this would simply overshadow the
L. A. W. meet, which would receive no atten-
ton at all.
In addition to this all the hotels would be
busy preparing to receive visitors to the G. A.
r., and il would be difficult to obtain accom-
modations of any kind for league members.
still further objection to August and Septem-
Der Is that the hotels would not subscribe any
thing toward the meet, whereas, owing to the
present dates, they have come forward most
generously.
1t is a wrong impression that Washington is
such an extremely hot city in summer, for, as q
matter of fact, while the temperature is some
times hot the weather is often delightfully."-
cool. You have to take chances for hot weather
just as we took chances for rain at Detroit last
year.
President Burdett in letter to one of the
officers of this division. SAYS:
"When in Washin oton aarlv in Mach mo.
understood that the date might be changed
from July, but l saw in the papers there
would be no change, and on writing to Mr.
Dyer learned from him last week that those
dates Gully IL, 10 and 20) had been selected.
The executive committee has not had any
thing to do in settling the dates. That COM
mittee will do nothing whatever to change the
dates. can assure you that no change will
be made.
81 will announce in the next issue of the L.
A. ". Buttetin that the dates have been settled
upon, and no change will be attempted SO far
as the executive committee is concerned. You
can go ahead with the work of your several
committees and count on me to help you all
can in what you consider to be for the best in
terests OF the division and the L. A. W."
ANOTHER C. c. c. SMOKER.
Thursday evening the members of the Co.
umbia Cycle Club entertained their friends at
''smoker" in the club house, and the affair
ones this season. Large bowls of tobacco anu
other smoking mateoal were provided, and be-
fore the midnight hour the smoke issuing from
the doors and windows was calculated to cause
uneasiness among the neighbors and passers
by. An elegant vocal and instrumental pro-
gram had been arranged for the evening by
Messrs. Jose and McEnaney OF the entertain
ment committee.
''Skute." the club dog. was decked in colored
ribbons and he was the hero Of the evening,
doing justice to the good things which were
provided for the guests
Mr.. Z. B. Hay favored the club with his
presence and gave a couple Of recitals during
the evening. The Mandolin. Banjo and Guitar
Club and the Franz Abt Club also took part
Among those whose names were on the pro-
gram were Messrs. Charles McEnaney, Milton
Clark, w. Z. Morgan, E. w. Stone, Arnold
Meyer, Frank H. Book, DR.. William Long, Ed.
Moore, Hub I. Smith. Mr.. Straight, J. p.
Cullom. Charles West and Matt Wright.
The names Of members of the club who de-
sire to enter the training class for the pro-
posed twenty mile road race with the Arlington
wheelmen are being enrolled and the riders
will go In training ~ soon a. the weather
permits.
oTHIl SOCIAL AFFAIRs.
Owing 10 the weather this week the Nomads
could not take their regular club run. We'd
nesday evening Miss Mae Guilford entertained
the members Of the club at jingle party.
The last meeting Of the Cycle Euchre Club
wiu be held Monday evening. On this occasion
the club will be entertained by Miss Grace
keefer Of Capitol Hill. Being the last meeting