Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-12

widdie street, and they can be found ith
Prot. Kirchner at the East End Gymna-
sum- They will also be placed in Allie
gheny, and college athletes will be invited
to participate.
The official programme of the tenth an
nual meeting of the Pennsylvania State di-
vision of the League of American Wheel
men at Scranton June 20, 21, % is out in
the shape of neat little book. The chief
entertainers of the hundreds of visitors to
the meet will be the Scranton Bicycle Club,
and the committee chairmen in charge are
II. c. Wallace, j. J. Van Mort, A. e.
Thomason, r j. Williams, w. W. Berry,
B. P. Connolly, T. A. Havens, f. d.
Watts and Mrs. Charles A. Burr. 1t is ex-
pected that a majority of the wheelmen will
arrive on Saturday and Sunday preceding
the opening of the meet, and committees
will make things pleasant for all visitors
Ladies will also be taken care of by q com-
mittee appointed for that purpose.
Some very pleasant runs will be made.
On Sunday there will be informal runs to
Wilkesbarre, Pittston, Olyphant or Car
bondale. On Monday leaving headquarters
at A. NJ. under Captain Havens a party
Lieutenant, party will go down the Briggs
shaft; under the second Lieutenant, a run
will be taken to the Pine Brook shaft and
other parties of 25 each will be taken to the
different mines On Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock run will be made through the
famous Wyoming Valley over the cinder
path to Wilkesbarre, passing the foot OF
Campbell's ledge. Lunch will be taken at
Pittston and the party will run past the
Wyoming monument and along the bank
of the Susquehanna into WiIkesbarre. On
Thursday a run will be made from the Dele
ware Valley through Port Jervis Mulford,
Dingman's Ferry, High Falls, B1shkill to
Delaware Water Gap. There will be %
races, Is open, four State championship
and one club race.
j. W. McGowin, Secretary of the Key
stone Bicycle Club, has sent the following
letter to his associate members concerning
the.St meet:
The near approach Of the time OF our State
meet (June 20, q. 22) renders it necessary to
lay before you our programme. You no
doubt have received the very complete and
handsome programme issued by the Scran-
ton Bicycle Club, in which SO many attrac-
tions are offered for your pleasure. This
will be the greatest Pennsylvania meet ever
held, and one at which much more enjoy
ment will be had than at even the national
meet. Every member of the club who can
should attend. We have choice of two
routes, one via Lewiston and Sunbury, leav-
ing Pittsburg over Pennsylvania Railroad
A. NJ Saturday, 18th inst, arriving at Scran-
ton P. NJ Round trip fare, SO 20. No Pull
man. The other route, via Harrisburg and
Northumberland, leaving $40 P. NJ, Sunday,
18th inst, arriving Scranton 9 A. M, Monday.
Round trip fare, $40 CO. Pullman if desired.
should our party be of sufficient size we will
have special car either route. Members are
requested to notify the Secretary not later
than Tuesday next If going, stating prefer
ence as to route. Friends of members will
be welcomed to our party and assured of q
good time. Don't fail to take in this meet,
the greatest of the year.
Saturday evening there will be great
lantern parade at the East End to celebrate
the opening of the new Wheelman's head
quarters of Messrs Squires and Culbertson.
The wheelmen joining in the parade will be
furnished with lanterns and after they have
concluded the run, will be banqueted in the
hall at the junction OF Center and
Ellsworth avenues. Professor Kirchner,
who has been connected with Mr.. 'Cuibert- |
son, will hereafter devote all of his time to |
the East End Gyms An invitation has |
been extended to all the wheelmen in West |
ern Pennsylvania to participate in the |
parade.
The management of the East End GYMS,
in conjunction with Professor Kirchner, is
adopting the proper method of making the /
association popular with its members |
There is already in connection with the as