Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-28

CHAIRMAN HUMPHREY.
The chairman of the hotel committee is Mr..
A. Humphrey. on energetic business man and
an enthusiastic whceman. As well as being an
L. A. W. member he is active member of
the Columbia Cycle Club and is seen on most
of the club runs. Chairman Humphrey intends
selecting different hotels as state, club or sec
ton headquarters and they will be designated
by streamers or cotton signs for the benefit of
the strangers. Communications have been re-
ceived from far west Indiana and Michi-
gan, large party Of ladies having signifed
tlfeir intention to come from Sturgis, in the
latter state. A number of clubs from the New
England states have secured quarters and they
will probably make the Metropolitan Hotel the
New England headquarters. Chairman Hum
phrey has a list of boarding houses and hotels,
with the rates for each, which he furnishes on
application.
NEW FEATURES on WHEELS.
The wheelmen are indebted to Vice Consul
Churchill for many novel features to be intro
duced during the coming meet one Of them
being the use of several scores Of messenger
boys on wheels and dressed in regular uniform
to direct strangers from place to place. This
Is feature never before known of in such a
celebration. The idea of having policemen on
the silent steed is also a new one. and the ex-
pertinent, the wheelmen hope. will demonstr ate
the practicablity of having some officers regu-
larly mounted on bicycles in order to assist
them in their work of capturing criminals.
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES.
There was meeting of the executive COM
mittee at the residence of Chief Consul Dyer on
Vermont avenue last night. when the various
committee chairInen reported regarding the
workings of their respect i've committees, show
ing everything TO be in good shape.
Chairman Chatfield and all the members of
the runs committee took a run through Sol
diers' Home and to the Casino Tuesday
night, covering the ground intended for the la
dies run during the meet. They found the
road an easy one and think the ladies will be
thoroughly satisfied with the route selected.
THE SCRANTON MEET.
The invitation Of the Scranton Bicycle Club
to attend the race meet of the New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania circuit there in June
has been accepted. The wheelmen have secured
half rates on the railroads and the meet prom
Uses to be an interesting AT Ir in wheel circles.
The meet will last four days, beginning Mon
day, June 20.
The program for the meet is as follows:
Monday. a. m.-Leaving headquarters.
Guests will be divided into parties and shown
the interior of the earth. under competent
guides. Coal mines and breakers will be ex-
10 a.m.-Parade.
II a.m.-Photograph.
1890 p.m.-Twenty-fve mile road race; start
from Wyoming House.
2p.m.-Races at Driving Park Admittance
free to all members of the League of American
Wheelmen.
7:3O p.m.-Hill climbing contest
$50 p.m.-Promenade concert, reception and
lunch at club house.
IL p.m.-Visit to steel mills.
Tuesday. 8a.m.-Meeting Of the Pennsylva-
mia state division in Wyoming House hall; en-
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nue..
$50 am.-Meeting Of local consuls.
1870 a.m.-Board of officers meeting
$50 a.m.-Ladies' run to Nay Aug Falls.
2p.m.-Races at Driving Park. Free to all
members of the league.
8pm.-Theater party Free to all league
members.
IL p.n.-Steel mill parties.
Wednesday. a.m.-Take train at D., L.
and W. depot for Carbondale, where the grav-
itv railroad will be taken for a ride over noun
tains, some fifteen miles. to Farview. Picnic,
&c. Return any time during the afternoon or
evening. Free.
5p.m.-Run through the Wyoming valley to
Wilkesbarre, over famous cinder path.
Sp.m.-Run to Laurel Hill Park enter
tainment by West End Bicycle Club of Wilkes
barre.
Thursday. Train will leave at $50 on the
Erie for Port Jervis. where wheels will be taken
for days run down the Delaware valley to
the water gap.
The lady riders of Scranton. numbering
about fifteen. in order to be better equipped for
their reception duties at the meet have organ.
lied club. The officers are: President. Mrs.
q. A. Burr; vice president. Mrs. Fred G. Hand;
treasurer, Mrs. j. A. Fritz; secretary, Annie
Van Mort; captain, Margaret Gibbs.
Vice Consul Churchill will have charge Of the
Washington party going to Scranton and he
hopes to be able to enlist fifty L. A. W. men to
make the trip. good time is assured and the
Washington wheemen are promised a twenty
mile ride on cinder track on their return trip
OPENING THE RACING SEASON FOR CYCLISTS.
Memorial day will be great day for wheel
men all over the country, as it is virtually the
opening Of the racing season. The famous
Pullman road race a. Chicago will be run on
that day, while at New York the IrvingtOn-Mil-
burn road race will be run. This is to be the
great eastern event of the year in cycle circles
and the wheelmen have been doing some faith
full training for the event. The second annual
twenty-fve-mile road race of the Cleveland
Wheel Club is another attraction of the day,
while the Martin twenty -five-mile road race will
longest road race will be run by the Colorado
wheelmen at Denver, over q thirty-six-mile
course. The Louisville riders will content
themselves with ten-mile race.
Knights Of the silent steed at many other
places are preparing for big times The Kansas
City wheelmen will make their annual century
run as will the rutherford, N. j., wheelmen.
The bay stnte bicycle tournament at Worcester
and race meets at Baltimore, Alameda, Cal |;
Rome. N. Y; Nyack, N. Y, and Asbury Park
will attract the wheelmen at these places. In
this city there win be q bicycle race ON the
Benning track in connection with the field
sports Of the Presidents Troop.
FEW CLUB BUNS TOMORROW.
Most of the usual club runs for Sunday will
be abandoned tomorrow, - Monday being .
national holiday many Of the members will be
of on long tours or making century rides.
The members Of the Crescent Century Club
who are in the city will make their usual run
although several OF them have already arranged
10 leave either this afternoon or early In the