The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-03
THAT lantern PARADE
Scranton WheelmGn Made a Good Showing al
WilkeS-Barre
IT WAS A splendid PAGEANT
Names of the Committees That Had
1t in Charge-Offcers of Today's
Meet and the Scranton Men Who
Are Entered to Contest for Prizes.
Remarks of A. B. Dunning About
Good Roads.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

wheelmen. There are wheels
10 the right, wheels TO the lett
" and wheels all around In some
cases there are wheels in the head; but
these are few and do not concern this
story. 1t has been eight years since
Wiikes-Bnrre has had tho pleasure Of
entertaining q state meet; and it il
making up for lost time by gorgeous
display of hospitality. The handsome
new club house of the West End
wheelmen was naturally the one cen-
ter OF interest. 1t was lavishly decor
ated and yet more lavishly provided
with the various accessories of hos
pitality ana cheer. In fact. the whole
city was tonight one mass of gaiety and
color, while welcome and good cheer
alounded in unstinted measure
The crack event of the day was the
lantern parade in the evening. in which
moro than 500 wheelmen participated.
OF these thirty were from Scranton.
The long line of lights as it extended
along the route OF march looked for
all the world like a pageautry in fairy
land, while prettily colored Chinese
lanterns decorating numerous arches
and windows added to tho attractive
ness After the parade Bauer's band
gave concert at the club house, dur
ing the reception that ensued. Its
superb playing came in for generous
compliment; in fact, next to Wilkes
Barre, Scranton bore off the major
share OF the day and evening honors.
THE COMMITTEES IN CHARGE.
The following committees had charge
OF today's arrangements:
Executive Committee. Frank Deitrick.
chairman; Fred II. Gates, secretary: John
Rinehimer, treasurer; Jesse Boyd, Ben.
I. Conner, viii S. Gof, L. Gunster, jr.,
Samuel u. Nicholson, John p. Hunter,
George ". Peiffer and Robt. Johnston.
Entertainment Committee. Daniel 4.
Belize, chairman; II. o. Gates H. N. Hor-
ton, John Z. Horton, C. A. Quick, A. J.
Harkness, L, D. Garringer, S. A. Wheeler,
J.. LeGrand, Joseph Steidel, and James II.
Trimmer.
Decoration Committee Robert II. Mich.
olson, chairman: Ira G. Marvin, 4. Tay.
lor Nicholson, George Nicholson and
Charles Dasch
Reception Committee-W Warren f. Goff,
chairman; John 5. McGroarty, w. Murray
Alexander, Frank Puckey, Carl Finger,
d, \. lnnes, b. +. Morgan, James NJ. Nor
ris, Charles II. Price and w. b. Robinson.
Committee on Parade Formation-Rich-
ard Tretheway, chairman: Johu Hunter,
George W. Peiffer. Thomas Graham,
Charles j. Reuter-, A. D. Thomas and
Harry Shepherd.
Prominent among the visitors today
were the Century wheelmen of Phila.
delphia, including Richard G. Cellars,
jr., son of the business manager Of the
Philadelphia Record; John j. Van
Horn, of the Scranton Bicycle club; A.
A. Smith. who came all the way from
Los Angeles, CAL; 7. d. Miller, Of
TunkhannoCk; W. A. Ritter, of the
Lewisturg wheelmen; Z. w. Walker
and !. w. lngham. of the Easton wheel
men; W. j. Balizelle and Carl Moter,
of Reading; E. W. Engle. Chas. E. Jen.
kins add DR.. W. T. Sherman, of Halle,
ton; j. W. Mears, James Csdman, S. C.
Brifole, Of Bloomsbury; DR.. S. B
Sterling Philadel phia G A. Williams
and II. T. Slearns, of the Erie Wander
ers; E. &. Becker, Springfield, Mass
Russell Gardner, Boston; A. c. Miller
and f. A Gibson, Harrisburg; b. H.
Buckle, Bloomsbury; II. W. Stone.
Harrisburg; J. Wade McGown, Key
stone Bicycle club, Pittsburg; G. A.
Dixon. South End wheelmen, Pnila-
delphia; II r. Geer and S. r. Schaef
fer, Johnstown Cycle club, Johnstown
A, Rittenhouse, Berwick, and G. NJ
Murphy, New York Athletic club
Brooklyn,
The officers OF the meet are: Referee,
P. s. Collins Century wheelmen,
PHILADELPHIA; judges, G. A. Dimou
South End wheelmen. Philadelphia
A. d. Knapp, Willamsport Whee
club; j. Wade McGowin, Vice couu-
Gil, Pittsburg; timers, A. H. Al
len, Century wheemen, Pnila-
delphia; George T. Busch, Belle
fonte; II. G. Wallace, Scranton BIZ
cycle club; starter Robert johnson,
West Fad wheelmen, Wilkes.Barre
scorer, Harry Pursel, West End wheel
men, Wilkes-Barre; clerk of course, e
G. Bode, Chicago, ILL.,. umpires, W. j,
Greer, South End wheelmen, Philadel.
phia; Frank Snyder, Anthracite, Pitts.
ton; Walter Bailey. Century wheel
men, Philadelphia; j. 9. Oeelers, Cen
tury wheelmeu, Philadelphia.
THE SCRANTON ENTRIES
Among the entries for tomorrow
racing e vents are the following Scran.
tonians: One mile novice. class A
first prize gold medal, value S25. H. G.
Newman and L. A. Gilmore, Scranton
Bicycle club; one-fourth mile state
championship, Class A, first priz,
diamond medal value $50. G. NJ Tole
mie, II. G. Newman and G. H. WI
mans. Scranton Bicycle club; A
Gregory and r. B. White, Greer
Ridge club; half-mile state champion
ship, class A, first prize diamond medal
value $50. G. A. Gardner and H. G
Newman, Scranton Bicycle club, AM
two-mile handicap, class A. first priz
tea set value $50. G. NJ. Tolemie, q
II. Winans and g. A Gardner, Scran
ton Bicycle club.
In the half-mile open, class G, frs
prize $3.50 Columbia races, Titus, Taxi
and Johnson are entered. they are ais,
in the two mile handicap class B, frs
prize $3.50 diamond and in the one mill
open, class B, first prize $3.50 diamond
In to days convention Surveyor A
B. Dunning Jr., Of Lakawanna county
made big hit in speech advocating
good roads. In conclusion he said:
''Ihe farmer is a peculiar man; HI
cannot be given or crowed but must b
led. Go to him with some high-howl
scheme and he at once becomes suspic
ious Show him that by this means h
will obtain good roads under the sam
circumstances as he gets his bridgea
and he at once becomes interested.
BLANK Cartridges to be had for the CON