The San Francisco call., 1895-05-18
TO HAVE A GREAT PARADE,
One Thousand Wheelmen Are
to Be in Line on Wednes-
day Night.
ALL ARE TO CARRY LANTERNS.
Folsom-Street Residents Working
Hard to Get Good Roadway
to the Bay.

Final prepare joins were made by the
Folsom street Improvement Club last night
for the lantern parade of bicyclists to be
held next Wednesday evening. A large
number OF the residents of the interested
district met at Mangels Hall. Twenty
fourth and Folsom streets, to discuss the
matter. All were enthusiastic in their
anticipation OF good driveway as re-
ward for their labors.
The club considered the details of
Wednesday nights celebration. MIR. Ma
guire reported that platform had been
arranged for at the corner of Twenty
second and Folsom streets. A second com
mittee reported that seven electric lights
could be obtained for Folsom street, from
Nineteenth to Twenty-sixth, for $40 a
month. This would give light for each
block at a cost of $40 light for month.
G. L. Center and A. B. Mcguire spoke at
length OF the Improvements the club hoped
to secure and the reason for having the
parade. At the mass-meeting which was
to follow the procession of cyclists they
expected most of the City officials. To
| them they expected to show the advisa-
bility OF a bituminized boulevard, fifty feet
in width from the bay to Army street.
Mr.. Mcguire assured the meeting that
Ii. II. udu lOIu u COIuMlCIee he
would assist them in making the street a
boulevard: This roadway, Mr.. Mcguire
said, would give a twenty y-mile drive in
and about the City, by connecting Kearny
street, Van Ness avenue, Golden Gate
avenue and the San Bruno road.
when we get this boulevard on Folsom
street," he concluded, "well make % 900
people happy, for" he added, ''I believe
there are that many wheelmen and wheel
women in San Francisco >,
r. V. Somers here caused great enthusi-
asm by announcing that he was willing to
advance one-tenth of the cost of the parade
of Wednesday evening.
1t was decided to make house-to-house
canvass for funds to pay for the electric
Mangels, Lieb and Somers were made a
collecting committee, each to canvass the
citizens living on his block.
Special invitations were ordered sent to
the presidents of all the other improvement
clubs OF the City to be present at Wednes-
day nights celebration. It was decided
also to send invitations to the Mayor, the
of Streets and other City officers and the
railroad officials. The Merchants Club
and Half-million Club will also be asked to
attend the parade. After the parade five
| minute speeches will be made from the
platform at Twenty street.
n. f. Wynne, the president of the Asso-
citation OF Cycling Clubs, reported that ten
organizations would be represented. This
would mean about 1000 wheelmen, since
there would be many in line who were
independent.
The cyclists are to meet on Capp street,
| from Twentieth to Twenty-second, with the
Imperial Cycling Club in the lead. They
are to travel three abreast. The line of
march will be from Twenty-second and
Capp streets, down Twenty to
Shotwell. to Twenty-drst, to Folsom, to
Twenty-sixth, to Nineteenth and counter
| march to Twenty second, where the exer-
cises will be held.
Before adjourning the club voted its
thanks to the CALL for the aid it had given
in the cause of improving the streets of the
City, and in improving Folsom street in
particular.