Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
Topics Of Interest to the Local
Wheelmen.
ARRANGING FOR TEE SOCIETY MEET
Gratifying Growth Of the L. A. w.
in the District.
GOSSIP OF THE CLUBS

Queer Wheelmen on Thursday evening. In
keeping with the name Of the club the in
vitations are unique and queerly worded.
in the upper left-hand corner of the yellow
invitation cards is printed the club en-
blem, J. winged wheel. The invitation is
printed in imitation engraved type and
worded in a nondescript language. The
wording runs as follows: 1--WE want yer.
honey, deed We do; we want ter git yer in
an let yer wear a @. Yves gwine to
smoke at $40 18th street, on Thursday,
April de 9th. We warm up at $50 and cool
OFF at 1880 PIX"
A meeting Of the Queer Wheelmen was
held Thursday, at which applications for
membership were received from Mr.. Z. =.
Petze and s. Barnhardt. There were four
teen members present, and considerable in
terest manifested. 1t was decided to hold
no runs tomorrow. At the next meeting Of
the club the annual election Of officers will
be held, with fifteen minutes allowed for
nominations. after which the election will
EEroceed.
The smoker committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Gardner, Slack. Vogt and Pitkin,
made very favorable report for the sue
cess Of the smoker. The number of tick
cts Of admission is limited, and each menu
Der of the club allowed but five. A piano
Will be introduced at the occasion Of the
smoker, and the program OF a musical and
literary nature will not be announced till
later. The committee promised an abua-
dance of good things TO eat.
The club decided to adopt a uniform, and
committee was appointed for the pur-
pose. While no restriction were placed it
Is certain that the uniforms will be pretty
Washington Road Club.
The Washington Road Club held a meet
ing Wednesday evening, at which the re-
pert of the cycle show was read. The at
fair proved to be financial success, and
the club is highly pleased with the result.
A special meeting will be held Monday
evening to adopt constitution presented
by committee, consisting of Messrs. Will
liam Jose, Perry p. Patrick and j. E.
Bischoff
Messrs. T. N. Burdette. r. r. Revill, w.
S. Sheets, L. ]. Woodbridge w r. Tappan
and w. x. Larrimore were admitted to
me mbership.
A run will be made tomorrow to Cabin
John bridge, the members leaving the
club house at IL o'clock.
The Arlington Wheelmen will take a spin
up the conduit tomorrow morning. Tues
day evening the regular monthly meeting
of the club will be held at the Losekam
Hotel
The Society Race Meet.
The bicycle meet of the Chevy Chase
Hunt Club. for the benefit of the Home for
the Incurables will come off next Saturday
ner 18th and c streets northwest. This
| neet was previously arranged for March
p, but on account of the unsettled condi-
ten of the weather it was postponed till
| ne xt week. The sanction for the meet was
granted last week by the racing board of
the l.. a. w. for March p. but it is ex-
pected that no difficulty will be encountered
| in having the date of the sanction changed
The executive committee, consisting of
Mss Boardman. Mr.. Henry Earl and Mr..
IvcnY In, oh - L.
Eclipse field. has been very energetic in the
matter. not only drilling the entrants, but
aIso IN getting up list Of prizes for the
various events. The list, however is far
from being completed and it is likely the
prizes will not be announced until the day
before the race.
Growth of the l.. A. w.
The interest in the local division of the
league Is on the upward trend, and We'd
nesday Mr.. Charles E. Wood the secre-
tary-treasurer. forwarded a batch of six
teen applications for membership, the
largest number from the District for the
last five years to be sent out at any one
time. This is due to the energetic and sys-
temat1c hustling which is being done to re-
vive the interests of the league.
Before the end of the month the local
division will have full complement of
officers. A vice consul is an officer for a
division, and elected to place, but at the
time the present officers assumed duty the
District of Columbia was only a subdi-
vision, attaining a healthy growth in the
meanwhile. The office of vice consul is.
therefore, an appointive one, with a say
lying entirely with the chief consul. In
addition to this officer, there will be four
or five local consuls, appointed for the va
rious sections of the city to boom up the
interests OF the organization in those To-
calitieS. A local consul will be appointed
for Georgetown and one for each of the
four sections Of the city. These appoint
ments will not be announced, however un-
til two or three weeks, though the selec-
lions have virtually been made.
Local Road Book.
The work on the local road book is pro-
crossing at a rapid rate, and it is expected
that the compilation will make it's appear
ance somewhere around the middle of
June. The book will have one large map,
embracing the surrounding territory in
Maryland and Virginia. Following this will
be an itemiZed humber of trips that can
be taken within the territory shown on the
map. Though the cost of this book will be
rather heavy, it will undoubtedly be dis
tributed free of charge among the men,
bers of the league in this city. The chief
consul Is considering a number of pro-
jected summer entertainments for the
members of the organization, to revive in
terest in its affairs.
ANOTHER CYCLE TRACK.
Indications Point tn One Tint VIII