The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-30
CNC|&C Z c. CIRCULAR HONOLULU ROAD CLUB.
ORGANIZATIONS OF PROGRESSIVE
CYCLISTS PERFECTED.
Otticers-Colors -- Emblem - Parade
and Racing-A Ringing Salutatory
For Good Roads.

Organization of the new bicycle
club was perfected last evening at the
temporary headquarters cottage in
Campbells lane, just off Likelike
street. There was u large and rep
resentative attendance. The name of
Honolulu Road Club was adopted. The
colors will be red and black and the
emblem a Maltest Cross. There are
twenty-five charter members who
have elected these officers:
President, w. W. Harris; secretary.
c. l.. Clement; Treasurer, Frank
Grace: Captain, T. V. King; Lieuten-
ant, Sam johnson.
On the next Monday evening
"cowbell" ride or parade will be given
10y the Road Club and on the third
Saturday in October there will be
handicap road race. Here is the salu-
tatory of the new organizations:
GREETING.
The organization of the Honolulu
Road Club should mark an epoch of
great progress in road building in Ha-
wall if the interest and spirit are
evinced by the citizens that is at pres
ent anticipated by the promoters of
this club.
There is no reason whatever why
Hawaii should not have many more
miles of good roads. and especially so
throughout the island of Oahu.
Nature has provided bountiful
supply of materials out of which
good roads can be and are made.
Every man, woman and child in Oahu
is benefited by good roads, hence it
behooves the people of this island, in
dividually and as a whole, to work in
accord for the common purpose of
getting and maintaining good roads;
therefore we should constantly en-
deavor through the. people and
through the Legislature which can
be made the most potent factor in the
improvement and maintenance of
good roads of all others combined
to accomplish the object sought for.
Support the Honolulu Road Club
for the principles it enunciates and
upholds and never forget the slogan
Good Roads" and the result will be
prodigious success in the direction of
better thoroughfares.
Remember, 1t is productive of less
damage and more profit to drive over
twenty miles of hard, smooth road
/ such as are in existence i'm parts of
/ Honolulu than to drive over one mile
of poor road such as may be found in
many parts of Oahu.
To this end all those who are in
| terested in the better and permanent
/ improvement of our public thorough
| fares whether they he riders. drivers
or wheemen are cordially invited to
unite and cooperate with this organ
/ ization. TO the rapidly increasing
army of wheelmen especially is this
invitation extended. Through the
medium of cycling particularly can
roads, and it is the intention of this
club to bring together the numerous
cyclists of this city and throughout
the islands, and to secure the coop
peration of kindred organizations in
the formation of a guild, having for
its purpose the development and per-
petuation of the good roads idea.
Nothing tells like systematic and
business-like organization; but indi-
dividual effort, however enthusiastic
and earnest the individual may be, is
ineffective when applied to important
movements like the improvement of
IIawaii's thoroughfares.
One great organization, composed
of the rapidly increasing riders, driv-
ers and wheelmen and the public-spir-
tied citizens, can carry out any move
ment far more successfully than can
any number of smaller organizations
of a similar character working indie
pendently of each other.
Honolulu being the metropolis and
furnishing, as it does. means for the
entertainment of visiting wheelmen
and all others interested in good roads
a home for them is desired where they
can receive hospitable entertainment;
where they can gain much informa-
tion of value as regards good roads
on the other islands; the resources
and sights of Hawaii and also enjoy
club privileges, Such will be the Ho-
noluu Road Club and to this end all
reputable patrons of good roads are
hereby extended the right hand of fel
Iowship and cordially invited TO lend
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