The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-10
A BICYCLE PARADE.
Fourth of July Committee Planning
One for Celebration.
The Dealers Meet the Committee and Dis
cuss the Undertaking.

The time when the wheel was on pro-
baton has passed. 1t has proven the
truth of the old saying, "Nothing sue
ceeds like success" and today the bike
has at least $1,000 users in the city Of
Providence. So thoroughly has the sill
ent steed become part of the pleasure
world that even in the time-honored cele-
brations of the Day of independence 1t
has aquired place OF equal consideration
with the bomD Dastic fire cracker and the
patriotic speech. At least such import
ance has been given 1t by the Fourth OF
July committee OF the CITY Council. 10
these caterers OF public amusement on
the day of days it seems as though ro
more appropriate and fitting finale to
Young Americas celebrations can be pro-
vided than q cycle parade, and IT was
for this purpose that Councilmen Francis
W. Miner, Jr., George L. i'ressy and
Burmah Il. Perkins, and Aldermen Ed
ward III. Darcy, Ira Winsor and Secretary
Daniel h. Hayden gathered in room Ill OF
the city hall at s O'Clock last evening to
discuss the subject with the bicycle deal
ers of the city--ot whom only half OF the
promised Is were present.
There is a certain novelty about a bicy-
who cannot ride. Though void or the
CLINT and simmer, he pomp and pa 1oply
OF military pagentry, there still remains
about the bicycle parade charm inde-
scribable and long to be remembered.
Just imagine standing on Elmwood ave-
nue. reviewing Kaleidoscope line OF
cyclers clad ia fancy and ashsurd cos
tunes, with wheels festooned and decorat-
ed as fancy dictates with twinkling Jap
anese lanterns and brightly burning
lampsl
Could anything be more picturesque
than such a scene?
II was to the attainment'of this end
that Messrs. Henry and Fred Corp of Corp
Brothers, James Dawson of Dawson x
Co., w. l.. Adams of Belcher & Loomis,
Henry Ii. Monro of Monro BROTHERS, II.
w. Brown of Congdon, Carpenter Co.,
and George Tulford OF early Il Co., and
the Fourth of July committee laboTed
last evening.
As roughly outlined by Councilman
Cressy, the proposed parade Is similar 10
the usual masquerade or lantern pagent
so popular at the summer resorts. In
brief, the plan Is to divide the number Of
participants, who, 1t ia expected, will
number thousands, into classes Of when
there will be probably seven or eight,
such as the club, tandem, fancy costume,
ladies', gentleman's, festooned wheel
Glasses, etc. For each class suitabl prizes,
amounting to score or more in the ag-
gregate will be offered. ht
The organization OF such an enterpris ise'
was a subject which brought forth argu-
ments pro ana con. The committee was
inclined TO think that the dealers, who
were in touch with the great mass OF
cyclists, would have more influence than
others i'm the promotion Of the scheme.
The dealers, on the other hand, pointed
out that the clubs, aided by the support
of the trade would he better able TO
handle the affair." A conrrnittrc represent.
ing each Of the clubs could be appointed
to manage and govern the undertaking.
This latter view was eventually taken
by the committee, and at $40 O'Clock
Chairman Miner, with a few pleasant
words of thanks for their cooperation,
bade the dealers good night, and then
with his co-workers went into executive
session In order TO consider the matter.
AS result OF the meeting II was decid.
cd TO hold the bicycle parade in the even
ing. Tnirty-two prizes will be offered, II
OF which are individual gold ones, an
equal number of silver, and the remain
ing four club prizes