Evening star., 1896-07-09
PARADINo ON WHEELS
Saturday Nights Picturesque Demonstra-
tion Being Arranged Fer
A Permit Granted-Eastern Athletic
Club and Morton Cadets to
Act ms Escort.

visiting Christian Endeavorers who brough,
their wheels with them off the streets, YET
the number Of riders is large and they are
all anxious to try the smooth asphalt jus,
as soon as the conditions are favorable
Before tic convention adiourns there will
be whenlmen's parade, the bicycles being
gafly decorated and carrying Chinese Ian.
terms. After the convention has adjourned
but while there will be. 1t is expected. sew
eral Christian Endeavor riders In town
another parade is to be given.
The first demonstration is scheduled fol-
Saturday evening, when the convention
program is so arranged as to allow con-
siderable leisure time to Endeavorers, and
will permit bicyclists from other sections
of the country to wheel into line and ride
over the route mapped out-Pennsylvania
avenue from Washington Circle to the
Peace monument and return as far as ths
White House.
Many May Leave After Monday.
1t is thought by the local wheelmen whe
are arranging for the Saturday parade tina,
after the closing convention session Mon.
day night a large proportion of visiting
Endeavorers, including those that are bi
cycle riders. will leave the city. either fol
their homes or to take in any of the va.
rious side excursions planned by the con.
vention excursion committee. or to follow
out other plans they may have made. Sew
eral of the local wheelmen, therefore, have
put their heads together to provide a pleas.
ant form of entertainment for Christian
Endeavor riders during Christian Endeavol
week and before many of those who would
like to participate shall have left the city.
At the same time the convention bicycle
committee has announced in its circular
that a parade will be given Tuesday even
ing OF next week, and IL is believed thai
those who remain in the city until thai
time will take part in that parade also
Indeed. the local wheelmen and the Chris
tian Endeavor bicycle committee get.
ting up double form of entertainment
in arranging for the two parades. Most OF
the wheeling clubs in the city. visiting En-.
deavorers and unattached local riders will
1t is believed, participate in the first, while
I'm the secoId as many delegates as ride
and remain in the city will probably be
found in the ranks of the procession.
Chief Marshal Henshaw yesterday ap
pointed assistants for the Saturday parade
all of whom have agreed to do their best tc
ing Tbey 1 ie Eoy ., ine o hs
Wheelmen. r. r. Revill of the Washington
Road Club, w. T. Wilson. James b. Lo
craft, w. H. Parsons. f. Z. Pratt, secre.
tary of the United Wheelmen; William Get
finger of the Arlington Wheelmen, and
H. Johnson. jr. A meeting is to be held to-
night at 80 1lth street to complete the de-
tails in the final arrangements.
The Line of March.
The plan Of formation has been outlined
The parade will start from the Washington
Circle, at the interseec ton of X and I'D
streets. Pennsylvania and New Hampshire
avenues. The Christian Endeavor riders
will be in charge of J. H. johnson. jr., and
will assemble on the west side of the circle,
On Pennsylvania avenue. To the south, on
ed street will be the Eastern Athletic
Club. which is to act as escort TO the
Christian Endeavor guests of the parade
Mount Pleasant riders will be formed on
New Hampshirt avenue, north of the circle.
and all unattached wheelmen X street
to the east. under the marshalship of G.
w. Evans Of the District government Off
ces. The organized clubs Of Washington
will have the right of line. serving as an
escort to the Christian Endeavorcrs: the
Christian Endeavorers will follow, forming
the second great division. and the unat-
tached wheelmen of Washington will form
the third division. A separate marshal for
each of the organized clubs will DE ap-
pointed
Regarding the clubs which expect to
turn out in Saturdays parade, 1t was an
nounced yesterday that Mr.. George Boyd,
who is the captain Of the Queer Wheelrnen.
has already issued a formal call for club
run that night, starting from w WaShington
Circle at = o CLOCK ana proceeding down the
avenue with the parade The Cniled
Wheelmen have not yet held any regular
runs, inasmuch they are but just organ
ized but they will turn out Saturday .-ven-
ing for the first time. The Washingto ton
Road Club is expected to turn out about
seventy-five men, and the Affair Cyclists
are also looked to for a large contribution.
The greater portion of the parade, however
will be made up of the Christian Endeav-
orers from out Of the city and The unat-
xx1,aa of off
Mr.. w. H. Henshaw, treasurer of the
Queer Wheelmen and chief marshal of the
parade, has provided 41 Chinese lanterns
for use in decorating the wheels of those
in the Christian Endeavor section of the
parade. 1t is supposed that Christian En-
deavorers will use the Washington '96 flag
extensively in decorating their wheels, in
addition to the lanterns.
Novelties Promised.
Harry Park. the well-known trick rider.
proposes to have thirty-five or forty men in
line and make a novel display.
This morning J. H. Johnson. jr, called on
Maj. Moore to see him about permit for
Saturdays parade, and the necessary au-
thorization was readily granted. The
wheelmen and Endeavorers are now look
iEg forward to a pleasant night for the
demonstration.
Capt. Edgar A. Shilling and Lieuts. G. E.
Tralles and c. NJ. Robinson. jr, have noti-
fed Marshal HenShaw of their intenti Dn to
join the parade with the bicycle contingent
OF the Morton Cadets, the champion drill
company in the United States, and expect
to turn out thirty or forty strong They
have been assigned to assist the Eastern
Athletic Club in acting as escort to the
Christian Endaavor section. The Mortons
will assemble on 23d street south of the
circle, along with the members of the
Eastern Athletic Club
The Star and the G. f. Convention,