The morning times., 1896-07-10
ALL RUSHING FOR PLACE PtLsGGEE
Endeav0rerS and Clubs Boom
Tuesdays Cycle Parade.
ARE FALLING INTO LINE
Queer WheeImen Meet and Decide
to Turn Out In the Original Dis
play-DenOunce the Unauthorized
Use OF Their Name-ArIingtOns and
AltairsAre All for Tuesday 3 Event.

Christian Endeavor riders, wheeling clubs
of the city, military, and unattached cyclers
areallrushing for place in the great Tuesday
evening parade.
The officials of the Christian Endeavor
committee are taking the strongest steps
| TO stamp out the side show OF Saturday
| night, otherwise called a big bicycle parade,
| given in honor OF the Christian Endeayor
visitors. The chairman OF the excursion
| committee and or the bicycle contingent
| has already written letters condemning
in the strongest terms any effort To detract
from Tuesday nights parole. These have
| had their weight.
| But to these has been added a third COM
| munication. 1t comes from Mr.. w. H. Il.
| Smitn, the chairman OF Une committee OF
| 90. 1t is published in another column
| tells what the Christian Endeavor people
| think or the effort to detracJ from The
Tuesday night parade. 1t is probable
that the people interested in the affair
or Saturday night VIII now appreciate the
Tact that their parade is not desired
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
The clubs OF the city, too. are taking
just the same kind OF action. The names
OF number oI tueIn, ana OF memDers or
these CLUBS, have been used without au-
tnoriJy, anu denlals are coming in thick
and fast. Last nigIU The regular meeting
uT the general Committee oI delegates
was helu and IT was The most enthusiastic
OF all.
The denials OF clubs that they were not
gong " turn out IN the Tuesday night
paarde were greeted with Cheers. Before
Lne meeting adjourned every one felt sure
thhat the great parade would be great
success.
Mr. W. Baker Weaver, of the Affair Club,
was the first gentleman TO report. He
salu tue AlUdirs nad uecided aU u meet
ing held Monday mghu 10 turn out in the
Tuesday parade. Tney would keep their
word, he said.
Then Mr.. William Gettingcr, OF the
Arlington Wheeimcn. took the floor. He
said his presence was the best denial OF lie
reports unaG Une AriinSuons would not De
In line tuesday evening, ana OF the further
unauthorized reports connecting his name
with the Saturday night parade. The
AriinStons, he concluded, would be IN line
Tuesday evening.
Lieut.. Trains next explained how the
name of the Morton Cadets came To be
used in connection with THE SATURDAY night
affair. Yesterday Capt. Shilling and him
SELF We're approached and asked TO take
part in the Saturday night parade. They
refused TO uO 50 because tney intended to
surn out Tuesday night. the pieadings,
though, OF the Committeeman getting up
the affair were so touching that at last
Capt. Shilling agreed that any man who
happened to be around the armory Satur-
dag nIgnt couiu turn out III citiEens clothes.
QUEER WHEELMEN MEET.
Al tnis point the PRESIDENT or tue Queer
Wheelmen, accompanied 10y committee
from that club, appeare
President X. Brooke Clokey stated that
the cub had met and UNANIMOUSLY deter
fnlneu out
also took action on the Unauthorized use
OF their name and passed series Ofresolu-
tions which they intended TO ask the papers
OF the city to publish. The resolutions
whereas, There has appeared in the Post
and Star statements 10 the effect that
the Queer Wheelnien were prime moversin
the so-called Saturday night parade OF
Whcelmen,
Resolved, That the Queer whcelmen
deny all such statements, brand them as
T..t,
without their knowledge or consent.
Resolved, That tile Queer Wheelmen
turn out as club in the Tuesday night
parade and that they will do all in their
power to make II success
committee OF three was appointed TO
look after the decoration. 1t consists OF
Messrs. W. K. Larrinore, John Woeruer,
jr., and C. l.. Petzee.
WORK OF THE EVENING.
The committee then settled down to the |
work Of the evening.
The committee decided that all riders de- |
String to contest for individual prizes must |!
register with Chief Marshal w. L. Robertson |
at 429 Tenth street northwest. Each con- |
testaDt will be gwen number which Will |
be most prominently displayed on the right |
arm. Individual contestants Will be massed |
in q separate division and must keep to- |
gether throughout the parade. No rider |
can contest Tor more than one prize.
The chief marshal was also authorized to |
appoint two aides to be at the disposal of |
the judges. 1t was also decided that clubs |
NOT competing lOT prize COuiu dutIliU laOy
riders in their ranks. Clubs competing IN Ust |
ride alone and their lady friends must bring |
up the left of the club line.
The committee on judges reported that |
Col. Charles Haywood. commandant OF the |
United States Marine Corps, had accepted |
an invitation To act as judge or the
parade. The judges chosen so far are
Postmaster General Wilson, Cummiss o .er
Ross and Col. Haywood.
The prize committee reported that B.
II. StinemetZ & Son had agreed to offer
ENrty hfC m aIn md
more are yet to come.
The meeting then adjourned to met az ain
Monday night In the Ad. Writers Club
room, IN The Times Building.