Evening star., 1896-08-22
VIII Not HIVE Club Rooms.

Like the Arlington Wheelmen, the Cen
tury Cycle Club will not engage a room OF
quarters in which to hold its meetings,
deeming it the wiSest course for the wei
fare Of the club and the enjoyment of its
members to assemble from month to month
in some place or places where suitable ac-
&C MN odations are offered for their proper
entertainment, well sufficient privacy
to insure a quiet business session. AS
Washington contains any number of such
places, II is reasonable to suppose the gath
erings and bsnquets of the organization
will be both pleasurable and remunerative,
from the standpoint of the advancement of
the social relations of its members.
AT the first regular meeting OF the CLUB
the following officers were chosen from
among the charter members: President,
Charles H. Coons; vice president, Faber
Stevenson; secretary, Robert S. Williams;
treasurer Alvah E. Wessner; captain, Ed
ward S. Byrnes; lieutenant, Hugh F. Gal
lagher. The charter members of the club,
aside from the officers, are Samuel Barn
hardt Of the Queer Wheelmen, Harry w.
Gore, Lewis Holmes, Arthur l.. Grimes, l..
Johnson Fletcher and James MakoVer. The
membership cormittee consists of Capt.
Byrnes, chairman, and Messrs. Gore and
Barnhardt.
The uniform adopted is gray, with black
stockings and sweaters, trimmed Win
white, the latter carrying the marks of the
club in the word Century.
President Goons.
Mr.. c. H. Coons, the president Of the
club, although he has been resident OF
Washington for only three or four years,
is familiar with almost every road ada
cent to the citv. He is essentially road
rider, and Is very enthusiastic over the sue
cessful formation of the club and its bright
prospects and the general advancement or
the sport 1t aims to promote.
"A century club is by no means a novelty
or experiment" said he, speaking to rep
lesentative Of The Star. 1t was in fact,
the knowledge of the widespread existence
Of such bodies and their general popularity
which prompted us to an endeavor to place
the capital city in line with others which
have organization of this nature. We did
not care to form large club, whose finan-
cial and general business affairs would
monopoliZe the time and attention of the
officers and committees, with the inevitable
result Of detractng from the objects for
which the club was organized. AS our
limit of membership is low one, we shall
take care that none but century riders-not
concrete" century riders but genuine,
ever-ready. enthusiastic, one-hundred-m
men-are admitted. We are not, therefore,
putting forth any effort to persuade wheel
men to join US and thus bring our men,
bership up to the maximum-in fact, the
club discountenances s.ny such method of
procedure-and shall rigidly adhere to its
idea of quality >frst@and quantity after
ward. We propose to shave good club, a
club which will fulill-to the letter its OBJ
1ectS as set fOrth In It's constitution, ana II
we do not makesthe~new Century such
club, want Of enthusiasm and labor will be
no factor in the failure"
Cnht. I,yrnes.
The captain OF the club. Edward s.
Byrnes, has been. road rider, in the full
meaning Of the term. for three years or
more and has rnadet many century runs
during that time, He has never taken an
active part in racing and racing matters,
but as a road man has worked hard on
many occasions to bring wheelmen to-
gether for the purpose Of making trips to
various places in the adjoining states, and
mas always been successful, sometimes
taking as many as fifty ~heelmen with him
on one trip. The members of the Century
Club, therefore, believe they have the right
man in the right place, and are confident
his experience and extended acquaintance
amoHg bicyclists eminently fit him for the
position to which he was elected. Ed" Is
member Of the Columbia Athletic Club,
but is jealous in behalf Of the new organi-
cation, to which he intends to devote his
attention and energies.
The lieutenancy of the club falling to the
lot Of MIR. Byrnes to fill. he selected as his
assistant Hugh F. Gallagher, upon whom
he can depend to ably fulfill the duties in
cumbent upon his office. Mr.. Gallagher
has been a long-distance rider for upward
of two years, and has a good knowledge of
the roads In the surrounding territory.
OF the other officers, Vice President Ste
venson, Secretary Robert 8. Williams and