Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-07
Plans Made for the Pleasure Of
Bieyele1a
RUNS MAPPED OUT BY PIE COMMITTEE
Ample Provision Made for Caring
for the Wheels.
SIGHTSEEING POSSIBILITIES

The large bicycle population of the Dis
| trict will be augmented considerably with
in the next day or so, the increase being
| due to the large influx Of visitors of the
| Christian Endeavor Society who will bring
| their wheels with them. Indeed, from the
present outlook, nearly one-fourth, If not
! more, of the Endeavorers who will come to
| the city to attend the fifteenth interna-
| tional convention will be wheel riders, and
| nearly all Of them who come and who have
| wheels will bring their machines with
| them. Those who ride and who have
| no wheels of their own will find sufficient
| inducement to hire machines for their own
| pleasure during their short stay In the city
The smooth and wide streets of this city
| Will offer rare invitation to wheel riders
| The fame of the thoroughfares of the Dis
| trict extends all over the land. Then,
again, it is well known that the wheel is
| the most rapid means of locomotion posi-
| DIE Tor sight seeing. Even under the new
police equations, which go into effect to-
| morrow, limiting the speed to six miles all
| hour at street crossings and eight miles
| between squares.
Sight Seeing ON Wheels.
According to the information leaflets is
| sued by the committee In charge Of the
| bicycle end of the convention, there is
probably no city in the Union in which the
bicycle can be used to such advantage as
in the national capital. it's many miles of
| asphalt streets making it the wheelman's
paradise. This fact has induced the COM
| iafttee to give more attention to cycling
than has been given during previous Chris
| tlan Endeavor conventions. Four official
! runs have been mapped out by the COM
| mlttee In charge, the selections having in
view nor only the objective points but the
| best roads and the most beautiful scenery
| Ihough the hours set apart for these runs
may not meet with the approval of all,
they IN nowise conflict with the convention
| meetings Then, again, taking into con-
slderation the time of the year it will be
found that an early morning run will be
both delightful and exhilirating
The bicycle end Of the convention is in
charge of Mr.. John G.. Muir. who will cap
tain all runs. Mr.. Harry G. Kfmban has
| been designated as first lieutenant and
John Stewart as second lieutenant. In adj
dttton to these officers, there is a staff, con-
sisting of Miss Jennie r. Furnace, Miss ].
| r. Rugg. Messrs Arnold V, Graves, Sam
u VEL T. Wise. Frank 5. Browne, G. G. Har-
| Beeler and DR.. F. A. st. Clair. These off
| GERS will be assisted by a number of local
| cyclists who belong to the Christian En-
as aides. They will be assigned in charge
OF various sections Of the line and help
Keep up the formation. The rendezvous for
an the runs will be on Pennsylvania ave
Mansion
and all the cyclists who will particinat a
are expected to be In line fifteen minute,
before starting time, In order to facilitate
the formation of the line
Caring for Bicycles.
Arrangements nave been made all around
for the care of the bicycles of the visiting
Endeavorers. ALL of the churches which
will be used as headquarters will have
| special provisions for the bicycling contin-
gent OF the society. Special accommoda-
tons Will be made for the storing of wheels
| when the bicyciists attend divine service
AT the First Congregational Church, which
VIII pe the headquarters of the Massachu-
setts delegation, arrangements have bean
made In the basement for the storage of
fully hundred wheels and the other
churches will follow suit =.
feature Of the convention which has
Just been introduced is the storage Of
wheels at the monument grounds. A tent
has been erected convenient to the three
large service tents so that those desiring
can ride to the meetings held on the White
Lot and feel no eGsiness regarding the
safety OF their wheel. The committee was
influenced to do this by the fact that the
street cars are likely to be crowded to in
convenience. The bicycle tent is located
| practically on the monument grounds. south
Of Tent Washington, with Mr. p E. Med
ford in charge.
Friday Morning Run.
credit for the selection Of the four routes
as mapped out on the program. The first
| run to Soldiers Home and Brightwood will
| start at 8 o'clock sharp Friday morning
The column will proceed up 18th street
peSSing the Chinese legation, across Whit
ney avenue, to the Soldiers Home, riding
four miles through the park past the Cath
Ole University, over the Hardwood road to
the Rock Creek Church road, passing the
National cemetery, containing Logan's
tomb, and Rock Creek cemetery; thence
over the Shepherds road to Brightwood and
to Fort Stevens. The small stone church
marking the sight of the approach of Gen.
Early's advance guard of the confederate
army in 1864, the nearest point to the city
ever reached by the confederate army will
be a point of interest visited The monu-
ment, some distance north, to the right of
the road. marking the resting place of those
who fell in repelling the advance guard,
Will also be visited The return trip to the
city will be made over the 18th street road
The total distance Of the run is given as
sixteen miles.
Saturday Afternoon.
The second run will begin Saturday after
noon, and is divided into two sections, the
first visiting Woodley and the surround
ing country and the second going as far as
Arlington and Fort Myer. The first part of
the run will start at 2 o'clock, sharp, and
will go up Connecticut avenue, passing
Rock creek over the high iron bridge Of the
Chevy Chase railroad and I'D Connecticut
avenue extended to Wood1ey Lane road
passing the country home of President
Cleveland, and coming out on the TenIey-
town road, thence" north to the Lough-
borough road, to the Ridge road, passing
the site Of the American University, now
| In course of construction, to the New Cut
road, to 35th street, south, the riders obtain
ing a glimpse Of Georgetown University;
eastward to Prospect avenue, to 34th street,
south to M street, and thence to the Aque.
duct bridge.
Promptly at 3:15 o'clock the second Sec
ton of the run will start from this point
crossing the Potomac river, through Ross
Ign and Fort Myer Heights to Fort N1yer.
and over the National road to Arlington
cemetery. A short time will be spent in
visiting the cavalry post. and in going
through the cemetery. The return will be
made over the same route. The distance
Of the second section Of the run Is miles,
and the total distance for both sections is
10 miles.
Monday Morning.
The third run will start Monday morning
at o'clock, sharp, with the Soldiers Home
as the objective point, embracing a ride
through the grounds and visit to the
various buildings of the place. The route
will be up Vermont avenue to Rhode Island
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