The evening times., 1896-07-02
The great Times bicycle carnival is still

The great Times bicycle carnival is stiil
growing. -.
From all sides come promises OF It's great
success. II is question (which is being
discussed the more, the carnival or the
enterprise of The Times. Everyone ad-
mits that had IL not been for The Times
the carnival would still he sweetly slumber
ing, and IL is this that cruises the wonder.
.ouG The Times never slpmbers. 1t Is
District know 1t. So do the good people
OF Washington, and they are not SO much
surprised, .liter all, at the interest which
has been aroused in the lantern parade by
The Times TOOK hou. They will not be
disappointed, though their wonder may
Increase.
SECURING JUDGES.
The committee on securing Judges for
the parade Will get down 10 WORK today
known people in the city. II 1t ~
successful. uie parade viii bey bonored by
the presence OF these distii glisned men
military world and in civil Iie. Their
names are synonyms OF success.
There Is but little doubt bat that they
will accept. Several Of them have been
indirectly asked TO. serve and there is
small lear of a refusal. There will he
some hard work TO be done, but every
means possible will he used 10 iignten the
means whereby the work can be greatly
leSsened.
Besides the surprise which will come whom
the names of tie Judges are made known
thereis another. twill be given by u q UNI
Der OF the lady riders of the city. They are
hard ut WORK periectiDS their plans.- 1t
has been tie effort vi the ladies' TO keep the
matter profound secret, but u whisper
OF what is Icing done has reached The
Times. The ladies' need not fear. The
Times is too gallant to publish a lady's
secret. but the readers can rest assured
that the treat is one that will be greeted
with the widest enthusiasm.
Some complaint has been made over the
| manner OF selecting the marsbals for the
various divisions OF the unattached riders.
The Times, to lie absolutely fair, prints
the following letter on this subject received
yesterday.
THE COMPLAINT MADE.
''The methods adopted by the club COM
mittees toward the unattached riders is not
of that Dature to attract them i'm making
their part OF the parade a success. 1t must
be conceded that i1ostof the bicyclists in the
city DO not belong TO any prga nizltion so
that II would seem unreasonable for any
number OF them to respond to q oall from
the clubs. is IL not fact they have been
entirely ignored in tile management. They
have had no Voice In the proceedings. They
have not been invited to have proper repre-
sentatives at the meetings, and iurlher tie
clubs have undertaken TO appoint mars sha Is
for the four sections OF the city.
NoW e"e proper ana Otliy way to get the
unattached riders TO take part to any
extent In tie parade will be to call a mass
meeting OF Indies and gentlemen on the
Wnite Lot, or other convenient place
some evening and allow them the priyi-
!ege OF electing their own officers and make
tnelr own arrangements to follow the
CLUBS In procession, This will bring them
has wished and displayed its energies
TO create, so no effort should be lost to
make II the greatest bicycle parade on
record"
The Times and the gentlemen. who at
It's suggestion, Interested themselves in
this parade. thought over the matter ani
Sludlen the best means. 10 be followed.
to the meetings and one OF the hardest
workers, Capt. Hodgson, is unattached.
1t was Thought 10 he inipracticable TO cali
q y meeting OF unattached riders and have
five or six THOUSAND of tbemary TO choose
!iiars'lais. 80 that is the reason action was
taken and the niarshaIs appointed