New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-19
m HONOR OF MR.. WOODRUFF
p,c vHEELMENs PARADE TO BE
ur1.p NEXT SATURDAY EVENING.

-.-,sr--uaNy CLUBS AND UNATTACHED
p1nvRs TO TAKE PART-cLUBs AND
PRIVATE HOUSES WILL BE
DECORATED.
Consul Isaac r. Potter has addressed
O., ,.,,e- 70 Assistant Corporation Counsel
COZ r,urst. chairman of the Committee OF Ar
"''l' '..r,s NJ the bicycle lantern parade to he
rah s - prooklvn on Saturday evening. septem-
ne1 &c ~ honor of Park Commissioner Timothy
u-oodru0. accepting the place of grand mar
- .c,ored 10 him by the committee, and ex-
SRI -.n, IN unqualified terms his admiration for
.,ork done in behalf of cyclists by the Park
w .,ssioner and urging every wheelman 10
n,,sest his appreciation by endeavoring to in
- cha success OF the parade. The letter is as
follows: u,,a.,u San, Il 1895
TO NSnae- rT,end Your letter came some days sso,
"a. A' -eached my hands just as was about leaving
~ ~ HIshland Mills. have thought over me MAJ
los 81 nroposed parade in honor of commissioner
iMoodrur and have wired you to-day my acceptance
~ ycur kind invitation - .,,or,,
~, 10 of the same cycling club whose membership
IN contains the name ~ our farK tonissao, ,S
and you 5Sd al ABILITY with which MI Woodruff has
esr55rrned the duties of his Office and the special
srns;sn;ial recos ntion of their needs under
anc 49, mai the proposed parade Is entirely Tree
ron 5ce 20 The fact that Mr. Woodruff is candi
Ia fo~ nubc Office. ! think that none OF us can
@ TO @So Pa Win IN fhy If he
!aaSlrnen OF Brooklyn would DO honor 10 any man
No has appeared to earn their gratitude IL should
" Sore with q unanimity OF spirit which forhds
~. recognition of any political party or political
,a noodSsie for as Republicans aud Democrats we
e.. -esnect one anoi hers convictions and stand to-
ss,her IN every movement which appeals 10 us as
geeu1us,. only ] hope that this spirit may so far
IN MS a
ST sSo1d like 10 end my letter right here; but it
..sms appropriate 70 mention the fact that my
srsrr;on has been called 10 certain gross and ap-
$500 7-,alicous Measurements Oatey appearing
h Inc daily newspapers touching my relations 10
Commits .oner Woodruff, and 10 the difference OF
~ lie ordinance relating to the use Of the main
driyewa, 10 Coney Island. have only 10 say now
nv admiration for the good work done by SIR.
soSsn- ~ its anal REORGANIZATION (which will come
about IN 7 orderly way and according 10 the friend
IL method which was weeks ago agreed upon, II
pIessrre' OF all Brooklyn cyclists to manifest their
sspprec!a uon of Commissioner Woodruffs work by
SrySnr 70 insure the success of this parade in his
n0''' ISAAC B. POTTER
The arrangements FOR the parade are going
ahead satisfactorily. Every meeting Of the com
mattee has been enthusiastically attended. and
entries are coming in rapidly The route Of the
parade will be as follows: start. Logan Wheel
men Clnb house. No. 255 Sixth-ave.. along Sixth
ave - Flatbush-ave.. TO Dean-st., 10 Nevins-
ST. n Safest, TO Clinton-st, 10 Schernerhorn-
St. 70 Flaibush-ave., 10 Hanson Place, to Full
ton-st. 10 Gates-ave-. to Clinton-ave-. 10 La
tayette-ave- to Bedford-ave.. to Eastern Park
way across Park Plaza 10 the Circle. to Flat
bush-ave- 10 Eighth-ave, to Montgomery Place.
70 Ninth-ave The reviewing stand will be at
Nj Woodruns house. Eighth-ave. and Presi-
dert-st
On this line OF parade there are sixteen or
more clubs including the Brooklyn Bicycle Club,
the Ions Island Wheelmen. the Kings County
Wheelrnen and the Logan Wheelmen, and such
prominent social clubs as the Carleton, Mon
.auk. Ge-rnania, Union League, Columbian Au-
rura Grata- Saenserbund the Riding and Div
hr Club and the Elks. All these clubs have
been communicated with, and informed that the
parade WIN pass their respective clubhouses
and the hour when the head Of the line may be
expected TO reach the front Of the clubhouse.
Several Of them have already held directors
meetings and determined upon gorgeous decora-
tons and Nominations The Union League
Club will erect grandstand in front Of It's club
house as 1t has an ideal location for reviewing
the parade and will invite the Mayor and other
city officials and prominent citizens TO review
.,s directors meeting on Thursday night de-
cided 10 decorate its house and to invite It's
members and their wives and friends TO view
.be parade from the clubhouse in front Of
which band Of music will be stationed, and 1t
will extend an Illuminated arch from its main
portico 70 the opposite side Of Eighth-ave. The
BROOKLYN Bicycle Club of which the Park Com
missioner is a member. will also spread itself in
-hs way Of decorations using electricity largely
n aid in beautifying the structure in Hanson
Place
7, &c expected also that the private residences
and business houses along the line or the parade
vii Vie with one another in Examinations in honor
OF the Park Commissioner. and that the fronts or
every house and store where wheelman HVes or
is employed VIII be decorated with Chlnese IAN
terms and bunting. and where these DECORATIONS
are not available that storekecpers and house
holders viii turn on the gas between 90 anu
$50 o'clock. the hour when the pefdue - "a
pec- al 20 pass and draw their shades and cur
iains 10 the topmost limit. thus adding 10 the
brightness IF what will be one Of the hnest
pageants ever witnessed in Brooklyn.
TIE home clubs are rolling up their entries IN
graf numbers II is hoped that the out-ot-toWn
clubs Will be heard from The Harlem Nheel-
men have signi1ed their intention or peiig PIts
ent and will be the guests OF me bIooh I. II d.
cycle C'lub after the parade. The Paramount
Wheelrnen and the South Brooklyn WheelHlen
have also invited out-of-town CLUBS as sPeSlal
guests Visiting clubs from LonG lslanc arrI,lh
by train AT the Long Island Station nave only
few minutes ride up Flatbush ave. to Sixtn-ave.
70 the place Of rendezvous. the Logan nect
mems clubhouse NewYork and other 0u,-oI-
town clubs coming across the Bridge or fuiton
Ferry turn at the Bridge into LiDerty-st'' 10 lin
ton to Scherrnerhorn. 20 Nevins, 10 Dean 70 r Ia.
busn-ave 10 Sixth-aVe.. or by way OF tile W"
ty-third-st ferry to Broadway, 10 BEDFORD ave
10 the Eastern Parkway across the PARK fIa 1s
70 Berkeley Place to Sixth-ave. All these routes
are practically over the line Of the paraoe anu
out-of-town wheelmen will have no difhcultE IN
finding their way. guided by the illuminauohs
and decorations along the route ..
features will appear In the Third DIVISION soIil-
prising unattached wheelmen ana rancy uresS
and Otherwise costumed riders s.,,ou..
The officers Of the parade viii oe as .,,i
Grand marshal Isaac r Potter Chief Consui
New-York State Division. L. a W nrst ot.,