The times., 1897-09-05
i. a. w. Notes.

Gain ...-............ 654 81 ,534
During the past month the local iii
vision has passed the division OF Northern
California, and Is le8ding that State by
almost 100 members, and has passed into
seventeenth plare. The next staBe ahead
OF the local division is that OF Iowa, with a
membership of S91, which VIII be passed
5y October 1.
ThC officersare working for a membership
OF 500 byOctober /. Very few OF the mem
hers understand how Important il is th st the
membership should reach this mark. For
every 200 members on the rolls on October
], a representative shall be elected at the
coming elections
At tie present tine there is but one rep
reseutative, but if the 500 mark is reached
by October ! fl win be necessary 70
elect four representatives. The represent
aUive Is not member OF tie national
assembly. but 5 member OF the division
board OF officers. and as such has say
in the Control OF local affairs. This WI
also mean that one more delegate can be
sent 10 tie nHtiUtial assembly, which meets
in st. Louis, No, III February. The di-
vision now has -four votes, one each for the
chief consul. vice consul, secretary y-treas-
urrr, aud one for the first 500 members.
Fcr every 400 members On the rolls before
December the board OF officers shall elect
. delegEUe. The Officers are working for
. membership Of 200 by that time, SO
as TO give one more vote. 1 Z the 500 mark
is reached by that time the division viii
have two more votes than last year.
New Members District of ColuIn )ia:
Capital Ri Club william F. Roberts,
I42I c street northwest Unattached
Gunvald Aus, Box 9, Brooklaud: Kort Berle
Box 2s BrOokiand; e. c. Berkeley, 1900
Pennsylvania avenue; +. ID. Mullan, 81 o
ConhectacHt avenue; Samuel c. Anderson,
1924 X street northwest; T y. An.iss,
1906 Vermont avenue; Walter J Blanford,
I2A Niutt street northwest: Martin Reying-
ton, Bureau OF Steam Engineering, Navy
Department Gabriel +. CoGlon, 42I Fourth
street n0rtBwest; Ernest Il. Elliot, 1924
Twelfth street northwest. John P Gar
ritt, Thirteenth and New York avenue
northwest; Huber { Hunting gton, Super
yising Architects Office, Treas ary Build
ing; Frank B. LitteI. United States Naval
Observatory: James Il. Taylor, The Cairo,
Qgtreet northwest: 0sc car Wenderoth Treas
ury Department
Owing 20 the dissatisf action Of some uf
the smaller clubs, who complained that they
would not stand chance for the Il. & r.
Route Cup prize, II has been decided TO pat
n an extra prize for club teams OF twelve
riders, which VIII be a club banner 10 be
made Of purple velvet, hned with satin
gold bullion fringe, four inches wide on the
lotion, trimmed ali around with gold lace
regulation gold banner tassels at bottom
and sides. The banner Will be connected to
gold cross staff by gold cord and WILDE
connected % the usual staff with gut
chains, cts.
The lettering TO be embroidered in gold
bullion with the name OF the winning dub.
This banner VIII be the finest banner
yet offered In competition for bicycle
clubs.
The following VIII explain conditions
relative 10 entering and competing OF clubs
for The prizes:
The L. & Z. Route" silver loving cup
VIII Ice given 10 the club having the
greatest number or survivors, irrespect
i've OF number OF starters. A large club
may enter large number their full mem
eership lst If they dcsirel, and have but
fifteen men survive. and YET a club enter
ing sixteen men may win the prize by
la wing sixteen men survive, in which
~'NNN AA4t NAub 10 hlAlEtI men survive
would win. II is therefore desirable that
each club enter as many men as their
membership VIII allow.
The club banner win be given TO the
team Of twelve mel from club making
the best showing by percentage OF sur
NlVorE OF the twelve selected by the
club
Only entries from regularly organized
clubs VIII be accepted.
Clsi's Forming for tie purpose Of entering
VIII not be allowed TO enter
only iegninIate members viii be accented
Ss team entry. Either active. associate.
or honorary ca enter.
Any clup entering rider who is not A
member VIII forfeit any right 70 The. prfzes
one rider cannot represent more than one
club, but one rider may be on both teams
for the same club.
A clubman can enter twelve men for thu
club banner contest, and can use the same
twelve nen and put In additional men Ia
compete Tor the Il. & r. Route Gun.
Each member OF either team VIII be re-
Quired 10 register each OF his own tags. no
member OF g team VIII be allowed To de-
pOsit the tags for the whole team.
Other members Of the connecting cirhS
ran enter. but only as individuals.
An IneTntiers Of each club team viii re-
ceive survivor S medal, whether the club
they represent win or lose. in other words.