The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
PLANNING FOR THE MEET
FORMAL APPLICATION TO BE MADE
TO l.. A. w. COMMITTEE.
Recollection of the Indiana Division
Ohlcers-OrganiEatiO of the
Local Club.

The permanent organization Of the Indian
apolis L. A. w. '9S Meet Club was not COM
pleted last night, though the election of D.
M. Parry as permanent chairman was rati-
fed, and EVANS Woollen was elected perma-
nent secretary. A plan OF organization was
submitted by the special COMMITTEES ap-
pointed to prepare it, but the report was
recommitted and Chairman Parry was
added to the committee. This was done in
order that Mr. Parry may have a chance
to make suggestions of changes as he may
desire. After the plans have been recon-
sidered by the committee a public meeting
of citizens will be called and the plan will
be presented for ratification there.
The provisional committee, with the
permanent chairman presiding, continued
its work last night 1t was decided that
formal application be sent to the executive
committee of the League of American
Wheelmen at once in order that the place
OF holding the meet may be settled 1t has
been discovered that under the bylaws the
executive committee may decide the ques-
ton Of where the meet shall go at any time
1t was thought that, as Indianapolis had no
competitor in the race, the executive COM
mittee will act without hesitancy in the
matter, and thus give the city the longer
time in which to prepare for the meet A
committee consisting of Albert Sahm, Evans
Woollen and Wallace Sherwood was APP
pointed to make this formal application.
1he application will bear the Endorsement
OF The city, through the mayor the Indiana
DIVISION of the league the executive com
mlttee OF the meet club, the Commercial
CLUB, the Board of Trade the Cycle Board
OF Trade, the associated cycling clubs and
the new L. A. W. Cycling Club 1t is con-
sluereu a certainty that the executive com
Hltlee VIII grant the application without de-
lay, anu lhet the meet viii he assured TO In
ulanapohs WITHIN the next ten Gays. BY a
mali vote the thing could not be settled
Inucn before Jan. 1, and If the selection
shouId be maze in the assembly il would
DC FEBRUARY before the result would be set
tied otIcIaIy.
The l.. "A. w. Cycling Club, which is to
work with the '9S Meet Club, will be organ
lzeo next tuesday night at a mass meeting
Whlcn mas been Gained to assemble in the
Criminal Court room at o clock Several
leading spirits have been at work on this
Tor ten DAYS and have seen hundred or
more men who have Slgnined their willing
ness to join the club.
VIII E. English has consented to act as
chairman OF the mass meeting and Merrill
Moores as secretary, and the following gem
tlemen, all OF whom will be members of the
new club, will make short talks on the fll-
portance OF the movement: Mr.. English,
Mayor Iaggart, ID. M. Parry Postmaster
Sahm, Judge Mcbride, Charles E. Rock
wood, Judge Cox and Judge McCray
The plan of Organization proposes that the
club shall be strictly league club, every
member being a member of the l.. A. w
me membership fee is to be fixed at SO, in
GLIDING membership in the league but the
membership fee to league members will be
only 81. Dues are fixed by the committee
at 90 cents month. 1t is expected that a
club of from 400 to 600 members can be or
ganized. AS soon as the organization is per-
fected clubhouse will be secured The fol-
lowing officers have been nominated, subject
to the approval of the membership at Tues
day nights meeting:
President-Charles E. lockwood
Vice President-Judge r. w. Mcbride
Secretary-T. B. Hatfield
Treasurer-E. Il. Porter
Captain--F. Ellis Hunter
First LeuteEant-Frank E;rdelmeyer
Second Observation-Disclosures Cobler.