Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
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membership was about seventytwo, while
the statement mas been made that the total
number was only sixty-nine- Then again
it has been given out that the total vote
cast amounted to only ten. All of ,hese
statements. it appears, are erroneous
AS many are doubtless aware, with a
membership oil less than one hucdred a
gathering of league members in any state
or territory constitutes what is officially
known a subdivision. over one hundred
members the title of division Is given.
Less than fifty and more than twenty-five
members. the term consulate is applied. no
state being officially recognized with a less
membership than this. The consulate is
entitled to only one officer. whose title is
chief consul, while a subdivision has only
two officers, chief consul and secretary
treasurer. A division is entitled to all of
the above officers, and in addition a vice
consul and a number of other officers de-
pending total membership. In di-
vision the members elect their officers at
regular meeting, but in a subdivision or
consulate a mail vote is taken which is
counted by the national secretary. So
much in explanation
In the election of 1895 of the local division
there Were seventy-eight members entitled
to vote. Blank ballots were sent to each
member. but only fifteen votes were cast
The votes We're divided among seven peo-
pie in all. though all were not candidates
FOR office. The result was as follows:
For For
Chief Consul Vote. iSec--Treas. Vote
b. F. Larcombe.... Alb. F. Larcombe . 8
George W. Cooke 3 George w. Cooke. 2
j. Hart Britain. 2 w. HI. Stearns =
W. L. Robertson. Scattering .... 3
scatterlnS -......-- 3 Blank .............. .
Blank ..1
:, This is the official vote. and was pub
lishcd in the bulletin of the league Novem-
Der 10, 1875. 1t will be seen that Mr. Lar
combe, who is a popular member of the
Arlington Wheelmen, received a plurality
Oh votes for both offices He was so mott .
ned by Secretary Bassett, who suggested
that he should resign the office of secre-
tary-treasurer and appoint some one for
the position. He did not care to act as an
ofhclaI, however, ind SO notified the ma
uonai secretary, suggesting that a new
eIecuon be held. Mr.. Cooke, who had been
chlef consul the year before declined to
continue in office. and Mr.. Britain did not
care to assume office. though both were re-
quested to do So by the national secretary
Inc present Incumbent was written to in a
IKE manner and he took charge, appoint
Ing the present secretary-treasurer.
The total membership of the local divf-
sion is given this week ds .2S Within the
past fortnight the membership increased
considerably. due to the fact that election
time was at hand, and members whose
names were handed IN so as to be publish
ed before the date of election were entitled
to vote. What is more. nearly every one
voted Inc new members are as follows:
j. D. Laskey. 14O1 H street northwest; \.
J. kilSore, Takoma Park: DR.. Philip N
Wisner; Dr. D. N Bertolette, The Albany
Nth and Fl: Chas. a. Cabrera, ST. 14th
street northwest; Ed. j. Collins S23 nth
street northeast: Mary owen Dean. 61S
Massachusetts avenue northwest: w. s.
Hardesty. 1913 Riggs place; c. Royce
Hough, 1io1 H street northwest: Edward
A Moseley, 1113 18th street northwest;
William j. MCtxpe tLifi q
Ormsby McCammon. LEO F street north
west. J. W. McLachlin. DID E, street north
east; Miss Helen h Pearl. 17l2 y street
northwest; :. III. Smith, Sun building; ]. j.
Vowles. 10T Sth street northwest: d. Cor
don Wyche. 1877 Harvard street; W. NJ
Britain. 9iS r street; W. HI. Dl.Ieman 700
9TH street northwest: Thos. J. Carney
Richmond Hotel; Lee CounselInan 30l9 NJ
street northwest: VIM. d. Hadger, so 18th
street; Tenney Ross. gO2 F street north
west; Harry E. Allen, 76l It'll street south
east: Alexander II. Bell. 325 AZ street
northwest. ). I. BoiSSeau. District building;
Edw. Burr, 200 r street northwest; e.
Fred Cook. Evening Star: Robt. H. Dali
gleish. 1872 Rhode Island avenue; 4. s.
Dimmick, us Rhode Island avenue north
west; L. c. Dimmick. 1I2J New Jersey ave-
nue.; Victor H. Esch. 142S Maryland ave-
nGe northeast; Isidor Grosner. g14 F street;
W. Haydn Henshaw, 80 18th street north
west; G. l. Morton. :s3 post office: Thos. p.
Morgan. 1888 F street northwest; Joseph
L. Norris. Kendall Green; Jared F. Sparks.
1U2 l. street northwest; w r. Van Nor
man. f2D 10th street northwest: David Nj.
Wells. post office Anderson S. Car.
A suggestion for the local division. in the
matter of placing signboards at all road
crossings in the District and the country
surrounding. can be obtained from the Con-
Lecticut division. At the last session of the
legislature of the state a law was passed
requiring the selectmen of the town to
maintain signboarC!S at all highway cross
he nj fra y-atl and he
wheelmen are actively interested in secur-
ing the enforcement of the law. To aid
and assist the select men in complying
with the act the division has furnished a
large number of signboards free, for use
on the principal highways connecting cities
and town, and roads that are extensively
travelled These boards are two feet long
one foot broad and can be readily distin-
guished. They bear the L. A W. emblem.
and underneath directions and DIS
tances. marked in plain letters. In addi-
ton to this IL is the object of the division
to designate the character and condition of
the roads. The characters used in the di-
vision will be utilized, and are as follows:
A-E1rst class il-Level.
B-Fair 2-slightly hilly or
C-POor. rolling
3-Very billy
The people of the state are heartily in
favor of the innovation. AL" when seen
on the signboard. would be interpreted by
the traveller, especially IL he be a wheel
man. as meaning a frst-class road and
level ahead of him. If ''C3' appeared on
the signboard the wheelman would be pre-
pared for some extra hilly road in poor
condition.
In order to increase the membership of
the League of American Wheelmen a com
petition contest is now on, and has been for
several months past. \ list of 1s2 prizes is
offered. aggregating in value something
like $3.50 In the list of leading competi-
tors no local mans name appears. The
rame of c. Louis PETE was placed in the
contest, but after having eight names 10
his credit he withdrew. 1t seems strange
that four Philadelphia men should head the
Est Tacir names and applications accred-
Tied TO them are as follows:
Names. Annlioations
j. A b Heath. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o5.I,
j. Samuel Stephenson. o.
j. II. Wright 1nn
This makes a total of 6s2i names from
these Tour men alone In addition to them
Miss VI. l. McMurtry of the same CITY ha,
Isl applications to her credit which places
her at the head of the list of female com
reutors- BY way of explanation it might
De added that most of the leading men have
sent circulars all over the country asking
secretary-treasurers and others TO credit
them with as many applications as they
can do conveniently. A number of applica-