The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
NEXT YEARS L. a. w MEET
COMMITTEES ARE HARD AT WORK
TO BRING 1T HERE.
Conference of Those Interested Held
at the Commercial Club Yester-
day-Committees Named.

The joint committee which is working to
bring the L. A. w. national meet to In
dianapolis in 1898 met yesterday afternoon
in the assembly room of the Commercial
Club. The report Of the finance committee
showed that the amount of money at first
agreed upon as necessary to defray the eX-
penses of a delegation to go to Philadelphia
had been subscribed. 1t was agreed yes
terday, however, that more money might
r needed and the newly elected treasurer,
Evans Woollen, will receive additional con-
tributions. The transportation committee
reported through S. B. Sweet that applica-
ton had been made to the Pennsylvania
and Big Four companies for transportation
for five men over each line to Philadelphia.
Replies will probably be received IN a day
or two.
Upon motion of C. c.. Foster, representing
the Commercial Club, the joint committee
turned the remainder of the work over to
an executive committee composed of a rep
resentative of each of the organizations in
terested in the movement. In pursuance of
this plan the following resolution, pre-
sented by Evans Woollen, Of the CONNER
cial Club, was adopted.
Resolved, That an executive committee
in charge of the effort to secure for In
dianapOlis the 1898 meet of the League of
American Wheelman be and it is hereby
constituted of the chief consul of the In
diana division of the l.. A. w. and the
chairmen of the committees here represent
ing the Cycle Board of Trade, the Asso-
ciated Cycling Clubs, the indianapolis
Board of Trade and the Commercial Club;
that such executive committee select a
chairman, secretary and treasurer; that all
funds contributed in aid of the effort to
secure the meet be placed in the hands of
such executive committees treasurer for
disbursement as Ii may see fit; that such
executive committee select such persons,
other members e.
sire to assist it at Philadelphia, and that
in the event of the inability of any one of
resenting the five organizations heretofore
named to go to Philadelphia, he shall name
some one from his organization to act in its
behalf as member of such executive com
mittee.'
According to the resolution the executive
committee is constituted of the following
gentlemen: c. G. Foster, Commercial Club;
NJ. A. Woollen, Board of Trade; II. T.
Hearsey, Cycle Board of Trade; A c. New
Sherwood, L. A. W. division. The execu-
tive committee in a meeting Immediately
following the adjournment of the joint COM
mittee elected M. A. Woollen its chair
man and Evans Woollen its secretary and
treasurer. On motion the secretary was
authorized to make arrangements by tele-
graph for indianapolis headquarters at the
Walton Hotel in Philadelphia. motion
was also adopted authorizing the secretary
vitation to become member of the dele
cation which is to go to Philadelphia. 1t
is not yet known how many will be sent,
but it is hoped that transportation will be
received for ten
H. T. Hearsey and Evans Woollen were
elected as a committee to make arrange
mentS for the purchase of from 10000 to
$4,000 souvenir badges. These will be of a
kind that can be pinned upon the coats of
all wheelmen visiting Philadelphia.
F. w. Van Sicklen was elected chairman
of press committee to be named by him
self. He named H. w. Reed E. H. Bing-
ham, Ben Crosse and A O.. Royse. In con-
nection with the appointment of this COM
mittee and the discussion of its work a.
resolution was adopted requesting all the
local papers to devote space literally to-
also requested by the joint committee to
send representatives to the Philadelphia
meet with the Indianapolis delegation.