The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
THE L. A. w. COMMITTEES
A CONSTITUTION ALSO ADOPTED BY.
THE 'oS MEET CLUB.
ID. NJ. Parry Elected President and
Mayor Taggart Vice President
The l.. A. w. Quarters.

A meeting was held at the Commercial
Club last night by indianapolis wheeImen
and others interested in fhe l.. A. w. meet,
which comes to this cityBnext August. The
indianapolis Meet Club was organized and
permanent officers elected.
The first matter of business to come up
after the meeting called to order was
report from Albert Sahm, chairman of
the executive committee. which was APP
pointed last year to use its efforts in secur-
ing the next national bicycle meet for this
city. Last fall this committee named a
committee consisting of MIR. Sahm, as
chairman, Wallace Sherwood, Fl. W. Reed,
II. T. Hearsey, A. c. Newly, j. r. Cav
anagh and c. c. Foster to prepare a plan
for a permanent organization. Mr.. Sahm
said the report was ready. The report
urged that the following constitution be
adopted, under the name of the Indianapolis
Meet Club:
THE Indianapolis Meet Club. organized
for the exclusive purpose of arranging for
the 1898 meet of the League of American
Wheelmen, shall consist of all who contrib
ute TO a fund to be used by it in the
turtherance of such purpose. and who after
so contributing indicate a wish to become
members. Its officers shall be president,
a vice president a secretary and a treas
urer. The president shall have authority
to represent the club in all matters. No
contract shall be made for the club and
none OF its members money expended with
out his approval. Upon the request of the
president the vice president shall act in
his stead. The secretary shall perform all
duties assigned to him by the chairman.
The treasurer shall receive all the clubs
money and disburse it on vouchers signed
by the chairman and the secretary. The ex-
ecutiVe committee shall consist of the Off
GERS and the chairmen of the other COM
mlttees. 1t Shall be advisory to the pres
dent, and shall meet at his call.
The president shall appoint committee
of three on accommodations a committee
en- badges, "a committee on condition of city,
u committee on condition of county roads,
81 committee Oh credentials, committee on
entertainment and reception, consisting of
all the members of the l.. A. w. Bicycle
Club, committee of fifteen on entertain
ment and reception of ladies, a
committee on finance, q committee
on information, a committee of four
ON press. committee on races,
a committee on railway station facilities,
committee on souvenir programme, a
committee on street decorations, commit
tee of twenty-five on tours and runs. a COM
mittee of five on track, a committee of five
on transportation and committee of three
on veterans He shall name the chairmen
of these committees and shall have the au-
thority to enlarge the committees and Gre
ate other committees as he may see fit.
''All other committees shall recommend to
the executive committee plans for the car
rying out of the duties implied by their
names, but shall not proceed in the execu-
ton of the plans and shall not incur any
liabilities without the written approval of
the president
All present, whether wheelmen or not,
concurred III the report and the constitu-
ton was adopted as read. Officers were
then elected as follows:
President-D. NJ. Parry
Vice President-Thomas Taggart
Secretary-Evans Woollen.
Treasurer~-C. +. Smith.
The chairmen of permanent committees
were named by the president as follows
Accommodations, C.. c. Foster; badges,
Thomas Hay; condition of city, c. A. Ken
yon; condition of country roads, John Me-
Gregor; credentials, Wallace Sherwood en-
tertainment and reception, Charles B. Rock
wood; entertainment of ladies, Mrs. John G.
Dean; finance, Albert Sahm; information,
j. N. Navin: press, Hal w. Reed; races,
II. w. Foltz; railway station facilities, J.
r. Cavanagh; souvenir programme, w. G.
Bobbs; street decorations, John j. Appel
tours and runs, Merrill Moores; track, A. c.
Newly; transportation, John S. Lazarus;
veterans, III. r. Hearsey; to prevent extor-
TONS Russell Eckman.
The provisional committee, which had
much to do with procuring the big meet for
Indianapolis, was discharged and a report
made by Evans Woolen, it's secretary. The
report showed that it cost $6S9S3 to secure
the meet for Indianapolis.