Arizona republican., 1921-01-30
FAIR AND WARMER |S WEATHER
 PREDICTION FUR TODAY; SEVERAL
 HUNDRED RIDERS READY TO GO

Up in Medicine Hat" the king of the elements says "alls well in the Salt River valley. Fair and warmer Sundayy-with increased temperature among the young folks waiting for The Republicans Big Sociability Bike Run this afternoon.
 Every person in the valley who can possibly be in line will have the old bike polished for todays wheel frolic. Just like ye olden day when the city wheel club arranged an outing and young and old joined fin the fun. After all there's a big kick in bringing back memories of the olden days--but the bicycle is not a thing or the past. Count the wheels in line this afternoon and try to relegate the bike to the dear. dead past.
 With clear weather. which the prophet forecasts, the biggest crowd ever assembled for a similar event in the southwest will line up in front of The Republican office this afternoon at o'clock for a sociability run. Not race, just a sociable run to the Indian School grounds and return. All riders will report at The Republican office before o'clock and places in line l will be assigned to all. Police officers will be on hand to keep order and ! lieutenants will be appointed to keep perfect line. Fred St. Onge, with his | high wheel, will be number one and | the girl riders will follow. Then come the boys and grown ups. Each rider will be given a tag at the start with the rules to be observed during the after
 noon. A movie man will be on tho job
 to film the parade, but others are in vited to bring their cameras and pick their own views of the big bike fun 1 fest
 This wiu be tho biggest cycling event
 ever held in the southwest, not ex-
 cepting the olden days when prac-
 tically every person in town rode a
 wheel. More wheels are ridden today
 than ever before in the history of
 cycling When St. Onge guides his
 wheel fanciers down Central avenue tc
 the Indian school grounds the specta-
 tors will get an idea as to the popu-
 larity of the bicycle and the interest
 taken in this form of health and plea
 sure sport.
 At the Indian school grounds tn. ] riders will be given souvenirs anC - treated to ice cream donated by th'
 Donofrio Ice Cream Company. MT 8 Donofrio says its takes him back tS ! childhood days and he remembers how Q the boys and girls enjoyed a dish O 3 fec cream after a long run. Realizini
 the fun the riders will get from thu n run, he felt inclined to add the finish - ing touch to tho days sport with ic' { cream cones for all. Fifteen hundred | cones will be distributed at the Indial E school grounds and the factory will b. e open for as much more as the rider n ask for.
 r Every rider will be given a. souvenf
 of the run and St. Onge himself vii - entertain with his big wheel and tn s modern bicycle. Fred St. Onge ha & competed with more bicycle riders that q any man living ITe has taught man 2 notables how 10 ride a wheel, and hoN d to take care of one He taught Hele 't Keller, the wonderful deaf. dumb an . blind girl. how to ride a bicycle an 2. Miss Keller still pedals a bike fo v health and pleasure.
 This is the last call--line up at Tn " Republican office at 2 o'clock thi afternoon and spend the day with th " rest of the bike riders of Phoenix e several hundred others will be preseI
 and there is plenty of room for tn 5t next one.
 " Get in line-you are invited to be I guest of The Republican and the Phot a nix Bicycle Dealers this afternoon an .- Donofrio will furnish the trimmings.