Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-21

the league on account of the reported dis
satisfaction of some of the members and in
tention on their part to move to dissolve the
league. These reports arose out OF the with.
drawal from the league of the Citizens Club
of New York on the 18th inst The Citizens
Club in Withdrawing made statement, saying
that their reason for doing was that the
club does not consider it advisable that its
members should be under the control Of another
organization, which recent events have shown
to be practically the case
AT caucus Of officers and leading members
of the league last evening this matter was
considered, and it was thought harmony would
prevail. Rev. L. II. Schneider of this city, one
of the members of the board of government,
said to Star reporter this morning: We have
been treading on volcano which threatened
1 eruption, but think now that the fires have
been dampened.' Another prominent member
of the league said that the majority of the
members of the league would stand by the
organization till the last, and any motion to
dissolve would be made ridiculous by the
unaninity with which it would be voted down.
The Citizens Club, he said. withdraws as club
but its members individuals were still menu
bers of the league. AS club it could not hold
its membership, as it had one member who was
not a member of the league.
1T was han-past eleven O'Clock before the
meeting of the board of government was ended.
Meanwhile the wheelmen were assembling in
the hall. When the president, DR.. Beckwlths
appeared on the platform he greeted with
great applause and all kinds of club calls
When President Beckwith called the meeting
to order he announced that the board OF ott1s
GERS had had q very harmonious and salts
factory meeting"
THE younger generation of people who have
! come into existence in the past two or
three decades know substantially nothing Of
the enthusiasm associated with the life of the
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when the automobile began to take its place.
Many Of the most prominent people took up the
sport, beginning with the high wheel and
finishing up with the safety.
Two years ago so of these veterans of the
wheel, early members Of the Capital Bicycle
Club, met around the festive board at the
Cosmos Club and talked of hill climbing, CEN
fury runs, and H. S. Owens famous birthday
run" in the days Of the high Wheel when the
route led through alleys and over all kinds Of
rough roadS-when many would start and few
would finish, and those who did would usually
wind up at Meridian Hill after climbing the
steep grade to the standpipe.
Among those who attended this banquet in
1929, and whose names no doubt will be
familiar to you, were w. Spencer Armstrong,
A! Barry Bacon, Clarence NJ. Barrics J. Allen
Boteler, Walter E. Burleigh, Edward N. Burns,
Appleton p. Clark, jr.; Herman J. Clark, Myer
Cohen, Benjamin F. Cole Wallace F. Cross
man, william w. Dodge Abner F. Huntington
George E. Fleming, De Lancey w. Gill Herbert
A. Gill, A. p. Greeley, James H. Harper, DR..
Lee Harlan, Alfred j. Henry, Dr. Garnett L.
Hills, DR.. j. Bartlett Hills, DR.. Leland o.
Howard, Robert C. Howard, c. B. Hunt, Thomas
j. Johnston, Robert v. La Dow, jr.; Samuel E.
Lewis, John T. Loomis, Gideon A. Lyon, Arthur
S. Mattingly, William p. Mayf1eld, A. S. Mccoy,
William s. Minnix, S. Preston Moss, jr.; Ballard
N. Norris, Frank H Pelouze, Jesse d. Prosise,
George F. Ruof John T. Schaaff, william e.
Schoenborn William T. Stockett, Henry A. VIII
lard 3D. John L. Writ and DR.. William D. Writ.
Max Hansman was the only charter member
present, the Owen brothers. Herbert S. and
Frederick D., being in Florida for the latterS
health. Frederick has since passed away.
There were many prominent and distinguished
people who rode the bicycle in the early days.
The writer recalls, in addition to those mem
toned, Charles d. Walcott, later secretary OF
the Smithsonian Institution; B. H. Warner,
Commissioner Truesden, Assistant Secretary Of