Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 11, No 9
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
Report of the October 1913 adjourned meeting of the National Assembly, called specifically to address the crisis over funding the official organ, including the committee's full findings on the life membership subscription problem.
- p. 2
A detailed committee report tracing how the 1901 life membership plan's reserve fund was diverted to pay League debts, leaving the organisation obligated to supply the paper to 250 life members from annual dues indefinitely.
- p. 5
An account of a U.S. postal law ruling that members cannot receive the organ as a membership perquisite without paying a subscription fee, which led to 38 of the earliest life members losing contact with the League.
- p. 7
An optimistic update from Bassett that a new guarantee fund was started at the Wheel About the Hub, with 14 annual and 5 life members pledging to pay a given sum each year for the next five years.
- p. 4
The three-man committee's recommendation that a new guarantee fund be launched immediately, that life members be asked to subscribe at least 50 cents a year, and that the monthly publication be maintained rather than switching to a quarterly.
- p. 11
Opening verse for November 1913, featuring a playful poem about pumpkins, chestnuts, and autumn football leading up to Thanksgiving.
- p. 12
An extract from a letter by the former President of the Canadian Wheelmen read at the Assembly, expressing loyalty to the League and reflecting on old friendships formed through cycling.