Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 2, No 8

Articles in this issue

• RED LEAVES SCRAPS FROM OCTOBER TREES.

  Opening seasonal leader on the charm of October, listing the month's notable anniversaries and festivals (Agincourt, the discovery of America, the Chicago Fire, Hallowe'en) and musing on deep breathing.
• OUR FRIEND KATE.

  A word-guessing feature offering fifty cryptic clues whose answers are all words ending in -cate (prevaricate, prognosticate, etc.), with the full list of solutions given.
• ANSWERS.

  A questions-and-answers column explaining President Roosevelt's "big stick" speech, voting in the new island possessions, the motto "In God We Trust," the names of wedding anniversaries, and other queries.
• THE WHEEL ABOUT THE HUB.

  George L. Cooke recounts riding the Boston Bicycle Club's "Fifteenth Participation" and 400th club run of September 9, 1904, naming fellow wheelmen including "Papa" Weston, Jack Fecitt and Tom Hall, and urging the old clubs to revive their runs.
• ESSTEE'S PEN SCRAPS.

  Editorial notes on October renewals, the Boston Bicycle Club's monthly chicken dinners at Hendries', the surviving L.A.W. Divisions, and the magazine's growing Automobile Section.
• ANNUAL ELECTION.

  An L.A.W. notice on the December election of Delegates to the National Assembly, quoting the constitutional provisions for nominations and listing delegate quotas for the large states (New York 9, Massachusetts 5, Pennsylvania 5, etc.).
• MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION.

  Report of the Massachusetts Division's fall meeting of September 14, at which a new constitution was adopted and officers elected, including Chief Consul George A. Perkins, Vice Consul Abbot Bassett and Secretary-Treasurer Quincy Kilby.