Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 7, No 6
Articles in this issue
- A humorous poem (with apologies to the author of an old song, credited to the Irish Cyclist) lamenting a deflated tyre and the pump left behind on a rainy road.
- News that Springfield is again a racing centre, with Jack Prince having built a third-of-a-mile board track, a true circle 560 feet in diameter banked at 40 degrees, located three miles from the business centre and also usable for baseball, football and other sports.
- An instructional essay arguing that the modern girl walks incorrectly, and explaining correct poise—keeping the weight over the balls of the feet—for health and grace.
- An account of fellow-member Alvey A. Adee of the State Department, Washington, returning from his twelfth annual European bicycle tour, having cycled about 1,700 miles over 56 days in France, plus a near-miss with a falling filing cabinet at the department.
- Notice that the Annual Meeting of the National Assembly, L.A.W., will be held at Hendrie's, Talbot Avenue, Dorchester, Mass., on Friday evening, September 3, signed by Secretary-Treasurer Abbot Bassett and President Walter M. Meserole.
- A request for the addresses of lost life members of the L.A.W., listing names such as James P. Downs of Newark and several Lewis family members of Philadelphia whom the organ can no longer reach.
- A numbered roster of those who joined the League of American Wheelmen in 1890 and are still in good standing, giving each member's name, city and date of joining.