Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 9, No 2

Articles in this issue

  • A personal editorial in which the editor describes his recovery from a dislocated shoulder sustained in a fall, grateful for the flood of sympathetic letters from members.

    p. 1
  • A tribute poem to the recently deceased poet Sam Walter Foss, celebrated for his warm-hearted verses about ordinary Americans, including the beloved 'Hullo' poem.

    p. 5
  • A note that L.A.W. member Charles K. Alley is making a three-month automobile journey from Pasadena, California, to Boston via New Orleans and Florida.

    p. 3
  • A report on the thirteenth annual reunion of the New Haven Bicycle Club Veterans, at which a decorated bicycle formed the centrepiece of the dinner table.

    p. 6
  • A note that cycling veteran Karl Kron has now accumulated 50,921 miles on his forty-six-inch ordinary bicycle since 1879, finishing 1910 with a 484-mile December ride through New England.

    p. 7
  • An American Automobile Association resolution condemning Illinois for its poor road laws despite the state's wealth and population.

    p. 5