Official Bulletin and Scrap Book of the League of American Wheelmen, Vol 12, No 12
Articles in this issue
- Abbot Bassett's leading editorial Scrap Book column closing volume 12, with short notes on St. Nicholas' Day, a Woodrow Wilson birthday card, the French army's 70,000 motor vehicles, Smith College students jailed for sidewalk cycling at Northampton, and a member testimonial from Rev. Edwin E. Rogers of Bowling Green, Ohio.
- An obituary tribute to Will R. 'Happy Days' Pitman, the oldest racing cyclist in America dating back to the ordinary, recalling his role in 'The Wheel about the Hub' ride at Boston and the gift of a piece of the Boston Boys' old oak tree.
- Reports the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding General T. Coleman Dupont's plan to build and personally fund a 110-mile boulevard through Delaware from the Pennsylvania to the Maryland line, overcoming farmers' opposition and legal challenges.
- Obituary of Herbert A. Fuller of Watertown, longtime president of the Newton Bi Club and vice-president of the Smith-Fuller Lumber Co. of Boston, who died Nov. 8 of cancer aged 48, having joined the L. A. W. in 1883.
- A humorous narrative by author Tickner Edwardes (of 'The Lure of the Honey Bee') recounting a hair-raising coast downhill standing on the step of a cycling parson's bicycle, reprinted from the C. T. C. Gazette.
- Official League notice from Secretary-Treasurer Abbot Bassett setting National Assembly representation by state from the Dec. 1, 1914 membership (New York 10, Mass. 9, Penn. 8, etc.; total 51) and the nomination and election procedure under Article V of the Constitution.