Official Bulletin and Scrap Book of the League of American Wheelmen, Vol 15, No 12

Articles in this issue
- Editor Abbot Bassett's lead Christmas editorial closing Volume 15 of the O.B., reflecting on the meaning of Christmas in wartime and the origins of Santa Claus from St. Nicholas of Lycia, followed by scrap-book notes on George M. Hendee's departure for Y.M.C.A. army work in France and the death of Coventry publisher Wm. Iliffe.
- Bassett ("Esstee") reprints and rebuts a St. Louis Cycling Club bulletin editorial by "G. L." calling for the rehabilitation of the L.A.W., disputing its claims about R. G. Betts and the Bicycling World and arguing that the trade's boycott, not the old guard, is the League's chief enemy.
- Abbot Bassett sets out the 1917 basis of representation in the L.A.W. National Assembly by state membership (New York 9, Mass. 7, Penn. 6, etc., totalling 45) and the constitutional rules for nominating and electing representatives.