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=== Founded === | === Founded === | ||
April, 1896 | |||
=== Members === | === Members === | ||
* [[Margaret "Minnie" Le Long]] | |||
* [[Frances Viola Wells]], treasurer | * [[Frances Viola Wells]], treasurer | ||
* [[Ida F. Wells]], president | * [[Ida F. Wells]], president | ||
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* Mabel Gilman | * Mabel Gilman | ||
* Cox | * Cox | ||
* Rice | * Rice | ||
* Orpin | * Orpin | ||
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A novel cycling club, the members of which are ladies, was recently organized in this city. Its name is the [[G. G. C. C.]], and its clubroom is in a discarded Valencia-street car, located on the Ocean boulevard. It has been artistically decorated in Japanese style. The officers of the club are: [[Ida F. Wells|Mrs. F. Fitzgerald]], President; [[Frances Viola Wells|Mrs. W. Rice]], Vice-President; [[Mrs. W. Leonard]], Captain and Treasurer; Mrs. [[Margaret Le Long|C. Lelong]], Secretary and [[Mrs. Dr. Edson]], Surgeon. The club gave its first party last Friday evening... | |||
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[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/25102149/ The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California, Wed, Apr 8, 1896, Page 7] | |||
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[[Frances Viola Wells|Mrs. Viola Rice]] and Mrs. [[Margaret Le Long|Minie Le Long]] of the [[Falcon Bicycle Club]] are on a trip to [[Santa Cruz]].. | |||
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[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-mrs-viola-ri/25211845/ The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, Sun, Jul 19, 1896, Page 12] | |||
Pages which link here: | Pages which link here: | ||
{{Special:Whatlinkshere/Falcon Bicycle Club}} | {{Special:Whatlinkshere/Falcon Bicycle Club}} | ||
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A banquet was given last Saturday evening by the [[Falcon Bicycle Club]] at their club rooms on the ocean boulevard in honor of [[Ida F. Wells|Mrs. Robert Fitzgerald]], the President of the club. It was long past midnight when the merry party dispersed. | |||
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[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/25211648/ The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California, Wed, Jul 29, 1896, Page 7] | |||
<i>These people were funny, and they had fun:</i> | |||
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A most delightful banquet was given last Saturday evening by the [[Falcon Bicycle Club]] at their clubrooms on the Ocean boulevard in honor of [[Ida F. Wells|Mrs. Robert Fitzgerald]], the popular and charming president of the club. It was long past midnight when the merry party dispersed and all voted it a thoroughly delightful affair. The following was the very unique menu: | |||
MENU. | |||
Soups - Whalebone, Lampwick, Corncob and Lozenges.<br/> | |||
Fish - Carp, Octopus, Catfish and Cartridges.<br/> | |||
Game - Pedro, Oldmaid, Smut and Cribbage.<br/> | |||
Entrees - Brown Beans, Baked Beans, Barnacles, Spider-toes, Froglegs and Frangipanni.<br/> | |||
Vegetables - Bunions, Soft Corns and Halpruner.<br/> | |||
Relishes and Booze - Mother-in-law Fried, Roast and Deviled; Icecream, Doorjamb, Coldslau and Vaseline, Sponge Pies and Leather Pies, with or without Buckles: Cream Coffee, Chocolate and a la Arthur; Cafe au Lait, Rouge et Noir and Penucle: Good-night Kiss and Dream of Grand mother. | |||
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[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-call-and-post-falcon-b/25076499/ The San Francisco Call and Post, San Francisco, California, Sun, Aug 2, 1896, Page 20] | |||
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The ladies of the [[Falcon Bicycle Club]] gave a very enjoyable banquet last Thursday evening in honor of their captain, [[Mrs. William A. Leonard]]. The clubhouse and grounds on the Ocean Boulevard were beautifully decorated and illuminated with Japanese lanterns. | |||
The guests were: C. E. Miller, Mr. and [[Mrs. William A. Leonard]], Mr. and [[Frances Viola Wells|Mrs. W. A. Rice]], Mr. and [[Ida F. Wells|Mrs. R. H. Fitzgerald]], Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watts, Judge Frank G. Toenis, Mr. and Mrs. Douglass White, Miss Edythe J. Moss, T. K. Bickford, Arthur R. Bickoff, Mr. and Mrs. George Crum, Mrs. Lena Marburg, Mr. and [[Mrs. Charles Orpin]], Mr. and Mrs. C. Rhodes, Dr. and [[Mrs. Edson]], Albert E. Rice and James Gruffe. | |||
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[https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle/25211865/ San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Sun, Aug 23, 1896, Page 33] | |||
[[Category:clubs]] | [[Category:clubs]] | ||
[[Category:Falcon Bicycle Club]] | [[Category:Falcon Bicycle Club]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:40, 13 December 2024
Place
San Francisco, CA
Founded
April, 1896
Members
- Margaret "Minnie" Le Long
- Frances Viola Wells, treasurer
- Ida F. Wells, president
- Mrs. Dr. Edson, vice president
- Mrs. William Leonard, secretary
- Mrs. William Miller
- Mrs. F. Lisinski
- Mrs. Gilman
- Mabel Gilman
- Cox
- Rice
- Orpin
- Sutton
A novel cycling club, the members of which are ladies, was recently organized in this city. Its name is the G. G. C. C., and its clubroom is in a discarded Valencia-street car, located on the Ocean boulevard. It has been artistically decorated in Japanese style. The officers of the club are: Mrs. F. Fitzgerald, President; Mrs. W. Rice, Vice-President; Mrs. W. Leonard, Captain and Treasurer; Mrs. C. Lelong, Secretary and Mrs. Dr. Edson, Surgeon. The club gave its first party last Friday evening...
The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California, Wed, Apr 8, 1896, Page 7
Mrs. Viola Rice and Mrs. Minie Le Long of the Falcon Bicycle Club are on a trip to Santa Cruz..
The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, Sun, Jul 19, 1896, Page 12
Pages which link here:
- Ida F. Wells (← links)
- Frances Viola Wells (← links)
- Margaret Le Long (← links)
A banquet was given last Saturday evening by the Falcon Bicycle Club at their club rooms on the ocean boulevard in honor of Mrs. Robert Fitzgerald, the President of the club. It was long past midnight when the merry party dispersed.
The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California, Wed, Jul 29, 1896, Page 7
These people were funny, and they had fun:
A most delightful banquet was given last Saturday evening by the Falcon Bicycle Club at their clubrooms on the Ocean boulevard in honor of Mrs. Robert Fitzgerald, the popular and charming president of the club. It was long past midnight when the merry party dispersed and all voted it a thoroughly delightful affair. The following was the very unique menu:
MENU.
Soups - Whalebone, Lampwick, Corncob and Lozenges.
Fish - Carp, Octopus, Catfish and Cartridges.
Game - Pedro, Oldmaid, Smut and Cribbage.
Entrees - Brown Beans, Baked Beans, Barnacles, Spider-toes, Froglegs and Frangipanni.
Vegetables - Bunions, Soft Corns and Halpruner.
Relishes and Booze - Mother-in-law Fried, Roast and Deviled; Icecream, Doorjamb, Coldslau and Vaseline, Sponge Pies and Leather Pies, with or without Buckles: Cream Coffee, Chocolate and a la Arthur; Cafe au Lait, Rouge et Noir and Penucle: Good-night Kiss and Dream of Grand mother.
The San Francisco Call and Post, San Francisco, California, Sun, Aug 2, 1896, Page 20
The ladies of the Falcon Bicycle Club gave a very enjoyable banquet last Thursday evening in honor of their captain, Mrs. William A. Leonard. The clubhouse and grounds on the Ocean Boulevard were beautifully decorated and illuminated with Japanese lanterns.
The guests were: C. E. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fitzgerald, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watts, Judge Frank G. Toenis, Mr. and Mrs. Douglass White, Miss Edythe J. Moss, T. K. Bickford, Arthur R. Bickoff, Mr. and Mrs. George Crum, Mrs. Lena Marburg, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Orpin, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rhodes, Dr. and Mrs. Edson, Albert E. Rice and James Gruffe.
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Sun, Aug 23, 1896, Page 33
