Oak City Cyclers / Athenia Cyclers

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Emblem

Oak City Cyclers

"They decided upon a very tasty emblem. It will be an oak leal with the initials "O. C. C." worked upon the center of the bit of foliage."

Oak Leaf Cycling Club

"The emblem of the club will be an oak leaf with the letters "O. O. C." in the center. The club uniform will be adopted later."

"They had a costume adopted that was a stunner. It consisted of a white sweater, tan-colored bloomers, tan-colored leggings and tan-colored shoes."

Athenia Cyclers

"The young ladies agreed upon blue bloomers and white sweaters for the club costumes."

Members

A. Bartling 
M. L. Carpenter
Mary Darrah
Addie Higgins
Mabel Holmes
Mrs. William Mason
Ada Mott
Barbara Peller
Tillie Peller
Mattie Radcliffe
Julia Scanlon
Mrs. M. L. Schleuter
Ollie Thilo
Mamie Tippins

Lady Cyclers

The exclusive ladies wheeling club, the Oak City Cyclers, is increasing its membership rapidly. The subject of debate now is the style of uniform to be adopted. A committee consisting of Mrs. M. L. Schlueter, Miss Oilie Thilo, Miss Mabel Holmes, Miss Mary Darrah, Mrs William Mason, and Miss B. Bartling, has charge of that very important item. The club will hold its next meeting in their new quarters in the Central Bank block.

Oak City CyclersOak City Cyclers 24 Mar 1895, Sun San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com

The Athenia cyclers, the new ladies' organisation, has made a good start. The club roll now numbers about twenty members. It is the desire of the officers of the club to avoid publicity as much as possible. Last evening the ladies went on their first club run. They took in the back streets and had a very pleasant run. "We are going to have a very nice club," said President Miss Rose Quintel "We are very careful about our membership and propose to make this a select club. During this summer we are going to have many pleasant runs."

Athenia CyclersAthenia Cyclers 05 Jun 1895, Wed Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) Newspapers.com

Athenia CyclersAthenia Cyclers 08 Jun 1895, Sat Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

A young ladies' bicycle club has been organized in Berkeley and will be known as the Athenian Cycling Club. Crimson and black are the colors selected for the costume/ Miss Edda Rider is captain; Miss Edith Huddart, president; Miss Pearl Judson, secretary; Miss Jennie Mason, treasurer.

Athenian Cycling ClubAthenian Cycling Club 13 Aug 1895, Tue The Berkeley Gazette (Berkeley, California) Newspapers.com

Clubs from Alameda and Berkeley will attend, and the feminine cycling club, the Oak Leaf Cyclers, is trying to bring its courage up to the point of attending in a body and as an organization. But whether the club attends or not, there will be some bloomered bicyclists in attendance.

TO THE THEATER ON WHEELS. Oakland Cycling Clubs Have Arranged aTO THE THEATER ON WHEELS. Oakland Cycling Clubs Have Arranged a "Theatre Run" for Next Wednesday 30 Sep 1895, Mon The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com

Oakland's Lady Cycling Captain Wishes She Were Free. 

Mrs. Mills, who, as Miss Mabel Holmes, was the popular captain of the Oak Leaf Cycling Club, will soon take steps to sever the bonds of matrimony that bind her to Percy Mills, a young San Jose attorney.

Mrs. Mabel Holmes, the popular captain of the Oak Leaf Cycling ClubMrs. Mabel Holmes, the popular captain of the Oak Leaf Cycling Club 20 Oct 1895, Sun The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com

WILL DRAW THE COLOR LINE.
The Athenian Cyclers Have Been Challenged by the Champion Colored Scorcher.
SHE CLAIMS THE WORLD'S RECORD.
Miss Idella Allen Is Very Anxious to Have a Race With Some of the Bloomer Girls of Oakland

Oakland office of "The Examiner,"

918 Broadway.

OAKLAND, December 14. - Miss Idella Allen, the champion colored cycler, known among her friends as "The Pride of Oakland," is not satisfied with the record she has made among those of her own race, and proposes to give white people a chance to show whether they or she can make the fastest time.

Some months ago a number of Oakland ladies organized the
Oak Leaf Cycling Club, which achieved some fame by its radical stand for bloomers and reform dress. The club was finally disbanded, but the ladies were prompt to organize a successor, which bears the name of "The Athenian Cyclers." This club has a number of prominent ladies among its members.

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WILL DRAW THE COLOR LINE. - Idella Allen - Athenian Cycling Club - The San Francisco Examiner, 15 Dec 1895

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