The morning call., 1893-09-25
'CROSS-COUNTRY CLUB.
1t Goes to Mount TamaIpais-An Out
ing in the Future.


The Gross Country Club was out in
force yesterday. Secretary Cawthra had
sent out notice 10 the members that GER
tain propositions would be made al a
meeting providing for the expenditure of
the clubs surplus funds. OF course,
everybody was interested, and the result
was that it was long procession which
strung out from the Mill Valley station.
about 8 O'Clock in the morning. and headed
toward the towering peak of old Tamal-
pals. That is the Gross Country method.
When a meeting is desired the officers
never dream of hiring hall, where the
members may assemble and air their elo-
quence, pleading in behalf of this or that
proposition, just to take a conspicuous
part in the proceedings and win the
proud distinction of being known as a
leading member" No, the secretary
sends the word along the line for the pc
destrans to HE themselves to the noun
tain businesses, and there disagreements
OF opinion are adjusted without debate
The man with grievance is invariably sat
down upon, and no member is ever
known to have had second attack of the
complaint. But the general public must
! not De led into the error Of believing that
any brute force is used in settling difficult
/ biCN. hC OilJ lUICo AL ONtIWDeII0lD2
majority Is always recorded, and there is
! an unWrltten law, but one religiously kept,
! TO discount dissatisfaction, and a man
really hesltates TO register an objection.
/ Newspaper reporters are admitted to all
sessions, for there is nothing secret about
the organization or its MEETINGS, even
! the meetings for the initiation of men,
| bers being open to the entire public
/ that Is. TO those who have sufficient inter-
/ est IN the matter to climb some steep
/ ascent and cut wide swath through a
dense growth OF manZanlta bushes 10 the
trystlng pace. AT yesterdays meeting
| unoer the great oaks on Gushing Ridge
above Mill Valley, il was decided to hold
/ the clubs annual jinks Oh Saturday night,
/ October I. and the following day. A de-
slrable place has been secured for the oc-
caSlon at point sufficiently removed from
! the abode of man TO avoid interruption
/ during the entertainment. and the eXecu-
tive committee has been given full mower
to make all arrangements, drawing on the
/ treasury and private funds Of members
! without limit In order to make the outing
pleasant. and if the committee does not
do Its duty there will be SEN
satlon for the enterprising reporter
who happens to be on hand with
a special wire running over the hills
To connection with the cable to the metro.
polls. Each member Of the club will have
the privilege OF inviting friend TO enjoy
Ino hospitality Oh The CAM, which means
! that there will be quite gathering ON the
/ occasion. &. II. Sanborn of the committee
| is doing the Worlds Fair, so that the re-
! sponslbllity of conducting the fOrthcom n 2
! Jlnks falls upon the president and secretary
j. E. Locke and A. II. Cawthra. The
! programme for Sunday morning includes a
run across the hills to the ocean at Willow
Camp. near Bolinas, plunge and back in
time for breakfast A proposition was ad-
vanced providing for the entertainment of
! families and lady friends of members on
| Sunday, but, as this was ''jinks," it was
decided that this would be carried out on q
future occasion, when a coaching party
will be arranged for the ladies', with the
gentlemen as an advance party on foot.