The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-21
WILL OUTDOOR CLUB
JUSTIFY EXISTENCE?
Now Is Time to Begin Activities -
Many Attractive Spots Which Could
Serve as Objective Points.

Editor OF The keformer:--
If the Brattleboro Outdoor club is |
/ to Justify its existence, rs not now the |
time for it TO commence on it's ac- |
| tivitiesl This new fall of snow only |
needs the thermometer to be below 30 |
degrees TO make the skiing and snow
| shoeing ideal. The time is auspicious
for the planning of skiing and snow
shooting parties and there are doubtless |
many pairs of skis and snowshoes |
| packed away in the closet whose own
ers need only the invitation of an or
| ganizaton planning winter parties to |
| certain places at definite times to
| trade the close air of store or Office for
| the health giving air of the open
| places. There are many attractive
spots All about Us which could serve as
| objective points for winter tramBs aud |
many camps and cottages. built be |
cause their owners are imbued with the
lure of the out of doors, which would
undoubtedly gladly be loaned to serve
as rendezvous for the members of the
| Outdoor club.
That skiing and snowshoeing is pop
ular with the Younger generation was
4 shown last Saturday when l3 of the
Boy Scouts, ali using skis but one,
| went on very enjoyable hike oil
| ABOUT HNt HllltS- cur pIlSiH4 SIKH anu
stamina was shown by the Youngsters
who negotiated the hills with great
speed. taking jumps and hazards eni
route, and all finished the trip in good
time An Outdoor club with It's or
| ganized trips would insure these boys
Of outdoor exercise from year to year
until even when man grown they
| would still continue their weekly ex
cursions.
What is q function of such a club
1t is primarily, of course, to increase
interest 4 outdoor life ana outdoor
sports. I is asked BUT why can t
20 snowehooing. etc. by myself if |
am interested without joining such a
club Now we come to the point. We
often hear a business man say. = have
i new pair Of sncwshoes | bought last
year and ! thought would use them
good deal but somehow nobody seemed
to he going aud | didn t get out at
all, or another viii say, IF there was
any boUy TO 20. Wlth. wouid like Moth
ing better than to 20 OIL IN trip AT
: least once week. The function Of
| Al Outdoor cl9b would seem then 20
: overcome this >er} -naturi,i inertia and
organize periodical tips open to every
body. \ skating rink, ski-itnuping
tie club house az its own arc we'll with
ii tEc possibilities hut the WceAiv trips
5 offer simple anil Inexpensive way 10
start the club < activities ami would
enable the members ~ become ac-
quainted and acquire that @et togeth-
+ er spirit without which no club can
: succeed
The idea Of coautry clun i being
, agitated and seems to 10 i'll fair way
:. to be successfully launchcd. Il is some
: thing which would Gil an actual need
,, and it would seem that it could he sup
: ported by = town of this size. Yet
what chance Ct success has Country
. club ii club 80 similar III its IDEALS
/ can not get underway The Outdoor
r club and the Countrt ciua couh well
a Cooperate or merge thcit energies in
to one organizations. The same mel
would support one that would support
the other Now Is . chase" - see il
u there are enough red bloodeI men ii
J this town to support q Country club BY
he interest shown in the winter a.
= Invites which are pant 81 the plans OF
he Outdoor club.
p There is II little stranger in oul
r midst which has been workiug its way
q / southbouad AMI whose destination i
. the Massachusetts Inc Already ii ha'
{ iournoyed 80 miles from the Canadian
u bor,ier and il has only 50 miles tai
z line left 10 20. This is the Lon;
t. Trail Of the Green Mountain club. th'
e trail which is going 10 make Vernon
Il the pedestrian 5 paradise eff the coun
If try. Bennington is already makIa;
n preparation to welcome the littl
stranger. Should not Brattieb0ro d
= likewise The Outdoor club. already or
eanized is just the institution to 9
ahead with this idea. \ loop should b.
D made from Brattleboro connecting witt
e the main route of the Long Trail.
d perhaps ut Stratton mountain. and no
q only that, but it would bc fine if Brat
s tleboro. as represented BY the Ontdoo
ig club, could help build part of tn
n Long Trail Itself 1t i not only
e pleasant duty but splendid opportuni
in ".
ir As former officer Of the Outdoo
n club, | am anxious TO see its real an
fe J magnificent possibilities. Now is tn
I'd time. Brattleboro Outdoor club am
as kindred activities. your fate hangs i
at the balance Get busy and show wha
m | YOU are worth