Evening star., 1914-11-09
WOMAN WANDER[USTERS
OUTNUMBER THE MEN
High School and College Girls Take
Part in the Sunday
Hike.
Runaway Horse and Some Rolling
Down Banks En1iven the
Day in the Open.

Favored by good weather, wander
| lusters of Washington yesterday had
what was said to be one of their finest
outings. Following Is the official ac-
count of the hike:
1T speaks we'll for the variety Of
scenery within and adjacent to our Ma
tional Capital that after nearly seven
months of weekly strolls an entirely
jr.. took the lead, assisted by Ewing
Summers and other leaders. The walk
ers numbered 219.
we left 18th and H streets north
east. proceeding to the right of the
Bladensburg road. past the gypsy
camps and then headed for Cottage
Hill. The post oak. pin oak. red oak.
white oak and the poplar and tulip
trees were in abundance, clothed In
their autumn foliage. The first thing
Of excitement was a runaway horse
which became frightened at the crowd
proceeding up Cottage Hill. but it soon
was Gained and we proceeded on our
way. The women seemed to outnum-
ber the men. One encouraging feature
was the large number of high school
and college girls, with sprlnkling of
high school boys.
woods 1t presented an interesting
sight, strung out for perhaps a quarter
of a mile.
Poses for Picture.
"Of course the crowd must pose for a
picture-and such place. 1t was on a
little incline affording a birds-eye
view of a section of Washington. The
leaves formed a carpet which only ma
ture can provide. The tall jack pine,
the several varieties of oak, the short
leaf pine. the gum tree and the small
shrubs, with the beautiful sky above.
formed a most ideal background.
Leaving this lovely spot we pro-
ceeded to the woods along lonely little
paths beside beautiful hedges of Japa-
nese honeysuckle. Crossing few wire
this stream on a one-plank bridge to
within a short distance of the old his
toric Hicky mansion, which in it's outer
colonial form of red brick material pre-
sented a beautiful picture against
clouds and sky, taking our imagination
back to what old Washington must
have looked like.
by the times we reached Red Oak
spring we were thirsty and some of US
a little tired. A draught from this old
historic spring was most refreshing.
Roll and Slide Along.
From Red Oak spring the trail led to
Licking banks, on the Eastern branch
of the Potomac. So many idealistic
landscape views were passed en- route
that one hardly knows how to prevent
showing preference. Surely the view
from the top of the banks looking up
the Eastern branch, as 1t wound it's way
northward, presented a beautiful pic
ture. We started to walk down. Some
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once started, there was no stopping.
One must keep ahead to hold his ball
ance. Down the stream was perhaps
the most difficult part of the hike. The
and under a few dead trees, some
bitches to jump and hills to climb lent
Just enough excitement to make it in
teresting.
We passed by a small wharf used for
loading clay, which is taken to Virginia
for the making of brick. The geologists
tell US that the gravel and clay in this
vicinity were originally a part of the
Blue Ridge mountains (Which stood at
much loftier elevation than at pres
ent and was washed down during the
glacial terrace and Champlain periods
(Which succeeded the glacial age), thus
causing in time the rivers and other
streams of water which cut out by or
dinary wear the hills and valleys as we
now have them. and these geologians
also tell US that all this required mil
lions OF years.
View Dog Cemetery.
"As we neared home we took by
path to the dog cemetery. This is
situated in a small inclosure OF ground
about 30x40 feet off the ordinary route
Of travel. SO that perhaps few people
in the city even know that such a place
exists. Glancing hurriedly at some Of
the tombstones, we learned that BUS
ter Brown" was buried here; also
"Boobs Moore" One tombstone says
"In loving memory of Topsy.' who was
faithful until DEATH" OF those mem
bers of the canine family who were
fortunate in seeing old age, "Bootsie,"
who lived to the good old age of twenty
years. seemed to have enjoyed life
longer than any other.
From this point the power house of
the Metropolitan railway and Anacostia
presented quite contrast in view from
that usually obtained by the average
city dweller who goes to and fro on
the Benning and Chesapeake Junction
cars. 1t is proof of the old saving
that Some things look more beautiful
at a distance than at close range
Also. to state it in different way. it
might be said that There is some
beauty and some good in all things
when Viewed from the right angle
Next Sunday the hike is to be to DIM
Falls under the