The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-18
MEMBERSOF GREEN
MOUNTAIN CLUB
HIT LONG TRAIL
Four and Forty Hlkers Make
Up First Excursion
PRESIDENT TAYLOR A GUEST
Head OF State Organization congratu
lates Club on Its Long Trail
Work

Forly-four shirts and skirts went in
TO the wash this morning. Foety-tour
modern forty-nlne.s heard the cuckoo
clock strike sevon and wished il were
Sunday They were the participants
in the first annual tramp of the local
branch of the Green Mountain club.
They had hiked il over the trail from
Woodford Hollow to Little Pond from
where a few OF the stronger hearts
continued on four miles through the
wilderness to Camp H. All re
turned from Woodfocd city in the con
yeyances which were provided.
The occasion was one long TO be
remembered and the next one will be
anticipated with pleasure. The light
rain in the afternoon did not dampen
the spirits OF any in the party and
the large sringless hayrack made
all as lively and happy as corn in a
pepper.
AZ the business meeting held on
the journey, il was resolved that here
after, Oyercoats. dancing pumps. and
hobble skirts should not be- worn by
members aud that all carrying para
soils should be loft at the foot of the
mountain
The party LETT here at S.45 from
he library corner and reached Hell
Hollow school house. where the trail
begging, at about 10 O'Clock. II was
decided that hereafter the luncheon
would be toted afoot and not left in
the teams.
The hike led from Hell Hollow two
miles up tho mountain to llagar clear
ng and from there TO Little Pond. A
party of nine went from Little Pond
on TO Camp IL. The club flower was
not decided upon definitely. the mem
bers being unable to agree on one Of
the three suggestions, tho everlast-
ing plant, ivy, or crimson rambler
II was resolved that the distance
on the trail-markers were all wrong
and that where one said "Aof n mile
10 Little Pond" il should have said
80 and miles" making seven in all.
There was but one dissenting voice
| To their decision. that OF President
Chase, who. fortunately for him. was
not with the party at the time The
them ]. T.. Taylor Of burlington, state
| president of the Green Mountain club,
who expressed himself highly pleas
ed with the work Of tho trail commit.
tee and the interest OF all members
II was suggested that the next hike
| be taken TO the summit of Bald noun
| tain on Labor day. which will be a
much easier trip. and more will par.
ticipatc.
There were several parties besides
the main one that went by auto. bicy-
| cle and horseback. over the highway
to Little Pond. but tho names of
these who went with the main party
are as follows:
J. p. Taylor. Henry Chase. Rev. and
Mrs. Mills, Rev w. f. Meyer. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Clarence Holden. MIR. and Mrs
Y. r Griswold, DR. and Mrs. Ross
DR. +. s Pratt. II. G. Banks. ~. and
Mrs. T. G. Orr. Miss T. +. Perkins
Miss Jeanette Perkins. II. c. Roster
r. II. Calusha. Mrs. A. J. Norton
Misses Gertrude and Bridge Mcclure
James Sutton. Miss Elizabeth I1uling
Miss Maggie Lowrie, Miss Judith vi
all. Miss Helen Cutting Miss. Hattie
Twitchel. Edmund Howe. Mclean
Stakeholder. Misses Hilda and Mar
tina Pratt. Miss Mathllde Vossler. IleI
bert Turner. Fred Austin. Miss Ethe
Lewis. W. ID. Newton. Lawrence DE
MO. Miss Elizabeth GERHARD. John and
Waldo Holden. w. !. Hare. Ned Jen
| ninre Trying Hare