The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-15

WORK ON THE LONG TRAIL
Bennington Green Mountain Club
Expects Busy Season.


The local section of the Green
Mountain Club evidently will have a
busy season for work on the Long
Trail Judging from the plans set
forth in the annual letter just sent
out by the executive committee. The
| enthusiasm seems TO be greater this
year than last and with the increase
in membership that the club Is at
present working for, the trail can be
completed through this section dur.
| ing the coming summer The letter
| follows
I Fellow Members of the Green Noun
tain Club: bennington Section
=, Once more the seasons roll around
| Spring is practically here and sum-
| mer will be upon us almost before
| we as members OF the G. M. c. will
have accomplished the work we have
set out to do.
1t is the intention of the executive
committee through the various sub
committees TO put into shape the
Long Trail" through our section of
the county, distance OF about 80
miles from the state line to the point
beyond the Arlington-Stratton turn
pike where the work is being car
ried on by the Manchester section.
We also hope to have the trail con-
tinued south to Mt Greylock through
the aid and willingness OF the VIII
liams college students. Our section
of the trail calls for at least four per
manent shelters at convenient inter
yals--suitable not only for resting,
OF hut
for camping over night. This is up
to our Trail and Camp & Shelter com
mittees and they are ready to start
work at an early date.
1t has been deemed advisable to
have a club rendezvous" easy of ac-
cess by auto, carriage or walk that
would be headquarters. not only for
members desiring to hit the trail,
but for those wishing for an objec-
tive point and where they would be
at liberty to spend the day in the
woods amid attractive surroundings
with a nearby spring and cooking
facilities. This location has been Sc
lected and negotiations are under
way towards this end-to nave the
place cleared. cabin built and the
flag of the G. NJ. c. unfurled with a
welcome sign to all members of the |
Green Mountain club.
With these improvements our eX- |
cursion committee promises many en- |
joyable trips during the coming sea
son. not only along the main trail |
but through the many attractive side |
loops which also will be appropriate |
ly marked after the completion of |
the Long Trail" We also con |,
template sending an invitation to the |
various sections of the Green Noun |
tain club to hold the annual meeting |
of the State organization at Benning I
ton this year which occurs in July. |
How pleasant ii would be to have |
this resort of ours ready before this
time and entertain these visitor.
with true New England hospitality
on our own grounds.
We desire to have published, as
soon as data and arrangements are
made, pamphlet giving description
of the long trail and connecting loops
with same being detailed and out
lined on an accompanying map rela-
tive to our county and to Bennington
the southern gateway Beautiful
and Historic
To achieve these desires, We need
not only the enthusiasm of the pre-
sent membership, but the addition of
new members. VIII you not act as
a recruiting officer an dbring in your
friends. Also kindly see that YOUR
dues for this year are promptly paid
to the treasurer. as the more funds
in hand at once will enable those
this work to begin their la
bors and not find the out-of-door wea
ther beckoning to us and we with lit.
tie done. We as lovers of nature
its mountains and its valleys-the
open fields or shady woods-all re-
hecting that glorious light that
brings happiness to beautiful
do our part on these
and byways.
The Executive Committee, w. l.
Hare, president; l.. II. Ross, vice
president; j. l.. Griswold, secretary
and treasurer; Henry Chase, council
or; F. N. Austin, chairman trail com
w. T. White. chairman
camp and shelter committee; Bridgie
MCGUIRE, chairman membership com
F. S. Pratt. chairman eXcur
sion committee; Edmund Howe,
chairman publicity committee.
VT, April 10th, 1915.