The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-04-12
TRAIL MAKERS DINE
AND ELECT OFFICERS
Green Mountain Club, Inc, Has Ex-
tensiye Plans for Coming Season

e Bardwell in Rutland at noon Saturda
: the incorporators Of the Green Mou
0 tain Club held an important meetir
and perfected the organization. elec
4 ing officers and trustees, and maxim
5 plans for the summer work Of I'll
9 club. From now on the organizatio
, will be known as the Green Mountai
, Club, Inc. The headquarters of th
, organization will be in Rutland, it b.
ing decided that this would be NOR
convenient as center for gathering
than Burlington, the former head
quarters.
All members of the old organiza
ton, the Green Mountain Club, will b
taken into the new incorporated club
and it will be one of the aims of tn,
G. M C., Inc, to increase the member
ship greatly during the coming sea
son. All who are interested in the
Green Mountains and their develop.
ment as a great national playground
where men can travel over good trails
through the virgin wilderness, are in.
vited to become members. The sum
of 81 year entities anyone to active
membership. From now on, there are
to be no honorary members or honor
airy vice presidents.
Officers Elected
Officers of the club were elected as
follows: President, Mortimer r. Proc
tor of Proctor; vice president, Charles
r. Cooper Of Rutland; clerk, George
+. Chalmers of Rutland; correspond
ing secretary, Roderick M. Olzendam
of Proctor; treasurer, George A.
Mathews of Bennington. These offic-
ers will serve for the remainder of
the year.
In the absence of President Proc
tor, Vice President Cooper took
charge of the meeting. The following
trustees were elected for the remain
der of the year: Mortimer r. Proctor,
Charles p. Cooper, George E. Chal-
mers of Rutland, Roderic M. 0lzen-
dam, George w. Mathers of Benning-
ton, Lawrence J. Griswold of Benning-
ton, Otto r. Bennett of Manchester,
Willis NJ. Ross of Rutland, Edward S.
Marsh Of Brandon, James p. Taylor Of
Burlington, DR.. Louis j. Paris of Bur-
ington, III. IL. Cooley of Stowe, Red
ield Proctor of Proctor, and Prof
Will S. Monroe of Montclair, N. ].
Standing Committees
The following standing committees
we're elected for the remainder of the
year: Trails and shelters, Charles p
cooper, J. E Woodruff, Willis NJ.
Ross and j. Lawrence Griswold; mem
'ership, DR.. Louis j. Paris, Mortimer {
PROCTOR and George E. Chalmers; pub
icity. Theron S. Dean, Roderic NJ.
)lzendam and Will S. Monroe; nom
clature, Edward S. Marsh, James P.
'aylor, Redfield Proctor, Will S. Mon
oe and George A. Mathers.
1t is planned to issue a yearbook
nder the auspices of the club within o
,e next 30 days. This will contain g
laps and descriptions of that part of n
le Long Trail which is now fit to d
avel. These books will be furnished /,
zee to members Of the club and all 4
lose outside the state who are plan |,
ng to use the trail. The idea is to h
axe the books q sort of advertise E,
ent and guide to the beauties Of the
ate, and, by circulating them
roughout New England, to interest
large number as possible in the
zen Mountains and the Long Trail.
Trail Building Plans
Plans for trail building were dis in
ssed at length. It is the intention W
the club To maintain the policy W,
opted at the annual meeting of the
organization in January, namely, us
build trails in the future with the ga
! Of reaching the best outlooks in
mountains, making scenic effect ca
her than easy grades the keynote to
the Long Trail. Emphasis will also fir
laid upon signs on the trails, not
y for the purpose of pointing out thi
ections, but also for the purpose mi
telling the traveller how far it is TO
ertain point. mo
)uring the coming season it is plan thr
to continue the new trail south inc
N Camel's Hump to Lincoln noun
/, the first part Of which was built scr
season under the direction OF anc
+. Will S. Monroe. The Killington our
tion Of the Green Mountain Club, for
, is making extensive plans for the
rovement Of trails this season. DIRE
he trail from Woodstock to Mount of
ington is already in good condi- /
During the coming season, tho sho
ington sestion expects % clean out for
trail north to Mount HoIrid. 4 /
samp, or shelter house, l7l4 feet yea
Iameter, has been ordered and will fror
rected sometime before the end Of # {
near the old hotel site. \,