The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-04
NEW WORKERS
HERETO HIKE
Of THREE DAYS
Guests Of Bennington Green
Mountain Club
CAMPED AT WOODFORO
Visitors So Well Pleased They Are
Coming Back to Repeat Ex-
perience in Winter.

The visit of the New York section
of the Green Mountain Club which
has been spending the past three
days in the mountains here ended
Monday with a trip over Bald Noun
tain in which the members of the To-
cal section participated most en-
Enthusiastically. The perfect weather
the presence of the New York mem
bers, the congenial spirit of so large
crowd and the hike itself made this
one of the most enjoyable excursions
ever taken by the local section.
Trips to the club camp at He'll Hol-
low were made during the morning
by auto and at noon the members
were joined by the New York party
which had hiked from Woodford City
in the morning coming over Hagar
clearing to Little Pond and down
He'll Hollow There were over fifty
at the cabin for lunch at which time
many pleasant acquaintances were re-
newed between the Bennington hik-
ers and the visiting members who
had met on previous excursions as
we'll as giving opportunity for all to
become acquainted with each other.
After lunch all gathered outside the
cabin for a group photograph and the
cameras we're busy for some time.
| After the clicking of the cameras had
| subsided Professor VIII S. Monroe
| of the New York Section spoke few
words In appreciation of the courtes-
| les of Bennington section and inyit'
| ed the local hikers to join them on
| any of their excursions (which are
| held regularly every two weeks dur
ing the autumn and winter months.
| He also spoke of the his Skyline trail
and urged all who could to spend at
least a few days in this delightful
region between Crouching Lion and
Lincoln Mountain or what some ol
we New England Yankees call
"Camels Hump" and potato Hill"
The hike over Bald Mountain start
ed at two o'clock, there being about
forty.fye OF the party participating
The summit was reached at 4 CLOCK
and an hour was spent enjoying the
beautiful view with the atmosphere
unusually clear which made the dis
tant mountains plainly visible in al
directions. A balloon ascenion was
also part Of the program at the sun
nit but the stiff breeze caused the
balloon to take fire after going III
but short distance. At the White
rocks another stop was made to take
in the expansive view toward Ben
nington and incidentally to. finish III
the monday lunches.
The trip down the mountain wa
made rather hurriedly and the part!
finally split up into two or three sec
tions, the visitors going ahead so a
to be in time for the evening trail
south
The New York hikers were greete,
upon their arrival Saturday by dis
couraging weather but by the time al
. had reached the Park cottage a
, | Woodford City which had been al
, ranged for their headquarters tn
rain ceased and the evening cleare
with beautiful full moon that mad
| conditions ideal for the corn roas
which served as n reception when
| Of the Bennington members went [
the "city" in the evening by auto an
spent a very pleasant social time wit
) the visitors.
III The following day three member
A from Bennington escorted them on
hike from the cottage over the ira
to Dunville and Rider clearing on III
old turnpike from where they col
tinued on TO "Deerview" near Ill
elbow" for lunch. The return tri
was made down the Long Trail fro
" Sucker pond to the Furnace bridg
when they were taken by auto bI
o back to Woodford city.
n The pleasure and appreciation
the New York party was expressed
1. many ways but perhaps most of a
k | when Il was announced that sno
shoe party would be held here duril
the coming winter at which all hops
r to return again. The following we
present from out Of town on Mo
!, days trip:
" Mr.. Alison b. Nelson OF Viii
a. T. Plains, N. Y. chairman of the Ne
York party, Mrs Nelson, Miss Ma
l.. Carpenter, Miss Grace Carpent,
AZ Miss Ellen A. O'Keefe and Mi
If Eleanor Mclaughlin OF New Yor
Oh NJ. NJ. Davidson OF Brooklyn, win
er Monroe Of Montolair. N. j., Arthur
Fate OF Stamford. Conn. Ernest
w Roos OF Williamsport, Pa. Charl
IN | Macmillan OF New York. Miss Ra,
IN ael Nc Clelland of Pittsburgh, p
'e Miss Madge Mead OF Detroit Mic
sh Miss Christine Benedict of llollo,
and Mrg Bigpara of Chicnpo