Evening star., 1921-04-10

can do this on the days on which he
has no public walks scheduled and
of course this is done for the fun OF
the thing and without expectation OF
pay.
II is difficult to estimate the num-
be- of people VINO have taken these
scheduled wai<s under leaders. but
the numJer certainly runs into tn"
tens of thousands. Hundreds OF thcs"
poop" hav" gone off TO show Httlc
parties OF their own how much they
have learned about the Washington
country. and the outdoors idea spreads
perhaps not in g"ometricaI ratio, but
IL has prcad far and fast.
persons went along. about 30 per
cent women and 10 per cent first
trippers. The leader was Gustave
Gambs. when Gambs leads, you've
got to hike" is a familiar saying.
The walk was about nine miles and
covered miles of hard going along
Sligo creek. Northwest branch and
! Paint branch, ending at Hollywood
on Washington-Laurel railway. met
John Boyle next day and asked what
sort OF a walk it was. He SAID:
We'll. it was n Gambs walk And
We both laughed. Then J asked, How
did the crowd stand it," Well. gen
orally speaking. they were giad to
sit down" Leader walter Paige spe-
/ ciatizes in Woodland trails. Palmer
Hall in Eastern branch scenery af-
fordjng splendid views, Ewing SUM
merS takes them where they see most
| flowers and birds and Leader Handy
/ gives hem assorted walks.
1t is interesting to go back TO
! files of The star and see what was
said at the beginning of the Wander
! iusters. The first call for nun!cl-
pal walk vas published by The star
on Monday. April l3, 1914. and the
| following is a part OF II:
| Everybody in Washington who feels the
! spring wanderust should join. Every body who
/ feels that longing for rural scene and rural
! aui.. VIII he wecoui.:
Everybody who wants to get close 10 nature
! and feel the thrill winch comes from walking
through the woods and heids or along ieat
! sehed .traI, should fan in next Sunday. The
! Wash.urta.- eande. iusters VA! 10" a-'"ot.
, Wear your ola "iuih-s. pnt sai'd",h "a Jon3
p,ckei an1 come along. If you don't ike the
! cap. r,cnc,.'yVI eau drip out. or lounge by the
/ wayside and yDn need not come asaag.
! There * no money ia tins plan. There are
) fees. dues. no anything OF That KIND
; NDipCdy rs expected {" pay anything except
! his ear fssr. mere 40. h.Is for sale and tl,is
l is no advertising scheme. There IL no hidden
| graft in the proposition ih+re IL I"thing IN
J The proposal except good time, good feeling
| and good fellowship. Everybody VINO is nor
1 afruid walk end VINO Cat%s hns ihinS ABOUT
! birds, GDweEs, the iffts ana NttuS.
! the landscape and all that should come. II
| you are not Interested III these things Ioiody
! will bore you by forcing information or con
| vera tiOu on you Bores are prohibited. ii
/ you lust want 10 lock the sky and dream
; Of spring or poetry or love fa.i IN and come
! along. Get acquainted with the country anc
/ with each othrr. Walk. II all seeins a
strange propesit on aHd strange invitation.
!, but every word Of th:s is true aud this IS ho"
| u ali came about.
/; Then follows a lengthy recital of
how tn. AipiEcs. p"rch"d on some
l. gh rocks on Northwest BRAN h, near
! Burnt Mills, montgomery county. got
the idea Of inviting al! Washington
! to walk with them. IL was rather a
| meeting. when the question came UP
as to which of the company present
| would lead" the walk, one OF the
! number said. Il move that we tie the
can on Juhn.' And John saI". an
TO be the bellcow or the ROat?" Then,
according 10 the faithful chroncler
| of that session on the rocks. John
! made this speech:
| accept the Office OF chief wanderlns.er anf
| We the old Alpnes vets Of many a dusty trai
and muddy road. Of many woodland stroll by
sunshine aud by n'oonssane gaiberers OF man,
rare pl5I'- nd ots rvrIs cf ail the birds. bug'
| and hnrasn -ijs. MI lad and Es!9r the pe0pi,
Of Washington VII" JON t.-' "4n'i~riu-'ers aEf
| tramp !hr'i%r i-" lssutfHi IA I'is hat liz
| arouni ~.
All Nr'acs 7.nr 'ena ",ogr AZ II maxim:
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=. ret s-l+ 'iro p.yr'TiE. ;fI' tt"!" W Il h
some a., ;-af r,r= ..I g. let ;R- .;issis I'
free ara ....... l., t'r;n 'uy-y tl.":ns"iSe:
70 til" "ui..
Martin and sac nr'st uut tell '.c ~ -" tGnn'
s,ory Innr.. El1 tyvi.'. :, III" SEQ" y grin OF
the d.; \ .'r Vii say r"'i."= a.'u
peda sr-tc and ti. j' cI,Iri 90 OF tsI"t.i7:: HI-
| ry mus. pom :" n'.: =" h-ag ai"nt 'isav y. 2
his horse can iurr?: riH-. Il hr bit O
rabbits 4 1ot Glove. mast npr ear II rrifGlirn
Arvenoe. a,.i. + NJ Js"s'le u,.bn "9.!e OF fra
| grsnt ev--lisring II" - rot - ri"u',oi, { =.
Gnapha!u-i Poiyc"plsum. Fw.ns Summers !
| he a robin " II not speak Of rim P!a""s
! ticus MgratnriruS: Frank Holt j. not in ..tli
| aiptii Camp Perry. Seagist and the b.i gad
! rife tenn; Es-h"r is not to quote ~. .pint,
| quite so freely: lad DAVIS will pay s,,,n" t
! rention to man pilgr Il woman pii
! grims along: Er. Gerald will not clmI
| more than arr" of pine trees AMI ul 81
| will scatter her smiles upon the Old s wei! a
| the young
| Stories appeared in The Star Thurs
| day. April l6. and Saturday. April IS
tending TO rouse the interest OF pco-
pie in the walk project Sunday was
warm day and the people came
The Star on Monday. April 20. pub
lished a long account of the public
hike" with picture showing the
crowd moving along the Military
road.