Evening star., 1955-05-16

such a success yesterday that
plans are being made already
to repeat the big outdoor festival
every year.
Thousands Of area residents
turned out in warm, sunny
weather for a look at scores OF
added attractions to the parks
natural beauties.
Many of them, in a hundred
odd corners of the 1,800-acre
woodland, didn't know there
was anything special about the
day, but they came. saw and had
a good time anyway.
Many Activities Lined Up
Actually, a committee OF more
than 100 Washington area civic,
youth. conservation and recrea-
ton organizations had lined up
so many special events that no
one could take in more than a
few Of them.
Hikers, bicyclists, horsemen.
motorists, picnickers,' sportsmen
and duck watchers were moving
in all directions during the day.
| long demonstration of public in
terest in preserving Washing
toms park from any threatened
encroachrnent of m ulti-la n e
highways or other unnatural
developments.
The biggest single crowd was
an estimated $500 at a variety
show in the Carter Barron Am
phitheater. who came to hear
a concert by the Marine Band
and see a Boy Scout thunder
bird Dance" a play on conserva-
ton and q Campfire Girls
chorus.
Thousands Are Counted
Park Police said there were
l 300 picnickers with permits and
another 800 picnickers without.
Rock Greek Golf Course counted
$50 golfers before nightfall. The
| Zoo had $4,000 visitors.
Although PARK Service
groundskeepers had the day of.
a little surreptitious grass-cut-
ting was done by two junior
members of a party of 80 broth
ers, sisters and cousins who held
their annual family outing at a
Military Road picnic ground. The
two were Ronnie Wolf. 8, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wolf. 166
Fleetwood terrace, Silver Spring.
and 2-year-old Stephen HUT,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold HUT,
434 Shepherd street NV. The
boys welded toy lawnmowers
while their elders played baseball,
took movies of one another and
competed in blowing up balloons.
/ Hikers were everywhere: Three
organized groups were led by
the Capital Hiking Club, the
Wanderbird Hiking Club and the
Potomac ac-Appalachian Trail Club
Following a hand-operated
wheel to be sure they got credit
for every mile they licked off
the mixers wore a motley COL
lection of costumes.
One woman was pedestrian
fashion itself with a tailored
checked suit, blue sneakers and
a felt hat at just the proper
angle, while a companion wore
yellow riding jodhpurs with a
red knapsack on her back. The
walkers were all ages, from the
teens to the 70s.
Professor Is . Regular
One Of the Oldest mixers trav-
eled through the park alone. He
was DR.. Orjan Olson, 70, a re-
tired NorwegianS zoology profes-
sor, of 1925 Summit place NV
DR.. Olson, who has made expedi-
tions to almost every part OF the
world except South America, has
walked 8 or 10 miles through the
park almost every day for the
| last Is years. His costume Is ar
old bushcoat he bought in Paris
80 years ago and a new 99-cen,
American sun helmet.
I One party that was held II
complete ignorance of "Rocl
Creek Day" was a birthday party
Mrs. Ruth Stiff1er of is Rigg'
road NE, brought her husband
and a group of friends "anf
creditors" to watch her blow ou
the 10 candles on her cake at
Glover road picnic site. The f1g'
ure 10 was not symbolic. OF hel
years, she said, but only OF IN
good wishes"
Only minor mishaps were re-
ported among the rustic cele'
brants. One that went unre'
ported was a 3-inch blowout II
a bicycle tire experienced b,
Chuck Newman of 1928 New