72 The Mountaineer 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



The Mountaineer.s have added many new names to 

 their membership list during the past year, and for the 

 most parr they represent active and interested mem- 

 bers. They come, too, from widely separated states, 

 the middle west and the Atlantic coast. 



The local walks on alternate Sundays, have proved 

 to be more popular than ever and many extra outings 

 have been organized in consequence, including some of 

 two or three days duration, and they have all been very 

 well attended. The average attendance on these walks 

 has nearly doubled since last year. 



The general activities of the club included a cam- 

 paign for the creation of a national park in the Olympic 

 Mountains, and in assisting the Sierra Club in its ef- 

 forts to preserve the beauties of the Hetch Hetchey 

 Valley, in the Yosemite National Park. In the latter 

 case there is still much work to be done. The club is 

 also endeavoring to obtain a detail of troops to assist 

 the Rangers of the National Parks in this state, during 

 the summer months. The superintendent of the Yose- 

 mite Park states that this plan has worked very suc- 

 cessfully there and that it would be quite impossible 

 for him to give the park proper care in any other man- 

 ner, the force of rangers at his command being entirely 

 inadequate for the work. The same conditions prevail 

 here. 



A model camp was exhibited by the Mountaineers at 

 the A.-Y.-P. Exposition during the summer. It was 

 cared for by enterprising members and was awarded a 

 grand prize. 



The demand for our publications has increased and 

 subscribers to the magazine include many well known 

 educational and scientific bodies, besides mountaineer- 

 ing clubs. Charles M. Farrer, 



Secretary. 



