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has yet held. Three members of the party succeeded in scaling the summit, 
which had never before been reached. 
Nine members of the club attended the annual outing in the Olympics 
and one went with the Mazamas to Mount Adams. 
During the year we compiled and printed a booklet containing all the 
Mountaineer songs that had been written up to that time. 
In addition to the regular activities of the club, there have been many 
private parties organized among the members for short trips to Lake Isabel, 
Lake Serene, the ascent of West Index, etc. 
The stereopticon lectures have been largely attended by the public and 
general interest in mountaineering greatly augmented. 
H. B. HINMAN, Chairman. 
Tacoma The Mountaineers in Tacoma organized as a local branch 
March, 1912. The average membership numbers about 
thirty. However short the Tacoma members have come 
from accomplishing what they should, they certainly have had a good time, 
have ‘been a happy family, and have thoroughly enjoyed their organization. 
The local walks have been especially successful. The organization has to its 
credit a successful summer outing to Beljica Peak and a four days’ winter out. 
ing to Longmire Springs that gave us fame—in some respects more than we 
knew what to do with. A few public meetings have been held that excited 
great interest in circles outside of the club. The newspapers—the Ledger, the 
News, and the Tribune—have all been most kind in their mention and iiberal 
with their space. As a result the Mountaineers are well and favorably known 
to Tacoma people. 
There should be more members, more walks, more outings, and more 
meetings. There are many men in Tacoma of fine outdoor accomplishments 
and scientific attainments in those lines that especially concern the Mountain- 
eers, who should be enlisted. Our problem is to get them interested in the 
good they can do and the increased prominence their work would attain through 
the club. Then, again, we need to develop and enlist a reliable, seasoned body 
of outdoor people such as Seattle has. This is best accomplished by increasing 
the number of those outings requiring two or more nights’ sleep in the open, 
discarding all possible impedimenta and involving tramping and climbing. 
The greatest work of the Mountaineers is to teach and to show people how to 
enjoy their splendid heritage of forest reserves and national parks. 
A. H. DENMAN. 
Mountaineers 
MONTHLY MEETINGS 
DECEMBER 20, 1912—NOVEMBER 21, 1913. 
December 20, 1912, Chamber of Commerce. Mr. R. D. Lindsley presented 
slides showing the Chelan country in colors. 
JANUARY 17, 1913. 
The president, Professor Meany, told of “The inauguration of the first 
governor of Washington,” giving a splendid opportunity to hear of one of the 
most interesting periods in the history of our state. 
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It was indeed a rare opportunity to hear the president, Professor Meany, 
tell of the lives and work of the presidents of two other American mountain 
clubs—John Muir, president of the Sierra Club, and Enos A. Mills, president of 
the Rocky Mountain Club. 
