University of Virginia Library

Pilgrim Wanders 25,000 Miles
Searching, Speaking For Peace

A woman who walked 25,000
miles on America's highways in
search of world peace will tell of
her travels and deliver her message
of peace to the University tonight.

"Peace Pilgrim" will speak in
the South Meeting Room of Newcomb
Hall at 8 p.m. The talk is open to the public.

Little is known about the woman
who has been a wanderer on
the country's roads for many years.
"Peace Pilgrim" is the only name
she reveals.

A leaflet she hands out reads,
"You may have seen her walking
through your town or along the
highway - a silver-haired woman
dressed in navy blue slacks and shirt
and a short tunic with pockets all around the bottom in which she
carries her only worldly possessions.

"It says 'Peace Pilgrim' in white
letters on the front of the tunic
and '25,000 Miles On Foot For
Peace' on the back.

"She has finished walking those miles but she continues to walk, for
her vow is: 'I shall remain a wanderer
until mankind has learned the
way of peace walking until I am
given shelter and fasting until I am
given food.'

"She walks without a penny in
her pockets and she is not affiliated
with any organization. She walks as
a prayer and as a chance to inspire
to pray and work with her for
peace.

"She speaks to individuals along
the way, to groups in cities,
through the medium of the news
services. She points out that this is
a crisis period in human history and
that we who live in the world today
must choose between a nuclear war
of annihilation and a golden age of
peace."

Following her two-day stay in
Charlottesville, she leaves for a talk
in Staunton. In her talk here tonight,
she will speak on WINA's
"Community Conversation" this
Tuesday.