The New York herald., 1874-11-24
SCIENCE AND HUMOR.
Opening Of the Season Of the Geo
graphical Society Last Night.
HAYES I'm ICELAND.
Pictures of the Polar Regions and
Curiosities from Lapland.

night al ASSOCIATION Hall. Every seat In sne oody
OF the hall and the gallery was filled, and the
largest proportion Of the audience was composed
ofladies. me TACT was noticeable ana remarkable,
as the proceedings OF scientific bodies OF the dis
tinction OF the Geographical society are usually
supposed 10 be somewhat OF q heavy nature and
the compliment paid the members by the presence
OF so many young ana eminent social auditors was
very nattering. it was quite app aren't the ladies'
had heard and read Q great deal about DR..
Hayes ana MIR. Du Chailu and perhaps
wanted to hear more Of these gentlemen
and maybe to have a look at them. At all events
they were present last night in full force, and
those who expected to be treated to prosy scten-
tidc discourses on abstract subjects were agree.
ably disappointed, Tor there was good deal of
fun thrown in with stores Of Information. Both
were so blended too, that the teaching slipped into
the mind quite unconsciousiy, and people on eav-
Ing the hau we're surprised to Ieel how much
more familiar they had become with Iceland and
Lapland through all that laughter. some gentle
men on the front seats were evidently astonlshed
OF the growing interest In the society manifested
by the public, by remarks they made during the
evening to their companions; but If the society
can maintain
THE PLEASANT INTEREST
thrown around its stately subjects by DR.. Hayes
and Mr.. Du Chaillu last night in future sessions the
compass OF Association Hall will not long remain
sufficient for them DR.. Hayes' description OF the
method OF claiming the attention ana tail OF an
lcelandic pony was very natural and humorous,
aud Mr.. Du Chaillu's depletion OF all the REIN
deer to be seen when the animals are hunting
Tor moss In the snow, was strlEingy realistic and
agreeable. Each hsd q power OF attracting and
fascinating the listeners attention pecu liarly
his own, and both were equally strong
although widely different. Or. Hayes pictured
things as they were ana he saw them, but he had
the tact to choose the humorous view OF them and
turned that to hts audience, making natural re-
cognition reader and more lasting. Much Of the
pleasure derived from Mr.. Du Chaillu's very in.
structive discourse upon his travels In lap
land was due to the intensely real man ner In
which he describes ali ne saw and passed through,
his choice OF words now and then and his foreign
manner. Among the prominent persons present
were notceably Chief Justice Day, Colonel +. A.
Colonel l. Bailey meyers. V General Gene a q. ". caiIem %
Judge William Il. Gurus, Samuel d. Rugges,
Erancs Eriaa 1a.,, A. stoa!, w. H. H l. Moore. James NJ
Isaac Benrelmer, Noah DAVIS, Henry Morris. Ed
ard Lathers, G. Ii. Moore, General James Grant
ana Or. Gruening.. The following gentlemen were
elected fellows III the usual form m:-Captain Wilson
Deiendorf James Dodd. Lieutenant Edward
hunter, United States Army; Rev. James Nj.
asn Gserss
y. walraven, John $. Hitte!l, General. ); B. KID
aoo' United vista states Army Henry Bpokssaver
Fabian, E. r. Meade, GEORGE h. wooster, Harlow
NJ. hoyt. Austen q. Fox, Walworth Crane, Charles
audience was claimed BY ohie; Justice DAILY, VINO
opened the proceedings. and It was held without
cessation during the entire evening.
ON THE STAGE,
beside the lecturers, during the evening, were q
numoer OF trophies and curiosties brought from
Lapland by Mr.. Du Chalilu, which ne explained as
he went on, and OF which he made most important
nl9 mr. a mi mn
THESE was a stuffed reindeer, used by Mr.. Dl
Chaillu while in the country; two sieighs-a very
He had that, he said, because Of course. he was
swell, and stronger more worXaday one. which,
conveyance"-pleces OF trees remarkable for their
thickness and age, Lapiand skins and costumes and
ing to the nomadic Lapanders Chief Justice
Daly 10 opening the Proceedings said lin open
Ing our meeting It is my melancholy duty to refer
summer In the death oI our. venerable ex-Presi-
dent, Mr.. Henry Grinnel shall not at present
servlce as IL IS due to his relation TO the society,"
the country and TO the geographical world that y
memoir should be prepared by committee, with
adequate resolutions and submitted on . lurure
occasion. Mr.. Grlnnell was one OF the founders
With " ess 81 the was soss n 0soa Ss sss
ior the establishment Of the society; ana al; ss
the meeting at which 1t was organized, In 1851, he
Characteristic modesty, he declined But when
sented to serve as FIRST Vice President position
which he held for many years. When the late DR..
rIne n n aawas wedre~ ~ from sas Mr.
served during the years 1923, when he declined
reelection and became his successor. He still
continued, however, his active relations with the
society, taking the 1veliest interest all Its pro-
ceedings, end was present last winter at the public
Polaris, when he brought with him and unfolded q
flag which ne had originally sent on the Wilkes
IN
tive expeditions OF De Haven, Kane, Hayes and
Hall. II Is to him we owe the first American ex-
ioned the two vessels for the expedition
of De Haven IN search OF Sir John FrankIin, which
George Peabody he manned and provIsioned the
brig Advance, commanded by DR.. Kane IN the
srnator 70 the expedon IN ssi bv
DR.. Hayes, and he alone furnished the means to
send Captain Hall on his first Journey to Pro-
blshers Straits In 1860 In search OF Sir John Frank
lin. 1t Was also chiefly through his instrumen.
taity that Captain Hall was able to make his
second journey in 1868, IN which ne passed five
years In the scene OF his previous explorations.
1t was to the MEANS IN TACT, which he supplied
training which led Congress to connde TO nim the
command OF the Polarls IN the last expedition. In
MAT beautiful poem Of osm9s Written on
expressive coupet, suggested by the strait
through which the French navigator passed on
the coast OF Japan, and which bears his name. 1t
Is IN these words:-
Fair Science on the oceans azure robe
still writes his name In pcturing the globe
And SO tt has peen and viii be with Henry
Grlnne In that long line OF coast known as
Grinnell Land, " nich beginning In smiths sound
extends along the west side OF ofKennedys Channel
his name Is imperlsnaDly written and WIN remain
forever monument to the enterprisinR spirit,
the benevolent feeling, the broad and generous
aspirations OF an American merchant
AS Judge Daly was retiring gen tleman In the
audience member OF the society, begged to in
terrupt him, and proposed that LieuIen ant
Wheeler, OF the United States Army, q celebrated
explorer, be invited TO seat on the platform
Judge DAILY introduced Lieutenant Wheeler an d
DR.. Hayes, who advanced to the lights
and said:-
MR. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN
GEOGRAPHICAL SoCIETY-l am tonight to give
brief preliminary report OF my recent journey to
Iceland, which was performed last summer,
jointly with Mr.. Cyrus w. Field, as representa-.
tive OF the society at the millennial celebrauon.
already been published in the columns OF the NEW
YORK HERALD, 70 which they were iurnisned at
the request or Mr.. Kenneth UpOn arriving in