Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
CIVILIZATION OF YUCATAN.
Nine. lie Plongeon's Lecture Before the
Geographical Society.
An Interesting Account Of What she
Had Seen and Done I'm
That Country.

There was something of an innovation
last evening at the regular meeting Of the
National Geographic Society, as the address
was delivered by a woman. The speaker
was Mrs. Alice lie Plongeon, who is a re-
cognized authority on the history ssogra-
ply and national customs Of Central Ameri-
ca. She took for her subject last evening,
"fucatan and the Ancient Civilization Of
the Mayas." Mrs. lie Pongeon accompanied
her husband, DR.. lie Plongeon, on his trips
OF exploration into the interior OF this com
paratively unstudied country, and her talk
last evening was an interesting account Of
what she had seen and done there The lee
ture was illustrated by stereopticon views
made from fine photographs taken by her
husband and herself on their trips into Yu.
catan.
Program for the Season.
The contribution which the National Geo.
graphic Society makes to the entertainment
snd instruction OF the members ana their
friends each season is heartily appreciated,
as is evident from the large number who
avail themselves Of the opportunities pre-
scented in the series OF lectures. This year
the program is a brilliant one, and has been
arranged on the lines of the two distinct
functions Of the society, which are the devel-
opment OF geographic science through re-
research. Under the first head there 10 TO
be a series of technical lectures ana discuss
sions and under the second two courses or
lectures.
The technical addresses will be presented
on Friday evenings at the Cosmos Club, and
VIII alternate with the lectures of the FIRST
course which will be given after the lee
ture last evening at the National Rifles Ar
fnory, BIC q street. The second course OF
lectures will be delivered at the Columbia
University on Monday and Thursday after
moons curing January.
The program, as IL has been arranged by
the committee on communications, which
consists of Gardiner q. Hubbard, Everett
Hayden, @. X. Gilbert and A. w. Greeley,
has been completed up to the middle OF
February, and is as follows:
Lectures md Addresses.
December IL. 80 @ street: Joint meeting
with the American Forestry Association.
Mr.. B. L. Fernow will give an illustrated
lecture on The Battle of the Forest" De-
cember -. 80 G street: Professor William
Libbey. jr., Of College of New Jersey, The
Sandwich Islands
December 70. 80 C street: Annual meet
ing for the election of officers to be preced-
ed by papers; I'D W. J. MCGEE: Geographic
Development of Eastern United States: ana
CD Professor W. Il. Powell: The Teaching
of Geography. January ., 80 G street: Mr..
Justice Harlan: An Informal Talk on the
Bering Sea Question. January L. and &c,
Cosmos Hall: Descriptive and technical &C
count Of the survey and explorations OF the
boundary line between northeastern Alaska
and British Columbia by Assistants Her.
bert G.. Ogden, o. II. Tittmann and other Of
Ulcers OF the United States coast and geo.
detic survey recently engaged upon this
work
January 10. $40 G street: Rev. Ernest c.
Smith: Mount Rainier and National Forest
Reserves. ullustratedD February 2 80 q
street: Annual address by the president,
Hon. Gardiner G.. Hubbard: Man as Affect
ed by His Environment February Q, Cos
mos Hall: Dr. {. Hart Merriam: Geographic
Discoveries Made by the Biological Expedi-
tons OF the Department OF Agriculture
The course on the elements OF geography
will consist Of six illustrated lectures on the
Shaping OF the Earths Surface, by Mr. G.
X. Gilbert Of the United States geological
survey, and will be delivered at the Column
bian University, corner OF 18th and II
streets al 4:l5 p. m, follows: January
D. Cplift; January IL, Eruption: January ~
Water Works; January Is Intcraction; jan
uary -, Ice Work; January %. Wind Work.
Tuesday was the second anniversary
OF the death of Dom Pedro, the deposed
Emperor of Brazil. Memorial services were
held In s.. Argustine's Church, in Paris.
Two hundred persons attended