Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-05
What the Geographic Society Will
Tell About It.
lHB WINTERS COURSE OF LECTURES
A Long and Interesting List of
Names and Topics. ~
SOME VERY USEFUL WORK

winter VIII De the most active ana success
full in the history of the society. There will
be lectures at Metzerott Hall on alternate
Friday evenings. The dates and subjects
so far arranged for are as follows:
October 11.-Introductory remarks by
Hilary A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy.
THE Sixth International Geographical Con-
gress, London. 1885," address by Gen. A. W.
Greedy, United States army, the societys
delegate to the congress.
October 25.-"The Development of the
Medieval Cathedral" Mr. Ernest Flagg,
architect of the Episcopal Cathedral, Wash
ington, D. C.
November photographic Conditions That
Create Great Commercial Centers." Mr..
Alfred F. Sears, civil engineer, New York.
December 2O.-"The Caribbean Sea, The
Mediterranean of the Western World" Ad-
miral r. w. Meade, United States navy.
Interesting Topics.
Other speakers who have agreed to con-
tribute to this course dates not yet as
signeO are the following: E. L. Corthell.
c. E., "The Tchuantepec Route" Frank
Hamilton Cushing 1.-The Ancient Yuncas of
Ch:mu and the West Coast of South
America Charles w. Dabney. jr., assist
ant secretary of agriculture; Jas. H. Eckels.
controller of the currency. 1.-THE Geographic
History Of Currency" Mr.. Charles NJ.
Ffoulke. 1.-The Tapestry-producing Nations.
With Examples Of Their Tapestries" DR..
D. C. Gilman, president of Johns Hopkins
University. 1.-The Geographic Development
of Universities Mr.. Robert T. Hill. ia
maica;" Mr.. w. H. Holmes, head of depart
ment of anthropology, Field Columbian
Museum, Chicago, "Yucatan;" Rev. j. HUI
berte James, for many years missionary.
China" MI. George +. Kunz of Tiffany &
arhxy Strof tod
by Precious Stones" DIR. T. c. Mendenhall,
president of the Worcester Polytechnic In
stitute. The Earth as Seen From Bal
LOOM" Civil Engineer r. E. Peary United
North Major Charles F. Powell, United
States army. District Commissioner, 1.-The
Extension of the City Streets and the Future
Capital" Mrs. Fanny B. Ward, "A Nara
tive of Two Years Travel in and Around
South America" Commander z. L. Tanner,
United States navy, THE Cruise of the
Fish Commission Steamer A!batross From
Washington. d. c.. to Sitka, Alaska, via
the Strait of Magellan and the Galapa COS
Islands," Carroll D. Wright, United States
commissioner of labor, THE Geography Of
Labor" also lecture on The Alaskan
Boundary" and one on 1.-THE Geography of
Cuba as Illustrating Its Political Aspects"
Another Tour.
There will also be at Metzerott Hall a
course Of illustrated afternoon lectures de-
scriptive of a tour from Washington, D. c.,
via the Canadian Pacific railroad and the
inland waters Of the Pacific to Alaska, with
excursions to Mount Saint Elias and the
Muir glacier. returning via the Seal Islands,
Bcgoslof Volcano and the Central and
Union Pacific railroads. The geographic
and scenic features of the route will be fully
Illustrated and described by DR.. VIM. H.
Dali of the Smithsonian Institution, Profess
sor Charles E. Fay of Tufts College, Mass;
Mr.. James Fletcher of Ottawa, Canada:
Mr.. G. X. Gilbert of the United States geo.
logical survey, Professor l. c. Russell of the
University of Michigan. Mr.. ]. Stanley
Brown of the Alaska Commercial Company
and others. Complete details of this course
with coupon tickets and syllabus will be
published.
The course OF technical evening meetings
for scientific papers and discussions, will
be held as usual at Cosmos Club Hall 1t
Is proposed this season to put each meeting
OF this course under the entire control of
one OF the vice presidents of managers of the
society, who will arrange the program and
preside at the meeting. These meetings al
ternate with those in Metzerott Hail.
The reception, excursion, field meeting
and joint meeting of the scientific socie-
ties will be planned as heretofore by COM
mlttees appointed by the board of managers
and duly announced to members of ali the
sclenaifc societies represented in the joint
commission.
The officers Of the society are: President,
Gardiner G. Hubbard; vice presidents, Chas
W. Dabney, 1r, Herbert G. Ogden, A. w.
Greedy, c. Hart Merriam, w. w. Rockhill,
Henry Gannett; treasurer Charles j. Bell;
corresponding secretary, Eliza R. Scidmore;
recording secretary. Everett Hayden; man.
ayers, Marcus Baker, H. F. Blount, G. X.
Gilbert, John Hyde, w. J. MCGEE, F. 81.
Newell, w. B. Powell. ]. R. Proctor.
The Socicty's Magazine.
In addition to announcements of meetings
and various circulars sent to members from
time to time, the society issues q single
serial publication, entitled the National
Geographic Magazine. During the first Two
years of the existence of the society this
serial was issued in quarterly numbers.
With the beginning Of the third year of
the society and the third volume of the
magazine the form of publication was
changed, and the serial appeared at ir-
regular intervals in parts designed for
gathering into volumes By reason of a
change in the society's season and fiscal
year, volume VI extended from January
1, 1894. to Nav 81, 1895, and later volumes
will coincide with the new season, namely,
June / to May 81. The numbers will be
issued regularly once every two months,
beginning October 1. 1895. Volume VII will
thus consist of four numbers, issued in
OCloDeI, beceHlDeT, reDTudFy ana April,
and volume VIII of six numbers, begin
ming in June, 1886
The annual report of the recording secre-
tary, Mr.. Everett Hayden, shows the pres
ent membership of the society is LILO. con-
sisting of S94 active, PA corresponding and
eleven honorary members. OF this total
number 423 have been elected since January
l, 1894, and 365 since June 1, 1894. numbers
largely in excess of those elected during a
similar period at any former time in our
history. During last season the society had
seventeen regular meetings and twenty
eight special meetings, the latter including
the reception, field meeting and joint meet
ing of the scientific societies. making a
total of forty-f1ve meetings, with seventy
five speakers. The average attendance at
the regular or technical meetings (held for
the most part in the assembly hall of the
Cosmos Club was 10, and at the special or
popular meetings Qn National Rifles HalD,
III.
A Professional Enoch Arden.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
A few years ago William Sargent,