New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-09
REUNION OF ARCTIC EXPLORERS
RECEPTION By KANE LODGE-A FLAG PRE-
SENTED BY LIEUTENANT PEARy

SENTED BY LIEUTENANT PEARY.
The reception for North Pole explorers. given by
kanc Lodge last night at sherrys. was brilliant
anair. largely attended by both and women
Inc occasion was the presentation to Kane Lodge
No 454. F. and A. NJ. by Brother Robert Edwin
redry' 'h'ed States Navy. OF the Masonic flag
which he flung to the Arctic wind in his trip over the
greenland ice cap TO independence Bay on his voy-
age IN search Of the North Pole. Kane Lodge also
mas the flag. made by General Gree.y himself which
was u'spayed at the farthest point north. The en-
sign carried by the Dr.. I. I. Hayes expedition is
ano'her OF the lodges trophies and it also possesses
me hgurehead Of the brig Advance in which Dr.
kanes party sailed for the North Pole
Ihere were more than a score OF Arctic explorers
present AT last nights reception Among them
were Lieutenant Peary. General A. W. Greedy
'oionei W. n. Glider. who In the expedition In
search of the Jeanette: Captain Amos BonsalI and
captain John Wall Wilson, of the Grnnel Arctic
expedition; Sergeant Middleton Smith. Of the Point
barrow expedition; Sergeant Francis Long survivor
OF the Lady Franklin Bay expedition under COM
mand OF Lieutenant A. W. Greedy: Henry RIeder-
bck. of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition: Henry
3 Bryant. leader of the Labrador expedition and
second In command of the Peary expedition; Emil
Diebitsch, of the Greenland scientific expedition:
Commander r. NJ. Berry OF the Jeanette relief ex-
pedition Lieutenant Nathaniel r. Usher L. S. ~
OF the Greeiy relief expedition DIR. John f. Walsh
Dr. Frederick A. Cook r. Kersting Lieutenant
r'dh'is l.. harris. the only survivor of DIR. j. J.
Hayes's Arctic expeditions; Lieutenant Giles r. Har-
Der, L. 5. ~. commander in search OF the missing
people OF the Jeanette expeditions; II. D. Macedonia
Professor W. Libbey. Professor w H. Brewer Pro-
lessor Franz Boas. leader of the expedition Bafin
I;and; Professor Angelo Heilpr.n. Professor William
Hea!ey Dall and Robert Stein who Is fitting out
an expedition 10 survey the southeast of Ellis
mere -Grlnnell Land.
Addresses were delivered by W. George Whitfield
Brown jr, master OF Kane Lodge: Mayor Strong
President Charles =. DAILY. of the American Geo
graphical Society: Lieutenant Peary. General Gree
~, VI. W. John Stewart. GRAND Master OF Masons
IN the State Of New-York: Bishop Potter who is
chaplain of the Grand Lodge and Kane Lodge. and
VI w. Edward Simmons. Past Master Of Kane
Lodge and last Grand Master of Masons the
State OF NcwYork.
Supper and dancing followed. Among the many
who were present were Henry W Cannon. Julian
Hawthorne. School Commissioner Joseph J. Little.
James A. Blanchard. julius Chambers William
Sherer John w. Vrooman. +. p Morris George H.
Brown, Joseph X. Elcott, Royal f. Deane. Samuel
F. Ball. Lieutenant Wilmer O. Chrismann, Edward
FRANKIE, George Stewart, Felix Ray; Frank u.
lam William Valentine, III Charles R SHAY c.
Merle Smith, Cornelius G.. Coakey. Thomas r..
Stewart, DR.. George T. Warford. DR.. William II.
Tension Bernard l. Alderman. Samuel d; waike..
Frederick c. Wagner. John A. Hance. Rastus h.
Ransom and Charles II. Beckett.