Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
COURSE OF LECTURES
PROGRAM OF NATIONAL GEO
GRAPHIC SOCIETY ANNOUNCED.
is Occupying Its New
Home, Known as the Hubbard
Memorial Hall.

The program OF meetings and lectures
before the National Geographic Society," Tor
the season of 1003-1904 has lust been an
nounced. The lecture course begins tomor-
row evening. when Commander Robert E.
Peafy VIII speak on the present phase of
arctic exploration. This lecture will be the
first OF a series Of ten arranged into what
Is known as the popular course all of which
will be delivered in National Rifles Army.
Commander Peary is about to sail for Eng
land. where he will appear before the geo
graphic societies AS is well known, he Is
also making arrangements for avowed
and final attempt to reach the pole itself
In addition to the ten illustrated lectures In
the popular course. the society has ar
ranged for a series of ten scientific meet
1ngs, with appropriate discourses, and an
afternoon. or Lenten. season of five popular
lectures. The frs three meetings of the
scientific series will be held in the assem-
bly, hall Of the Cosmos Club. and the sue
ceeding meetings in the Hubbard Memorial
Hall. at 10th and NJ streets.
The Geographic Society has recently
moved into the Hubbard Hall. which is it's
new home. The hall was especially con-
structed for the society, and is in all ways
adapted to its uses. The building is not en-
tirely equipped as yet, SO the formal OPEN
ing has been deferred for the present.
The second lecture of the popular course
WIN NC oeHNeTeQ fTluay evening, november
IL, the subject being ION the Action of
Radium. Roentgen Rays and Ultra Violet
Light Upon Minerals. With Radium of 300
GOO and 100000 Activity" The subject will
be dealt with by Mr.. George F. Kunz Of
Tiffany & CO.. and DR.. Charles Baskerville
OF the University of North Carolina. RAJ
dunn is the marvellous new earth product
which many believe may be the connecting
INK between the earth and the sun.
Other features of the popular course will
be:
Other Features.
Taking the census of the Fiipinos diff
cult task most successfully accomplished,
by Mr.. Henry Gannett. who has just re-
turned from the Philippines.
The marches and movements of Arnold
and Andre. one of the most dramatic Incl
dents in our history. by Mr.. w. w. Ellis
worth.
Conditions in Macedonia. by Dr. Edwin A.
Grosvenor who has travelled repeatedly
through the troubled province and in the
neighboring states of Bulgaria, Servia
Greece and Turkey.
Joys of the trail-experiences with a pack
train in Colorado Arizona. Montana. Wash
ington and British Columbia BY Mr. Ham
lin Garland.
All the lectures in the popular course are
profusely illustrated.
The oates in the later part of the season
have been left open IN order that specially
sion may arise.
Scientific Meetings.
The scientific meetings are planned par
dcularly for men actively engaged in geo
graphic work. While these meetings are
designed for scientific workers, they have
proved during the last two winters of great
interest to a large number of others. who
DO not profess TO be geographers but who
wish to follow what is being done by the
scientific departments of the government
and by specialists through the United
States.
Some of the features of this course are.
November 6-"The Work of the United
States Fish Commission" Mr. George M.
Bowers.
November 20-"European Methods of
Checking Advancing Sand Dunes A. s.
Hitchcock. assistant agrostologist. Depart-
ment of Agriculture
December 1.-The Work of the Bureau of
Plant Industry" DR.. B. T. Galloway.
December 1S-"Expedition to the BAHIA
mas IN the Summer of 1893" DR.. George r.
snattuck OF Johns Hopkins University.
Al later meetings the geographical work
OF the bureau of insular affairs of the T.
prary OF Congress of the national bureau
OF standards. of the biological survey Of
the bureau of immigration and of the bu
reau OF statistics of the Department of
commerce and Labor will be discussed
The general subject of the afternoon Or
Lenten course of lectures is The Grouth
OF Diplomacy" III