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his story In the simplest manner He said
the time was too limited to even attempt
to describe arctic exploration. There viii
always be men to make dashes for the pole
and there will always be nations to send
such men. Three questions are Invariably
asked a returned explorer, he said. that are
very embarrassing. The irsf is. How far
have to eatg" and the third. What's the
use of 1t all. anyway. The last question.
he said, was answered by the eagerness
with which the first was asked NO one
has reached the pole yet. MT. Ffala SAID
But some one will reach there, he declared.
The explorers who go to the arctic, as wei
as the explorers who endeavor to learn OF
carrying out the divine injunction given
Adam. to subdue the earth. Mr.. Fiaia de-
scribed some of the obstacles the Ziegler
expedition encountered and told OF the ditn-
cuities of carrying sufficient supplies TOT
men and dogs to make the sledge trip that
seems necessary.
Just how faithful Mr. Fiala and his
comrades were to the trust given them was
tive of the late William Ziegler, who led
the expedition that went to Fiala's relief.
Mr.. Champ spoke in the highest terms OF
Mr. F1ala's work and of the work Of Mr..
w.. j. Peters, who represented the Ma
tionaI Geographic Society ON the expedi-
ton Mr.. Champ told for the benefit of
the ladies the story of the capture of the
collar bear dub Buster" which Is now in
the Geological Park in this city. The arctic
was also the subject of an address by Mr..
Walter Wellman, who recited an incident
OF his dash for the pole. Another distfn-
guished arctic explorer, and one or the
founders of the society Brigadder General
A. w. Greedy. U. S. A. made a brief ad-
Dress in which he spoke of the era OF
peace among nations, and the evenings
entertainment was brought to close with
a benediction by Representative Burton OF
Ohio, who wished the society God-speed
in its work ON behalf of Its guests
The Diners.
Those present at the dinner were:
Lady Durand and Miss Durand. Represen-
tative and Mrs. James R. Mann, Secretary
of War and Mrs. Taft, The ambassador
from Brazil and Madame Nabuco. Mr.. Ext
Hiold, charge d'affaires of Japan; Mr.. Ffala,
leader Zeigler polar expedition. and Mrs.
Fiala; Henry G.. BRYANT. president leo Geo
Mr.. Shaw, Professor Libby of Princeton,
Senator and Mrs. Thomas Martin. Repre-
sentative Lamb. Mr.. Champ Mr.. Peters, Mr..
John B. y.arner, s. b. Hege. Representative
and Mrs, Joseph w. Babcock, Represents
tive and Mrs, Sydney Bowie. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Theodore E. Burton. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. B,rlesen. Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest G. Walker. Mr.. Frederick Emery,
Representative and Mrs. Charles F. Scott,
Mr.. Edgar G. Snyder. Senator Newlands.
r. LLOYD e., IrlScOm, American minister
to Japan. and Mrs. Griscom; Representa-
tive and Mrs William Alden Smith, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Clarence d. Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Rouzer, Representative and
Mrs. Henry c. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
DENLY. Gov. Wright of the Philippine Is
lands, Mr.. Rennie. secretary of the British
embassy: Mr.. r. N. Oulahan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore w Noyes, Maj. Joseph E. Kuhn,
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman. Miss Lii
ian Whiting, Mr.. Albert r. Ferguson,
Senator Perkins and Miss Perkins.
Linnie M. Bourne. DR.. w. Duncan McKim.
c. Heurieh and Mrs. Heurich. Representa-
tive F. W. MondeH, ]. T. Hendrick, Victor
H. Olmsted, William Shines. Mr. and Mrs.
H. Bethel, DR.. Arnold A. Hague, Rev.
]. A. Aspinwall, Mr.. and Mrs. John Joy
Edison, General William Crozier. Crosby s.
Noyes, F. A. Richardson. H. E. Wac
mickey. John Holmes Magruder, Thomas
Edwards, jr.. and Mrs. Edwards, Baron
Achilles Perdinienas and Mrs Perdinienas,
Col. Henry F. Blount, Martin A. Knapp.
president of the interstate commerce COM
mission; John Cassels, Miss Anna Camp
bell Claude N, Bennett Col N Raspopoff
J. w. Titcornb. Samuel Spencer. president
Southern railway; Eliza r. Scidmore, Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Browne, Prof. and Mrs. VIII
lis L. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Williams.
Frank Sutton, Gen. and MRS. j. c. Bates,
l. Hutley Ashton, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Davenport. Simon Newcomb. Mrs Eliza
DetH o. moore ana MISS moore. JuUge
Thomas H. Anderson, Gena Russell Hard
ing and Mrs. King, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gannett, Marvin F. Scaif and Mrs. Scaif
Z Mr.. and Mrs. T. H Aldrich, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. H Baldwin. DR.. and Mrs. David 7.
Day, Lewis Jordan. Mr.. and Mrs. H K
Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Graham,
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. WEIGH. DIR. and
Mrs. George F. Becker, Prof A. J. Henry.
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Stone, Gen. A. w.
Greedy. Mr.. and Mrs. A. g. Worthington,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Austin and Miss Austin
Mr.. and Mrs. Odeil s. Smith. Senator
George c. Perkins and Miss Perkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Britton, 8. F. EN-
G. Carpenter. Mrs. L. Mckee Rice,
Col. Myron NJ. Parker and Mrs. Parker
Mr.. w. ]. Boardman and Miss Boardman
Gist Blair, James Lowndes, Walter w
Tuckerman, Colonel Dunwoody, Charles P
Neill, commissioner of labor: Mr. Charles
child and Mrs. Fairchild, Joseph H. Bryan,
Mr.. Gilbert H. Grosvenor and Mrs. Gros-
venor. Byron Andrews, DIR. j. Franklin
Crowell Byron S. Adams, Major Casey and
Mrs. Casey of Boston, John McElroy. Maui
rice Joyce, George II. Judd. Public Printer
ell John La Gorce. Miss Darby, Mrs. Will
liam Morgan Shuster, Mr.. H. 7. Dougherty
and Mrs. Dougherty. H. w. Seymour, Miss
Alisan Wilson, Gen. Arson Mills and Mrs.
Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralston Prof Angelo
Heilprin of Philadelphia. Mr.. Alfred H.
BROOKS and Mrs. Brooks and Fred w. Car
penter.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the dinner included Willis L.
Moore, president; Thomas H. Anderson,
Charles J.: Bell. George Dewey. A. W.
Greedy. Gilbert r. Grosvenor, Martin A.
Noyes and Clifford Pinchot.
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