The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-29
POLE HUNTERS MEET
DUKE or THE ABRUZZI, PEARY
AND COL. DAVID BRATNERD

Guests Of the Alpane Club plnner -ssct
Has Oace Held u Earthest NOFth RecOrt
Miss Peck the One Woman Diner
Picture Show chief Entertainmonsi
Three Of the few men in the world who
have at one time or another had a "farthest
north to their credit sat down to table last
night when Prince Louis Of Savoy. the
Duke Of the Ahruzzi; Commander Robert
f. Peary and Col. David L. BrainArd met
at the dinner Of the American Alpine Gu
given to Prince Luigi at the Hotel Astor.
None Of the Pole hunters had met before.
Peary and the Prince were friends at once
and hardly waited for introduction before
starting in TO swap stories.
1t was the Alpine Clubs first public
dinner. One of the members said that
they didn't like TO break the record, but
just had to because the Prince is an honorary
member of the club. He won his election
when be climbed Mount st. Elias. There
were only thirty members INT their guests
present, including eight members of the
Appalachian Mountain Club, which pro-
duced in Miss Annie s. Peck of Providence
the only woman present,
The number Of guests had to be small,
for the Prince had insisted that the affair
be purely Of an Alpine and farthest north
kind. and there are not many OF either
tribe to be found. The first step to eligi-
bility 10 the, Alpine Club is a record Of 1000
feet or better above snow level, all mountains
having trolley service to the top barred.
Prof. Charles b. Fay OF Tufts College.
the president of the club. presided. In
introducing the Prince he said that il was
a much greater thing to have overcome
the forces of nature than the forces Of
nations since the former never made mis-
takes. In his brief response the Prince
admitted that while 1t was true that he
had overcome some difficulties he bad never
tackled anything quite 30 hard as after
dinner speechmaking. He paid compile
ments to the other twenty-nine explorers
and mountain climbers and told how glad
he was to meet Peary and the rest.
Near the close Of the dinner the walters
wheeled in miniature mountains Of real,
sure enough ice with small figures In the
most approved Alpine costume clinging
to the Ice slopes. Growing b highest
the Prince at the summit OF Mount st.
Elias. In each of the upper peaks was
stuck a sprig Of edelweiss.
At the close Of the Dime pictures illus
trating Pearyis latest attempt on the polean
the Princes climbs up st. Elias and among
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the Moon were thrown on a screen. Other
pictures were shown illustrating the diff
culties Of the ascent OF Mount Mckinley
and troubles among the volcanic peaks Of
Mexico.
Commander Peary explained his pictures
and among them showed q map of the polar
regions. In the circle nearest the coveted
goal appeared only the names Abruzzi
and Peary, with the latter just a shade
nearer the pole. Commander Peary said
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further TO the west and head northeast in
OF directly north. as he did last time.
This, he thought, would overcome the drift
Of the ice. Otherwise, he said, the method
and equipment would be the same as In his
Col Brainard and CommanderPe ohatteo
over their experiences, while Miss Peck
went on a still hunt for autographs.
just before the picture show, which
ended the dinner, Herbert l.. Bridgman,
secretary of the Peary Arctic Club presented
welcome engrossed on parchment and
bound ittingly in sealskin. Attached
to the document we're the autographs Of
those present. The Welcome was SO beauti-
fully enRrossed that IL was feared that
Bridgman read it aloud to the Prince. 1t
said:
"The American Alpine Club welcomes TO
H, R. H. Prince Luigi di Savoia.
OF the AbruZzl, ana co~nRratulateB him
his memorable achievements within
the ARCTIC Circle and at the Equator since
his conquest Of our own Mount st. Elias.
The club gladly records its appreciation
of this latest visit OF H. r. H. to the United
which win renew and strengthen
the cordial and historic friendship between
his country and ours. for it will never fail
to re~member-that TO hia oountrymen we
owe the discovery and the name Of America.
May long life and happiness attend your
Highnees,"
When the pictures Of the Princes ex-
plorations among the Mountains Of the
Moon were shown IL was announced that
they had never been seen before and were
to form the illustrations for the Princes
forthcoming book.
Lieut.. Negretto-C ambiaeo, the Princes
aide; Count A. Rambaudy Massieha, the
Consul-General Lieut., Carlo Pfster, |
Naval Attache Of the Italian Embassy at
Washington; Charles d. Woloott. secretary 4
81. the Smithsonian Institution; Charles A.
Gilchrist of Philadelphia, Anthony Fala, |
Caspar Whitney and Prof. William Hallock.
Prince Luigi took things easy yesterday
bis ramp day,visits Of the day before.
remained on board his chip, the varese, |
Until late in the morning, when he drove
o Tuxedo with Charles B. Alexander Of
West Fifty-eighth street, @ member Of the
aw firm Of Alexander a Green. Mrs.
NcCook and the Misses McCook were Of the
sarty. The Prince wa taken in Mr.. Alex.
automobile to Tuxedo, where he
the sights, and hurried back In time for