Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-17
MAY FLOAT At POLE
Peary to Carry D. K. e. Flag on
Next Expedition.
ONE PLANTED ON LAST TRIP
Commander Honored in New York by
College Fraternity.
COLORS FOR FROZEN ZONE
Explorer Tells Of His Experiences on
Dash for Farthest North-Lauded
by Ambassador Reid.
coL0Rs FOR FROZEN ZONE

NEW YORK, January 17.-At the point
| farthest north yet reached by man Com
mander Robert E. Peary planted with the
| stars and stripes the colors of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Society, of which he is
member They were presented to MIN py
| the Northeastern Alumni Association
| Last night similar silken banner was
presented to the commander by the New
York D. K E. Association, at the annual
| dinner of the fraternity given at the Hotel
| st. Regis. and he promised to take the
| flag with him in his next attempt to nnd
| the north pole.
| Nearly two hundred members of the ira
ternity sat down to dinner and as Judge
| Holt the POSTMASTER said. the evening
went with a swing that carried the OLD
Dekes back to their college days as COM
| pletely as anything could possibly 90. by
| each plate stood a miniature banner ols-
| playing the blue, red and gold, WIN non
rampant, of the fraternity. 10 eaSn CUES tth
| was presented a bronze boWi lnscripeo Will
| the mystic letters d. K f.
"a Loyal D. K. E."
AS Commander Peary was called upon ne
was greeted with the fraternity song adapt
ed to the occasion and set to the tune %
Tammany.
| We hail Commander Peary, iheta SUI o nrr,Snn
| blue and gold. A.. MAIN lilo a
He comes from rom, Maine sd e.s and rides the main Ae
Tn orn land he's hero and he's a loyal D. X. e.
| Peary described his attempt to reach the
| pole as his personal tribute to the ira
| ternitv- He declared with pride that IN
| the last eighteen months he had advanced
| the line of trenches in the siege or the Tar
north a new degree, and put the staIs anu
| stripes in the lead in the international race.
,ir q.
| st have found there are worse places than
New York, and that cold raw dog IS IN
some respects less attractive than our 1are
tonight. a,eoran+
| from where l was a year ago that l can
| hardly believe they are on the same plane.,
| He went on to describe In outline ms
| trim and pointed out that It was 1mpossl-
ble e. to start on the dash to the pole the
| same season as the ship pushed FORWARD.
| 1t was only feasible to travel IN sieoges
from about the middle of February TO tne
| end of June He sketched the events winch
| led to his turning back from " degrees
minutes north latitude, and told how at
| last his party reached Greenland.
Ate for Two Days.
! "There we got a musk OK" he sadd
..The Eskimo ate steadily for two days.
with a few intervals for sleep. and we did
pretty we'll. 1 was almost ashamed when
I saw the pile of bones we had left"
| what is the use Of 1T an?" he asked
81 will not talk of the scientific knowl.
| edge to be gained I will speak only or
| the gain to national prestige of putting the
stars and stripes ahead of any other flag
Every one in the United States. from the
| farm laborer to the gentleman VINO lves
in the White House-himsef u. X. e.
| pauses for a moment in his toll and feels
| a little better for it, because by proxy ne
| owns the top Of the earth. l believe 1t is
| as much the privilege and duty or TINS
| ,at @,,1xv hn nnr-fh
| south pole as to build the Panama canal
| and control the Pacific.
| AS he finished the Dekes rose from their
| places and marched round the hall with
| their hands on each others shoulders sing
| ing once more the Peary song. Judge Holt
| presented to the commander the new Deke
| flag and the enthusiasm burst forth again
| Cen Horace Porter told Of the Polar1S
| expedition. AS it was about to sail care
| fully sealed package was sent to the cap
tain. 1t was found to contain a bottle OF
| axle grease with the inscription:
| The north pole has been revolving some time
| without grease. Please apply and report results.
Gen. Porter Speaks.
| Gen. Porter also answered the question,
| "What's the use?"
| Were it not for courageous men," he
said. 1--WE should be ignorant of the sources
of the Nile, of the dark continent Of Africa.
| of the mighty Pacific ocean. If it were not
| for Columbus, we might not be here to-
| night. Peary did his duty; he will trust to
history for his need of praise"
| AS Ambassador Reid who had been din
| ing with Andrew Carnegie, entered he was
| greeted with another verse written for the
| the occasion. 1t ran:
| The halls Of fame have brown his name
| For a Of years or more:
| As editor great In Affairs of state,
| As minister then to France,
| The peace with Spain was the work OF his brain,
| And his motto is still "Adyance!
Mr. Reid spoke briefly, and told how a
| few months ago he represented the Geo.
graphic Society of New York in present
ing it's medal at meeting of the Royal
| Geographic Society of England to Capt.
Scott, R. N. who had gone furthest south.
would that I had been commissioned
| to bring out the Royal Geographic So
| ciety's medal to Peary. At that time his
| great exploit was not known but can say
| that in the list of Arctic explorers no nc---s
was more warmly greeted than his. Be-
| tween Scott and Peary 1t would seem that
| the English-speaking explorers of the world
| seem almost to surround the globe"
PLAIN TALK FROM HUGHES.