Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-14
BIG PLANS TO WELCOME COOK
NEIGHBoRs TO MEET EXPLORER
IN A TUG.
Triumphal Arch and Banquet for
Him-Arctic Club Reception
to Be Grand Affair.

NEW YORK, September 14.-Final ar
engagements for the "Neighborhood Wei
come" to be accorded to DR.. Cook by his
Brooklyn admirers were completed yes
terday at a meeting held in hall at
GIL Bushwick avenue, Williamsburg.
which is opposite the house in which
Dr. Cook lived.
Sixty of the committee Of one hundred
the reception mapped out the program
to be followed. 1t is the intention of the
committee not to allow the explorer to
remain in Manhattan any longer than
it will take to journey from the steam
ship pier to his home.
The neighbors will come over in twenty
automobiles, headed by a brass band,
and will journey down the bay in a tug
to greet the explorer. From that time
on he will be in the hands of his friends,
who have arranged for three banquets
for him in clubs and halls adjacent to
his former home, at Bushwick and Myr-
tie avenues.
For four blocks east and west Bush
wick avenue will be strung with electric
lights. In front of his home will be
erected a large arch decorated with
wick Club another arch will be con-
structed Fireworks have, also. been
arranged for.
The decoration of the streets and the
construction of the arches will be begun
today.
Arctic Club Plans Big Reception.
All the energies of the Arctic Club OF
America also are bent to making bril-
liant success of the reception and the
banquet in honor of DIR. Cook
Rear Admiral W. s. Schley, the presi-
dent of the organization. who is to be
in the chair at the dinner, has written
the following letter directed to the sec.
rotary:
Il shall not be able to return to New
York before the twentieth of the month
so that the executive committee had
better proceed with the arrangements
for welcoming DR.. Cook and for enter
tanning him, as I shall indorse whatever
arrangements are made by the commit
tee
II like Cooks attitude immensely in the
controversy. He certainly has been dig
nifed and manly in the stand which he
has taken in the natter
DR.. L. Bradford Prince. president Of the
New Mexico Historical Society. who is in
the city, has sent word that he will at
tend the banquet to DIR. Cook and highly
commends the position Dr. Cook has
maintained.
Meeting Every Day.
There will be meeting of the execu.
tive committee of the Arctic Club OF
America every afternoon until the time
of the arrival of DR.. Cook at the office
of the charm an. DR.. Roswell o. Steb-
bins. at No. East 43d street. At the
meeting hell yesterday 1t was decided tc
present a gold medal to DR.. Cook after
a design which was approved by the com
mittee.
of speakers for the Waldorf-Astoria ban
quet, and it has already invited Gen
Greedy, Rear Admiral Melville and sew
eral other we'll known arctic explorers
The Polar Research Club of Philadelphia
and the Explorers Club of this city have
been notified that their members will bt
welcome.
Applications are also received from
members of other scientific societies and
from citizens who are interested in do
| which are S. each. may be obtained. i,
was announced by Dr. Stebbins at the
Waldorf Astoria for the present. 1t il
estimated that 1900 persons will attend
the banquet One association of mer-
chants has subscribed for 200 tickets and
five boxes.
Garment Workers Proud Of Cook,
The members OF the Brooklyn Cen
trail Labor Union made ARRANGEMENTS
last night to give DR.. Cook a great re.
ception when he arrives. They have
just cause for their enthusiasm, they
say. for when DIR. Cook arrived at the
pole, as he says, he wore a union-made
fur suit which bore the label of the
United Garment Workers of America
And also proud of their part in the
achievement IN reaching the arctic re-