The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-07
SHACKLETOh WILL
Be GIVEN HONORS
Famous English Explorer to
Be Welcomed. in the
United States.
TO RECEIVE GOLD MEDAL
THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY
THE PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
SOCIETY, SOON.
TO RECEIVE GOLD MEDAL
(American News Service)

New York, March 7.-Great Britain's
most famous polar explorer, Sir Err
nest Shackleton, c. v. O., will be the
recipient of many high honors on his
coming visit to this country, the most
important of which will be the bestoW-
al of the gold medal of the National
Geographic Society at the hands of
President Taft.
Sir Ernest and Lady Shackleton will
arrive in New York March -. and will
take a train Immediately for Washing
ton, where they will be the guests of
the British ambassador.
That night the National Geographic
society will hold a meeting in Conven-
ton Hall, which is planned to be one
Of the most brilliant gatherings Of
statesmen. men of letters, and of sci
ence ever held in this country.
Diplomats to Attend.
The event Of the evening will be
the presentation by the president OF
the National Geographic Society's gold
medal to Sir Ernest. Admission to
the meeting will be by invitation only,
and among those who have been in
vited are the ambassadors and minis
tiers of all the foreign countries repre-
scented in Washington.
After the meeting Sir Ernest and
Lady Shackleton will return to New
York, and on the night of March %,
Sir Ernest will deliver in Carnegie
Hall, under the auspices of the Civic
Forum, his illustrated prices of the
Civic Forum, his illustrated lecture,
"Farthest South On that occasion,
Commander Peary will introduce Sir
Ernest, and it will be the first time
that the discoverer of the north pole,
and the ma nwho penetrated furtherst
south, ever met on the same platform.
The pictures are of the moving kind
and are the first of that tive ever made
in connection with polar exploration.
To Make Lecture Tour
On Monday night. March %, Sir Err
nest will receive the gol dmedal of the
American Geographical society of this
city. This medal will be presented by
the society's president, Archer M.
Huntington. The presentation will be
made in the hall of the engineers
building, in West Thirty-ninth street,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
FROM New York Sir Ernest will go on
a lecture tour of the principal cities of
the country.
While Sir Ernes is in the United
States Commander Peary will sail for
Europe to receives among other honors
the gold medal of the Royal Geograph'
ical society of Great Britain. H evil
sail on April 26, and will be accompa
MED by Capt. Robert Bartlett OF the
Roosevelt. who will receive silver
medal from the Royal Geographical so
ciety. The medals will be conferred
on the evening of May 4, and on the
following night Commander Peary ex
poets to start for the continent, where
he will make short stays in Paris. Der
lin, Vienna and St. Petersburg, OF
Rome. He is in the position of hav'
ing to choose between the two last
named cities it being impossible to Wis
it both of them in the time he has al
his disposal. He will be back in Lon
don on the evening of May %, to be the
guest of honor at the annual banque
Of the Rayol Geographical society
After the banquet he will again return
to the continent, visiting Brussels
Antwerp and perhaps other cities. ther
returning to Great Britain to address
the Scottish Geographical society il
Edinburgh, and to deliver six or mor'
lectures in the principal cities of Eng
land and Scotland.
Commander Peary has been almos
overwhelmed with invitations from al
parts of Europe, but owing to his en-
sagements he has been able to accep
only a few Of them. He will sail TO
home early in June, to be present a
the commencement exercises of Bow
dom college, Maine, his alma mater.