The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-10
ROOSEVELT LECTURES AND GIVES
ANECDOTES Of BIG HUNT

reached the pole But when word
came that Peary had reached the goal
1 was sure ne had won the prize"
Captain Peary was in the audience
and was warmly greeted by Col.
Roosevelt at the close of the lecture,
Col Roosevelt was introduced to
the audience at Convention Hall by
Prof Henry Gannett, president Of the
National Geographic Society, who read
resolutions adopted by the society
thanking Col. Roosevelt for his dis
tinguished services to geographic
science.
Col. Roosevelt said in part:
ut is a real pleasure to address the
National Geographic Society this
evening. l can assure you it required
no pressure to get me to come. l
have always wished a chance of
speaking to this society, and / espe-
cially wanted to speak before it upon
world, to give an account of my stew.
ardship.
IT have always felt somewhat en-
titled to praise from the National Geo
graphic Society, although have new
err done anything for geography. But
l have been keenly interested in pa
rallel lines of science. My going to
Africa as the head of a scientific eX-
petition was first suggested to me by
DIR. Hart Merriam. Then l got into
communication with certain scientists
here, and DR.. Walcott of the Smithso-
MON wired me a cordial approval of
the plan He said he hoped l would
go for the Smithsonian Institution. He
was my superior, and the entire sue
cess of my trip in its scientific aspect
depended upon the men whom he sent
to accompany me, Major Mearns, Mr.
Loring and Mr.. Heller.
Praise for His Companions.
mo more jealous or earnest meI
ever went on a similar expedition
Really was perfectly ashamed of my
self at times. They did all the work
/ had all the enjoyment of the hunt
They did all the practical work, anC
it was a labor of love to them.
GAIL, excepting myself, did good pho
tographic work, including my son, KeT
nit. We came back with the onl.
photographs of white rhinoceri eve
taken. In certain sense, and m,
companions were representing tn
United States, and am proud that w
did such excellent work. The colleC
ton is especially good in some larg
: game animals. There were only tw
3 or three specimens of the white rhine
ceri in the museums of the world be
fore our trip, and we brought bac
+ five. There were absolutely no spec
: mems of the giant Gland, and W
brought back three. / want to en-
phasize the Importance of the part m
: companions played and the exceller
work they did
/ 1T was a very hard thing to get tn
= photographs we wanted, but it wa
l. still harder to transport the skins an
y skulls which were the scientific resu
g of our work. We had to cure thel
out in the jungle and carry them bac
e to civilization. To show you what TIL
/ meant, it is only necessary to say tht
q our native porters had to carry for
+ tons of salt for the curing of the skin
d Twenty porters were needed to carr
l. each elephant skull. We had Al
II men on the expedition out of Gond
roki, and the executive difficulti'
IS were numerous. 1t was no small tas
y to provide even for feeding the natiN
porters in the caravan, But / wish
pay tribute to the hearty way in whiC
"a the representatives of the Smithsonia
is Institution backed us up in an almo
ID incredible quantity of labor
a. Met No Real Hardshlps.
or There were no real hardships co