Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-19
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF NEW YORK
RREEzY LETTER FROM THE BrG.
GEsT CITY In THE
COUNTRY.
Polar Authorities to welcome Ernest
Shaclxleton.

$3.50 tA&NAAVsANeA1 ~ WNtt0tRlG NaEsG&ME
ShaclxIeton.
NEW YORK. March ls.-New
York polar authorities or whom
there are a million or So are prepar-
ing TO extend that glad hand Of vel
come to Sir Ernest shackleton, the
antartic explorer. when he arrives
here next Thursday. Sir ERNEST
his title IL stili new and shiny--wlll
deliver several lectures on this side.
receiving price said 10 DO oven
larger than that paid Commander
Peary or Fra ENlbertus'' Hubbard.
Sir Ernest win proceed directly
10 Washington. where he Is TO BE- the
guest Of the British ambassador, and
is 10 meet President Taft. On the
night Of March 20 the National Geo.
graphic society, at a brilliant gather
ing Of noted men VIII present him its
gold medal.
Returning to New York, the ex-
plorer will lecture In Carnegie hall,
introduced by Commander Peary,
and win receive the gold medal or
tho American geographical society.
From New York Sir Ernest will
80 on lecture tour Of the principal
cities OF the country.
While shackleton Is In tho United
States. Commander Peary viii san
for Europe to receive the gold medal
OF the Royal Geographical society of
Great britain. lie Will VISIT Paris.
Berlin, Vienna and Sc. Petersburg, to
receive similar honors from the So
cletlea and governments OF continent
tai Europe.
Mrs. Corey Is III.
Mrs. William Ellis Corey, tho act
ress wife Of the steel magnate. ID re-
ported to be In very III health. She
will sail next Tuesday for her chat
eau In France, In the hope that the
change will better her condition. Her
illness IL said to be due to acnemia.
and she Is under the constant care Of
her physician, who has prescribed
plenty of fresh aid and exercise.
Mrs. Corey has practically starved
herself in order to keep to slender
figure. She has been advised to take
horseback rides daily. and each morn
Ing she takes canter through the
park and In the afternoon rides in
her motor car.
Fund for Authors.
A "Deutsches Kunstlerfest," ar
ranged for the benefit Of the Deut-
sche Buhnengenossensc the PEN
sion Fund ofIthe Metropolitan Opera
House. and the Proyident Fund OF the
Association Of German Authors. win
be given at the Hotel Astor this eve
ming. Many OF the most prominent arr
lists OF the Metropolitan opera house
viii take part In the proceedings.
Andreas DIPPED and Otto 0orltz are
In charge OF the evenings entertain
ment. The German ambassador.
Count Bernstein. has consented to be
present.
There will be three features
musical entertainment. a ball and a
midway plalsance. Several OF the
Metropolitan singers viii sing oper-
attic airs. and performance win be
given of Nestroy's "Tannhanser'
parody. The ballet Of the Metropoil-
tan opera house WIN appear. Among
the features Of the second part of
the program Will be a Tip-Top thea
ire and a Munich Keller with Tyre
lean singers.
Bond Sale Monday.
The eity's first bond sale under the
Gaynor administration Is set for
Monday, when a new issue Of $50
600. 900 Of 4 LIZ per cent corporate
stock bonds win De disposed OF to
the highest bidders. There Is every
indication that the sale will be
complete success and that the NUM-
elpallty will receive above par for the
entire Issue.