Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-09
PEARY DONATES $4,000.
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pole with our British cousins, than
whom there are no finer foe-men in
the world"
The audience which greeted the COM
mander tonight was representative and
enthusiastic. The gathering was held
under the auspices of the Civic Forum
| President TAFT telegraphed that he was
sorry that he was unable TO attend, but
that he sincerely hoped that Congress
will take some substantial notice of
the great achievement of Commander
Peary."
Governor FerEald of Maine also sent
his regrets and the Greetings of the
100000 men and women of his
Peary's) own State"
The assembl1ge adopted Il resolution,
presented by Seth Low. former mayor
of New York, setting forth THAT this
meeting respectfully and earnestly
petitions the Congress of the United
states to make some special and APP
propriate recognition of the achieve
ment Of Commander Peary in reaching
the North pole and winning for the
United States the prize so earnestly
striven for century after century, by
4 great company of brave and adven-
turous men"
Fedry delivered his Illustrated lee
ture. showing his progress TO the pcle
and Capt, Bartlett spoke briefly.
When the doors were thrown omen
at I45 o'clock hundreds of persons
were waiting to enter and until past
$50 o'clock the stream kept up and
filed all the seats.
The house was draped in American
flag and the footlights were buried in
fufs and skins, relics of Commander
Pearys Arctic trip. The sled on which
the journey was made to the pole was
IN the center of the stage and the Stars
and Stripes that Peary raised at the
pole hung above.
When Gov. Hughes led Commander
Peary on the stage the audience rose
in a body and cheered as the orchestra
played THE Star Spangled Banner"
In the commanders party, occupying
seats of honor, were three of the Roose-
yclt's crew, Capt. Robert A. Bartlett,
master. DR.. J. w. Goodsell, surgeon,
and Charles Percy. steward, and Capt.
George bartlett of the relief ship Eric
Others on the stage We're members of
arranged the testimonial. including
Charles B. Alexander. Henry Clews. r.
Fulton Cutting, Thomas H. Hubbard.
Jacob H. Schiff, Robert j. Collier. Seth
Low. Isaac II. Seligman. Paul NJ. War
burg. Stuyvesant Fish, Odrian H. JOHN.
Theodore +. Shonts, Hugh j. Chishold.
Ebert H. Gary, John Harsen Rhoades
and Egcrton l.. Winthrop. Jr.
The committee had guaranteed a
cash purse of $4,000 for the testimonial.
but the proceeds tonight exceeded SIS,
600, all of which will go to the COM
mander.
AS Gov. Hughes spoke the audience
broke into terrific cheering. The Gov
erncr said in part:
Il have 70 sympathy with those who
inquire of what utility may be the dis
cove-y Of the North pole. or visit to
those frozen regions. We can never af
fo!d 10 be without these examples. The
journey TO the North pole may seem
far removed from the life of the work
man in the shop of the clerk in the of :
flee, or the busy professional man. but
unless that workman and that clerk
and that professional man now and
then feels the stimulus of high endeav-
or because of such examples, he will
grow weak in his own effort and fail
to show the best of the manhood that
is within him. We are all, in whatever
| occupation We may be engaged, better
tonight and mere richly endowed be-
cause o. the achievements of Comman-
der rcsry. Al hail to the man Vii,
puts lis life TO worthy purpose acil
wins"