Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-04
TO SUCCEED MOORE
Men; Favored for Geographic
Society President.
MUCH INTEREST is FELT
Eight Managers to Be Elected
January IA. ;.
TO CHOOSE OFFICERS LATER
Present Head of Organization De-
clines to Serve Again-Awaiting
Arrival of Cook Documents.

Scientific men and others in Washing
ton are much interested in the coming
election Of officers Of the National Geo
graphic Society, which will be held about
two weeks hence. The annual meeting of
the society will be held Friday. January
IA. and at this meeting one-third of the
board Of managers will be elected. The
board consists Of twenty-four members.
the term Of Office is for three years and
eight members arc elected each year dt
the annual meeting Of the society.
January 10 meeting OF the board of
managers will be held for the purpose OF
electins officers.
Prof. Moore Not a Candidate.
Prof. Willis l.. Moore, who has been
PRESIDENT of the society for FIVE wears. has
announced that he will not be candi-
date for e-election. An attempt has been
made to connect his action with the re-
i suits of the polar controversy, but we'll
informed members of the society assert
positively that there is no relation be-
| tween tile two.
Prof. Moore has addressed a letter to
each member of the board of managers
giving his reasons for not desiring to
have his name considered for president
Of the society. as follows:
| II have been member of the board of
/! managers of the National Geographic
! Society for about twelve years and have
been president OF the society for five
years. Neither directly nor indirectly
have / ever been candidate for MEM
bership OF the board or for the honor-
able Office of president Of the society,
and as / do not wish to have the board
| again consider my name in connection
with the presidency. think it TO be for
| the best interests of the society that l
! now give formal notice OF my desires, so
that the members of the board. during
| the three weeks preceding the annual
election OF officers. may informally dis
| cuss the matter with the view of giving
to my successor what | have always re-
! ceived-the unanimous vote of the mem
| bers of the board present at the annual
| election. With so much good material
| on the board from which to select. l do
not think it we'll for one member to re-
| tain indefinitely the honor OF being presi-
dent. and it may be questioned II five
years is not too long for ono man to
serve.
Il have seen this institution grow from
few hundred members. occupying a
small rented room. to great society Of
| over $1,000. with a beautiful home Of its
| own. large income, no liabilities. con-
siderable surplus Of funds on interest and
/
| of ONCE with admiration for the institu
tion and with the warmest regard for
each individual member Of the board.
Wills L. MOORE President"
Mentioned for President.
| Among those mentioned as likely sue
cessors to President Moore are Otto FL
Tittmann. superintendent Of the coast and
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ent vice president Of the society; o. P.
Austin. secretary. Rear Admiral Colby
NJ. Chester. United States Navy. retired
and Gen. j. NJ Wilson. United States
Army. retired. All are active members Of
the society and have shown great in
terest in its work. They are all members
OF the board of managers and have
friends among the other members who
would like to see one of them elected to
the presidency of the society
: There have been only four presidents of
tile National Geographic Society since its
existence The first was its founder,
/ Gardiner G.. Hubbard: the second. Prof.
| Alexander Graham Bell: the third, Prof.
! W ] MCGEE. and the fourth, Prof. Willis
! i. Moore.
! Awaiting Data From Denmark.
ceived the data and records relative to
National Geographic Society from the
University OF Copenhagen December %.
| 1t is not known exactly what the uni
versity is sending. as the only communica-
! ton received from the, regents was
cablegram. 1t is thought that merely
complete report Of the university has
been mailed. 1t may. however. be ac-
companied by the data submitted by DR..
Cook. AS soon as the reports or data
are received Prof. Gore will call a meet
| ing Of the special committee. consisting
of himself, Rear Admiral Pillsbury, u.
| S. N. and DR.. w. NJ. Hayes Of the
geological survey, which was appointed
| by the Nationall Geographic Society to
examine the records of explorers who
claimed to have reached the pole prior to
1909. Just as soon as this committee
can examine the data sent from Copen-
hagen 1t will make report to the board
of managers Of the society, although tho
report may not be the final one from the
| committee.
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