The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
WORD PICTURE
OF AFRICAN TRIP.
j. Alden Loring Relates Thrilling
Experiences of the Roosevelt
PARTY

rarity.
Every little movement has
meaning of its own said John AL
den Loring Tuesday night in his
lecture On Through Africa With
Roosevelt" given under the auspices
of the American Womens league in
the Central High school auditorium,
Scranton.
Mr.. Loring was describing the ap-
proach of lion upon the uninitiat-
ed hunter, and the sensations that
prevail.
Il expected to see her come on
the gallop," said Mr.. Loring, roar
ing in all her fierceness, but instead
she came on steady and easy
run, swift as an express train. Every
little movement has a meaning of
it's own
Unfortunately for the attendance,
blasts of real winter broke about
O'Clock and continued until long af-
ter time for the lecture to begin, ac-
cording to the Scranton Truth. This
kept many away, but regardless of
this handicap there were probably
between 800 and 400 in the auditor
ium.
Mr.. Loring was a member of the
Roosevelt party that took that mem
orable trip through the wilds of
Africa. AS result, Mr.. Loring is
enabled to give to the public one of
the most entertaining and education
al lectures known in platform an
nails.
The pictures that accompany Mr..
Loring's lecture are unquestionably
taken from the finest specimens of
photography. They are clear in
every detail and bring before the
people back home" scenes, the like
of which from a standpoint of in
terest, have never before been
thrown upon a screen.
Speaking of Kermit Roosevelt, the
former presidents son, Mr.. Loring
said:
Kermit is the most persistent
hunter of wild animals / ever met
When he started after a beast, no
matter what danger attended the
hunt, he invariably brought it down"
Mr.. Loring dwelt at some length
upon the daring of Mr.. Roosevelt and
Kermit in hunting such game as the
elephant, rhinoceros and lion. The
rhino, the lecturer said, was "one
step lively if we couldn't" On sight
of rhino, the porters took to the
| tallest trees, and came down only
when the beast was giving the party
animal that could make our porters
| it's dust.
The most thrilling events OF the
| trip were vividly told by Mr.. Loring
Especially interesting was his recit-
al of lion hunt by the natives
These natives arrayed themselves as
though going to war. They knew
that some of them would probably
be killed, and others seriously in
| jured.
The lion they surrounded and
charged. When wounded the king
of beasts" selected some one man
and made for him. The slides that
| accompanied this tale showed the
! lion leaping upon the porter, and
throwing himself over the shield
which was held out, and grabbing
between his giant jaws the shoulder
of the hunter. The lion was quick
ly seduced to some other quarter by
the many attacks, and within a few
minutes he lay in the dust.
"Mr. Roosevelt witnessed this
fight" said Mr.. Lorimer. He was
so enthused over the bravery of the
men that to the trio that actually
did the work, he made presents
This proved to be a mistake, as the
rest of the hunters, incapable of
reasoning out such things, could not
see why they should be discriminat-
ed against, so they refused to hunt
any more lions for the benefit of the
colonel However, they immediate
ly started on one of their own"
Interest in the lecture and in the
slides was intense. The audience
hardly realized at $3.50 o'clock that
the lecture was. over. 1t was the one
thing about the lecture that they
regretted.
Mr.. Loring is a cousin of DIR. H.
V. Logan and Mrs. H. A. Knapp, OF
Scranton, and was their guests while
in that city.
Mr.. Loring was presented to the
audience by former Judge Henry A.
Knapp. There are several members
of "The American Woman's League"
living in Honesdale.