Evening star., 1912-11-09
TOPIC, SOUTH POLE
Capt. Road Amundsen to Lee
ture in Washington.
HIS STORY OF DISCOVERY
Will Address National Geographic
Society Friday, January 10.
s0CIETY'S WINTER PROGRAM
Course Embraces Lectures Every
Week, Beginning November Is,
and Closing April 4, 1913.
seCIETY's WINTER PROGRAM

Capt. Roald Amundsen, discoverer OF
the south pole, and the first white man
to establish beyond doubt the existence
OF the northwest passage, will lecture in
Washington before the National Geo
graphic Society. The date of the lecture
Is Friday, January 10, 1913, and the lec-
ture will be the first by Capt. Amundsen
In America since his discovery of the
south pole.
Capt. Amundsen addressed the National
Geographic Society November 1, 1907, on
his successful negotiation of the north
west passage He has been honored by
most Of the geographical societies of the
world for his arctic and antarctic explor-
ations. and is a gold medalist Of the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
The program for the lecture course to
be given during the coming season by the
society has been announced. The lee
lures will be delivered in the New Ma
sonic Temple at 18th street and New
York avenue northw est, where. beginning
Friday afternoon. November 15. lectures
will be given every Friday afternoon and
evening until April 4, except the evening
Of December q.
A number Of lectures of more than
ordinary interest have been arranged for.
among these being the opening lecture,
November 10, afternoon and night. when
Vilhjalmur Stefansson of the American
Museum of Natural History will tell of
the Blond Eskimos of Coronation Gulf,
discovered by him during his explorations
Of the arctic coast Of North America dur
ing the years 19O9-1912. Charles r. Crane
has also promised to deliver lecture on
1.-The Balkan States" the date not yet
being definitely arranged.
Program of Lectures.
The proprano for the course follows.
November 15-"The Blond Eskimos OF
Coronation Gulf" BY Vilhjalmur Stefans-
son Of the American Museum of Natural
History. Illustrated with colored lantern
slides.
November 22-"Bulgiara and Servia.
BY Col. Nox Mccain. Illustrated with
colored lantern slides and motion pic
tures
November o0E"Modern Greece and
Montenegro" BY George Higgins Moses;
Montenegro. 19Oe-19l2. illustrated with
colOred lantern slides
December 6-''The Ascent of Mount Nc
Ktnley." by Prof Herschel Parker Of
Columbia University. New York. Illus
trated with colored lantern slides.
December 13-''The Romance of the Red
Indian" by Walter McClintock. Illustrat-
ed with motion pictures and a collection
Of colored lantern slides.
Panama Canal, Illustrated.
December 20-"The Panama Canal, as
Told in Kinemacolor Motion Pictures" ;"
by Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Chester, U.
8. n.
January 3-"A Vanishing Empire by
E. M. Newman. Mr.. Newman. with the
assistance of colored slides and motion
pictures, will tell Of Constantinople, Sa-
lOniki, Adrianople and the other historic
cities which are the center Of the present
eastern war.
January 1o-"The Discovery of the
South Pole" by Capt. Roald Amundsen.
illustrated with colored lantern slides.
January 17-"New Women in China =
BY DIR. Yamei Kin, the foremost woman
ate of Columbia University. New York,
and Is one Of several Chinese women who
have obtained the degree Of doctor of
medicine. She is one of the leading women
of the new republic Of the east, having
taken a prominent part in all movements
her country. Her lecture will be illus
trated with colored lantern slides.
January 24-'Hunting Big Game Across
the World. From Borneo to the l.ockies,
Isles. India, Canada. etc By Cherry
Kearton of England. Mr.. Kearton shows
5000 feet Of motion picture films of hunt
ing the tiger, elephant, Indian bison
orang-Outang, lion, bear, nunalo, elk, etc.
January 3l-"Exporing in the Canadian
Rockies and the Capture of Mount Rob-
son, It's Highest Peak" By Rev. George
Kinney. Illustrated with cOlored lantern
slides.
February 7-"Austria Hungary" By
Bellamy Storer, formerly American am
bassador to Austria Hungary. Illustrated
with colored lantern slides.
Mile Of Motion Pictures.
February 14-"Around the World in
Eighty Minutes: A Twenty -five-Thou-
sand-Mile Tour, Told in One Mile of Mo-
ton Pictures" BY Prof. o. p. Austin.
secretary of the National Geographic So
ciety.
February 21-"An Explorers Experience
in Little known Portions of Korea" BY
Roy C. Andrews of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. Illustrated
with colored lantern slides.
February 2s-George Kennan will de-