Evening journal., 1913-06-13
PEARY TROPHIES in
NATIONAL MUSEUM

WASHINGTON, June 13-The Peary
Arctic collections IN the hall OF his
tory in the United States National
Museum have recently been aug
mented BY the addition of two gold
medals and a trophy, lately received
bv Admiral Rofert e. feary, U. 5. n.
OF prime interest is the medal OF
honor OF the peary Arctic Club, pre-
sented to Admiral Peary, April 8,
tos2 in honor Of his achievements In
the Arctic and especially the dis
covery of the North Pole. The medal
is In the form of a five-pointed sold
star measuring about three and one
half inches in diameter. encircled
with "a band OF gold and having a
pentaeonal center also OF gold. IN
which rs engraved "The Peary Arctic
Club ID r. y. Peary. April 6, 1872,
and "A large blue-white diamond is set
in the center. In the arms OF the star
there are mounted segments OF the
great Ahnighito meteroite found by
Admiral Peary. in Cape York In 1897
Between these sections of the mete-
orite. on the circular band, are hVe
inscriptions comprising the five ex-
ploits which Peary accomplished un-
der the auspices and assistance OF
the club They read; "The crossing
of Greenland, 1892" Securing the
Great Meteorites, 1897" /" "lnsularity Of
Greenland. 1900:" "Farthest North,
1906" and "The North Pole, 1903.
On the reverse is the inscription:
"The Peary Arctic Club" and the OBJ
ject for which the club was founded,
ito reach the farthest northern point
of the Western Hemisphere. Presi-
IIttlI.urds viz
president. Zenas Crane; secretary,
Herbert L. Bridgman. 1nveniat viam
aut facit." The club motto Find a
way or make one"
The second memento is In the form
of a trophy, being a bronze wreath
of laurel surmounted by an angle,
and encircling a maple leaf of the
same metal mounted on an oak panel
The inscription is on the maple leaf
and reads as follows: Presented TO
Commander Robert e. Peary, c. T..
u. S. ~, Discoverer of the North
Camp Of the City of New York
March 5. 1910" Above Is a silver
star. and below is a circular mar
wrought in gold. depicting the Polar
regions. The symbols are partic
ularly appropriate; The laurel wreath
typifying victory. the maple lea
serving as the emblem Of Canada
while the eagle indicates the United
States and the Polar Star is indica
tive of the fulfilled quest.
The second medal is that Of th'
Paris Academy of Sports. This is ;
gold medal of excellent artistic de
sign and mounted tastefully in
Russian leather case. together with 1
parchment certificate on which is in
scribed the instance Of the gift.
The Peary case in the Nationa
Museum Il well filled with medals an,
presents received by ADMIRAL Peary
Among them are is gold medals II
addition 10 those just mentioned, tw'
silver medals. three loving cups o
silver, a model of a Fifteenth Cen
tnry ship in silver, and three flag
carried by the explorer on his tril
to the pole The flags are small
United States flag OF silk, flag o
the Navy League and a banner of tn
Admirals college fraternity, Delt
Kappa Epsilon. The Thanks O
Congress is 70 be seen as well, en-
crossed in colors on parchment. tn
interest OF the exhibit rs increase
By a map showing the routes an
points Of interest of the various trim
made by Peary TO the Arctic. Thi
IS mounted in the top Of the cas-
where it can be seen and studie
readily.