Evening star., 1915-04-09
MRS. ADAMS LECTURES
At NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
Tells of Discovery by Maj. Fawcett
of Cannibal Race on the
Amazon.
Shows Views Taken in Brazil on Top
of the Andes and in Other
Countries.

Mrs Harriet Chalmers Adams, F. r. G.
s.. noted as one of Americas most ia
NOUS woman explorers, delivered an ad-
dress. illustrated with colored slides and
motion pictures. last night at the Ma
tional Press Club, in which she told Of the
discovery by the late Mai. P. II. Fawcett
of the British army of hitherto unde-
scribed race of cannihal savages in the
Amazon valley, data regarding whom has
been placed in the confidential archives
of the Royal Geograp aphical Society of
London.
Mrs. Adams spoke upon the occasion of
the April Ladies night of the club. the
evenings entertainment being distin-
| guished by the fact that women only took
| part in the program, the remainder of
| which was music of a high character
| Among those contributing to this portion
of the program were Miss Myra Mecca
| thran. Mrs. Ruth Simpson, Mrs. r. L.
Walters. Mrs. ]. J. Kerr, Mrs. Salin, Mrs
Edith Marmion Brosius, Miss Regina
Eliza beth Winston and Mrs. Helen Dono-
hue De Yo. An orchestra was in attend
ance throughout the evening.
Rode Mule Up 1e,2OO Feet.
Mrs. Adams was introduced as one
| who had Travelled muleback on the
heights of the Andes. 1920 feet above
| sea-1evel, and as the first white woma n
| to reach the Madre de Dios region of
| the Amazon valley. She told of Santo
Domingo and the tomb of Christopher
| columbus, and the crossing of the Is
| land of Haiti in the saddle in the
search for prehistoric solenodon, five
| OF which rare animals Mr.. and Mrs.
| Adams brought to the United States.
PICTURES of Peru and Argentina were
shown. as well as Terra del Fuego,
| Patagonia. Brazil, French Guiana and
| the Panama canal.
| Mrs. Adams said Buenos Aires, at its
present rate of growth, will pass Chi
| cago in 1880 as the second largest city
| of America.
Speaking Of the discoveries of Maj.
Fawcett. Mrs. Adams said, in part:
The least known people on earth
| have just loomed up on civilizations
| colorless horizon. They are cannibals
and wear not vestige of clothing;
yet they consider it beneath their dig
nifty to squat. savage fashion, on the
| ground and use elaborately carved
| wooden stools. At dawn their chiefs
sit, in solemn row. outside the door
| of the matched communal house of
each village and chant melodiously to
| the rising sun.
These interesting people, numbering
many thousands. whose existence in
! the upper Amazonian valley has never
even been dreamed of, were recently
| discovered by Maj. P. H. Fawcett. a
British explorer, and three white com
panions. The story just given to the
world through the Royal Geographical
Society Of London has added interest
since the news of Maj Fawcett's tragic
death with the allied forces in France.
Maj. Fawcett. whose story in the
! light of his well established reputation
as painstaking and accurate observer
and narrator we have no reason to
doubt. has been at work for years in
| the upper Amazonian forest country
| in the region OF the Heath, Beni and
neighboring rivers. and in past years
has visited and chronicled many saw
| age tribes. all of whom have been
! known to South American geographers
| il not to those Of other countries. Last
| year, however, MAJ. Fawcett and his
companions left their canoes and
| crossed a great area Of forest country
on foot. reaching q wide belt Of low
| and swampy land. Cutting their way
through the wilderness their food sup.
| ply became exhausted. Finding at last
fine open trail. they came upon the
malocas, or communal dwellings OF
| sayages.