Evening star., 1917-11-10

on Prouram of National Geo.
graphic Society.
Diplomats, scientists. educators, war
riors, statesmen, philanthropists and
explorers OF international distinction
are included in the list of twenty-one
lecturers who will be heard in the Ma
tional Geographic Society's lecture
course for 1s17-1s1s. as announced to-
day by Gilbert H. Grosvenor. director
and editor of the society.
The interest of all America being
Of the speakers will discuss topics and
problems of that part Of the world
embraced in the term 'over there and
OF these wartime speakers perhaps
none ON the geographic program will
arouse keener interest or greater en-
thus!asm than a young soldier, for
merly q commissioned officer in the
United States cavalry and now wearing
the insignia of machine gun sergeant
in the British army-Arthur Guy En-
pey, author of one of the most moving
stories of trench warfare that the world
has yet read, "Over the Top"
Practically all of the lectures. which
will be given Friday afternoons at 4:45
and Friday evenings at S:15, in the
auditorium of the New Masonic Temple,
18th street and New York avenue. will
be illustrated, chiefly with motion
pictures
The first lecture will be given Friday
afternoon and evening, November Is,
and the succeeding addresses viii be
given every Friday afternoon and even
Ing through April IL, with the excep
tion Of December 81 and 2S-
Program for the Course.
The program is as follows:
November 10.-sHeroic Italy, by Wit
torio Falorsi. illustrated with a series
Of motion pictures Of the italian armies
in action. taken under the auspices OF
the Italian government.
November 23-FTghting 1t Out. by
Capt. A. Radclyffe Dugmore of the
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
At the beginning OF the war Capt Dug
him to be arrested by his own British
comrades as a spy suspect, then by the
BeIgians, and finally by the Germans,
from whom he miraculously escaped.
November sO-sWhat American In
dependence Has Done for the British
Emsirs;" BY Sir George II Reid. G: E:
premier Of Australia. Sir George has been
characterised by Herbert Asquith. for
mer prime minister Of Great Britain. as
.'one Of the foremost statesmen OF the en-
pire,' and by Sir Henry Lucy c'Toby"
in London Punch) as the best after
dinner speaker in London.
December 7-"Over the Top With the
Best Of Luck" by Sergt. Arthur Guy
Empey, author OF "over the Top"
Sergt. Empey was wounded in action
three times. and each time was rescued
from mo mans land" by his comrades
He also went through two gas attacks.
On one occasion he lay in a shell crater
for two nights and a day before stretch
er bearers could reach him.
December 14-In the afternoon.
Emery Pottle. the author and lecturer.
will address the society on the work
Of the American Ambulance Corps in
France. Mr.. Pottle was one of the first
Americans to volunteer for this heroic
work in the early days of the struggle.
In the evening Frederick Walcott of
the food administration will tell of his
experience In bringing relief to the
stricken peoples of Belgium and Po-
land. He will also reveal the methods
Huns to intimidate the civilian popula-
tion of devastated countries. Both leo
lures will be illustrated.
To Tell Of Army's Training.
January 4-"Cantonments." by Maj
Granville Fortescue, who was a dfstin-
guished war correspondent and mill
tary observer before he became an Of
hcer in the new National Army. He
will tell how young Americans, direct
from civil life. are being made fit for
their task Of insuring world democracy.
YIt..k AAI t4~, ,t@&s
January 11-Sentlnels of the Sky,o
and our aviation service. In the words
of Constantine of old, who saw a
flaming cross in the skies, SO our ar
mics. seeing the star-stamped wings
of our birdmsn, will cry, by that sign
We conquer"
January Is-"Undaunted France" by
NJ. stephane Lauzanne. chief editor Of
lie Matin. the most influential news
paper Of France. with q circulation Of
one and q half millions. The address
pictures supplied by the French gov
ernment.
January 95D"Our Flag on Foreign
Fields" by Representative Frederick
c. Hicks. one OF the members Of Con-
gress who went to France in October
to secure frst-hand information about
the conditions under which American
troops will contend against the forces
of autocracy. Illustrated with motion
pictures.
February 1-AIravels In the Ottoman
Empire In war Time,n by Dr. Franklin
e. Hoskins, for more than thirty years
| associated with the American Univer-
sity at Beirut, Syria. DR.. Hoskins
brings first hand information concern
ing the frightful suffering which the
Armenian and other Christian peoples
of the Holy Land have endured since
the Turk became an ally of the Hun.
February s-.Russia." by Mai. STAN
| ley Washburn. for three years war corr
respondent on the eastern front and q
| member of the Root mission to Russia.
FebFuary 16-tsrhe Land of the Rising
sun." A remarkable series of motion
pictures depicting the legendary his
tory, manners, customs and daily ac-
tivities Of the Japanese people. These
IvioWs, taken under the auspices OF the
Japansss government viii b. accom-