The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
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Interviews with Guests
From All Parts of
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American citizens, in their pros-
perity. should not forget their obIi-
cations to suffering humanity In
less fortunate countries, Lieut.. Col.
Charles Wellington Furlong. F. r.
G. S.. said at the Cosmos Club yes
terday.
Col. Furlong. who lectured last
night on The Passing or the Oid
West" before the National Geo.
raphic Society, has for many years
been a close observer of the Near
Eastern conditions. He has had q
rare opportunity to investigate and
get behind the scenes. having
served as an officer of the general
staff, United States Army, with tho
American and allied forces in the
Balkans and the Near East.
Although in favor of Armenian
and other necessary. relief when
properly managed and directed.
Col. Furlong declares that funds
should be administered wholly by
American officials. armenian COM
mittees are not Trustworthy" he
declared. I'VE must also remember
that there are many wealthy Ar
menians who should be urged to do
their share in helping their stricken
brethren"
FURLONG A WRITER
AND EXPLORER.
Col. Furlong has had a varied
career and Is widely known as
artist, explorer. lecturer and writer.
He has travelled extensively in
North and South America, North
Africa, the Balkans, and the Near
East. He has served on various
scientific expeditions in various
parts of the world. In 1904 he dis
covered in Tripoli harbor the wreck
of the u. S. Frigate philadelphia"
sunk by Lieut.. Decatur in 1904. He
was among the army officers who
accompanied President Wilson to
Paris:
OF late years Col. Furlong has
been greatly interested in perpetu-
ating the traditions OF the old
West. especially as eNemplified In
the Rodeo at Salinas, California,
and the Roundup, at Pendleton,
Oregon.
The romance of the old West Is
not yet extinct" the colonel said
yesterday. "It still lives in the clean
sport of the Roundup celebrated
every IulI IN toWH VI tn-
dleton, Oregon.
Col. Furlong is we'll qualified to
speak on this subject, for he has
lived the life of the cowboy, con-
testoi in the sports of the roundup.
and in 1914 won the worlds rough
riding championship on the famous
bucking bull, ''Sharkey."
This Roundup" Col. Furlong says.
sstn mo ie tho nIusvau Of srh< Win
ming of the West IL is truly an
epic drama of cowboy life. No one
can leave one.o OF these exhibitions of
manly skill without a bigger. finer
feeling toward life and genuine re-
spect for the modest manhood and
womanhood who have taken chances
in their sports OF daring and skill.
EPITOMIZEs LIFE
OF THE RANCHER.
This exhibition is really the
epitome of ranch life shown in sport
for all of these feats of horseman-
ship are merely the outgrowth of the
daily range life Of the cowboy.
Before our eyes passes a kaleido-
seopic panorama, charged with the
free and open spirit of the range
All the pioneer institutions are
there: the pony express. the stage
coach. rough riding. steer roping
Our actors are the men of the range
themselves, actors who live most OF
their parts every day Of their lives
1T is an inspiration. an education,
q revelation of the struggles of our
fathers in the valiant fight they
waged for the winning of the West. y
The Roundup is held every fall be.
VI n N l. n
long said. Pendleton is a modest lit.
tie town of 1000. the center of the
wheat belt. 1t has a few industries
but depends chiefly on wheat raising
The Roundup annually attracts more
| than 10000 people to the town