Evening star., 1922-04-06


ice and John Joyce Broderick, counse
J. BrOderick and Charles l.. Pack.
1906. for his farthest north. and in
1909 special gold medal. four inches
in diameter celebrating the discovery
of the north pole, was struck off in
| his honor, and presented to him.
Il voice the feeling of every men,
| Der of this great organization when
| l say to Mrs. Peary that our hearts
are filled with inexpressible tender
ness and gratitude that the precious
privilege of placing this monument
| on his resting place has been granted
by her to this society, which loved
| him SO well. and which. with all the
| world, rejoices that he made good at
| last and that an American has be-
come the equal of Hudson, Magellan
and Columbus"
F.! "SnOw Baby Participates
Especially fitting was the participa-
I ton in the ceremonies of Mrs. STAFF
| ford. who was Miss Marie Peary, born
! during one of the expeditions. by
which her father determined the in
| sularity of Greenland. She was known
as the Snow Baby" and holds the
distinction of having been born far
ther north than any other white
| child.
/ The memorial, which was discl Jsed
| to view when she pulled cord that
| broke the Union Jack from il, con-
| sists of an oblate spheroid of white
| Maine granite, in proportion and IN
position like the earth. resting on a
| massive granite base. On the surface
| of the granite globe are hewn the out
! lines of land and water masses of the
! earths surface. At it's north pole.
| tilted toward the north, is bronze
| star. symbol of the achievement by
| which Peary's name will be remem-
| bered.
! The symbolic design of this monu.
| ment was conceived by Admiral
| Peary during his last illness. and sug-
i gestions for it were dictated to ms
wife. herself an arctic explorer and
! a traveller of note, less than three
| weeks before his death.
! Matt Henson's Distinction.
There's one man in that specially
erected stand who looks much the
same as the ordinary American seen
| on the streets daily, but who holds a
unique distinction since the death OF
| Admiral Peary.
! He is Matt Henson. He was the
only one of Peary's party to accom-
pany him on the last leg of the dash
| for the pole.
| Roald Amundsen. who is shortly to
F, go into the arctic on scientiflc eH
pedition; Vilhjalmur Stefansson and
| Capt Robert A. Bartlett are there to
| pay a tribute to the memory OF
J fellow explorer.
| The American flag which Peary
planted at the pole is being employed
In the exercises.
Among the guests occupying the
stand at the dedication are:
| The President of the United States
and Mrs. Harding, the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. DENLY, DR.. Charles
| the National Geographic Society, ana
Mrs Grosvenor, Rear Admiral George
w. Baird. U. S. N. '(retire0.
The Vice President of the United
States and Mrs Coolidge. the Speaker
of the House and Mrs. Gillett, the Sec
| retary of War and Mrs. Weeks.
The board of trustees of the Ma
| tionaI Geographic, Society-the Chief
Justice of the United States: William
Howard Taft; Alexander Graham Bell,
John JOY Edison. Charles J. Bell: David
Fairchild, C. Hart Merriam. 0. 2 Aus
tin, George r. Putnam, George Shiras,
Sd: Col. q. Lester Jones. Grant Squires,
Rear Admiral C. M. Chester, U. S. N;
Frederick v. Coville. Rudolph kauff-
mann, T. l.. Macdonald. S. N. d. North,
John oliver La Gorce. J. Howard Gore,
A. w. Greedy. George Otis Smith. o.
II. Tittmann, Henry White and Ste
phen T. Mather.
Mrs. Robert E. Peary, r. E. Peary
Judge William P. Stafford and MRS
ford, Mr. and Mrs Emil Diebitsch,
Herman Diebitsch. Miss NJ. Diebitsch
and Miss Madge Diebitsch.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes. Mrs. William
Nine. Jusserand, Robert Woods Bliss
and Mrs. Bliss, Ralph G. Packard
Ralph G. Packard. jr.; Charles Moore
Kenneth c. M. Sills president OF Bow
doin College,; Mr.. and Mrs: Wads
E1ossr E1lis Mfs Mai Winthrop v9hn S. Greene. Col
and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles ]. Nichols, Senator Bert M;
Fernald. Capt Robert Bartlett and
Col. and Mrs. Russell Langdon.
/ Aerial League-Roald Amundsen;
Henry woodhouse, Mr.. and Mrs. PAU
Laeghton and Mrs. William A. Bart
Explorers Club-vilhjalmur Stef-
ansson, Brig. David l. Branara n.
civil Engineers Corps-Rear Ad-
miral r. .. Gregory, Rear Admiral M
T. Endicott and Capt r. E. Bakenhus
Aero Club Of America-Rear a. "a
mirsl b Bradley d yE,iesm Il; fasxe' and COL % Harold
" geographical Society of Philadel-
phia-Henry G. Bryant, waiter -
! Wilcox. ri.
], American Museum OF INdlui al LIS
tory-Dr. Edmund Otis Hovey.
| The Pennsylvania Society-Nathan
L. Strong, Thomas s. Crago, Henry
W. Watson, Louis T. McFadden.
Navy Department-Rear Admlrals
Robert E. Coontz. Cary T. Grayson
william A. Moffet, W. L. Rodgers
John S. Carpenter. Judge AdyocaIte ate
General Julian L. Latimer, = $
Rodgers (retired), Capt. Elliott snow
F. B. Bassett, j. R. Blakely, H. l.
Wyman, G. E. Gelm, E. w. Scott, Col
Alexander Rodgers. u. s. A. (retired)
l. American Scenic and Historic Pres
ervation Society-H. X. Bush Brown
George F. Kunz. DR.. Herbert L.
Chamber of Commerce Of the State
of New York-Senator William M
Calder, Senator Joseph Frelinghuy,
sen, Theodore e. Burton. Arthur =
Kane Lodge-John Edmond Hewitt
Job e. Hedges, William A. hoffman
Rev. Nathan A. Seagle. D. d.
! ]. Hampton Moore. mayor of Phiia-
delphia, and Mrs. Moore; DR.. and Mrs
l Theodore LIE Boutillier.
| Robert E. Peary Post-Commandel
liz. J, Stewart, c. c. Hamel, Lieuts w
A. Rolf and C. A. Tinker.