Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-27
FAR NORTHLAND
BROUGHT TO CITY
BY MACMILLAN

Donald u. MACMILLAN. who returned
to this country last July from year
spent In Arctic regions exploring hith-
erto unknown territory. delivered a
lecture on his experiences accompanied
by 5000 feet OF motion pictures at the
City Opera House here last evening
before an audience OF nearly 1000 peo-
pie. The lecture WAS given ander the
auspices of the Watervi!le Niwanis
Club and the proceeds will te ased by
that organization In charitable work.
Those who attended the lecture agreed
that 1t was one of the most interesting
they had ever heard.
DR.. Macmillan spoke briefly in intro
duction and then spent the greater part
OF the evening explaining tho pictures
which were taken by him personally.
The pictures were remarkably clear and
taken in places where they would re-
veal the events and sights Of most In
terest in that part of the world.
The first pictures showed the auxil-
larry schooner "Bowdoin." named after
Or. MacMillan's alma mater, lying at
the dock at Boothbav IIarbor. in Maine,
lust before the start was made the
23rd of June, 1928. a crowd of 5000
people were present to bid DR.. Mac
MILAN and his crew goodbye. Among
those present were Colonel Greeley,
one of the few survivors OF the Ill
fatcd Greeley expedition into the
north years ago, and Gov. Percival +.
Baxter Of Maine.
A beautiful bronze tablet was taken
north by DR.. Macmillan TO be placed
on the spot where 10 members or the
Greeley expedition died of exposure
and starvation. The next shown was
pictures of the crew of the ship. sew
eral Of them with the doctor on sew
eral trips into the Arctic.
The Bowdoin put off in late after
noon and the first night was spent at
Monhegan Island. off the Maine coast.
There they babe goodbye to tneir
friends and started northward. Pic'
lures were shown of DR.. Gren1eh
Mission on Labrador and OF the nrs'
Eskimo villages.
pic,nres of beautiful icebergs. Won
a.rf,i "a look at but treacherous.
,rere thrown on the screen. some OF
then, SO large that they would supply
tha city Of waterville with ice TOT 'V
- 40 vears. according to the speaker.
Tho Rowdoin Kept going north un.li
so,yir Raw was reached. and thete
~, stopped and made ready Tor the
49,, Arctic winter. They took with
thnn, from one Of the Eskimo villages
snrar,l natives and host or doSs ,o'
49, .,edres. The placing and unVeiiins
of the tablet was shown.
An amusing scene was tne k,,li"s
h,ge white whale, and after the ea
a..s had been landed the Esk,Ihos
r,,sned 10 cut off chunks OF the skin "
80 their idea being that II was
,,c,ous although It did not seem 10 n
,,r.ss anyone in the audience that '"e'
would like to try some. <-,u
Tsr;mos travelling in their -
,saIss,n KAYAKS were very interes.ns
AIthnmrh no Eskimo can swim. acco' =.
;ns IN the doctor they never oro"'
.he,, sra so expert in their craf..
60. very interesting scenes o, o
SUM srtbern Greenland were SHOWN,
MANY Of the pictures ness new, The
haen seen before in this coun -. and
ric,,,res Of the Children eoihs Sa sS not
stI,,nr and eating birds raw o.. .,nss
saa,,, n appeal to the palate OF nsc.
nresent An the audience. ous .ne ~.
t',rss showed that the cniiaFen
hsarfi,v enjoying themselves. an.
MI. .torv was q chronoios
,an,ins Win the leaving OF Boo.noay
ssarhnr and ending with the ar 20
sas vain. DR.. Macmillan proved an
n~.ar,e !; ming speaker and he freauenasf
s,o,,vht ont the humorous incidents
the trip with an apn's
laughs from his hearers.