Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
LA GORGE HONORED
BY zoo AT DINNER
Geographic Society Trustees
Present Globe Atlas to
Vice President.

Some 200 friends from a score of
cities and a dozen States-scientists,
explorers, statesmen, editors and other
notables-attended the dinner given last
evening at the New Willard Hotel by
the trustees of the National Geographic
Society in honor of the IS years asso-
citation with the society of DR.. John
Oliver La GORGE, now its vice president
and associate editor of its National Geo.
graphic Magazine.
Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of
the society, presided at the dinner, told
Of the work of the guest of honor in
behalf OF the society and presented him,
In behalf of the trustees, with a globe
atlas of the world. After recounting the
occasions upon which the society has
paid tribute to its explorers who have
returned from noteworthy expeditions,
DR.. Grosvenor added: Equally worthy
of recognition and honor is one who has
given quarter century striving mighti-
ly and brilliantly to help create this
great organization, which supports the
explorers, arouseS public sentiment to
the Importance of their work and makes
the reports of their discoveries available
to the public" The only other speaker
on the program was Rev. w. Coleman
Nevis. S. j., president of Georgetown
University, which DR.. La GORGE attend
ed and which recently gave him an
honorary master of arts degree.
Education Peace Factor.
DR.. Nevis was greeted with applause
when, after recounting some of the
measures advanced to bring about world
peace, said: But there has been one
program against which, I venture to
say, no antagonist has up to the pres
ent arisen. 1t is this Let us have in
ternational peace through education.
This can be done best through educa-
ton. There is probably no medium the
world over that has contributed so
mach to international peace through
education as the National Geographic
Magazine"
The globe-atlas presented TO Dr. La
GORGE by the society's trustees bore the
inscription: Presented to Dr. John
Oliver La GORGE by the board of trus-
tees of the National Geographic So
ciety in recognition of IS years of dis
tinguished service to the society"
Signed by 80 members of the edi-
torlal staff and the photographic, IL
Illustrations and Photographic divisions
of the society and its foreign cor
respondents who were present was an
tanned in this resolution paid DR.. La
GORGE by his associates was read to the
diners by DR.. w. j. Showalter.
During the dinner Gene Buck of New
York introduced Alfred Chigi Russian
soloist, and Robert Conchi, who con-
tributed to the musical prgram, which
also included group of Russian choral
singers.
Letter From Byrd Read.
A letter was read from Rear Admi-
raj Richard E. Byrd who had expected
to be present, but was detained by a
lecture date that could not be Cancelled
Following the response of DR.. La
GORGE the first showing was given mo-
ton pictures taken on the National
Geographic Society's recent aerial survey
of sky paths from Washington to Bue-
nos Aires. These pictures reveal the first
movies" ever taken from the air of a
water spout. snapped off Havana, and
then recorded aerial views of the old
Spanish Main. of historic Santo Do
mingo of other West Indies Islands, of
the broad, island dotted mouth of the
Amazon and of the La Plata, and
showed the beautiful harbor of Rio de
Janeiro. Trips were also made to in
terror regions where the camera revealed
little known jungle areas, and primitive
peoples, in contrast to the busy cities
and the mammoth coconut and coffee
plantations. end other new industries
that are springing up in South America.
Other pictures also were shown, in
Guiding those taken by DR.. La Gorce of
flsmingoes, the only movies recorded of
this elusive bird, and those of the VAL
ley of Ten Thousand Smokes, in Alaska,
recorded by DR. Robert F. GriggS, leader
of series of the Society's expeditions
which discovered ana explored that
natural wonder area.