Evening star., 1932-11-13
PICARD TO SPEAK
HERE ON FLIGHTS
Other Notable Lectures Ar
ranged for Winter by Geo.
graphic Society.

Prof. Auguste Picard, famous ex-
plorer of the stratosphere, will speak
for the first time in this country next
January 13, describing THE World Ten
Miles Up" as part of the National
Geographic Society's 1928 lecture
program.
Prof. Picard, whose two balloon
flights into the stratosphere took him
to a greater height than any other
person has ever attained, is one Of
three outstanding speakers engaged for
the course. The others are Andre
tron Of geographic exploration, and
Princess Julia Cantacuzene, grand
daughter of President Grant
Prof. Picard will give detailed de-
scription Of his voyage into the strato-
| sphere, sealed in an air-tight globe
of steel, and will exhibit the photo
| graphs which he obtained from an ele-
vation nearly twice as great as the
earth's highest mountain.
The first lecture Of the course, Man
churia: Land of Promise" will be de-
livered by Lieut.. Col. H St. Clair
Smallwood at 8:l5 pm. next Friday.
IVA SAbAOC1 WILL COIlIC W f11IlCA ACd
especially to address the society in con-
nection with the showing of selections
from more than 80 miles Of film taken
by the Citroen- -Haardt Transasiatic Ex-
pedition, with which the society CO.
operated. Princess Cantacuzene, who
was born in the White House, will
speak on my Life In Russia"
A "windjammers" battle with angry
seas in rounding Cape Horn, everyday
life in Japan and Americas national
parks are some of the diverse subjects
to be covered in other lectures. Mai.
James Sawders will tell of present-day
Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
DR.. Maynard Owen williams, who, as
foreign staff representative of the So
ciety, gathered material of historic
places and ittle-known peoples in Asia,
will describe conditions along Marco
Polo'S path six centuries after
Photographs Of traditional frag-
ment of Noah's ark will be among the
| illustrations shown by Carveth Wells,
who will describe his journey across
Soviet Russia into Turkey and to Mount
| Ararat. He also will tell of a visit to
, remote valley Of the Caucasus Noun
tains, where he visited tribeSmen who
claim descent from Crusaders and wear
chain ar1nor.
Accompanying each announcement OF
| the lecture program mailed by the So
ciety is an invitation to members and
| their friends to visit its new admins
tration building, recently opened on
| Sixteenth street. The group consti-
tutes one of the most comprehensive
| headquarters of national institutions
in Washington, and contains in addi-
! ton to executive Offices an exhibit hall
where engagements Of notable photo
| graphs are hung a spacious lobby, q
reception room and library. The
buildings are open on week days from
8 am until pm, except on Satur-
days, when they close at l pm.
As in recent years, the society lee
lures will be given in the Washington
| Auditorium, Nineteenth and E streets
on Friday evenings. A few dates are
yet to be filled.
The program, aS announced, follows
| November 25, 1.-The Republics in the
Clouds" Mai. Sawders.
| December 2, Winning the Cape Horr
Grain Race" A. j. Villiers.
| December 9, 1.-THE Land and People
Of Japan" Charles C. Batchelder.
December 16, From Leningrad II
Mount Ararat," Wells.
December %, "a Visit to Old Eng
land" Burton Holmes
January 6, "The Head Takers Of For
mosa," Carl Won Hoffman.
January 20, From the Mediterranean
to the Yellow Sea by Motor" M
Citroen.
February II, "The Story of Our Ma
tional Parks" Horace NJ. Albright
February "a, my Life in Russia,
Princess Cantacuzene.
March 3, '"The Face of Asia: 1881 80,
Maynard Owen Williams.
March 10, Rounding the Globe Il
the Camargo," Amos Burg.
March II, America in Natural Col
ors," Fred Payne Clatworthy.