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National Geographic : 1908 Nov
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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE November 7-"The Part of Africa where President Roosevelt will Probably Hunt," by Sir Henry H. Johnston, pioneer African Ex plorer. Illustrated. November 13-"Fashion Plates from Afar," by Hon. O . P. Austin, Chief of the U. S. Bureau of Statistics. An account of the queer methods of dress and adornment employed by savage and civilized man from the Garden of Eden to the present day. Illustrated with lantern slides and moving pictures. November 20-"Bulgaria and Her Neigh bors," by Dr Hermann Schoenfeld, Professor of Germanics and Continental History, George Washington University, and Consul General of the Ottoman Empire in Washington. November 27-"The Savage South Seas," by Mr Oliver Bainbridge, of England. Mr Bain bridge' will describe the natives and ocean life in Fiji, the Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Papua and Maoriland, a little known and romantic region. Illustrated. December 4-"Through the Canyons of the Euphrates on a Raft of Skins," by Mr Ellsworth Huntington, of Yale University, author of "The Pulse of Asia," etc. The narrative of some in teresting experiences and sights in the "Land of the Arabian Nights." Illustrated. December ii-"The Redemption of Ireland," by Mr William E. Curtis. No longer does the Irishman in Ireland live on potatoes and peat. Illustrated. December i8-"The Turkish Revolution," by Dr Howard S. Bliss, President Syrian Protest ant College, Beirut. The democratic revolu tion in Turkey, which has thus far gained its ends without bloodshed, is one of the most re markable and almost incredible movements of history. Dr Bliss since 1902 has been President of the great American University in Syria, of which his father, Dr Daniel Bliss, had been President for 36 years. Illustrated. January 8-"A Digger's Work in Palestine," by Dr Frederick J. Bliss, author of "A Mound of Many Cities," "Excavations in Palestine," etc. Dr Bliss has been conducting important excavations in Palestine for 20 years. In one mound he found eight cities buried one under another. Illustrated. January i5-"The Non-Christian Tribes of the Philippine Islands," by Dr Frederick Starr, of the University of Chicago. Who they are, how they live, and what the American people and government are doing for them. Illustrated. January 22-"The Panama Canal and the Spanish Main," by Mrs Harriet Chalmers Adams, author of "Wonderful Sights in Andean Highlands," "Land of the Incas," etc., in the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. How 40,000 men are making the dirt fly at Panama; how they are cared for; their mess halls and amuse ments. With an excursion to the Spanish Main. Illustrated with lantern slides and mov ing pictures. January 29-"Abraham Lincoln-Boy and Man," by Mr W. W . Ellsworth, of the Century Co. The year 1909 is the centenary of Lincoln's birth. February 5-Major General A. W. Greely, U. S . Army, will address the National Geo graphic Society. The subject of this lecture will be announced later. Illustrated. February 12-"The Bird Islands of Our At lantic Coast," by Mr Frank M. Chapman, of the American Museum of Natural History. Illus trated with lantern slides and moving pictures of the pelicans and fish hawks. February 19-"Java-The Garden of the East," by Mr Henry G. Bryant. Mr Bryant, like the majority of travelers, describes this island as "the most beautiful and fascinating region in the world." Illustrated with lantern slides and moving pictures. February 26-"Aerial Locomotion," by Mr Wilbur Wright or Mr Orville Wright. March 12-"The Hunting Fields of Central Africa," by Mr Gardiner F. Williams, author of "The Diamond Mines of South Africa," and for 20 years general manager of the De Beers diamond mines at Kimberley. Illustrated with lantern slides and moving pictures. March I9-"Ruwenzori, the Snow Crowned Mountain of the Equator," by Prof. Edwin A. Fay, of the Tufts College, President American Alpine Club. This is the African peak which the Duke of the Abruzzi ascended two years ago. The magnificent photographs of the na tives and scenery along the route taken by the famous Italian photographer, Sella, who ac companied the Italian prince, will be shown on lantern slides. March 25-"Brittany-The Land of the Sardine," by Dr Hugh M. Smith, Deputy Com missioner of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. The industries and customs of this picturesque section of France will be interestingly de scribed by one who knows them well. Illus trated. April 2-"Homes for Millions-Reclaiming the Desert," by Mr C. J. Blanchard, of the U. S . Reclamation Service. Illustrated with lantern slides and moving pictures. MEETINGS AT HUBBARD MEMORIAL HALL In addition to the regular meetings held every Friday evening in the Masonic Temple, there will be occasional meetings of a more technical character in Hubbard Memorial Hall. Notices of these meetings will be published in the Washington newspapers. Postal announce ments will also be sent to members asking for them. During December or January addresses are expected from Dr Albrecht Penck, Pro fessor of Geography in the University of Berlin, Germany, and Kaiser Wilhelm Professor in Columbia University for 19o9, and Prof. Ray mond F. Beazley, author of "The Dawn of Modern Geography," of Oxford University. 8o8
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