EUROPE GIVES HONOR TO DR. COOK 



in a drenching rainstorm to catch sight of the explorer when he 

 entered. 



The menu was an example of enterprise, with a lithograph of 

 the Crown Prince greeting Dr. Cook and a map of the Arctic Circle 

 giving Dr. Cook's route and a fac-simile of his autograph, with the 

 date, which was a reproduction of a souvenir he gave Miss Egan. 



The speeches teemed with compliments to Dr. Cook. The 

 Mayor of Copenhagen remarked that the name of Cook was a second 

 time enrolled among the great explorers. Minister Egan briefly 

 proposed a toast to the King of Denmark, and the corporation presi- 

 dent, in proposing a toast to the President of the United States, 

 spoke of the pride that must be felt by the nation which could boast 

 that it was her .son who first planted the flag where no human being 

 had ever before set foot. 



The Minister of Commerce, in proposing the health of Dr. 

 Cook, paid a warm tribute to "his noble deed." He thanked him 

 for spending a little time in /Denmark, and said that the privations 

 of the explorer were appreciated most by the men of Denmark there 

 present, whose names are written with honor on the ice rock of 

 Denmark's northern colony. 



When the Minister raised his glass to "Our Noble Guest" there 

 were nine hurrahs. He was followed by Commodore Hovgaard, 

 who spoke from the standpoint of an expert explorer and warmly 

 commended Cook's methods. 



Dr. Cook replied in a few words, modestly saying: 



"I thank you very much for the warm and eloquent words, but 

 I am unable to express myself properly. It was a rather hard day 

 for me, but I never enjoyed a day better. The Danes have taken 

 no active part in polar explorations, but they have been of much 

 importance as silent partners in almost all Arctic expeditions in 

 recent years. The most important factor in my expedition was the 

 Eskimo and the dog world, and I cannot be too thankful to the 

 Danes for their care of the Eskimos, and now they also have insti- 



