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PROGRAM OF MEETINGS OF THE 
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 
SOCIETY 
Realizing that the largest available audi- 
torium is inadequate to accommodate all 
members of the National Geographic Soci- 
ety who desire to attend the lecture course, 
the Board of Managers have arranged to 
give each lecture during the season of 
IQII-I12 twice on the same day, in the same 
hall (the New Masonic Temple). 
The first lecture will be at 4.50 p. m. and 
the second at 8.15 p. m. 
The afternoon and evening lectures will 
be identical in all respects. The majority 
of the addresses will be published in the 
magazine of the Society. 
November 17.—‘‘Present Conditions in 
China.” By Mr. Frederick McCormick. 
Mr. McCormick was for many years Asso- 
ciated Press correspondent at Peking, and 
is personally acquainted with the leaders 
of the recent government changes in China. 
He speaks Chinese and is a student of Chi- 
nese literature and history. His articles in 
The Outlook, Century Magazine, etc., have 
made him well known to the American 
public. 
November 24.—“Tripoli of Barbary: the 
Gateway to the Sahara.” By Mr. Charles 
W. Furlong, author of a fascinating volume 
on the same subject. It was Mr. Furlong 
who located, in the harbor of Tripoli seve- 
ral years ago, the wreck of the U. S. frigate 
Philadelphia, which was sunk by Decatur in 
1804. 
December 1.—“Italy of Today.” By Mr. 
Arthur S. Riggs. Mr. Riggs will give an 
account of the Italians and describe some 
of the art treasures of Italian cities. ‘The 
lecture will be wonderfully illustrated with 
colored lantern slides and moving cyclo- 
ramas. 
December 8.— 
Rear Admiral Colby 
Navy. 
December 15.—‘“The Blackfeet Indians.” 
By Mr. Walter McClintock, author of “The 
Old North Trail” and adopted son of Chief 
Mad Woll. 
January 5, 1912.—“A Woman’s Climbs in 
the High Alps: the Ascent of Monte Rosa, 
the Breithorn, the Matterhorn, and Mont 
Blanc.” By Miss Dora Keen. With col- 
ored slides and motion pictures. 
“The Young Turks.” By 
M. Chester, U. S. 
January 12.—‘The Balkan States: Monte- 
negro, Servia, and Bulgaria.” By Mr. E. F. 
Newman. The ambitions, beauties, and 
romance of this picturesque part of Europe 
will be described by one who knows them 
well. With colored slides and motion pic- 
tures. 
January Io. — What the Japanese Have 
Done for Formosa.” By Dr. Inazu Nitobe, 
of the University of Tokyo. Illustrated 
with colored slides. 
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 
January 26.—“Morocco and Her Neigh- 
bors.” By Mr. Frank Edward Johnson, 
author of “Tunis,” “The Molemen,” etc., in 
the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MacaziIne.  Illus- 
trated with colored slides. 
February 2.—‘“How the World is Fed.” 
By Dr. H. W. Wiley, Chief of the Bureau 
of Chemistry of the Department of Agri- 
culture. Illustrated with colored slides. 
February g.—‘‘Personal Experiences in 
the Far East.” By Mr. George Kennan, 
author of “Tent Life in Siberia,’ “Siberia 
and the Exile System.” Illustrated with 
colored slides. 
February 16.—“From he Amazon to the 
Orinoco: the Five Guianas—Brazilian, 
French, Dutch, British, and Wenezuelan. ” 
By Mrs. Harriet Chalmers Adams. With 
colored slides and motion pictures. 
February 23.—Dr. Alexander Graham 
Bell will address the Society. The subject 
of the lecture will be announced later. 
March 1.—“The Oceans and Their In- 
habitants.” By Hon. O. P. Austin, Chief 
U. S. Bureau of Statistics and Secretary of 
the National Geographic Society. With 
colored slides and motion pictures. 
March 8.—“The Glaciers of Alaska.” By 
Prof. Ralph S. Tarr, of Cornell University, 
and leader of the National Geographic 
Society’s Alaskan expeditions of 1909-1911. 
Tlustrated with colored slides. 
March 15.—“A Naturalist’s Observations 
in Colombia.” By Mr. Frank M. Chapman, 
of the American Museum of Natural His- 
tory. Illustrated with colored slides. 
March 22.—“In the Wilds of Brazil, with 
an Account of Roraima and Kaieteur—the 
Great Mountain and the Great Falls of the 
Guianas.” By Dr. Henry E. Crampton, of 
the American Museum of Natural History. 
With colored slides. 
March 26.—“Paul at Athens.” By Dr. 
Mitchell Carroll, Secretary of the Archzo- 
logical Institute of America. 
March 29.—It is hoped that Captain de 
Chambrun, military attaché of the French 
Embassy, Will be able to accept the invita- 
tion of the Society to give an address on 
“French Explorations in Africa.” Count 
de Chambrun has taken a distinguished 
part in the exploration of North Africa, 
and has made notable contributions to our 
knowledge of portions of the continent. 
April 5.—“Japanese Gardens.” By Miss 
Eliza R. Scidmore, author of “Jinrikisha 
Days in Japan,” “China, the Long-lived 
Empire,” “Java, the Garden of the East,” 
ete. Illustrated with colored slides. 
April 12.—“Man’s Deadliest Foes: the 
Fly and the Mosquito.” By Dr. L. 
Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomol- 
ogy; author of “Mosquitoes: How ‘They 
Live,’ “The Hiouse Flys? sete inser 
Book,” etc. With colored slides and mo- 
tion pictures. 
