230 The National Geographic Magazine 



Photo by H. D. Stolesburg, Royal Geographical Journal, London 

 "PADAUNG" WOMAN AND CHILD, SOUTH SHAN STATLS, BURMA 



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 



Program of Meetings for February and 

 March 



All meetings will be held at the National Rifles' 

 Armory 



Friday, February 21 — "Persia, Past and Pres- 

 ent," by Dr A. V. Williams Jackson, of Co- 

 lumbia University. Illustrated with unusual 

 pictures taken by Professor Jackson on exten- 

 sive journeys through the ancient kingdom. 



Friday, February 28— "Holland's War with 

 the Sea," by Prof. James Howard Gore, George 

 Washington University. The romantic and 

 picturesque in Holland's national life will be 

 described by Professor Gore, and illustrated 

 with lantern slides. 



Friday, March 6 — "The Missions of Califor- 



nia," by Hon. Joseph R. Knowland, M. C. from 

 California. Illustrated. 



Friday, March 13 — "Our Immigrants," by 

 United States Senator Dillingham, of Vermont. 

 Illustrated. 



Friday, March 20 — -"Reclaiming the West," 

 by Mr C. J. Blanchard, U. S. Reclamation 

 Service. Mr Blanchard will describe the open- 

 ing to settlement of the lands irrigated by the 

 great government works. Illustrated. 



Friday, March 27 — "The Physical Geography 

 of the Sea," by Rear Admiral Colby M. Ches- 

 ter, U. S. Navy. Illustrated with moving pic- 

 tures and lantern slides. 



Friday, April 3 — "Cathedrals, Mosques, and 

 Temples of the World," by Hon. O. P. Austin, 

 Chief U. S. Bureau of Statistics. Illustrated 

 with moving pictures and lantern slides. (Last 

 lecture of the season.) 



