Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-02-09 | Page 1 | Dinner to Explorer

DINNER TO EXPLORER Survivor of Greely Expedition Presides Pre-sides at Banquet. NEW YORK. Feb. S.-On the eve of his return to his native land. Prof. Otto Kordenslcjold, the young Swedish Antarctic Ant-arctic explorer, who has epent six weeks in this country, received a Joint tribute of praise last night from the Arctic and tho Explorer clubs, who gave him a dinner. din-ner. Col. D. L. Dralnard, vice-president of the Explorers' club, and one of tho survivors sur-vivors of the Greely expedition, presided. Among the speakers wero Prof. "William II. Brewer, Sr . Frederick A. Cooke. Anthony An-thony Klala, Capt E. Nlkelson of the Zelgler expedition, Capt. B. S. Osborne nnd J. AV. Davlddon of ono of the Peary expeditions to Greenland and United Slates Consul to Harbin. Dr. Nordenskjold gave an Illustrated lecture of his Antarctic trip. He spoke of his experiences In this country as the plcnsanteat of his career, and paid a hlifh tribute to the courage, perBeveranco and achievements of the American explorers.