Adventure Magazine Cover — page 182: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

176 can and will serve. Naturally the selection of the nine is a matter of first fimportance, so I’ll explain why I’ve listed the names I have. You'll note that most of them belong to our writers’ brigade, chosen, of course, because they are at least to a degree known to all of you, live in or near New York or can come here. Marshall R. Hall, financial editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, is known to you through his plan for financing the expedition and is willing to serve if chosen. John Held, Jr., one of our artists’ brigade, is known to you through his general work, has had practical experience on exploring expeditions and is keenly interested. Though Arthur O. Friel tells me he is likely not to be in New York I’ve ventured to include his name on the slender chance, for I know many of you would want him on the committee. Irving Crump is editor of Boys’ Life. J. E. Cox and L. B. Barretto are on Adventure’s editorial staff, their names given because the magazine is the only practicable means of communication between committee and readers in general and should, I think, be represented among the nine. Harold Lamb is versed in financial matters. Freder- ick Moore has knocked about the world more than the usual amount even for ‘our crowd.’ ‘Talbot Mundy is out West but may be back in New York in time for service. L. Patrick Greene is of the writers’ brigade and the editorial staff. John L. Binda is research director of the National Foreign Trade Council and one of our “Ask Adven- ture” experts. Henry Collins Walsh is president of the Travel Club of America. Add to these names any you like. How to Vote GEND in your vote on a postcard or by letter, not using either for any other business. Address Expedition, Adventure, Spring and Macdougal Streets, New York City. You need write only the number of the ballot items, adding after each your vote and signing your name, with address, at the end. Your vote obligates you in no way. For example, a vote would look some- thing like this— (1.) I, 3) 5, 79 9» 11, 13, 15, 17- (2.) Yes. (3.) Yes. (4.) China, West Indies, Peru. (5.) (b) Yes. (6.) Yes. (7.) (a) Yes. Adventure (8.) (b) Yes. (0.) (a) Yes. (10.) I think that, etc. Thanks to comrade “Ohioan,” that’s about as simple and easy as it can be made. Of course my filling in “yes” above doesn’t mean anything, not even a hint; first I tried alternating “yes” and “no” but found it didn’t make sense, so I called ’em all “ves.”’? We in the office are going to vote liké the rest of you; we promise not to stuff the ballot-box. And when the time comes to count the ballots we’d be mighty glad if two or three of you would drop in to help with it; it may be quite some little job. Importance of Voting SS needs your vote. We want just as full an expression of opinions as we can possibly get. This vote is what ~ determines the nature of our expedition and is too important to let go by default. if you’re at all interested in the expedition, and it seems most of you are, register that interest now in definite form so there can be a fairly good idea of how many can be counted on. If there’s to be an executive committee, the choice of its members is of the highest importance; now’s the time to do the choosing. Most of the work is going to have to be done by a few; your share of the work is this little job of voting; be a good comrade and hold up your end. It’s a poor sport that won’t hold another man’s coat while the other man does all the fighting for both. This expedition can be made something we can all feel proud of. It needs your vote. (1.) Vote for nine out of the following (or any other names) for General Executive Committee who will choose from their own number three as an Active Executive Committee. Lamb, 3 Arthur D. Howden Smith, 4 John Held, Jr., 5 Marshall R. Hall, 6 J. E. Cox, 7 Talbot Mundy, 8 Arthur O. Friel, 9 F. R. Buckley, 10 Irving Crump, 11 J. Allan Dunn, 12 L. Patrick Greene, 13 Kenneth Howell, 14 Frederick Moore, 15 Stanley Schnetzler, 16 G. W. Sutton, Jr., 17 Robert Simpson, 18 William Patterson White, 19 L. B. Barretto, 20 Henry Collins Walsh, 21 John L. Binda. (2.) Are you willing to leave in their hands all matters connected with the expedition except that the points in this ballot shall be decided by majority vote of readers and adhered to by the committee so far as possible? (3.) Shall expedition be under scientific auspices and executive command aside from points here voted on? (4.) Name 3 places as preferred destinations in CORMICLOO© S 1 Edgar Young, 2 Harold’ (E@)