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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Wellington Eurlong will give an illustrated lecture in the Living Room of the Union tonight at 7.30 o'clock on "The Wild River Lands of the Guianas". Colonel Furlong has spoken at the Union several times. His subject last year was "The Passing of the Old West...
...Colonel Furlong is an artist by profession and has lived a life of remarkable activity, not only in the western section of the United States, but in all parts of the world. It was in 1904, while exploring the northern part of Africa, that Mr. Furlong discovered the wreck of the United States frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor, where it had been since it was sunk by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur of the American Navy just one hundred years before...
...Colonel Furlong turned his attention to the West of this country, and has maintained a summer home in Pendleton, Ore., ever since. He visited among the Indian tribes of the West for a year, and in 1914 he won the world's rough-riding championship by riding the bucking bull "Sharkey." The same year he crossed the Alantic in a 22 ton schooner and proceeded to the north and west coasts of Africa where he explored many islands...
During the war Mr. Furlong served at first in the cavalry but later was assigned to the military intelligence section. In addition to being an extensive contributor to magazines, Colonel Furlong has won recognition as the author of several books on travel and adventure. He holds medals from several foreign governments in recognition of his services during...
...Colonel Furlong has spoken at the Union before on the subject of "The Passing of the Old West" and he will probably speak about the West and western life this year...