The Charter of the Peary Arctic Club, April 19, 1904, recites that the objects of the incorporation are “to aid and assist in forming and maintaining certain expeditions to be placed under Commander Robert E. Peary, U. S. N., with the object of continuing his explorations of the Polar Regions and completing the geographical data of the same, receiving and collecting such objects of scientific interest as may be obtainable through such expeditions; collecting, receiving, and preserving narratives and manuscripts relating to Arctic explorations in general; soliciting and administering funds for the maintenance of such expeditions, and, in general, providing funds for Commander Peary’s efforts to reach the farthest northern point on the Western Hemisphere, and to coöperate with any other association for the same purpose,” and names as incorporators: Morris K. Jesup Anton A. Raven Herbert L. Bridgman John A. Flagler Henry Parish Robert E. Peary Immediately upon incorporation, the Club addressed itself to the construction of a ship for its work, plans for which were designed, based upon the experience of former expeditions of Commander Peary. Contracts were made with the late Captain Charles B. Dix of Bucksport, Me., where her keel was laid October 15, 1904, and the ship launched and christened _Roosevelt_ by Mrs. Peary, March 23, 1905. Installation of machinery at Portland occupied the next two months, and early in July, the _Roosevelt_ arrived under her own steam at New York, whence in July of that year, she was despatched to the North, paying President Jesup of the Club a parting call at Bar Harbour, Me. On arriving at Sydney, C. B., Captain Robert A. Bartlett assumed command and on July 26th she departed for the North. The auxiliary collier _Erik_ accompanied the _Roosevelt_ as far as Etah, whence on August 16, 1905, the _Roosevelt_ began her battle with the ice, and the _Erik_ returned to St. Johns, N. F. The subsequent movements of the Club’s expedition are contained in the preceding pages. The list of the contributors to the present Peary Arctic Club is as follows: