Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-15
MR.. EDMUND HUDsON's LECTURE.
He Talks EntertainingIy of the German En-
pyrcr and the German Army.

p,rcr and the German Army.
The very large audience attending the lee
ture of Mr.. Edmund Hudson at the Academy last
evening must have found in the lecture that
| which surpassed their expectation.
1.-THE German Emperor and the German
Army WAS the subject of the lecture. The
emperor presented by Mr.. Hudson was a very
! different man from the not very pleasing ideal
public Journals have impressed upon the mind.
DEsCRIBISG THE GERMAN ARMY.
The lecturer also pictured something differ
| ent and greatly more impressive than one gets
from the popular notion of the military system
which demands its toll out of the fret yigor
and manhood Of the German youth.
The theme OF the lecture is one of Consider
able interest at first mention. but a greater
and unexpected interest developes under the
treatment of the lecturer.
The lecture was illustrated with some hum
dred and fifty or more pictures which were
flashed against the screen, showing the empe-
ror, the royal family. great statesmen and gem
erals and the army In all its phases of daily
life, from the marching battalions of the grand
review to the hOmely scenes of .barrack life.
The emperor IS shown in various uniforms
and occupations. representing him in his do
nestle, his military and his sportsman life. In
one picture the emperor stands among his
family with little child in his arms with its
face against his cheek. In another picture he
stands, solitary figure in military uniform. at
the entrance OF his tent in forest Other
pictures represent him at the head of his troops
at various times, and in one he is in huntsman s
dress and in the act of dispatcbing a wild boar
with knife thrust
The military scenes are striking and of ex-
ceedinS interest One series of pictures shown
in rapid succession, while the Marine Band
played German martial music, showed the
troops marching IN reviews and was remarkably
he
Gen. Won Moltke represented i'll the same
manner. the troops being viewed from one
point as they marched by, the series of pictures
well representing the march. Various mill
tary movements were represented, and the
scenes from barrack life were peculiarly realIs-
tic and Interesting.
The lecture itself, aside from the illustrations.
was Of great interest. MIR. Hudson represented
the young emperor man Of Lofty ambitions.
high minded and high spirited. and in every
way different from tie descriptions We get of
him, colored, as Mr.. Hudson s&ys by French
influences. Mr.. Hudson said that the military
system, which required three years service
from every German youth on his reaching the
age of manhood. not only gave Germany the
greatest army on earth, but trained the young
men OF the nation. in mind and muscle, in a
manner 70 he OF great use to them in other
walks of life after their military service was at
an end.
The lecture was received with marked appre-
citation. During several of the military scenes
the Marine Band played German martial music
and the lecturer informed the audience that
the German emperor listened to 800 military
bands. but none of them as good as tine Marine
Band.
Among the audience were Mr.. Won Mumm
German charge datfaires, and large party of
ladies'. Secretary Elhins, Gen. Schotield, As
sIstaRt Secretary of War Grant, Senator Man
derson. Gen. Ii. V. Boynton. Assistant Secre-
tary Solely OF the navy, Commodore Felger,
chief Of ordnance, United States navy; Col
Haywood, commandant OF the marine corps;
Gen Albert ordway and large number of OIL
GERS of the army and navy anu the National
Guard OF the District OF Columbia.