The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-02
RUDYARD K|PL|NG.
The Subject Of Mrs. Both
Hendriksen's Lecture at
Mrs. John Walkers
Yesterday. ! |

The last great day. of the season For
the Literature Conmitte of the Woman's
Club was held yesterday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. John A. Walker, No.
260 Montgomery street, when Mrs. Both
Hendrikson spoke, as guest of honor, on
"Rudyard Kipling." Mrs. Hendriksen is
from Brooklyn, where she lectures in
the Brooklyn Institute, the Adelphi Col
lege and Pratt Institute. Her address of
yesterday was most delightful, even to
those who were not ardent admirers of
Kipling.
Mrs. H~endriksen first gave a sketch of
the authors life, and his s~ojourn in India
with a study of his surroundings. How
he saw the difference between the East
and West. and thought the English ma
ton were not enough interested in the
Indian population. He saw the evils of
the little towns n military stations
and how a great morality was springing
up therein.
Kipling's appreciation of the practical
side of things as shown in '.The Days
Work, in the story of 1907" and his rev.
erence for good women, as also shown in
1.-THE Days Work. in the story of .s.Will-
lam the Conqueror," as well as his sin
ceTe appreciation VI luS WOiiidH WIN iiou
fallen and repented.
His ideas of imperialism, which agreed
with England where all the people must
be ''of the blood,,' and with Americas
system of expansion, were dealt with, and
his poem, 1.-The Burden of the White
Man." was read, as containing a warning
to America in case she conquered the
Philippines. Kipling's Song of the En-
glish'' and the introduction to "Life's
Handicap" were also among the selec-
ions read by Mrs. H~endriksen.
1.-THE Hymn before Action was read as
being of equal strength with the 'Reces-
sional'' and the Ballad of the East and
West to illustrate the excellent way in
which he handles his measure.
His marriage with Miss Belestier, and
the poem he wrote in memory of her
brother Woltin Belestier, who was Kip
ling's best friend, as well as the recent
trouble with the other brother, described
as 'the black sheep of the family" were
all touched upon, and the speaker con-
cluded with the reading of The YAM
pre-" a poem not yet published in any
book, and which was written on a paint
ing, by Philip Burne-Jones, whose mother
was Kipling's aunt. a opy of the painting
being passed round the audience mean
while for inspection.
After the lecture dainty refreshments,
consisting of cake, cream and coffee,
were served, and an hour of sociability,
in which the ladies were introduced to
the lecturer, ensued. The number present
yesterday was unusually large, including
from sixty to seventy ladies. During the
afternoon Mrs. NJ. A. Davis sang with
her usual charm a couple of well known
selections.
The next meeting of the committee,
which falls on March Is, will be scrap
book day and will be held in Hasbrouck
Institute.
Among those present were:-Mrs. John
A. Walker. Mrs. Alice May Scudder, Mrs.
E. w. Newbury, Mrs. Spencer Weart,
Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Heating, Mrs. NJ. A.
Davis. Mrs. Joseph A. Dear, Mrs. G. w.
Clerihew, Miss Louise Farrant, Mrs.
Carrie Shepard, Miss Lillian Fuller, Miss
Ada D. Fuller, Mrs. James Erwin, Miss
Mary A. Haight. Mrs. John Hilton, Mrs.
H.. B. Eaton, Mrs. Gaines, Miss Cecilia
Gaines, Mrs. George Hough, Miss Simp-
son. Miss Hamilton. Mrs. Henry Harrison.
Miss Stradling, Miss Ella Carr, Miss Mar
garet Lacey.