The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-23
AMONG VOMENS CLUBS
EDITED BY NELLIE y. PETTxs.
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A recent editorial in the Club Woman
sends out a beautiful thought whic
must find an echo in the soul OF ever
true woman. whether affiliated with
club or .spt. II is as follows:
when we are ali through Will
clubs. and the affairs OF this world arr
only a scroll of the past, If we shal
find that patb%ay has been smoothec
for somebody. or burden lighteneC
for some onc else; II we shall find tha
even one sorrowing, heavy-hearteC
woman found comfort and the source Of
all comfort. from any word or effort OF
ours. shall we then ask, Was the club
worth while %"
A little club of Oklahoma territory
whose limit OF membership is but twen-
ty-fiye. has accomplished a good work
for the children of that city. II has
secured the recognition of Bird Day
in the public schools. Thirty minutes
for instruction is being given every Fri
day afternoon. The superintendent of
the city schools, the county superin-
tendent and the teachers are in hearty
sympathy with the movement
To come into the confines OF our own
state The chief event OF the year
among women's clubs is the annual
meeting OF the State Federation, TO be
held on Saturday next in the town hall
at Bristol The principal address OF
the day will be given by Prof. Tyler OF
Amherst college. A full report OF the
days doings will appear in the club
column of next Monday.
The Ardrhebiah club of this city held
the closing meeting of the year with
Mrs. Susan Carrigue on Lexington ay-
enue on Tuesday last. 1t was Kip
ling afternoon, N charge of Mrs.
Nicholas Perry and Mrs. Fred Taft, as
sisted by Miss Grace Winnifred JOY,
reader. The first paper was by Mrs.
Taft, the same giving in most COM
prehensive and interesting manner the
life story of the author u2 TO the pres
ent time In beginning. the paper refers
TO the parentage OF Kipling. of his birth
at Bombay, OF his childhood and edu-
caticn in London, and later at the
school OF Westward Ho at Biddeford.
an educational institution intended for
the sons OF the members OF the Indian
service.
1t was at this school that he yielded
TO his genius in devpting himself to
original composition and to much read
ing OF books of his own choice. His
literary gifts came TO him by Inherit
ance from both the father and mother.
and they were matured and cultivated
in the circle of relatives and family
friends with whom his holidays were
spent.
Proceeding, the paper described the
journalistic carer of Kipling in India,
and his later great literary successes
which are now familiar to all the Eng
lish speaking world. incidentally the
paper touched upon the personal side
OF Kipling with reference TO his char
acter and his religion, and in conclu-
sion called attention to his influence
on English literature.
Mrs. Berry followed Mrs. Taft, read
ing a delightfully."- written paper which
dwelt more directly upon the literature
which Kipling has given to the world
We quote especially interesting por-
tions OF this paper as follows:
Ten or twelve years ago there was
suddenly revealed to the English speak
ing race a new star out of the East.
Not fewer distinguished men of letters
profess 10 have discovered Rudyard
Kiplng than there were cities Of old in
which Homer was born. The career of
Mr.. Kipling. his swift advance from OBJ
scurity to the front, is one of the
marked literary events of the closing
century. The private life of Kipling
Is not matter of public interest and
ell that needs to be known In order ia
give him his due chronological place is
that he was born in Bombay, in Christ
mas week of 1866"
From this point Mrs. Berry took up
the thread of Mr.. Kiplings literary life
as follows:
mo one has written OF the private
soldier, his loves and hates. sorrows
and pleasures; of the way in which the
hot, vast and wearisome country and
it's mysterious inhabitants strike, him;
of his attitude toward India and of the
way in which India treats him until
Mr. Kiplng gave us Tommy Atkins,
and his Soldiers Three"
Just here Mrs. Berry gave an inter.
esting description of these Soldiers
Three" as portrayed in the pages o.
the story. Continuing, the writer called
attention To Kipling's inimtable shor
stories. viz: "The Man Who WoulC
Passage" 'vrhe Drums of the Fore ant
Aft" and others The touching tale o
the two little heroes of the latter story
"Jakin and Lew. those stunted chill
dren OF fourteen who drink. smoke an'
are the disgrace OF the regiment an
yet who only conquer to die" wa
most effectively recited by Miss JOY.
Those well-known and widely rea
works OF Kipling's. Captains Cour
ageous,' THE Light That Failed" an
'aThe Day'sWork' were next considere
fn the paper when "Kipling as poet
called forth a consideration of man
OF his beautiful poems which. I'm tn
minds of many critics. rank eve
higher than his prose creations. Ho,
beautiful those lines showing the poet
attitude toward honest work:
by my own work before the night.
Great Overseer. I make my prayer;
IL there he good In that wrought.
Thy hand compelled u. Master. thine
Where I have failed to meet tn
thought.
] know through Thee the blame
mine,"
"The depth and dream OF my desire
The bitter paths wherein I stray,
Thou knowest who hast made the fir
Thou knowest who hast made III