Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-18

aEIsS Christine Hamburger wal
n guest of honor TO-DAY at
luncheon given by Mrs Albert V
Bergen. of SIG south Fifteenth street
Miss Harburger's marriage to Au-
gust Bernauer. jr.. will take place
next Wednesday in st. Benedict's T.
G. Church. The decorations were
carried out in yellow. The table cen
trepiece was a cluster of chrysan
kLemuns with ferns.
The guests were Mrs. John Hensler'
Mrs Walter Dealaman, Mrs. Joseph
Hamburger, Mrs. John r. Sturm, Miss
Linda Berghof1. Miss Josephine Har-
burger, Miss Mathilda Lacman and
Miss Este Lacmau. of this city and
Mrs. II. n Amerman and Miss
8ianch Amermau, OF Somerville.
a minstrel cabaret will be given by
the members of the Tuscarora Canoe
80 January IL at Kruger Audi
teriuu. Plans We're outlined last
H.. "A d meeting of the show com
m.ttee, held at the home OF Clifford
zelitf. of sos Summer avenue.
afax Eastman, editor of THE
Masses" spoke before an audience
OF Contemporary Members yesterday
afternoon at Wallace Hall His sub
ject was The Poetry Of Every
Day"
The poetic people and the practical
people who. leaving out of considera-
lion those afflicted with apathy, COM
urise the sum total of humanity, MIR.
Eastman said. can be easily distin-
guished if one watches crowd ON a
ferryboat, The poetic people, he
pointed out, will go out on the deck
and display interest in crossing tho
river, while the practical ones will
remain in their cabin seats lost In
contemplation of what they are going
70 when they get across the river. So
in life, he added, the first class is con-
trolled by the ends and Is not dis
tracted by any irrelevant sensations
or experiences, while the latter class
welcomes and loves all qualities Of
the universe. all experiences that are
rot too painful
Slang, In that 1t expressed a strong
realization of qualities and objects,
is replete, he declared. with this liV-
ing poetry of every day. By giving
the chronology of many words now
considered proper usage, he showed
that they doubtless had their origin
In some happily slang expression.
Mr. Eastman pointed out the handt-
cap to a child's future appreciation
of either poetry or the Bible by using
the former as a punishment and drill
ing him in the latter until the pass
ages become a mere sequence of
words.
He declared that if the people Of
the world had their choice they would
wisely choose the poetry of life rather
than that of books.
In explaining his presence as the lee
turer of the day Mr.. Eastman said.
referring to his book on poetry, that
an author writes a book, then COM
poses a preface to tell what ne says
in the book, sums up the substance OF
the book In an appendix, writes read
ing notice for the papers outlining
briefly what he has said in the book,
and then lectures before Ladies' Aid
Societies and societies for the dis
tribution of culture to the poor on
what he has outlined in the news
paper reading notice of what he has
summed up in the appendix of the
subject he has written in the DOCK
which he has told about in the
preface.
Miss Julia Ward Healey and Mrs.
Willard 1. Hamilton will be the
hostesses at the officers tea, which
will follow the civic program of the
Contemporary to be held next Tues
day afternoon in the auditorium of
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. 50 Washington street. Those
who will be in the receiving line are
Mrs Henry H. Dawson. Miss Fran
ces Hays ana Mrs. E. CARRIED Gif-
ford Miss Alice Bragaw, Miss Jane
5 yain and Mrs. Frank Hampton are
on the reception committee. and Mrs.
oscar r. Flynn, Mrs. Leonard II.
Robbins. Miss Helen Pointer and