The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-07
MRS. LONDON WILL
PRESENT BUST BY
FR0LIcH TO CRY
Artist Was Close Friend Of the;
Novelist and Has Made
. Smiling Likeness
By ALExANDBR HUME FoRD

.
SAN FRANCISCO, July s7--I have
just seen the splendid and life-like
bust of Jack London that is to be
presented to the Pan.Pacifc Club in
Honolulu on Balboa Day, at the open
ing of the civic convention. 4
. This truly life.like and life-sized
head of the great writer is Jack, smil-
ing, happy Jack-just our Jack as
those who knew him well, loved him
best in his mirthful mood. 1t is the
only likeness made of him that has
ever pleased his widow and it Is she.
his "Mate", who presents the memoir
ial IF her husband to the Pan Paci-,
fc Club, IA. ..., .. ! -
! The bust, in bronze, is by the Sculp-
tor Frolich. 1t is a masterpiece and
was the labor of months from the then
living model, who entered into. the
spirit and aided the artist in every
way ! have seen Jack at Glen Ellen,
after his days work was done, giving
up an afternoon, so cheerfully, TO some
guest artist who wished to mould his
features in clay or sculpture them in
marble. ...
$50 ahead, shoot!'' he used to say
cheerily. "Only let me smoke a cigar.
cite and talk. No one has yet got
a head of me that pleases Charmion.
Maybe you II be the lucky one"
And sometimes, day after day, for a
struggling artist he would sit when he
would a hundred times rather be out
on the ranch he loved. ) -.
From the -Frolich head, Gordon U.s.
borne will get the true likeness for the
bust on the memorial fountain at the
Outrigger Club.
Last Balboa Day, Jack London was
with the Pan Pacific Club, and it is a
strange coincidence that his bust is
now to rest on the very spot where he
made his first "Brotherhood of the
Pacific" speech In Hawaii ten years
ago, then the dining room of the old
University Club House, now the Pan
Pacific Club House. And in this room,
during Jack London's first visit to
Honolulu, was borne the Pan.Pacifc
movement with then Governor Walter
Frear as its president and Jack Lon
don an enthusiastic first member and
we'll wisher. In later years he be-
came more and more closely identified
with the movement that was dear to
his heart and was to, have helped in
organizing Pan.Pacific work on the
California Coast. ...s,,.
This Balboa Day, September H. q
Pan.Pacifc banquet will be held az
the st. Francis Hotel, in San Francis
co, to which Mrs. Jack London win be
invited as the guest of honor, and
while that banquet is being held in
California, in Hawaii win be the un-
yelling of the bust of London, at the
BANQUET Of the Pan, Pacific Club in Ho.
nolulu. The two places he loved best
in the world-California and Hawaii
seeking to do him nonor md in 80
doing honoring themsel yes. Dc.
The home of Jack Lonlon at Glen
Ellen Is filled with friends from Bh-
waii and there his widow J'ks md
works as Jack did, all day long until
lunch time, and then comes the enter
tainment Of the guests. The roIrine
! Of life has changed little at Glen Ellen,
only Jack Is not there, he is away
! somewhere on visit, but Jack 8 spir-
1t is there and prevades the atmos-
phere. So. 3. "
At Glen Ellen, "the little lady of
the big hOuse,' Is writing the life of
her husband. p, 1t is the story of his
life as only his mate could write it,
and she tells me that the narrative of
/ his splendid work with and for the
Pan Pacific movement fnrms an import
ant chapter in the volume.
l am glad that in Hawlii We are to
have the one speaking likeuesa Of Jack
London, for he had become one Of Us,
and ! know that all races of mnukind
in HAWAII will be pEoud TO gather TO
d" their comrade hoior "a this CO.'S.
ing Balboa Day, when the prrs' nta.
tion is made to the Pan.rariA; Club
of the bust Of Jack LonI II, their com
Gaie and friend.