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Mr. C. R. JAINS ACTIVITIES IN AMERICA 13
We left Buffalo by the 6. 15 p. m. train, and reached New York early in the morning We saw some rooms in a Hotel which were rather noisy, so we went to the International House (500 Riverside Drive) and decided to reside in it for 14 days up to 5th October when the steamer by which we are returning to England is due to sail from New York.
This place (The International House) is a very fine building and occupied a most beautiful site on the bank of the (river) Hudson. It is quite as big as have cost the one at Chicago which is said to 3,000,000 dollars, equal to about one crore of rupees. This couldn't have cost much less.
There are some Indians staying here, but they are apparently indifferent to Jainism and to any thing like a lecture from me. They are all Hindus, one very likely being a Christian.
In the afternoon I wrote a letter to Mr. Creutz whom I have already mentioned in these notes ere this, and one to Miss Metzel who is the secretary of a league that is interested in Indian affairs. Afterwards I paid a I visit to Cook's office with Mr. Jwala Prasad who had to get his sailing changed from the 27th inst. to 5th October to be able to sail in my company. We returned to our place at 6 p. m.
24-9-33. 8. 12. p. m.
Nothing worth mentioning has occured in my experience since I wrote in these pages on the 21st inst. Yesterday I met a European gentleman in the Smoking Room of this house, and found him interested, in a way, in my veiw of the origin of religion. He is now
