The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
RICHMOND
SKETCH CLUB
To be Complimented For Its Enter
prise-Drawings Made Of
Public Men.

hall last evening, given under tho MI
spices of the Sketch club by Mr.
Frank Bowers, the cartoonist OF the
Indianapolis News, was well attended
and an interesting and successful
event in every way A large num-
ber Of those who had purchased
tickets did not get there on account
of the verv unfavorable weather con-
ditions
Mr.. Bowers proved himself an ell"
tertaining speaker of the conversa-
tional sort and also showed himself
possessed of fund Of dry hulnor
and drollery. His lecture ,or talk,
was made up Of description OF the
trials and experiences of the cartoon
ist. using himself as an illustration
because. rs he said. he was more III
timately acquainted with himself
than with any other cartoonist.
He spoke of the great difficulties
the newspaper artist labored under
in the necessarily hasty production OF
his work for the press, giving de
tailed description of the process The
drawing went through until 1t ap-
peared in the paper, and also stating
that at one time during the Spanish
American war a cartoon which had
left the hands of the artist but fifty
minutes before appeared on the
streets in "The Journal.' Mr..
Bowers said that this haste naturally
precluded any efforts for effect III
composition and ventured the asser-
ton that had Michael Angelo or other
of the great artists Of the past been
assigned to such duty on great
modern paper, it is doubtful if they
would do as we'll as many OF the
present day cartoonists. Mr.. Bowers
further defined the difference between
a cartoon and a caricature as being
one of events and people IAN artist
cartooning events, but caricaturing
people.
Mr.. Bowers frequently referred to
the work of the famous eartOOnlst,
Davenport, who happens to be the
formers cousin, Davenport being the
man who started with making Marl,
Hanna Infamous IN :hc eyes of a
certain public and ended by making
him famous, Davenport himself pay
inc a fine tribute to Hanna upon the
latter's death. Mr.. Bowers also said
toonists, those who were not "hru-
tal,' as he expressed it, in their re'-
features of public men and affairs
and those who were, instancin" Mc
Cutcheon as one of the best known OF
the former and Davenport as Of tn,
latter class. He referred in the for
mer class to one of the famous car
toonists Of London's "Punch,' "ho
it was said by Balfour, during forty
years work on this paper, lneve1
missing but six issues in all tina
time). had never made any one angry
Davenport, upon asking some ON
WHY lie mao not Deeil ulduc tudG wa.
was answered to the effect that I
man who had been forty years on th
same paper and had never made an.
one mad could not do very strenuou
work.
Mr.. Bowers made number o
drawings of public men, notably o
Senators Quay and Fairbanks, an,
also illustrated one or two amusin
experiences of his own.. Upon stat
ing he would be glad to draw any on
from the audience the latter calle,
for Mr.. Charles A. Francisco, VIII
good-naturedly consented to have hi
picture made by Mr.. Bowers, whic
proved successful portrait. The en-
tertainment was an interesting. an
amusing one and the Sketch club is t
be congratulated upon the successfu
issue Of the affair. Lin r...ztz. =