New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-26
CENTURY, ART EDITOR
HONORED At DINNER
Ha|f-ToneS of Alexander W.
Drake Struck Off Between
Courses of Feast.
ARTISTS did" THE MENU
Writers and Publishers Join In
Praise of Guest, Just Be-
cause Everybody Loves
Him So"

lTdlSc OF GueSt, JUST Be-
cause Everybody Loves
Him &c."
some three hundred artists. illustrators.
publishers. architects. etc. whose names
are occasionally mentioned. like I. Hop
kinson Smith. Charles Dana Gibson.
Theodore l.. De Winnie and cass Gilbert
for instance. broke bread with Alexander
W. Drake. the art editor and collector. at
the Aldinc club last night lIr Drake. OF
course. has been art editor OF The Cen
tury Magazine" for about forty years but
the incessont popping of corks and ,he
tobacco clouds had no special significance
except. as t. Hopkinson Smith said from
the head of the table. that Mr. brakes
friends gave the dinner in his honor just
because they loved him 50.
once upon time Mr Drake gave his
attention 10 halftone plates he used
10 stand for hours over the De Winnie
presses teaching the printers art Of
cnrichine tho darks without smudging O.
sacrificing tho lights of the artists origi-
nal drawings. II wasn't long before ar
lists and illustrators began to take off
their hats to Mr. Drake. and they've been
doing it since because nc made possible
the perfection which exists to-day in half
tone work
The dinner committee wanted TO give
the affair little atmosphere. so they
bad one OF tho De Wine hand presses
brought mp to the Adinc looms, and
Joe Strenkert, one Of Mr.. brakes
devils along with II. and right in sight
Of the whole lot OF celebrities Joe"
wrestled the primitive affair after the
manner taught him by Mr.. Drake and
turned off fresh half tones Of Nj Drake
himself. moist with warm ink. They were
distributed between courses for souvenirs.
Ten Clubs at Feast.
lust TO give an idea Of the popularity
of the original here are the clubs that
united in rendering the dinner 10 Mr..
Drake: The hdine. tn. Authors Club
the Century Club. the Architectural
League. the Grolior club. the illustrators
Club. the National Arts. the Players.
the Salmagundi club and the Period
ical Publishers Association. The rep.
resentatives of each marched into the
dining room with their banners. winch
were afternard placed permanently on
tho walls.
TodstIndster smith. after careful So
lection called on the following Tor er-
logistic remarks: Theodore l.. De Wine.
the venerable pGtlisher; Cass Gibert. the
architect; Charles Dana Gibson. Francis
W. Crownnshicld and y. 7. HosGson.
The reception committee included
Edwin Rowland Blsshfcd. vice pIcsi-
dent of the Century Association: John ..
Agar. president Of the National Arts
club: Charles l.. Patton, president Of the
Aldinc club: Breck Trov bridge. president
Of the Architectural League: Carleton
Virgins president Of tie Salmagundi
club: Edward q. Kennel. president Of
the Grolier club; Cyrus n. X. curtis.
president. Of tho Periodical Publishers As
ISOLATION: Arthur l. Keller. OF the Society
Of american illustrators. jules Gueiin
Of the Players. and James Herbert
Morse of the Authors club. !. Rowland
Mix and members OF the Mendeissohn
Glee Club sang songs edited by Robert
Bridges. "A classmate of Governor Wilson
Contributors to the Menu.
After all was said and done The finest
tribute to Nr DRAKE vas the souvenir
menu in which appeared drawings espe-
cially for The occasion BY:
John W. Alexander. Reginald B.ich.
Edwin H. Blashhe!d Alfred Brennan, /
:. Church. Timothy cole. Kenyon co.,
IT. Y. pu Mond hsrles Dana Gibson.
Jules Ci;crin. Jay IIanbidge, Oliver
10
n. Low. Msxneld Psrlsh, W. :. Rogers.
+. Iiopkinson Smith. Albert Stcrner ana
Irving L. Wiles.
Cass Gilbert inacc an EXTENDED spec
In which nc said hat AMID al I'D"
feverisl affairs Of earth. as they are de-
rl.ted IN tho daily press. tic lie Vi Nj.
Drake was an inspiration 10 the worid.
standing Tor high ideals. He said some
ti,in, that must have been meant for lI"
c,,hists when no aVelrcd that in this day
ana age. when AT IS supposed 10 express
ro, what Won see but the way trI fC'l
when you see #. the accomplishments Of
man like Alexander Wilson Drake were
worth While.
Some OF the others present were u. 9.
\ Beard. " T. Bends. EdVard Box. o.
! orglum, '. -. BTehnef' W. ID pd''H
mort. Charles De Kay +. :. DeHenbaush
{, T. Dc Winnie, r. i. De Wine. w o.
p,oee. T.. Doubleday. A. : frissei VIII
lam Punk. Howard Gcdvin. l.. {. Harp
or II. d. Heinl, Henry Holt E.hs o.
forns Robert Underwood Johnson. 4. f.
Keller. Tom l. Mason. Brandcr Mat
,hews. & n. Miflin, jr., J. g. Mllburn
! r. Ai!let, ]. \. Mitchell, George Haven
putnam. A. II. srfibnei. +. \. stokes
IL {. Tlnany. /. =. iosbursh and r. (
Ychn.
Letters OF regret we.e read IRON
c.o,ye ". Gable. Joseph Pencil. Do Ia
man Abbott, Rear Admiral Chad"ich'
,.rliu Garland, Thomas Nelson rage
M Ionrv van Dyke ana others.
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