New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
NEWSPAPER ARTISTS
EAT FOR FIRST TIME
Gather in "Jungle" for Their
Biq Feast and Roar for
More Meat.
MANY DRAWINGS-0F C0RKS
Real Beefsteak Sacrificed in the
Interest of Art Until Over
worked Chefs Plead
for Brief Rest.

If there are cartoons, sketches and
Photographic reproductions in any of the
New York newspapers this morning. il
is only because the work was done before
II O'Clock last night. The artists on the
STATS of the several Metropolitan dailies,
almost one hundred and fifty Of 'em, met
at Healy's. at e6th street, at that hour
for their first annual beefsteak dinner.
All the drawing they did after that time
was confined to corks.
Fiction has long had il that a news
paper artist eats about as often as a
man with a regular job misses a meal.
BE that as il may, there is no denying
the fact that they CAN eat when occa-
sion presents. One peep into the Jungle
Room at Healy's about l o'clock this
morning would have convinced any
skeptic
Feeding the lions at Central Park was
nothing compared TO the scene in the
Jungle Room. Beefsteak by the plate
and platter disappeared. Down in the
kitchen Healy's chefs worked as never
before trying to keep pace with orders
of the ravenous wielders of the pen and
brush.
AT for arts sake is all right, boys"
the head waiter shouted, but for heavens
sake. take it easy. We have Just had to
send to Jersey for more steers
The time set for the dinner was mid
night. but an hOur before then a suf-
ficient number of artists had laid aside
their eyeshades (all newspaper artists
wear them. aprons and ink stains, and
had found their way to 66th street to war
rant the opening shot" of the evening.
The first volley was a cocktail, and from
then until the sun rose the firing" was
scattered but unintermittent.
The dinner was the first of it's kind the
men who do the drawing for the news
papers had held in this city. That II
might be select was the cause for particu-
lar care on the part of the committee.
Photographers, il was decided after long
debate were permitted to cOme-provided
they bought tickets-but no one employed
on paper in an editorial capacity could
show himself at the dinner.
While the = festivities were al their
heieht>a reporter. all the way from Park
Row to cover the dinner. showed him
self at the door of ,he Jungle Room.
What can you draw he was asked
"Er-I draw my salary every Friday"
he stammered.
You're no artist" they told him.
The details of the dinner were arranged
by d committee consisting of Albert He'd
ley. of the Herald: George Grant, of the
Americana Harry Station. of the Press, f..
Grinham, of the Sum- A. We'll, of the
Tribune: f. Burroughs. OF the Times: r.
&. Drake. of the World. and Herbert
"Igoe." of the comic departments. Their
object was to bring the artists together
for an evening and have one grand good
time All professional jealousy was barred
and hammers were ordered checked with
the hats at the door During the morn
ing cabaret performers who entertained
in Healey's dining rooms crept upstairs
long enough TO do turn or two for the
boys"
one feature of the dinner was presen-
tation of Winsor McKay's moving pict-
ure cartoons. a novelty in their line. Pau
Rainev's African hunting pictures were
also shown.
The menu was an elaborate affair in
the form of a twelve page booklet, one
mage devoted to each paper. that there
the men who make the reading pCohc
laugh might exhibit their skill TO their
fellow craftsmen. Almost every artist
present had a sketch in the collection.