The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
SOMETHING VAGUE
IN RELIEF SCHEME
Rard to Find Artists Who Are
Aware Of Exhibition Of
Their Works.
rLTSIvE CHIEF WORKER

IdlAli we
bounced an exhibition OF original works
Of American illustrators and cartoon
lists o. the press. the proceeds to be d.
rdcd between the families and depend
,n;s OF European artists abroad and
.he Newsboys Home Club of New York
,i,y. THE SuN has been unable to ind
any new spaper %cartoonist or other ar
rs, who is interested in such an exhibit
ton or who knows anything about 1t.
Richard $. Grumpy. house director OF
the Newsboys' Home Club. said yester-
day:
"some time in May a woman. who on
several other occasions had helped
somewhat In entertaining the boys. called
and asked permission TO send part of the
proceeds Of the exhibition for use at the
summer camps which were to be held at
various resorts.
"She explained tha: the money was TO
be used for the relief Of destitute ar
lists in Belgium and that the plan would
suffer on account of the many appeals
being made for Belgian relief unless
the name of some local institution could
be used in connection with the work.
did not look upon the proposition seri-
ovly and expected to lear nothing
further about 1t. II the name of this
Club of New York city. ] herewith hand
lent chemes to collect money. i hope II
will be stopped"
A circular letter soliciting gifts OF
money has been sent to many prominent
persons in newspaper and magazine
work. At the top Of the circular letter
u set forth the ostensible object of the
exhibition and II is requested that all
communications be addressed to V. J.
Barnes. executive secretary, at "a East
%Sixty-third street. This is In print. but
the rest OF the letter is typewriter. 1t
says:
Il accept your invitation TO become a
patron OF the exhibition of illustrators
and c%artoonists of the press ut the Taxa
nassee Hotel, West End. the proceeds OF
which will be equally divided between
the destitute families and dependents OF
European artists. without regard to ma
tionality, n the Newsboys' Home
Club OF New York Gil. | herewith hand
you my check for ............ dollars,
up to which value / or my representa-
tives may select original works AT the
exhibition. or in case of my absence you
nv ~ ffhNc lbl NV
and forward the same to the following
address.
tName) ..........
tAddress). ...........
pate. ...........
Written in ink at the bottom is
Checks are payable to The lllustrat-
ors' Exhibition"
The name OF v. J. Barnes was not
found In any directory or other book OF
reference published In this city. At the
address in East Sixty-third street,
which is "A studio building. he was not
known. although letters addressed to
him were delivered there. These were
accepted by NJ. A. Rasko. an Austrian
artist who formerly lived in London. He
came TO this country shortly after the
European war began. lie gave up his
studio about "A month ago. when he was
two months behind In his rent. II is said.
Shortly after he left he sent "A letter 10
the superintendent of the building, in
which he wrote. Send letters coming
to me addressed either to me or Mr.
Barnes The letters addressed to Barnes
please readdress as follows in care Of
II, A. Raska' TO the above hotel"
This letter was written on the sta.
tionely of the Hatha way Inn, Dea
Beach, n. j., the handwriting of this
letter and the written matter at the bot
tom Of the circular letter telling how tc
make out the checks seem to be the
same.
1t was said at the studio building tina
several letters had been received Their.
addressed to V. J. Barnes. A few OF
these arrived before Rasko left. The
superintendent said he had sent a mum.
Der TO Rasko since he received the let.
Ter requesting him to readdress Barnes's
mall TO the Austrian artist. He said h,
dld not stop to think whether he was
violating the postal laws in carrying GU,
Rasko's request.
AT the Tallahassee Hotel. West End
\. j.. 1t was said that no arrangement
mai been made to hold an exhibition
nero. The proprietor recalled that about
The middle Of June a man and a woman
called and talked with him about hold.
!ng an exhibition Of pictures. He said
,he man and woman seemed to be "a
lot OF bluf" and that he thought there
was something queer about their visit
Inc use of the name of the hotel In
announcing the exhibition was not men.
uoned by either of the visitors, he said.