New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Rival Bohemians in Brooklyn
Sure Each Is the Real ThinQ
Mr. Brewster and Mr. Field Each Confident That Their
Respective Coteries Are the Only Proper
Abiding Place for Art

! with invitations to yesterdays session
1 folder giving them a glimpse of what
LA Boheme' is like.
Here you are, comrade:
An organization with just /. single
Office (imagine) IA vice PRESIDENT!
Meetings every little while, generally
Sunday. from 5 to IL p. m. No dues,
no elections $50 Mr.. Brewster, having
named himself vice president pro tenn,
probably will hold Office indefinitely
no formalities, no business no con-
consist merely Of the fact of attendance
and every member privileged to call a
meeting any old time, at any old~place.
Persons attending expected to be ready
to do his or her bit. Only bug to save
daylight. Watchword, Have a good
time, but start home early"
Bohemians Gather in Force
About fifty Brooklyn Bohemians, rep
resenting science, arms, letters and the
arts, and including some of the most
brilliant contributors to the two movie
magazines which Mr.. Brewster has
owned and edited since he gave up the
practice of law five years ago, were on
hand from to II yesterday evening
They had cherry brandy in the gentle
mems room, and buffet lunch in the
dining room, and music in the music
room and conversation everywhere, OBJ
serving strictly the circular injunction
not to herd in any one corner Of any
one room and look sheepish.
Everything went according to the pro-
gramme, except that Mr. Markham posi-
lively wouldn't read the poem that
menschein and Judge William B. Green
and Mrs. Harrison Bennett, who were
down for "imDromptu speeches on The
End Of the War;" preferred to talk Of
other things. And what did they talk
about? Oh, YOU wouldn't understand,
my dear. 1t was all about Art.
"Pretty tame this evening. But we
had Mary Pickford last month, if you
care to mention that" said Mr.. Brew
ster. hopefully. "And I'll have a save
daylight resolution put through if
that'll help the story. Pm quite seri-
Gus about that; so serious that | sent
telegram to President Wilson the
other day. I'd like to see dinner served
at s o'clock and the theatre starting
about 6:3O. Everybody'd get used to
it-and think of the saving Of light"
Briefly and effectually the vice -presi-
dent of La Boheme disposed of the Bo-
hemian aspirations Of Hamilton Easter
Field.
"Oh," said he. "He's rich man
dilettante. You understand %
At 106 Columbia Heights, which will
be the headquarters Of Brooklyn Bo-
hemia, No. 2, Mr.. Field said that Mr..
Brewster and his doings amounted to
little or nothing in his (Mr. Field's)
life.
II attended one OF his affairs. l
think," he said. at was quite stupid.
There will be no formal programmes
governing mine"
Nh. Field said he was quite sure
that Brooklyn's Bohemias. when both
got running, would be sufficient unto
Brooklyn Bohemians.
"No. I'vc never mingled with the
Greenwich Village Bohemians," he ad-
mitted. "But I've naturally heard con-
siderable about their doings. Mostly
they stay up until 8 or o'clock in the
morning. That wouldn't do with us, of
course. Probably my affairs will be
over at midnight.
"Bohemia in Brooklyn will be quite
different from that of the Village.
don't fancy We'll spend as much time on
philosophy as we do on art. and I'm
cutie sure We'll be able to get along
without a Webster Hall. After all, you
know, we're Brooklynites."