The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
iLLUSTRATORSG GIVE
THEIR ANNUAL STAG
Ladies Present Were on Pos
ters, So They Didn't Mind
the Gags.
CELEBRITIES IN FROLIC
Many Friends Of the Artists
Forced to Act as Contain
ers Of Various Brews.
CELEBRITIES IN FRoLIC

The Hon. Max Goldberg. of whom
Ruoe, the eminent genre artist, IN ,op.
came all the way from San Francisco 20
attend the annual stag show and smoker
Of the Society OF Illustrators whic!,
was begun at the Garden Theatre Fridnv
night and almost finished itself yester-
day morning. And Representative o.
O. Guy, who-this on the word of none
other than Councillor A. Terry Nc
Govern-'owns the longest fishing line
factory in the world" came all the way
down State from South otieiic, N. r.
also to be present.
But neither Max Goldberg nor Repre-
sentative Guy came to see the show.
Rube's pop had hurried East chiefly be-
cause when RUDE was on q visit TO the
old home last summer Rube while talk.
ing In his sleep let loose some Of the
gags In the show Of last year; where
fore Mr.. Goldberg, racing from the rail.
road terminal to the Garden Theatre in
taxicao arrived Just in time, or Mt
1872 A. NJ. yesterday, to drag his boy
out Of the theatre by the ear 3ust as the
number known as the "AeronAuRhty
Posters was about to defy the FIRE laws
fire laws OF this earth and the world
10 come.
As for Mr.. Guy he hurried to the
Garden Theatre from South Otselic
largely at the request Of female relatives
Of Terry McGovern--who also halls from
South otselic. was graduated from Cor
nell law school two years ago and de-
lka a. q.
in the Anti-Saloon League and one Of
the best piano players In the entire Bar
Association.
> Postmaster Burleson Scores One.
Following the family council OF some
Of young Lawyer McGovern's more me-
TEDIOUS relatives. Representative Guy
was retained to attend the smoker show
Of the illustrators and look after the in
terests OF Terry McGovern. Advance
copies Of the printed programme had
penetrated even South Otselic-another
slap In the face Of the enemies of POST
master-General Burieson, the frst POST
master-General in the history Of the
American Republic to locate Otselic, not
to mention South Otselic.
Terry McGovern. the noted pianist
lawyer Ito get back to the iilustrators) ,
fatuously had sent the advance copies Of
the programme to the home town. be-
cause he was listed on the menu TO sing
the second act OF THAT'S" with the third
act Of Die Valknrie" as an encore. and
thsn some simple little song in English.
tust to show hip versatility. 50 Terry's
family retained Representative Guy
The plot Of the prohibition. Women
and Song ILLUSTRATOR Stag Of 1913" be-
gan In the foyer Of the theatre. which
was filled with q long table that sroaned
the lie to the statement Issued by Col.
Jake Rupert last fall that there was
then--away last TNovember-"only beer
enough In the city and country to last
four months" There was beer and hard
liquor enough on any six foot stretch Of
the buffet bar to last any community but
the Society of 1Iliustrstors ANNUAL
smoker audlences -FOUR years Theirs was
when the plot started late on Friday
night. There isn't now.
1t should be made clear here that In
the foregoing thought the friends of the
Illustrators, who made Up a great part
or the audience, are In mind, not the
Illustrators themselves. Illustrators, like
Cables. walters at Jacks and other
night workers who have TO keep their
heads clear until long after midnight,
usually stay OF the stun. But some of
these non-drinkinB classes, even Illus
traitors, often are cursed with friends
and mere acquaintances who can't take
keg and let II alone. even with famine
staring the entire nation.
"Oh. Say Could They sees~
Little remains TO be told. Lawyer
Mciovern was for opening the show
with the singing of "The Star Spangle
Banner" and despite protests that the
programme should be followed really
got start OH the anthem.
oh, say can you see"
The Righteousness Of the question
struck Mr.. McGovern immediately as he
looked the illustrators friends over and
he quit on the high see" and let the
illustrators run their show as they
thought best. Also word few around
the theatre\about this time that James
Montgomery F1asg had not yet arrived
President Charles Dana Gibson of the