In 1905, Tuesday was the day of the week when Life Magazine's editors, such as J. A. Mitchell reviewed the drawings and writings of their regular contributors.
Every Tuesday morning Life's anteroom would be thronged with clever illustrators chatting together sociably as they waited their turns to be ushered into the sanctum of "JAM", and writers waiting similarly for interviews with Thomas L. Masson, the literary editor. Since many of these contributors lived in the suburbs, it was natural that, being in town for the day, they should feel like having a good time in each other's company. And so the "gang" got the habit of lunching somewhere together, each paying for his own meal.
Life contributors brought friends who had no connection with that magazine. Numbers grew till one Tuesday the bunch organized themselves officially as the Dutch Treat Club, with Masson as President. [1]
The eleven founders included four writers, four illustrators, two editors and a publisher, among them:[2]
Steven Dohanos, illustrator, Saturday Evening Post 1940-50
References
^Armstrong, Ronald (July–August 1924). "Where Celebrities Foregather". Little Old New York. Vol. II. Thirty-Fourth Street Midtown Association, Inc. p. 3.
^. Dutch Treat Club. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
External links
Dutch Treat Club
Harvey, R. C. (January 26, 2021). ""Naked" is Dutch for "Nude": The Early History of the Dutch Treaters". The Comics Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
August 18, 2023
dutch, treat, club, society, illustrators, writers, performers, based, york, city, primarily, social, nature, club, members, such, leading, literary, figures, humorists, robert, benchley, rube, goldberg, robert, mcbride, ogden, nash, contents, founding, past, . The Dutch Treat Club is a society of illustrators writers and performers based in New York City Primarily social in nature the club has had as members such leading literary figures and humorists as Robert Benchley Rube Goldberg Robert M McBride and Ogden Nash Contents 1 Founding 2 Past members 3 References 4 External linksFounding EditIn 1905 Tuesday was the day of the week when Life Magazine s editors such as J A Mitchell reviewed the drawings and writings of their regular contributors Every Tuesday morning Life s anteroom would be thronged with clever illustrators chatting together sociably as they waited their turns to be ushered into the sanctum of JAM and writers waiting similarly for interviews with Thomas L Masson the literary editor Since many of these contributors lived in the suburbs it was natural that being in town for the day they should feel like having a good time in each other s company And so the gang got the habit of lunching somewhere together each paying for his own meal Life contributors brought friends who had no connection with that magazine Numbers grew till one Tuesday the bunch organized themselves officially as the Dutch Treat Club with Masson as President 1 The eleven founders included four writers four illustrators two editors and a publisher among them 2 James Montgomery Flagg illustrator later famous for his Uncle Sam Rupert Hughes Julian Street Ellis Parker Butler Frank Ward O Malley Will Irwin Wallace Irwin George Barry Mallon then city editor of the New York newspaper The Sun Past members EditRichard C Pionk Eric Sloane Lowell Thomas Isaac Asimov Clarence Budington Kelland R M BrinkerhoffSteven Dohanos illustrator Saturday Evening Post 1940 50References Edit Armstrong Ronald July August 1924 Where Celebrities Foregather Little Old New York Vol II Thirty Fourth Street Midtown Association Inc p 3 History Dutch Treat Club Archived from the original on 2011 07 07 Retrieved 2008 08 08 External links EditDutch Treat Club Harvey R C January 26 2021 Naked is Dutch for Nude The Early History of the Dutch Treaters The Comics Journal Retrieved January 26 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dutch Treat Club amp oldid 1135822915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
