Birds of a Feather was a club within the Arts & Letters Club, formed initially to play poker. This 1931 photo of a Birds of a Feather weekend retreat was taken by Arthur S. Gross (far left with a camera release bulb in hand). To the right: Ivor Lewis, Jack McLaren, Edgar Stone, Walter Bowles, Chuck Matthews, Pat Mitchell.

Jack McLaren and one of his sketchy friends from the Arts & Letters Club: left Sir Frederick Banting by Jack McLaren; right, Jack McLaren by Sir Frederick Banting.