The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29
ALUMNI or "THE SUN"
Feast Together, Remembering Things They
Did When They We're Younger.

The graduates of THF sun who have
gone to other fields of labor got together
lasS night at the Arena restaurant in West
Thir1y-fiTst street for their second annua
dinner. S Ieeches were cut out and the
vital issues Of the day altogether neglected.
Each man got up in his place after the
dinner was eaten and told Of his first assign
ment on THE Sun. Ed Mott, who wa 8
unable to he present, wrote to tell how
in the old days Amos Cummings sent him
up country one day to ask a man this qies-
ton:
"Why should you have two wives in
Ulster county, n. Y, and only one in Suisse
county, n. J,?"
Il went up there and asked that mar the
question: wrote Mr.. Mott. HE seemed
to be indignant. It's an Internal lie,
said he, 1 never had two wives in Ulster
county. One Of them lived In Sullivan
county. And as for the wife in Sussex
county, why, | left her more than a week
ago, Anyhow, they were all somebody
else's, not mine .
Something like sixty ex-rays sat down
to the feast and there was fun from the start.
Those who refused to get up and tell their
first experiences with the city desk were
fined a quart each. The number Of the
delinquents was not large. The walls OF
| the dining room were lined with carlcatures
Of the diners, in color, drawn by Otto Won
Gottsohalk, who was formerly on the art
stalf Of The SUN. The pictures made a
hit. G.. j. Fitzgerald, whose racing stories
used to thrill the. newspaper reader, pre-
sided, and Samuel H. Adams, now Of the
staff of .hcCiure's Magazine, read the re-
ports from those who were unable to at
tend the feast. Those at the dinner were.
Cyrus G. Adams, Samuel H. Adams,
Collin Armstrong, Cecil J. Allen of the
Globe, Charles NJ. Beat tie, the court reporter
who became a LAWYER Rudolph Block OF
Frederick A. Birchall of the Times, Edward
%Bjorkman of the Times, Frank F. Cole
man, James f. Dever of the World, Lindsay
penison Of Eteryb2dy's Magazine, c. J.
Fitzgerald, c. NJ. Fairbanks, George b.
of the Times, Braxton Grigsby, Garet Gar.
rett Of the Times, Willis Holly, secretary Of
the Park Board; William A. Hoy, H. V.
Horgen Of the Times, Assistant District
Attorney Paul Krotel, John P. Kenny Of
the Comptrqller's office, Hamilton King,
Mapes, the Playwright, Stephen T.
Mather, NJ. j. Madigan. editor of the
Catholic Neus, Clarence deere Of the
Times, John A. Mckay, Henry. W. Odion,
Justice Willard H. Olmsted Of the Court Of
Special Sessions, who, used to report local
politics; Fire Commissioner John Fl. O'Brien,
Frank NJ. O'Brien, the Mayors secretary;
David Graham Phillips, the novelist; A. B.
Paddock, Garrett P. Serviss, C.. L. Sherman,
editor Of the Hartford Courant; D. s.. Stat
terry, secretary to Police Commissioner
Bingham; Edward w. Townsend, the novel
list; Otto Won Gottschalk, the artist; C.. V.
Van Anda of the Times, w. A. Willis, assist
ant secretary to the Mayor: Robert Rudd
Whiting, j. NJ. Wood Of the Brooklyn Eagle,
Robert 8. Yard and Albert H. Walker.
When the dinner was over a delegation
of the diners came to THE Sun Office and pre-
sented a loving cup to Chester s. Lord, the
managing editor. The officers elected for
the coming year We're:
President, c.. j. Fitzgerald; yice-presi-
dent, Cyrus c. Adams; Secretary, William A.
Willis; treasurer, r. s. Yard; executive COM
mittee, Justice Olmsted, C. NJ. Fairbanks,
S. r. Mather, Collin Armstrong, David
Graham Phillips, George w. Blake and
II. W. OdiOn.