The sun., 1909-02-14
VETERANS OF THE sun DINE
.u.DGTS. SCIENTISTS AND Just
uBITERS AT THE MEETING.
Amos -. Sullman. Not iet an "Ex." the
Guest OF HOnor-C. ". Fairbanks
pre,Ides Justice Newburger. Arthur
brisbane and 4. j. Fitzgerald Speak,

Cuest OF HOnor-C. ". Fairbank
pre,Ides Justice Newburger, Arthur
brisbane and 4. j. Fitzgerald Speak
Graduates Of THE Sun. ninety and NOR,
old and Young boys who used TO chas.
news ard lick 1t into shape before they
lsft Park row TO become Judges and Il
can't. word magazine writer's and heads
~ corporations and star sharps and city
oncials and a lot of other comfortable and
nrosperous things. held the fifth annual
dpner Of THE Sun Alumni Association
last night az the Hotel Brevoort.
There we're almost ninety speeches
made before the dinner was at an end,
b,it YOU couldn't have captured a gloomy
note with fynet. Somehow the vital
issues ike The Prosperity of Our City, y
THE Tendency of the Twentieth Century
and The college Man in Politics" were
neglected Instead they talked about
how tough Il was, some twenty-ii Ave years
ago when there were no telephones and
trolley cars and typewritcrs. to catch the
first edition with the story of a fire in
Harlem and what was the anguish of the
cub reporter, even in the early los, TO wait
in Htchcock's over coffee and sinkers
for the paper and TO find that instead of a
column and half of bright thoughts only
measly stick had got by the copy reader.
Charles VI. Fairbanks. the new presi-
dent Of The SUN Alumni. Association,
presided. On his right. as the guest Of
honor. was Amos B, Stillman-"the Dea-
con- 20 all of The SUNS graduates and
10 many more Of the folk Of Park row
Of the present editorial stan of The Sun.
The oldest Of them there in point Of SER
vice, Willis Holly, ex-secrotary of the
Park Board, and Judge Joseph f. New
burger of the Court OF General Sessions.
couldn't look back quite so far as the
Deacon, who came to THE Sun in 1870.
Others at the presidents table were
Judge Newburger. Arthur Brisbane. edi-
tor Of the Erening journal; Justice Will
ard II. Olmsted OF the Court of Special
Sessions, Judge Warren W. Foster Of the
Court Of General Sessions. Christopher
] Fitzgerald, president of the Brighton
Beach Racing Association: Prof. Brain
rrd G. Smith, now an editor over in Ridge
field y. j.; Garrett p. Serviss, the astrono-
mer, and Cyrus c. Adams. the geographi-
cal authority.
Some Of the others there who have
been graduated from THE SUN were
Magistrate Paul Krotel. Secretary Daniel
G, Slattery OF the Police Department
Water Commissioner John II. O'Brien,
Secretary to the Mayor Frank VI. OBJ len,
SeCItiye Secretary to the Mayor William
samuel Hopkins Adams, the writer;
Viii Irwin. author Of Tho City That
Vas and otherwise TO be described as
person who writes; Lindsay Denison,
lavid Graham Phillips. the novelist
lfsse Lynch Williams Of Princeton,
writer Of college tales; Rudolph Block |
sunday editor Of the American; Joseph |
lebeau Of the Times. Carr V. Van Anda, |
Strelng Yard, the publisher; Ernest
fuhr, the artist; Robert Rudd Whiting, |
George F. Spinney. Clerk Of the Court |
4 General Sessions; Frank S. Fayant, |
te7ram Babcock and Harry Horgan |
e the stan of the Times Robert Grier |
ooke. the writer; W. c. Edwards secre- !
ary Of the Jamaica racetrack; Frank F |
: Jcrvis Charles X. Sherlock. Collin
irnstrong. tnancier; Cecil }. Allen of the |
.tb', W T. Arndt. Frank S. Beard of the
rr1 Of General Sessions, Frederick +.
R,rhall night city editor Of the Times, Don
Buell., Of the District Attorneys office;
go W. Blake, editor OF Democracy;
I'rl Drane, W: X. Benjamin.: George
l'FA Lhhh'I VI tiic <tWtfEtuH huH0XtHt, J
.ariss N. Beattie the lawyer; Albert
"a ood, James +. Dever Of the World;
.icorge Buchanan Fife. OF Hdrper's
NIgrsine; Franklin Fyles, the play,
, lSAt Henry Jones Ford, Gurney c.
yHe, John 2. Kenny Of the Finance De-
aEtment- Of the city: Ralph Kingsley.
Jlephen T. Mather,. Michael j. Madigan,
-ditor, in chief of the Catholic Neus
ther stories Wallace Morgan. % Hfa the
artist; Roy Mason. George McAdam,
lctor Mapes. the playw light; William
4 Lane, Henry j. Forman OF the North
Amencdn RG,ien, j. NJ. Wood Of the Brook
lY. E1g,e, A. B. Paddock. the publisher;
I. l; Sherman Of the Hartford Coprd't,
Naidemar Wurts.. Eugene Walter. the
p.syTrlght;. Joseph Selden Huntington.
1mt, ". r Benjamin. John Tregssk is,
George F. Lyon, William s. Bullock and
u, d. Won Gottschalk, the artist.
secretary Kenny read letters and tele-
grams Of regret from William NJ. Laffan,
proprietor Of The SUM- Paul Dana, JOS
eph Fox OF The Sun staff and others ,
who weren't able to take in the dinner .
Mr Fairbanks said that Arthur Bris- .
zane had TO catch trainlearly, so he called
on Mr.. Brisbane before the coffee arrived. ,
!, It's mighty encouraging thing" said ,
hr Brisbane, to look around and see so
many e2es who are prosperous; to see such ]
n aggre CATION Of Intelligence among us.
ne men who have worked on The Sun in I
ny lifetime at least have had the execu- i,
i've ability and the brains to establish a !
'ovenment and run it. am glad to see !
9 many men here that l have known,
'lad especially to see the Deacon Much
heerinp !
Nj Fairbanks had craftily loaded =
monograph with his toastmaster's =
peech and the machine spilled canned
,fatory for several minutes, after which
". Fairbanks himself called on Mr.. Still !.
h4h. he Sun exes gave the Deacon the 9
OF OF cheer that rattles glasses on a g
aoe top and the Deacon said in sub .
ahce that he was mighty glad that he
'as there. II made a young fellow feel
'o3d 70 be received pleasantly by the aged t.
10 lniirm. Cheers /,
Nilliam McMurtrie Speer was observed I,
y we toastmaster as he tried to make a il
e'aWay Mr.. Speer explained that he il
,ss farmer Mr.. Fairbanks said that q
= ior one, was willing to stay il Mr.. II
per had anything TO say, but Mr.. Speer a.
ave hurrah for Mr.. Stillman and beat IL, -
Judge Newburger said that he had ~ -
cen passing himself of as young fellow ~
ioahd this town for some years. but now ~
M Maat the date Of his joining THE SUNS .c
@ -nl was known he supposed he would ie
ave 10 be known as an old man W
joined The Sun in 70 Ia voice: which 81
Itnlury Judgep and laughterl in the days dl
zen Amos Cummings was the managing II
1II3r. Doc Wood was the city editor, al
10 ne could do more violence with blue oil
ehcll tnan any fellow / ever heard of in ar
e newspaper game. l used to cover ia
ee police stations on the south side -
-lOW Canal street Won know IA voica W