The sun., 1912-07-01
LUNCHEON TO MIR. MALL0N.
Former ana Present "sun" Men Meet
in Honor Of Retiring CITY EAitor.

Former and Present "Sun" Men Meet
In Honor Of Retiring CITY EAitor.
Men now on THE Sun and many MEM
bers Of The Sur Alumni Association
had luncheon yesterday at the Hotel
Brevoort. with George Barry Mallon.
retiring city editor. ~ guest Of honor.
Most Of the i2S men who were at the
luncheon had served under Mr.. Mallon
and few had worked beside him for
the full twenty-four years Of his service
on The Sun. They represented every
department Of the newspaper.
Mr.. Mallon leaves Newspaper work
to enter the Butterick Publiahing Com
pany. He became member OF TIE Sun
staff in 1883 and was made assistant city
editor In 1895. Seven years later he was
advanced to the city desk.
The men who were at the luncheon
yesterday. some OF whom have been
out Of The Sun Office for many years.
had chance to see Mr. Mallon at his desk
as city editor Moving pictures were
thrown on a screen In the dining room
while the walters were still busy serving
the luncheon. a d old and new SUN men
saw Mr.. Mallon doing his work. Many
members OF the staff came and went
in the pic tures. and the men at luncheon
saw MIR. Mailon giving out assignments
and doing other important business.
When The guests went in to take their
seats at the tables they found diminutive
copies OF The Sun spread ont at their
places. II was a special Mallon edition.
and scarcely a word was printed in II
which did not concern him. There were
special stories about Upper MOntclair
and Amherst College and Il long piece
showing when and how George MalIon
came to get his job on THE Sun, and how
he acted after he got H.
Mr. Mallon's fidelity 10 Amherst was
reflected also il the list Of speakers.
Collin Armstrong, District Attorney
Charles $. Whitman. Dwight ". Morrow
and Talcott Williams. director of the
new Pulitzer school Of journalism at Co
lumbia, all Amherst men. told what they
thought of Mr. Mallon and his work
on The Sun. Mr. Armstrong is presiden,
of The Sun Alumni Association, oom.
posed OF men who. just as MIR. Malloi
has done. left THE sun Office to do work
the association and then introduced
Chester y. Lord. managing e itor OF 'rHr
Sun. as toastmaster. sir. Lord had beei
managing editor for six years wher
MIR. Mallon went on THE suns stat
as reporter.
Others at the luncheon were j. Arthur
Seavey. manager Of TRE Suns new
service. who spoke for the men still OH th'
stan; f. 4. Birchall. assistant managinl
, editor Of the Times; Paul Drane. assistan
city editor of the Heroid; Robert froth
inghanl. advertising manager Of Erery
body's Magazine: John II. O'Brien, forme
head Of e Fire Department and tn
Water Department.; Ed Mott. the hu
morist; Robert Wslles Richie OF tn
, Ersning World; William A.. Hoy. koya
, +. I. Kiggs. ex-Justice Willard II. Ohm
sted. George Barr Baker. editor VI tn
Deiineotor; Earl W. Mayo. Charles NJ
Fairbanks. Edward Hungerford Of tn
Saturday Erening Post: Brainard Smith
: the writer. aud nearly every man Of tn
present city staff of The Sun
NJ. y. Mallon OF Malone, n. Y. Georg
Mallon' e father. came down to New for
5 for the luncheon George Mallon did nc
know his father was in town until tn
guests began to gather for the luncheon
He had a seat at the head table next 10 Nj
] Lord