The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01

CATIONS Genial Hospitality-An In
stitution of Which the City May Well
Feel Proud-Mayor Cornell Pre-
sides at a Period of speech Making.
The Scranton Rowing association
formally opened its handsomely ap
pointed and CHEEKY apartments last
evening Mt 40 Spruce street. While
the room had been used by the mem
bers for several weeks, the finishing
touches were not completed until last
week. The date set aside for the open.
ing formally and as an event to be re-
membered in the history Of the club
was happily selected, as it commemor-
ated the twentieth anniversary of the
clubs history.
Men recognized as leaders in the pro-
fe%ssional, business, political and social
life Of Scranton were present as guests
or members to see the association aus
piciously started in its new home. The
personnel of the gathering stamps the
association as a representative body.
Ab1l@NNG VI IOhmlhill -
One feature Of the entertainment
which made the evening IA most en-
joyable one was the very absence Of
features. The term formal opening"
existed in sentiment, but NOS in fact.
There were no reception committees
or other evidences of social red tape.
1t WAS simply a question Of make
yourself at home and the guests and
members did make themselves to home
and departed with the thought that
the evening had been we'll spent.
A running supper was served from
0 80 10 II o'clock, and orchestral music
was furnished by Bauer.
After n couple of hours spent in eat-
ing, visiting, playing billiards, or en-
joying the other diversions and priv
leges Of clubdom, those present gath
cred on the third floor, where it was
announced that Mayor Cornell would
conduct q period of speech making.
Mayor Cornell said, substantially.
MAYOR CoNNELL's REMARKS.
am proud to preside over this assemb-
lage, composed as it il of so many well
known and representative men Of our city.
] I'M proud to preside in SO beautiful q
home occupied by SO worthy an a%ssocia-
ton. There are many reasons why ! am
glad to call myself u member. First, be-
cause it has a home, which is what the word
implies, and is au association of mon-also
in the full sense Of the word; secondly. be-
cause the club ia non-political; thirdly, be-
cause the club is not imbued with Dony-
ism or any other ism, but every man is
imbued with the right to be strictly ten-
perate or govern himself as he pleases so
long as he remains q gentleman.
The association has passed through many
vicissitudes Of ups and downs, but its very
resurrection from the past to a front rank
Of busin, s~s.sOcial clubs makes 1t an organi.
cation of which all may be proud and of
which a gentleman may become u mem
Der.
Pleading the Iateness of the hour as
an excuse for so brief a speech, Mayor
Connell finished his remarks and called
on President Charles E. Chlttenden, of
select council, as one of the original
charter members of the association.
MR.. CHITTENDEN's RECEPTION.
Long and loud applause greeted Mr..
Chittenden, who said it seemed his
only excuse for making'a speech was be-
cause he is u charter member. While
all seemed gay, there was to him an
element of sadness in the OCCASION, be-
cause, aside from the charter members, |
all that remains Of the old association
is an $500 debt which alone was saved
from II fire which ruined the associa. |
tons possessions.
Dolph B. Atherton, secretary Of the
board of trade, expressed the opinion
that if they had called upon him for
facts and figures pertaining to cheap
fuel, or to say how much horsepower
per day can be evolved from q certain
weight of culm, he could no doubt en-
tbuse his hearers. Under tie old
regime he got 10 cents worth Of fun
for$ 1 50-now he hoped to get q hun
dred cents worth for every dollar.
Andrew Bedford said that for the
clubs sake he was glad he was not Cor.
gotten. The other speakers had been
wrong in their opinion as to the pur-
pose of the organization; its main oh.
ject is to provide q place where Mayor
Cornell and the other city officials can
come when in trouble. The club will
willingly settle all doubtful municipal
and political questions.
Lack of space forbids detailed mem
ton Of other remarks made by w. J.
WEIGH, John II, Fellows, George f.
Barnard, James O'Connor, Milton
Lowry and James Oakford.
THOSE VINO WERE PRESENT.
The following were among the guests
present: William Avery, j.. Y. Basel,
jr., John Beaumont, George Barnard,
John T. Broadbent, G. II. Cobb, S. II.
Henwood. Herbert B. Cox, H, G.
Dale, L. d. Fellows, DR.. W. G. Fulton,
E p. Henwood, DR.. Kierstadt, James
H. Rays, T. +. Mason, George B. MAR,
William R. Pierce. G Z. Pryor, Robt.
Peck, +. j., Plat, Frank E Platt, w.
H, Pierce, W. D, Russell. e. G. Rem
shaw. A, II. and w, II. Storrs, ". P.
Council, Newton jackson, Dr.. Charles
Park.
Among the members present were,
George Jermyn, Will Finch, Thomas
Flitcroft, Edward Chase, James Bailey,
Fred Cornell, D. L Taylor, F. ii.
Vandling, George B.. Davidson, Z. r.
White, John II Phelps, DR.. A. j. Con-
nell. Frank Barber.
Too much cannot be said in praise Of
the beauty and modern equipment Of
the associations new home. With it's
three floors, including u reception,
smoking, billiard and dining room, u
complete culinary department for pre-.
pairing hot meals and lunches ut all
hours, with its tasteful decorations and
its many conveniences perhaps 1t is suf.
hcient to soy that the members have a
home Of which they may we'll feel
proud, and Scranton an institution of
which it ca boast.
ENTERTAIN MENT ar ElMHUpST