The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
In The World Of
Social ACtivity
Autumn Doings Among Prominent
Leaders Of the Seasons Gayety.
PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND TEAS
The Gamut OF the Weeks Events Sounded
in Short Paragraphs-Guests and En-.
tertainers-Personal Mention Re-
duced to Compact Compass.

duced to u Compact Compass.
Society during the week past has been
occupied principally with weddings,
and the same condition will probably
feature the doings of next week.
or parties, dinners or other social gay
eties there have been none, nor will the
frivolous world take on its wonted
pleasantrles until probably the middle
OF November.
What promises to be the most elabo-
rate and one of the most prominent
weddings of tn season will be that of
Miss Mary Geraldine Schroeder to Per-
cival John Norris next Teusday even
ing in st. Peters cathedral. The bridal
party will number twenty persons. The
church invitation list is large and the
ceremony will be followed by recep-
tion and supper at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Schroeder, in Gren Ridge.
Miss Cecilia Schroeder will be maid
Of honor, and Frederick Tropp will
attend the groom. The bridesmaids
will be Misses Gertrude Morris, Phil
ippine Tropp, Name O'Malley, Emma
Koch. Lillian Hall Morris and Angus
Id lTDpp. bedlIlCe anu lISSllhS AhOi
lis and Charlotte Schroeder sisters of
the groom and bride, will be the flower
girls, and William Watkins, Peckyille;
William Avery, Charles Williams, Eu-
gene Davis, George Rogers and Sam
uel Derman, ushers. The master OF
ceremonies will be Sdward Thayer.
1t is justly said that love Of flowers
is an evidence OF native refinement,
whatever may be the result of final
human vent. This fact need not be
applied in its entirety to Scranton
folk, but it is true that various social
events in this city are prominently
featured by lavish floral decorations
and display. The propriety of this fea-
ture cannot be gainsaid, provided one
has the financial means to employ it.
This comment doesn't apply to funer-
ais; people are unwilling to learn that
in such events flowers from promiscu-
Gus givers and promiscuously given are
bad form. A small bunch, and not
huge boquet, of roses is much more ap-
propriate than the huge and out of
place gates ajar," and that sort Of
thing. 1t is an assumption to indicate
by a gift what the disposition of the
deceased's soul is to be, but few cut
flowers simply given convey more
properly sentiment than a set piece
mountain high.
Speaking of flowers, what could be
in better taste than the decorations de-
scribed at a recent house wedding in
this city. The lower floor of the house
was eXquisitely decorated by Clark.
The front parlor contained palms, smi-
lax and white roses, and the back par
lor was banked with palms and fin
ished with maidenhair, ferns and pink
roses, tastefully arranged. The din
ing room table was decorated with
white roses and maidenhair, ferns, and
the Railways festooned with smilax
and banked with ferns.
George M. Carpenter, of this city, and
Miss Sadie Milham, of Wilkes-Barre,
were married at the home Of the brides
sister, Mrs. A. ]. Sturdevant, SO Public
vited guests The ceremony was per-
square, Wilkes-Barre, Wednesday even
ing in the presence Of about forty in
formed by Rev. Benjamin Miller, the
venerable grandfather of the groom,
who is Sc years old assisted by Rev.
DR.. Boyle, Of the First Methodist Epis-
copal church. The bride was attired
in white silk with pearl trimmings
and was attended by her neice, Miss
Gertrude M. Butts. The happy couple
left on late train for New York city,
whence they will sail on Saturday for
Europe on an extended tour. On their
return they will reside in this city,
where Mr.. Carpenter is manager of the
Standard Dairy company. Among the
out of town guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. L. &. Carpenter, parents of the
groom, Waverly, Pa; William Milham,
father of the bride, and NJ. ]. Milham,
brother Of the bride, Mehoopany, Pa;
James Milham, Brooklyn, n. Y; Err
win Hess, Bethlehem; Misses May and
Anna Bond, Meshoppen; Miss Katharine
Trip and Mrs. and Miss Pursel. For
ty Fort; DR.. and Mrs. Ward, Miss Emma
Butts and Miss Anna Stewart. Scran-
ton.
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The week just closed witnessed two
prominent weddings in that of Miss
Kate Jay, daughter of Douglas Jay,
10 Rollo q. Jermyn, at the home of the
brides sister, 1921 Vine street, and
that of Miss Leona Seeley to Richard
Osland in st. Luke's church. Each
was complete in attending details In
their application to house or church,
except that the Jay-Jermyn affair con-
tanned no bridesmaids.
Il Il Il
Society people generally and par
ticularly society women, are always
Interested in sweet charity. No late
event has offered greater opportunity
for patronage and consequent encour-
agement than the concert to be given
Monday night at the rockingham for
the benefit of st. Luke's Free Kinder
garten fund. Aside from the sentiment
60, fba aff No IL re
erous attendance on the strength Of
the artists engaged and the strictly
classical numbers offered Nine. Lillian
Blauvelt, of New York; John T. Wat
kins, George Carter, Miss Draeger and
Mr.. Wooler, need no introduction or
comment in Scranton. They have
made their regulations and with the
commendable object in view will no
doubt be accorded welcome conspicu-
Gus for numbers and warm-hearted-
ness.
The theaters, the people and the re-
suit offer q good three-cornered exam
pie Of the fickleness of human nature.
The people have demanded first-class
attractions at the playhouses, the de-
mand was supplied during the week
and the result is not satisfactory.
'1492," sidney Drew In "A GllQed Age,
"Charleys Aunt" and "Men and Wom-
en-" four of the greatest successes Of
metropolitan theaters, were the at
fractions of the week. With the pos
sible exception of "1492" the companies
played to houses composed partly Of
empty chairs and audience, and in
each case the spectators had tender
hands, at least they refrained from
much hearty applause. Jane" is on at
the rockingham this afternoon. 1t Is
impossible to anticipate what reception
will be accorded this one of the most
rollicking, purest and truest comedies
of recent years.
II Il H
The first socialof the season under the
auspices of the Scranton Bicycle club
will be held at their Washington avenue
club house on Friday evening, Oco. 10.
The affair will be in charge of COM
mittee Of eight members of which E. A.
Gilmore, is chairman. During the sea-
son the dancing socials will be alternat-
ed with smokers, card parties, billiard
tournaments and other enterfa innente