The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-29
OBSERVANCE OF the DAY
People OF Seraatoa Mad Reasoa to
Truly Give Thanks.
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED
No Work Was Done In Factories of
70 City. hut the Various Col.
lisriss In and About the City
Were operatsd-S Social Events.

Souio Eot nave Deen desired than that
or yesterday. The warm sunshine had
a happy glow and begot a condition Of
c~heerfulness that was everywhere and
on all sides apparent. The city was
In holiday attire. and the people went
to church in the morning, and in the
evening to church or the theater. The
AFTERNOON was spent out Of doors; those
who were not working enjoyed them
selves In this manner.
Perhaps. the greatest cause for re-
5oicing was the universal industrial &C
uvity that Is now going on. The mines
did not suspend operations, except in
a few instances. At all of the churches
services were held: at night there was
a social In almost every hall Of any size
In the city. The foot ball game in the
afternoon at the Base Ball park at
tracted a large gathering Of spectators.
Amateur foot ball games were abund-
ant, and these brought out many adj
mirers.
The shops and the stores were closed
n business was at a standstill: the
general air Of prosperity was the sub
Ject OF comment, and t~hanksgiyings
were accordingly heard. This year
mere We're Fewer people out Of town on
1he DAY than in a long time before.
Scranton had a good deal to be thank
iui ior' n was correspondingly happy.
Concert at Asbury Church.
Inere was a large and appreciative
audience present at the Green Ridge
AsDury Methodist Episcopal church
iast evening, and enjoyed one of the
pest OF the many good concerts that
nave been given in that church. The
OF the numbers were given by the
quartette of the Washburn Street Pres
Dyterian church, under the direction of
Mrs. b. T. Jayne.
Inc church choir. under the direction
OF Chorister Lanyon, sang an opening
antnem. Sing Praises to God" This
was Followed by q duet, 1.-THE Trouba-
dours," by Mrs. Jayne and Mrs. Cal
kins, also well received. After a pleas
ing selection by the Asbury Male
Voice Quartette, two little girls, Edith
Morgan and Mabel Jayne, sang q duet
which called forth storms Of applause,
which did not subside until a part
Of 1t was repeated. The quartette,
Bee and the Dove (Cowen), was
beautifully rendered, and Mrs. Cal
kins' solo, Guard. My Beloved"
(Mascheroni), was we'll received. The
first part closed with a trio, God Be
Merciful' parry, by Mrs. Jayne, Ed
win Bowen and A. ]. HARDER.
The second part opened with a piano
duet, given by Mrs. Jayne and Miss
Edith Swingle, which was so we'll rem
dered as to call for an encore Another
selection that took well was a waltz
song. with whistling accompaniment,
Mr.. Harder being the whistler. The
Imitation of the warbling birds was
most excellently given, and Mr.. HARDER.
beside being a fine basso, Is also an
Qrtiot In tho Nuo ~ v,,h}ut1tu0 Tho NO
naming numbers on the programme
were: my Queen" by Mr.. Bowen;
male voice quartette; solo, Doubling
by Mrs. Jayne; solo. 20 Mighty Deep"
by Mr. Harder, and a closing anthem,
20 Lord, How Manifold" all being ex-
cellently given. The concert through
out was a real musical treat.
Priaters' Night OFF.
The printers had their annual dance
at Turner Hall last night. 1t was the
ninth affair Of the kind conducted
under the auspices of Typographical
Union, No. 112, and was the most sue
cessful OF them all. One hundred and
fifty couples participated in the grand
march. Music was furnished by Hayes
Bros orchestra, which was hidden be-
hind a screen Of plants and flowers
banked about the front Of the stage.
One Of the musical numbers was a two
step composed by Andrew Hayes and
No. 112. It is a very pretty piece and
bids fair to become popular.
Souvenirs In the shape of artistically
printed programmes were distributed
to all the guests. They contained, be-
sides the order Of dancing, the names of
those who had the arrangements in
CHARGE: James ManhOn was master of
ceremonies and his assistant was George
Sherman. j. 8. Burke had charge of
the floor. He was assisted in looking
after the dancing by Isaac Harris, John
J. Herman, M. d. Flaherty, James Z.
Clarke, Joseph Gibbons, William Holth-
am. James J. Padden. John J. F. York,
Edward Cusick, william Crolly, jr. The
reception committee Of which Frank
Evans was chairman, was composed of
Jay H.. Eaton. Joseph Oliver, William
Host Charles Benedict, William
Browning, M, Andrews, Peter Carr, nj,
w. Walton, T. f. O'Boyle and L. M. N.
Connors.
Enterprise Glass Social.
The Enterprise dancing class gave
one of their very popular dances at Ex-
celsior Hall last night. Among the two
hundred or more young people present
were representatives from nearly every
up and down tn valley.
Miss Nellie Reardon. the class pianist,
furnished the dance music. The COM
mittee In charge of the affair was com.
posed of George Taylor, Charles Eisele. |
Snee and G. E. Haldeman.
An At Home at Hospital.
An at home" was given at the Lack. |
awanna hospital last evening BY Drs.
blanchard and Lewis, resident physi- |
clans, to James P. Dickson, president of
the hospital, James Dickson, Spencer
Dickson. Mrs. Castro, the day nurses. |
and the night nurses. ~
An enjoyable time was spent and
Thanksgiving was made to be a very