The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-20
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Easter Week Was Attended by Many
Delightful Festivities.
YALE MEN OWNED THE CITY
The GaInut Of the Weeks Events Sounded
In Short Paragrap phs- Guests and En-.
tertainers- Personal Mention Re.
duced to Compact Compass.

week witnessed marked and enjoyable
return to numerous social pleasantries.
Early In the week the many men and
young ladies and their classmates home
from college and school, entered with a
zest into several house parties and af-
ternoon affairs. Tuesday night was
given the last assembly Of the season
in the Scranton Bicylce club house, and
during Wednesday the visiting Yale
glee and banjo clubs were received with
open arms and right royalty enter
tained. Their presence was the chief
event Of the week.
The Yale men were completely lion
lied from the time of their arrival
early Wednesday afternoon until their
departure for New Haven on the ESQ
o'clock train Thursday morning. The
Wyoming house was their headquar-
ters. but they were kept so busily on
the go that the hotel rooms engaged
for them were used only for dressing
purposes.
At her tea for the club in the after
noon Mrs. Hunt was assisted by Misses
Belin, Susan Jermyn, Archibald, Au-
gusta Archibald, Jessie Coursen, Thomp-
son, of Pottsville, and Stanton and
Holmes. of Honesdale.
Mrs. James Archibald gave dancing
party after the concert and was assisted
in receiving by Miss Belknap, of New
York: Miss Thompson, of Pottsville,
and Miss Holmes, Of Honesdale. In ad-
dition to the glee and banjo clubs there
were present from out Of town, Miss
Follansbee. Chicago; Miss Kirke, of ST.
Paul: Miss Chase, Fall River: Miss
Williams. Ithaca Miss Barker, Chi
cago; Miss Adams, Orange; Miss Hub
bell. New York. Miss Stanton, Homes
dale; Miss Morgan. San Francisco;
Miss Lattimer Owego, and Messrs
King. Orange; Weyerhaeuser, st. Paul;
Fisher, New York: Pardee, German
town; Lee. Trinidad; Seymour, Bing-
hamton Terry, Hartford; Metcalfe,
Pittsburg.
Among the weddings of the week were
the following, which occurred on We'd
nesday: Miss Fanny Coyne, of Linden
street. to George Dunn. in St. Peters
cathedral. by Rev. J. A. OReilly; Miss
Bridget Kellett and David Watkins, at
the residence of Bishop O'Hara, by
Rev. ]. ]. 3. Feeley; Miss Annie Burke,
of Wood street, to NJ. F. LOTUS, Of Car
bondale, in the Church of the Holy
Rosary, by Rev. ]. J. O'Toole; Miss
Kate Saul, of Price street, to A. L. Mar
tin. of North Washington avenue, In St.
Patrick's church, by Rev. D. A. Dunno.
Mrs. James II. Torrey gave recep-
ton Tuesday afternoon in honor Of her
guests, Miss Adams, Of Orange, and
Miss Williams, of Ithaca, Wells college
classmates of Miss Torrey.
Mrs. d. c. Taylors at home Of We'd
nesday evening was attended by a large
number Mrs. Taylor was assisted In
receiving by her sister, Mrs. Law. and
her sister-in-law, Mrs. McDougall,, Of
-Pittston. She was assisted in enter
tanning and serving by Mrs. Joseph
Chase, Mrs. A. NJ. Decker, Mrs. F. H.
Jermyn, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Josephine
Rooms, Mrs. f. 3. Jermyn, and Misses
Elizabeth Howell, Merrill, Louise
Matthews and Barker.
The following West Pittston ladies at
tended the reception: Mrs. 3. D. Be-
yea, Mrs. r. II. Hutchins, Mrs. X. j.
Ross, Mrs. William Griffith, Mrs. ]. N.
Thomas, Mrs. E. Dickey, Mrs. George
Ferris, Mrs. A. Mel. Dewitt, Mrs.
Charles Hughes, Mrs. Andrew Dryden,
Mrs. Charles Trumbower Mrs. ]. N.
Anderson, Mrs. w. L. Watson, Mrs.
James Mantanye, Mrs. ]. Archibald
McDougall, Mrs. E. Davies, Mrs. John
b. Law, and Misses Janette Hughes,
Margaret Cool, Harriet Cooper, Lydia
Damon, Anna German, Helen Troxell,
Margaret Lacoe, Belle Fem, Janet
Law.
The presence of Governor Hastings,
Mrs. Hastings Lieutenant Governor
Lyon, and possibly Mrs Lyon, and the
governors staff and suite at the OPEN
ing performance Of "Allatoona," will
probably attract an audience whicn
will tax the seating capacity of the
rockingham Monday night. Out of
courtesy to the governor and his wife,
the first woman of the state, 1t Is ex-
pected that women will appear in even
ing dress and without bonnets.
Among those who have engaged boxes
or loges for Monday nights perform
ance of "Allatoona' in the Frothing-
ham are e N. Willard, L. l.. Fuller,
William Connell, T. Fl. Watkins and II.
p. Simpson, boxes; Colonel II. A. Cour-
sen, w. II. Jessup, jr., A. r. Hunt, Col
onel E. II. Ripple, ]. L. Crawford and
Samuel Hines, loges.
Miss Amelia Bonsall and DR.. p. N.
Eckman, each Of Philadelphia, were
married Thursday afternoon by the
grooms father, Rev ]. g. Eckman, at
the latter's home. 430 Quincy avenue
Only the immediate relatives were pres
ent. DR.. and Mrs. Eckman left on the
$50 p. IN. Lackawanna train, and after
a tour will reside In Philadelphia. The
out-of-town guests at the wedding were /:
Hon. Amos Bonsall, w. Jebb, Mrs
Elizabeth Dawson, Miss Pyott. Rev.
and Mrs G. P. Eckman, MorIistown,
N j.; Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Eckman,
Binghamton, N. Y.
Miss Clara Compton and Wren
Hughes were married Wednesday even
Ing at the home of the bride. 4O2 South
Washington avenue, by Rev. DR.. w. H.
Pearce. Of Elm Park church.
A reception was rendered to Rev. Mr..
Hausser. the retiring pastor OF the Ger
man Methodist Episcopal church, at his
home Monday evening.
1t Is frequently remarked that there
will be a greater outpourlng from
Scranton this summer than ever be-
fore. In this respect all previous rec
ords were broken last year, but during
the coming summer 1t is said that those
who will not go to the sea or other far
away resorts will at least occupy cot
tages In nearby towns on the noun