The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-21

during next week reach home from
school and college, and, with the long
list of anticipated out-of-town guests
will furnish ample material for rount
of functions already planned, con
spicuous among which are the Smith
dancing party on the 26th. the assembly
on the 9th, the Parke dancing party
on the 3Oth, the Bachelors ball on the
31st, the Seybolt reception January
and the German on the following night
Among all these will be interviewer
any number of smaller and more infor-
NAL gatherings and family parties
which have not lyet been definitely
planned.
Everything continues to indicate that
the Bachelors ball on New Years eve
will be a more pronounced success thar
ever before in point of attendance
socially financially and. in fact. from
every standpoint. While the advance
sale of tickets Is not large-it never is
the sale is larger than ever before for @
corresponding period and the Bachelors
committee is going ahead with elabor-
ate arrangements which are justified
by the outlook.
The sentiment against engaging dan.
ces in advance. which custom this year
has been tabooed by the request and
example of the Bachelors themselves
continues to prevail. The majority OF
the popular girls and as popular young
men are more than holding their owr
against the selhshness of a very few
who have been inclined to engage ahead
I l. tl,a nf ha
Bachelors. Fortunately this inclina-
ton has not prevailed to any serious
extent and the few young people who
do antagonize the wishes of the Bach
elors, who are practically the hosts OF
the ball, must expect to reap the dis
approval of the patronesses and the
married element The more accommo-
dating young men and ladies will rear
the commentator due them.
At the request of some of the Older
men all the boxes, excepting two of the
lower ones which are to be reserved
for the patronesses, will be sold at auc-
ton to the highest bidder next Friday
afternoon at o'clock in the office of II
p. Simpson, the Bachelors president.
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annual assembly in Wilkes Barre viii
be given on New Years eve In Corcor-
dia hall. the date of the Bachelors bal
in the Frothingham This coniliction
of dates will necessarily prevent Scran-
tonians from attending the Wilkes
Barre function and will equally affect
the Scranton ball. The patronesses of
the Wilkes Barre event are: Mrs
Charles e. Rice, Mrs. Thomas Graeme,
Mrs. c. p. Hunt, Mrs. j. Butler Wood
ward, Mrs. William II. Smedley, Mrs.
Walter Castor and Mrs. Isaac p. Hand.
The following gentlemen comprise the
committee for 1895: Messrs. John A.
Turner, George B. Hillman, Edmund
N. Carpenter, Samuel c. Chase, and
Frederick Hillman.
One of the leading social events Of the
week was Miss Julia Aliens recital and
dance at the Bicycle club house, on
Wednesday evening. 1t was the occa-
sion of her farewell greeting to her
many friends in this city, preparatory
to her departure next month for the
National Conservatory of Music in New
York, she having won. scholarship
there in the last competitive examina-
ton.
Among those who attended the we'd
ding of Albert ]. Baker, of Duryea
and Miss Isabella Gardner, of Jermyn
at the home of the bride Wednesday y
evening. were Mr.. and Mrs. John Mich
olson, of Green Ridge; Mr. and Mrs
]. l.. Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sellers
and sons, Frank and Harry, of this
city.
The marriage Of Edward ]. O'Brien, of
Stone avenue, prominent and es-
teemed young man, who holds the
trusted position of bookkeeper for the
Scranton Beef company, and Miss
Bessie A.. McTighe, of Cherry street
trimmer at Haslacher's millinery, will
be solemnized at st. Johns church, Fig
street, on Wednesday morning, Jan. 90
AT, the dance given at The Concordia,
Wilkes Barre, Thursday night by Mr.
and Mrs. w. G. Payne for their daugh-
ter. Miss Blanche Payne, there were
present from this city Mr.. and Mrs. II.
L. Fuller, Miss Winton, Mrs. C. d.
Simpson, Miss Simpson. Miss Glare
Reynolds and Mortimer Fuller.
The second german will be given Fri
day night. Jan.S,in the Scranton Bicycle
club house; another, house affair, will
be given later in the month, and the
fourth will be given in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Parke will give a
dancing party next Monday night. De-
cember 80, at their home on Green
Ridge street for their daughter. Miss
Bessie Parke.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Smith have Is
sued cards for a dance next Thursday
night at their home on jefferson ave-
nue..
The next assembly will be given in the
Scranton Bicycle club house, on Wash
ington avenue, next Friday night.
The Scranton Whist club played Mon
day night in the home of it's president,
c. II. Fuller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin seybolt will give
a reception on Thursday, Jan. 2.
PERSONAL MENTION:
Miss Voorhis is visiting Mrs. N. Y.
Leet.
w. H. Lattimer, of Danville, was in the
city yesterday.
George Mcdonald was in Philadelphia
during the week.
DIR. Ben r. Evans, of the Hillside Home,
was in town Thursday.
John T. Lerblg, of Capouse avenue, Is
hunting in Wayne county.
Miss Anna Kennedy OF this city, Is the
guest of friends in Pittston.
Mrs. @, A. Kirlin of Fig street has re.