The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-12
SOCIAL news OF The week
Season Of Gaiety Of the Excelsior
Social Club lnaugurated.
SEVERAL PRETTY WEDDINGS
Miss Jennie Griffiths, Of Taylor, Becomes
the Bride Of John Rcynoids-several
Other Important Evcnts-Move'
mcnts Of Wcll.kuOwn Persons.

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the Bride Of John RcynOlds-Several
Other Important Evcnts-Move'
mcnts of Wcll.KuOwu Persons.
The Excelsior club, the leading Jew
ish social organization of the city, gave
It's opening dance Wednesday night III
it's rooms, on Wyoming avenue. its
officers are: Simon Lauer, president
s. Morris, vice president: w. Moses
secretary; Herman Langfeld, treasurer
The arrangements for the dance were
made by a committee composed OF
Isaac Brown, Charles Wormser and
Charles Bernstein. Those present In
cluded Fred Moses and Mr.. Singer, OF
Carbondale: Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson
Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Marks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Samter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Simons. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Langfeld. VIII Moses, the Misses
Moses, Mr.. and Mrs. Corin, Miss Nettie
Nye, Miss Gussie Bernstein, Charles
Bernstein, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Levy
DR.. Steen, Miss Alice Long. the Messrs
Morris, the Messrs. Ettinger, the
Misses Lauer, the Messrs. Kramer, Miss
Nellie Kramer T.. Il. Davidow, the
Misses Harris, Isadore Goodman, AL
fred Rice. Joseph Lowenberg, Profess
sor Friedewald. DR.. Helpert, Ruddy NJ
Goldsmith. Miss Minnie Goldsmith.
Arthur II. Bers tein. M. ID. of Scran-
ton, ana Miss Lucie Rowland, of Row
lands, were united in marriage
Wednesday afternoon at the Rowland
homestead. REV. j. j. Rankin, of Haw-
ley, assisted by q. NJ. Bell, of Row
lands, performed the ceremony.
Among those present from distance
were: Mrs. c. Il. Dougherty and son
George. and G. +. Rowland, of Wilkes
Barre; Or. and Mrs. F. II. Gunster, DR.,
and AIRS. G. c. Brown. Mrs. Il. l..
Smith, Misses Elizabeth Hand and
May Shelp, C. r. Elston John ID. Boyle,
f. p. Mucklow and A. o. Westfall. of
Scranton; MIR. and Mrs. o. l.. Rowland
Miss Goldstein and Miss Allen, of
Honesdale: Rev. and Mrs. J. ]. Rankin.
Mrs. ]. T. Rodman, Mrs. T. n. Howell,
of Hawley, and Miss Grace Leonard. of
Port Jervis. DR.. and Mrs. Bernstein
lefton the evening train for New York.
On their return from the wedding trip
they will begin housekeeping in Scran-
ton in the house recently built by the
doctor.-Hawley Times.
John Reynolds. of the firm of Rey-
nolds Brothers, stationers, of I.acka-
wanna avenue. and Miss Jennie Grif-
fiths. of Taylor, were married Thursday
night by Rev. W. S. Jones, of the First
Welsh Baptist church. of the West Side,
at the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
John =. Griftiths of Railroad street,
Taylor. The ceremony occurred in the
Of An1t ha i,,,,, Il 70 rAIn
tives. After the ceremony a wedding
supper was served AT 11.30 O'Clock the
couple left on tour which will in
clude Philadelphia. Baltimore. Wash
ington and the Luray caves in Ken
tucky. They will return in about two
weeks and will live at sos Eynon street,
where they will give an lat home to
their friends. The only guest outside
of the families that was present at
the ceremony was DR.. T. w. Jenkins, of
Albany.
The "Povertie Partie," given by the
ladies of the First Presbyterian church
Thursday night, proved to be a very
unique and interesting entertainment.
The affair was directed by Mrs. D. F..
Taylor and Mrs. Richard Matthews.
Fines were imposed for ina ginary Of
fenses and a neat sum was realized.
Refreshments We're served. Those who
assisted at the tables were: Mrs s. G..
Parker and Mrs. William T. Hallstead,
who dispensed cream and coffee. Miss
Florence Richmond, who collected
fines, and others who assisted during
the evening We're Mrs. n. Y. Leet, Mrs.
"A. M. Decker Mrs. Henry Doud, Mrs.
A. H. Coursen. Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Buck,
Mrs. Frey, Mrs. Bushnell. the Misses
Dale, Seybolt. Coursen, Matthews, Jes-
sup, Archibald and Buck.
One of the prettiest OF recent home
weddings on the West Side was that of
Miss Efie, the charming daughter of
Mrs. Hannah L. A. Sayres, Of Price
street, to II. J. bliss. of Delphos. o.,
at the home of the bride at $50 Wednes-
day evening. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. DR.. James Mcleod,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church.
Elmer Crane, a cousin of the groom,
was best man. Ida Sayres and Carrie
Collins were flower girls. Among the
out-of-town guests present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Humphreys, Mrs. Shaw, Mr..
and Mrs. James Foster Mr.. and Mrs.
White Mr.. and Mrs. Philan Foster,
Mr.. Sayres, Of WilkesIBarre.
A party composed Of the managers
of the Home for the Friendless and
their friends took a trolley ride
Wednesday to Carbondale They re-
turned to Scranton on the Delaware
and Hudson train reaching here at 4
O'Clock. Those comprising the party
were: Mrs. J. Atticus Robertson, Mrs.
G.. L. Dickson, Mrs. c. u. Scott, Mrs.
Luther Keller, Mrs. r. G. Brooks, Mrs.
John Center, Mrs. B. +. Winton, Mrs.
w. D. Kennedy, Mrs Daniel Langstaff,
Mrs. Charles Schlager,. Mrs. A. X.
Walker, Mrs. D. f. Taylor. Mrs. f. Il.
Swan and Mrs. L. c. Hessler.
A number of members of Women's
Relief corps, No. so, took a trip to Nay
Aug on Tuesday to spend the day with
the corps treasurer, Mrs. f.. NJ. Bur-
CESS They were cordially received
and entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
CESS, assistedFby Mrs. Latimer. A most
palatable dinner was served. Those
present were: Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Ward,
Mrs. Hetzel, Mrs. Loomis, Mrs. Post,
Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs.
Hand, Mrs. Abrams, Mrs. Hall and
Mrs. Walter, of the corps; Mrs. Jerome
Yeager. of Moscow; Mrs. Poole, OF
Scranton, and Mrs. Dixon, of Nay Aug.
The following party left for Atlanta
Monday: Mr.. and Mrs. James Arch
bald. Miss Archibald, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
d. Simpson, Miss Loomis. of Fall River;
Miss Simpson. Henry Belin, jr., the
Misses Belin, Mr.. and Mrs. F. j.. Platt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Platt. of Troy;
w. G. Parke, Miss Parke. w. r. Smith
and e. s. Jones. of Olyphant. They
leave today for lookout Inn, Chatta-
nooga, where they will remain over