The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-27
SOCIAL EVENTS OF SUMNER
Trolley Parties the Favorite Diver
sion Of Those Who Arc Ii the City.
WILkBs-BARRE SOCIAL EVENT
II Was II Honor Of Miss Matte Corwin
Of This City and Was Attended
By Many Scrantonians-Movs'
msuts Of Well.KaOwu People.

Not a little speculation has been Gre
ated by the challenge Of several young
Scranton men. prominent In social
circles, to play a game Of base ball with
well-known. young men Of CarboHdale
at Anthracite park. Carbonate, next
Tuesday
The challenge was couched In these
words: I'VE challenge you to game
at Anthracite park next Tuesday. can
you play at all? w. W. Wharton, A.
Schryver f. b. Jermyn. A f.. Hunt. f.
Chase, James Blair. George Brooks, Dr.
George wentz. Frank Jermyn. Thomas
Brooks, W. NJ. Dickson. w. Mais."
, The reply was addressed to the
'Scranton Base Ball club" and con-
tanned the information that Carbondale
would "give some points that will be OF
value" This communication was
signed by ]. j. Simpson. l.. A. Patter-
son. G. L. Johnson. George Benton. l..
M. Smith. c. G. Evans. F. Orchard. r.
NJ. Vannan, W. A. Msnville. F. l.. Burr,
]. W. Dimock. Frank Fox, 1t Is not
stated that anybody has been found
who will dare umpire the game.
MtS. III. w. SletlS, VI " "hNtS-i'e'iS'
gave a party In honor of her guest.
Miss Matte Corwin. of Scranton. on
Thursday night. All spent very en-
joyable evening during which all
danced. sung and played games until
about 1880, after which refreshments
were served. Those present were:
Mrs. s. W. Corwin. Mrs. T. Simms,
Miss Katie Griffiths, Miss Franc Cor
win. Wells Hocken berry, Ernest Miller.
Miss Murphy Bertha Slmms, Alice
Corwin, Professor Wood, Matte Con-
nsil and Henry c. Hatton, Of Scranton.
Those present from Wilkes-Rarre were:
Miss May Steele. Edith Wilcox, Flor
ence Wilcox. Gertie Enterline. Nina
Lnuekin, Anna Jones, Lizzie Williams,
Bessie and Fannie Wilson, Minnie
Stellsr. Alex. Macmelkin, Grant Will
cox Walter Johnson. Eugene Shock
ency, George Steele. Charles Pruesser,
F. A. Faber, Mr., Watley, John Grit
man, Mr.. Stevens and Z. G. Frear.
A birthday anniversary party was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Or
lando Chapman on Wednesday after
noon from to o'clock in honor of
their youngest daughter, Leah. who on
this occasion has attained the age of IL
years. A very pleasant party, consisting
of the following persons, were partici-
pants in it's festivities: Gertrude Pol
hamus, Iva Catterson. Christine Parker,
Grace A. Davis. Bessie Mullenix. Flora
Good Mamie Wells. Edith Wilson. Eve
lyn Mathews. Marion Mathews. Stella
Covey. Hattie May Mead. Grace Isby,
Bertha Beatty. of Newark, N. j.; Jessie
GIead. of Edella; Grace Ozenbauch. Of
Green Ridge: May Stanton. of Chin
chllla: Ellen White and Josie Fisk, Of
Wallsville.
On Thursday afternoon a number OF
ladies who reside in this city surprised
Mrs. James Fnglis at her home in Tay-
Tor. The hours until evening were
most enjoya bly, spent. Refreshments
were served before the departure of the
guests. Those who attended were: Mrs.
H. Dover, Mrs. 8. c. Browning. Mrs.
Cornish, Mrs. A. Turnbull, Mrs. Glaze.
Mrs. Winter, Mrs. c. DeLacey, Mrs c.
Fl. Hill. Mrs. J. Pierson. Mrs c.. A.
Archer Mrs. c. Sheffieman. Mrs. A.
Beck, Mrs. II. Twining, Mrs. I. Stone,
Mrs. J. Hall, Mrs. D. Edward, Mrs.
p. Van Horn. Mrs. Luce, Mrs. Joseph
O'Malley. Mrs. Carvolt, Mrs j. Halde-
man and Miss Maggie Mcdonald.
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Miss Mabel Yost, of Jackson street,
gave trolley party to her friends
Tuesday evening. They went to Moosic
and after returning enjoyed refresh
menks at Miss Yost's home. The party
was chaperoned by Mrs. A. F. Yost,
and was composed Of the following
young folks. Misses Helen Thayer,
Geraldine Conner, Grace Walker. Jessie
Becker. Edith House, Susie Barnes,
Annie Kennedy. Mable Yost, Florence
irving. and Harry Smith, Arthur
Smith, Herbert Waters. Conner Davis,
Maurice Miller, Charles Helms and
Herbert Yost.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Vidaver ten
dered straw ride Tuesday night to
number Of young people in honor Of
Miss Vidaver, of New York The party
Afterwards repaired to Mr.. Vidavers
home where refreshments were served.
Dancing followed Among those pres
ent were: Miss Ansbach, New York;
Mr.. Stein, Philadelphia; Mr. and Miss
Vidaver. New York Miss Davis, Al
bany; the Misses Lauer. Moses, Harris,
WOrmser. Nye. Kramer, Bernstein,
Hirsbfeid and Messrs. Kramer, Stein
and HiSshfield
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A trolley party composing the fol-
lowing persons enjoyed a ride to Peck
willie Wednesday evening: Miss Israel
and Mr.. Stein, Philadelphia; Miss Ans
bach, Miss Bidover. New York; and
Misses Clara and Tillie IIauer. Nettie
Nye. Millie and Rose Wormser, Belle
Hirsh1eld, Gussie Bernstein, Martha
and Esther Moses and Miss Davis, Of
Albany and Messrs. Lauer. Bernstein
Wormser, Pettinger. ..
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PERSONAL MENTION
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Harte. Of this city, announcing
the marriage Of their daughter, Cecilia
TO John Newman Lamb. of Brooklyn, ~
T., at st. Rose church on Aug. Z. A recep-
ton will be held at the home Of the bride
on Brooklyn street after the ceremony
The couple will take eleven days for
wedding tour which will embrace all the
large cities and popular sights in the east
-Carbondale Leader.
Mrs. A. @. Gilmore and the Misses Leila
Eloise and Evelyn Gilmorei and Master
Clarence Gilmore, Miss A. l.. Swan and
Miss e. ]. hase, Of Scranton; Miss Luella
Pendleton. of Philadelphia. and the Misses
Fanny and Marcia Snyder, of Massachu-
sets. are at Maple Way farm.
B. q. Morgan, Of the West Side, and
Daniel L. Reese. Of Wales. who is visit.
ing him. will spend, the coming week a.
Mr.. Morgan's Tydvill cottage at Lake
W.nola.. This is the first time In fourteen
years that Mr.. Reese has visited Scranton
Professor Georpe Carter organ;sf of the