The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-22
ON Other Side OF Channel
Some Events of the Day on the West
Side of the City Noted.
THE MERRY MARQUETTE CLUB
Pupils OF No. IA school Comne emorate
Washiugton's Bir:hday-Social at St.
David's-Exerciscs for Today.
Other Happenings.


The grand reception and banquet
given by the members of the Marquette
club in their club room on South Main
avenue last evening was one of the
most select affairs of its kind which
has been seen on this side. The club
possess suite of five rooms and for
the past two days decorators had been
at work in trimming them. The result
was most pleasing. The side walls
We're draped with pretty colored bunt-
ing and innumerable Japanese lanterns
We're suspended in convenient places
throughout the rooms.
Palms, ferns and flowers of various
kinds were arranged in the dance room
in a manner to represent a tropical
garden The flowers We're furnished by
John Embery, of North Main avenue
The parlor contained elegant furnish
ings, while the library proved a source
OF Cmuse ment and instruction to all
The club members received their guests
from nil 8 o'clock. The evening was
spent iE games, music and dancing.
Several selections were given by Harry
Edwards and Isaac Price on the ocori-
ma and auto-harp. Speeches were made
10y several of the members on various
subjects, including the club history and
q toast to the ladies.
The supper was served about II
O'Clock and it included nearly all the
dclicacjes of the season. During the
meal several of the guests proposed
toasts, many of which provoked hui
NOR. These present were: Miss Name
Coons, Hattie Fellows. Gertie Lloyd
Ella Moser, Ida Phillips and Lydia
Richards. of the North End May
Fisher, Maud Cooper, Misses Seward,
Margaret Gould. Bessie Winans, Lena
Staples, Jennie Reinhart. and MessrS.
Joseph jeremiah, Joseph Hodgson. Al
vim W. Beers. John Wettlng, Charles
Mansfield, VIII Davis, Robert Cooper,
Harry Reinhart, VIII D. Griffiths
George Schoer, George T. criffiths
Art Morse, Victor Moth, Ben. Evanj
viii Carlmer. James Harris, and A. T.
Slower.
WashingtOn's Birthday Commemoratcd.
The pupils of Prof. James Hughes
department at No. II school gave a very
enjoyable entertainment yesterday af
ternoon, commemorating the birth of
Washington. The room was decorated
with flags and bunting was festooned
in pretty designs around the walls.
The programme was arranged so as to
show the literary genius with which a
large number of the pupils are en-
dowed, and it succeeded admirably.
The programme opened with the pat
riotic selection, MY Country 'Tis Of
Thee" by the school under the direc-
tion of Teacher David Owens; an essay
on "Washington's Life" was read by
Miss Katie Bural: Mrs. Annie b. Will
liams gave a recitation entitled Miss
Nancys Gown an essay on the
childhood Days of Washington was
read by Jenkin Lewis; the school rem
dered the popular song, My Mountain
Home" essays were read on Washing
toms Love Making" and Washing
toms Personal Appearance" by Misses
Christian Schubert and May Edwards;
"The Watch on the Rhine" was sung
by the members of the school; Walter
Schautz and Miss Jessie Becker read
essays on "Washington's Military AS
pirations" and "Washington's Charac-
teristics. They " finely given. A
song, "The Soldier "prewell." was
sung by the school Crank Nichols
read an essay on "Washington and
Braddock," and Clarence Storm fol-
lowed with a recitation entitled "The
Brightest Name on History's Pages"
meaning Washington; f"Sweet and
Low" beautiful ballad, was sung by
the school; Misses Gertrude Ainey. Mel
lie Fellows and Gertrude Miller read
essays pertaining to Washington. Miss
Ainey told of the dreadful winter at
Valley Forge, while Miss Fellows gra-
phically described peaceful Mount Yer
non. the home of. Washington. Miss
Miller gave the characteristics of Mar
tina Washington; n song, "The Whirl-
wind,Y. closed the excellent entertain
ment A large number of the children's
parents were present.
Social at St. Dnvid's.
The members of st. Davids Episco-