The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26
SCRANTON SOCIAL
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Brief Mention Of What is Doing in the
Pleasure Way.
MANY HOLIDAY VISITORS HERE

elors' Ball..LarSe Invitation List
for Out. OF. TOwn..Mr. and Mrs.
Belin to Give a Dancing Party for
Their Son. Charies..Past and Ap.
preaching Events..PersOnal Chat.
Many visitors will be entertained dur
ing next week in Scranton. College
girls and young men, home for the mol
idays, are many of them accompanied
by class friends, and there are already
in the city, OF expected, scores Oh otheI
people from out of town. Nearly al
the present or expected arrivals VIII
attend the Bachelors ball Friday night.
Numbers are one of the features nee
essary To the greater success OF the
ball. In past years, and one year ago
especially, there was remarkably
large number of guests from abroad
and this fact was not lost sight oi by
the guests or the Bachelors themselves.
So this year the Out-of-tOWn invitation
list has been made unusually large,
and ii will not be surprising If the num-
Der of acceptances reaches $50 or more.
Honesdale, Carbondale, Wilkes Barre
and other nearby places have discoV-
cred that no event in this part of the
state furnishes each year such large
ana l3SnlDndDlt Society Sdiii'ii MS
Those who have once attended the Dail
will do so again and those who have
heard of but have not tasted ITS de-
lights will be present this year. There
will be a larger delegation than usual
from Wilkes-Barre That city's an
nual assembly takes place on Thurs
day night III Coacordia hall.
A dancing party will be given by Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Eeln, jr, for their son,
Charles, Wednesday night in the Scran-
ton Bicycle club house.
The informal leap year german at the
lodge of the Country club Tuesday
night proved the most delightful event
of its kind that has taken place for
several seasons, and it will be several
times repeated. The dancing proved
that the moor Of the building was su!ii-
ciently strong for that kind Of enter
tainment. Mrs. James Archibald and
Mrs. a. II. StUrrs were the chaperones.
Miss Beth Archibald led the german
which witnessed the Introduction of
several new and popular figures. Miss
Simpson, Miss Augusta Archibald and
Miss Anderson were the committee.
The dancing followed dainty supper.
In addition to those mentioned in the
foregoing there were present: Miss
Helen Albright, of Utica; Miss Hunt,
Miss Winton. Miss Parke, Miss Grace
Williams. Miss Jermyn, Miss Sue Jer-
myn, Miss Dale. r.. Il. Chase, A. G.
Hunt, a. Il. Hunt, jr., i. B. Be!in, Geo.
G. Brooks, John II. Brooks. II. b. Mer-
rll. i. b. Fuller, f. $. Fuller. John
Leisenring kemmerer, Mr.. Hager, Law
renee Bliss, James Blair. jr, j. NJ.
Boies, G. II. Bedford l.. c. Fuller.
l,,l, a,
match game in Easton Monday night.
The Scranton team will be composed
of twelve players. The Easton club
contains many high class minister's who
have won repeated victories, several
from the best teams in the state. The
Scranton clubs record is a tie with
Eimira and one match won from BinG-
hamtun.
The coal inspectors Of the Ontario
and Western railroad paid q surprise
visit to Superintendent Il. Il. Williams
ON Christmas eve. and presented him
with a gold-headod cane. The party
was pleasantly entertained by the SUI
perintendent and his wife.
The lady friends and relatives OF
Scranton Bicycle club members viii
give a leap year social at the club
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stern. of Ce-
dar avenue will give an euchre party
Tuesday night for their daughter, Miss
Maud.
The West Side society people are
pleasantly anticipating the event of a
masquerade dance to be given in st.
David's hall on the evening of Decem-
han In, .1,,N.. .,f 10. 20,
p. Decker, Clarence X. Shryer e. w.
Thayer and Francis Whettling.
Artist Brainard has issued to few
friends novel and weird looking invi-
tations to a stag party in his studio
in the Dime bank building tonight. The
invitation is painted in water colors on
large sheet Of brown paper. Along
with grotesque and unique design
showing the upper windows Of the Dime
bank building appears this hand print
ed invitation:
The day is done, 10, a feast is given;
The clock strikes nine
Up in the lofts of the world.
Sings and dances, lfe's goodlest cheer.
Anon an adagio movement Of prosit
beer.
The year foolish year, is almost done
Some things may be overdone God
1t is) Tor will be- the 2Cth of December.
The three
Who are the committee
On thirsts.
Await ana hang on the answer.
OF course you will forget
All Is forgot (only the grub;
Yes, the grub is remembered.
man was killed once
Who forgot
y \ dinner invitation.
We would hate to lose you,
Brainard,
Northup,
Adams.
Committee on thirst
And things
Gods! What things.
PERSONAL MENTION:
George Warner of Chicago Is the guest
or Dgnmore relatives.
VIII Powell, of Linden street. is home
from wyoming seminary.
Mrs A. j. Gerritson. of Montrose, is
visiting friends in the city
Miss Alice Peck, of Monsey avenue. Is
home from Syracuse university.
Miss Sallie Price. of Schuylkill col,nty
Is the guest of West Side friends
John CoalSley, of Pittsburg, is visiting
John MOnahan, of Mineral street
Robert Williams, of McAdoo Schuylkill
county, is visiting on the West Side.
Israel Roos. Of Franklin avenue spent
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