The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-26
NIGHT OF RECEPTIONS.
Grand Officers and Many COmman.
dcr;cs Keen Omen House.

1t required some expert engineering
and great deal of fast travelling on
the part of the Sir knights and their
ladies to attend all of last nights re-
ceptions and at homes. And the crush
at each was so great that when it was
all over there was many rulied toilet
which had been fair TO look upon when
the reception tours began, and there
was many tired Sir Knight who had
earlier felt equal to the task of escort
ing Il dozen wives If need be.
The tlrong celitered in the vicinity of
Wyoming avenue and Spruce street
and was at times 50 dense that foot
traffic was only possible along the pave
ment. 1t was an orderly crowd and one
of good quality and consisted mostly
of the reception callers.
The reception by the Grand officers
took place in the Hotel Jermyn parlors.
Grand Commander Spencer and the
other fifteen grand officers We're attired
in evening dress. and, excepting grand
cOmmandery badges, wore nothing to
denote their rank or Tcmplar connec-
tion. They relieved each other by
groups and received in the east parlnr.
Music was furnished by Bauer. Re-
frcshmCnts were served in the breakfast
room adjoining the parlors.
Occur de Lion. No. II, and Melita.
No. rs, the two Scranton communicates.
jointly gave an Ut home in the Scran-
ton Rowing club rooms on Spruce
street The committee which conduct
ed the affair was assisted by a number
of ladies. This was probably the most
largely attended reception of the even
ing, but the three floors contained in
the Rowing clubs conmodious home
obviated the crush which would have
prevailed in smaller apartments. Punch
and lemonade, ice cream and sand
Wiches were served and music was sup
piled by IL party of Bauer'S musicians.
The committee In charge was conf
composed Of Sir Charles s. Seamans.
chairman: r.. Sir Charles t. Derman.
T.. Sir Charles Nc Mullen. T.. Sir Charles
u. Sanderson, T.. Sir Ezra G. Browning,
II. Sir Andrew B. Holmes, Sir Thomas
George S. Kingsbury. Sir Walter NJ.
Dickson, Sir Aria Williams. Sir Rufus
j. Foster They We're assisted by the
| following ladies': Mrs. II. n. Ripple.
| Mrs. ]. ". Rice. Mrs. +. Il. Swan, Mrs.
, a. Foster. Mrs. George Fl. Benore. Mrs.
ii. a. Connell. Mrs. w. l.. Connell, Mrs.
| G.. B. Derman. Mrs. Conrad Schroeder,
Mrs. S. c. Gernon. Mrs. II. T.. Penman.
Mrs. e. Il. Shryer. Mrs. Joseph AleXan-
| der. jr.. and Misses F'rederica Derman.
| Emily Stevens. Ada Sterling, Carrie a.
| Browning. Rena Howe, Mae Kiefer.
| Bertha jenkins, Jean Mckenna, Alice
| Barker. Quantities of the official SOU
| yenir badges were distributed.
Two receptions were held simultan-
eously at the Wyoming. Philadelphia
| Cummandery. No. received in Parlor
| A on the first floor Eminent Sir Walter
| Jones. captain general: Eminent Sir p.
J. Linden, Eminent Sir George w. Ken
drick. Eminent Sir Frank M. Highlay,
Eminent Sir Amos II. Hall and Sir Will
| liam King were most prominent In en-
tertaining the callers. The ladies COM
mandery assisted. st. Adams. No. AZ,
also of Philadelphia, had one of the
ladies' parlors on the second floor as its
social headquarters. Right Eminent
Sir w. w. Allen. Eminent Sir T.. II.
Cohen and Eminent Sir II. w. Smith.
| together with a corps of ladies looked
after the visitors. Ringold band of
Scranton rendered concert selections
during the reception.
De Molay. No. 8. and Reading, No
AZ, of Reading joined in receiving at the
st. Charles. They made a very preten-
tious effort to have their reception
considered the most attractive of them
all and many who attended accorded
them the distinction. The sample room
on the first floor In which the receiv-
ing officers and their ladies' were sta
toned was transferred into floral
tower. Germania band of Reading
rendered the music. Souvenirs in the
shape of champagne glasses, suitably
senRraved were presented to all who
called and each was also served. with
refreshments adai'
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