The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-25
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF SOCIAL WORLD
Probability That Country Club House
viii Be Erected This Year.
MEETING CALLED FOR NEXT WEEK
to Attend II Have Been
Extended to Two Hundred and Fifty
Representative Persons 80. Social
Events of the Week. Movements Of
WelI.knOwn PeOple.. Many Scran.
tOnians ut the SeashOre.

Events Oi thc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES O'
WelI.Known Peoples. Many Scran.
tonians ut the SeashOre.
The project of establishing country
club near the terminus of North Wash
inston avenue has again been taken up
and the outlook for it's erection this year
is very encouraging. A committee con-
sisting of c. S. Weston. w. w. Scranton,
J. h. Dimmick, a. q. Hunt. N. q. Rob-
ertson. q. b. Smith. J. w. Oakford. r..
T. Sturges and II. II. Watkins has is
sued invitations for meeting to be
held in the board of trade rooms next
Saturday morning at II o'clock to con-
slider the matter.
The invitations have been addressed
to go of the most representative resi-
dents of the city. and If the sentiment
OF the meeting is in favor of the erec-
tion of a country club house. work upon
II will begin at once. and it Is possible
that tennis tournament will be held
there in September. The club house
will be erected on ten acres Of land to
be leased from the Pennsylvania Coal
company, and is to be large and roomy
and so constructed that social events
can be held in it in winter as well as in
summer. The house will contain bill
lard parlor. bowling alley, etc, and the
grounds will be supplied with tennis
courts. golf links and an arrangement
for tobogganing in winter
A iive-minute walk from the end Of
Washington avenue takes the pedes-
trian to the land selected for the club
house, the distance from the court
house square being two miles and one
half 1t is thought that the club house
will make II pleasant objective point
for cyclists. and that it would be often
utilized for such social affairs as are
naturally incident to clubs of this char
acter.
Monday evening masquerade party
was given at the "Edgewood" cottage.
Lake Winola. in honor of Miss Norma
Nichols of this city. 1t was delight
full event. "Edgewood" is the summer
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. EynOn, of
the West Side.
Mrs. David Evans, of Lafayette
street, gave a 5 o'clock tea at her home
Monday afternoon I'm honor of her
guest. Mrs. Filand, of Phillipsburg,
Center county: 1t was attended by Mrs.
Thomas Allen. Mrs. John Evans. Mrs.
James jeremiah. Mrs. David Evans,
Mrs. James Butcher. Mrs. George j.
Jones and Mrs. William N. Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Acker of South
Main avenue. Thursday afternoon en-
tertained the young friends of their
daughter, Miss May. in honor of her
birthday. Those present We're Misses
Belle Snyder. Lulu Boyce, Carrie Floyd.
Bessie Pritchard, Nettie Snow. Belle
and Rose Kellet, Nellie Lance, Bertha
Fellows. Bertha Carson, Stacia Caw-
ley, Dunmore; Abbie May Sheppard,
Philadelphia: Lucy Fellows, Mae Green
Ida Fellows, Matte Hughes. Gertrude
Floyd, Alice May Williams. Elsie Acker,
jeanette Fellows, Harriet Acker,
Gladys Pritchard, Ray Evans, Charles
Williams, VIII and Hugh and George
Plitchard.
Miss Letitia Doyle. of South Main
avenue, entertained with a progressive
euchre party Thursday evening. The
following We're present: Misses Alice
Rashley. of Carbondale; Sarah Mertes,
Mamie Lecheter, of Allentown; Gwennie
Thomas, Matte McManama, Jessie
Kellow, Miss Doyle and Louis Grambs,
Arthur Weinshank. Floyd Frederick
Charles Ginter. Will Schimpff. George
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Hagen.
The Misses Johns, of South Hyde
Park avenue, entertained Thursday
evening in honor of Miss Mary Evans
of Danville.
A number of the friends of Harry
Danvers, of Wayne avenue, visited him
on Wednesday evening and passed q
pleasant evening. Those present were
Misses Bertha Watkins. Priscilla Wat
kins. Sarah Fidler, Alma Clancy, Lizzie
Danvers, Flo Clancy, Matte Hunts.
man, Clara Allen, Lillian and Violet
Danvers. Edwin Evans. Willie Evans
Frank Richards, Alvin Morghns. Thos
Evans, William Grove, Benjamin
Thomas, John Jones, Harry Danvers
and Thomas Hill.
The following West Side young ladie:
will leave on Aug. 3 for a ten days stay
at Lake Winola: Misses Margare
Hutton, Minnie Hughes. Jennie Price
Mary Harris, Ethel and Pearl Porter
Jennie Fellows, Gertie Lloyd, Clara
Neibel, Leila Porter, Bertha Wettling
May Belle Sweetzer, Jennie Davis, Mat
Mrs. Wettling.
Three marriages were solemniZed a
st. Johns church this week. On Wed
nesday at II o'clock Mrs. Catherine
O'Connor, of Cedar avenue, was weddet
to Frank Melody. Of Genet street. Tn
same day at noon Miss Lizzie Foley, o
Stone avenue, became the bride o
Alexander Bateman. Of Forty Fort. o.
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock Jane
1go and Miss Mary Melody. both Of tn
Twentieth ward. We're married. Rev
j. A. Moffitt, acting pastor Of st. Johns
Officiated.
The marriage of Edward Robinson
Of Leggetts street, and Miss Katie No
Ian, of Oak street, took place Wednes
day morning at Holy Rosary church
North End. Charles Gordon. of Pitts
ton, was groomsman, and Miss Mani
Robinson was bridesmaid. Miss Libbi
Neary played the wedding march. !
nuptial mass was celebrated by Re,
W. p. O'Donnell. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
inson have gone to Niagara Falls o
their wedding tour.
At the home of Miss Kate McDon
aid. on Bloom street, Dunmore. part
was given by her to her friend
Wednesday evening.
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