The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-19
SCRANTON SOCIAL
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Brief Mention Of What Is Doing 10 the
Pleasure Way.
BOXES AND LOGEs FOR THE BALL
MAY be Sold at Auction for the Bach.
elor Event.. Charity Ball at the
Scranton Bicycle Club House ON
New Years Eve..The Weeks Wed.
dings and Parties..PersOnal Chat'

approaching ball of the Bachelors are
going on apace. Before many days the
Frothingham boxes, except two whlch
are to be occupied by the patronesses,
and possibly the loges will be SOLD ~
has not been determined whether 'ne
reservation will be by auction or NOT
if by ordinary sale, the price VIII pe
S25 each, the choice to be decided py
lot.
The board of governors and the house
and grounds committee, the latter colil-
posed of both ladies and gentieihMvn, M II,
will enjoy a supper at the ioaGe vi ane
Country club this evening. The mar
ried members of the board ana the
committee will be accompanied py
their wives or husbands ana each VI
the unmarried men by lauy'
On Tuesday night at its lodge VIII
take place the Country clubs hrst CO.
tillion.
"A concert will be given in this clsy
by the Corneii Glee club under the
lana cement of the local alumni dur
ing the holidays.
There will be a subscription dance at
Tho Rcycle club house New Years eve
under the patronage of a nuiI,pGi ,ia y,
Scranton's most prominent Catho,io
ladies'. The committee arransihs u,e
affair is composed of DR.. Johh pu
nett Hon. John p. Kelly, hon. VI.
Sahdo, DR.. Walter NJ. Reedy anu 'o'''
A. Collins.
A. r,osdav nights progressive
euchre of the Excelsior social cruz az
ITS rooms on Wyoming avenue tie A.
loving were among those present: MI
and Mrs. j. Levy, Mr.. and MIS-: W.
Troutfelt, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeoseph hnhs' ,'.',
MIR. and Mrs. Ben. Samter, MT. anu WI,
+ Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs. L.. Marks,
Mr. and Mrs. Nj. Simmons. Mr.. and
Mrs. X. NJ Goldsmith, Mrs M. Bursuh-
der, of Wilkes Barre; Misses Nye'
Moses, Burchwald Harris. Moses
Wormser, Stearn. Lauer, Goldsmith
Brown. of Pittston: Wolfe, of New York
city; Neil of Plymouth; Messrs.
Kramer, Oettinger. Lauer. Moses, MOI
rs. Brown, Wormser. Halpert, Reis,
Rice, Livingston. of Wilkes-Barre;
Brown, of Pittston.
short season of dancing followed
the playing.
Mrs. Burnice Savage Messenger and
=. Il. Harris. of Concord. s. c., were.
married Wednesday noon in the SUM-
ner Presbyterian church by Rev. Mr..
Gibbons. Miss Maud Savage the
brides sister and Mrs. Tyler Connolly
attended the bride and c. j. Harris was
best man. The usherS were Messrs.
Snyder Fowler, Sharps and Stanton.
Breakfast was served at the brides
home. Mr.. Harris is interested in cot
ton plantations and mills near Concord
where he and Mrs Harris will reside.
The marriage of Dr. Theodore Sureth,
of the North End, and Miss Matte Min
shall, of Monsey avenue, took place
Wednesday noon in the Church of the
Good Shepherd, Green Ridge, the pas
tor, Rev. +. S. Balentine, performing
the ceremony. The bride was attended
by her bother-in-law, Eli Y. Conner.
The best man was DR.. Peck. Drs. Dam
son, BesSey and Heilner We're ushers.
DIR. and Mrs. Sureth will reside on San
derSOn avenue.
Tuesday nights banquet Of the New
England society of Northeastern Penn
sylvania. in the Hotel Jenny. promises
to be attended by at least one hundred
and twenty-five persons. The event
will signalize the tenth annvers-
ary of the society and on that
account the banquet will be more Ella
borate than those of the past. Presi-
den L. B. sturges will preside.
Wilkes-Barre's annual assembly will
take place New Years eve in Concordn
hall. The natrOnesses are: Mrs. John
N. Conyngham, Mrs. Andrew +. Derr,
Mrs. Alexander Farnham, Mrs II. II.
Harvey, Mrs. Charles w. Lee. Mrs. F..
A. Phelps, Mrs. T.. G. Scott, Mrs. Anne
Lee Worden. The committee are: Ches-
ter b. Derr, Alexander Hodge, Law
renee b. Jones, Charles N. Loveland,
George X. Mclean, John A. Turner.
Thursday evening the following
Scranton Masons paid fraternal visit
to Landmark Lodge. No. 442, of Wilkes
Barre: Lodge 597. H. s. Davis, Il. Tay-
lor Lacey; Lodge 323, j. j. Taylor, John
i. Cooper. II. S. Quats, Charles L. Hill,
Fred p. Stone, Frank l.. Carr, Robert
Peck. Frank +. Shetd, DR.. A. p. Long
street, Marshall Keller, Walter M. Dick
son. Thomas F. Penman, Alfred ID.
lowers. George b. Jermyn, VIM. c.
Squires. Fred l.. Brown. Ernest |.
faine, Charles r. COnnell Charles X.
hlhSsiey. Charles w. Dewitt, Edward
Evans, Fred d. Brewster Walter l.,
nenwood. Horace Is. Ware, Frank NJ.
Moyer. Frank w. Spencer, Edward n.
Lyn9e' William Marple; Lodge 29l,
Hubbard s. Garman, Louis Friedman
Andrew p. Bedford, Silas w. Finn, Wm
n. Brltzmann. Austin A. Miller. Enos
A. Hali, John Bacon. Ephram ]. Long.
Morrls A. Clark; Lodge S35, Andrew
Mutter; Lodge 339. Hayden Evans. Az
Yer the regular lodge session the yisi.
tors We're entertaind at a bannuet
served In Redington's dining rooms.
upchurch lodge, No. 900. Ancient Or
nir.u ohi;eu Workmen, celebrated it's
nIhth anniversary last night with n
smoker at its hall. q Lackawanna ave
nue. Inere We're speeches by Presi-
dent Philip II. Schuler and Vice presi-
gent A. c. Houck: singing by the
lodges quartette and various other
Iorms or entertainment including n
deledtable luncheon. served at the con-
clusion OF the musical and literary pro-
sr2mme. President Schuler, in his
opening remarks, told that during tha
lodges nine years existence it had
paid out over $4,000 in benefits and
charity.
A peasant surprise party was held
last night at the home of Mrs. F. J.
Macarthur by the ladies' Of Esther as
sembly. No. 16. Those present were
Mr.: and Mrs. Albee. Mr.. and Mrs.
Acker Mr.. and Mrs. r. $. Welsh, Mr..
and Mrs. Courtright, Mr.. and Mrs
Minchon, Mr.. and Mrs j. w. Kellow.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Chandler, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Foot, Mr.. and Mrs. Albeit
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Dimler, Mr. and Mrs
Kay, Mr. and Mrs Edward Larney.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Squance, Mrs A.
Sduance. MIR. and Mrs. p. A. Quick,
Misses Ruth and Pearl Courtr!ght Es-
sic and Nellie Macarthur and J..
Squance. George Macarthur. A very
enjoyable time was had by ALL Re-
freshments were served at midnight.
PERSONAL MENTION:
Miss Boyer, of Washington, D. c. Is WIS.,