The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25
TIE D0IhCs OF SOCIETY
COadesSed Mention Of Past, Present
and Future Events.
GREAT WEEK FOR WEDDINGS
Earee Number Of Those Nuptisl Cere.
0oaies. bat Little Of Anything Else.
Paragraphs Of the whsrssbouts
Of weIl.HuoWn People.

Ou w 0us A0OWu EVOPsSs
One of the most largely attended OF
the many social sessions of the Scran-
ton lodge Of Elks was that OF TUESDAY
night In the lodge rooms on FRANKLIN
avenue, and the entertainment fur-
nishsd by professional and local anna.
teur talent was of unusually spiehuiu
character. Attorney ]. Elliot Ross was
chairman Of the evening. The pro-
gramme and other features OF the
event were arranged by the following
committee: +. w. Martin, w. j..
Weichel, +. c. Hand and w. s. Gould.
Music was furnished by Bauer's Or
chestra. The professional artists were
Messrs. Plunkett. Brennan, Russell and
GOss, of the Madame Sans Gene" COM
pany, and Professor Zera, Mr.. Kelly
and George OFT, of the Carrie Louis
company. Among the other perform
ers were the Vail brothers. ID. +. Vaii.
Fred Smith, of the Wilkes-Barre lodge;
Colonel ]. Armory Knox, PROFESSOR
Schappert, Howell Davis. George NJ.
Dewitt and the Elk Vocal Quartette.
Miss Agnes Burke daughter Of Mrs.
Ellen Burke, of Ninth street, was mar
ried Tuesday afternoon to William
Sullivan, of Capouse avenue. Rev. ].
Il. Whelan officiated. The bridesmaid
was Miss Tessie O'Malley and the
groomsman John German.
]. NJ. Chance gave an informal musi-
Gale Tuesday night In his apartments
In the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion building. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. I. f.. Surydam, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. H. Borrughs. Miss Chapman, or
Washington, d. C.. Miss Doty, J. Sands
Van Mort, Truman. Suydam, George
Alexander and DR.. Taft.
Miss Moore. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Moore, was married at the home
Of her parents in the North End Mon
day evening to william Webb. Of
Browns Bee Hive.
At the Hotel Jermyn Monday even
ing Miss Sullivan. the Elm Park church
soprano, who next week accepts more
remunerative engagement at Yonkers,
gave a farewell dinner to the other art
lists OF the choir and few friends These
were Miss Van Dervoort, Mr.. Thomas
and Mr.. Wooler. of the church quar-
tette; ]. Alfred Pennington, the organ
ist, and Mrs. Pennington; Mr.. and Mrs.
II. q. Brooks, Miss Jennie Andrews
and George Nj. Dewitt. Following the
dinner an informal musicale. in which
Miss Sullivan and her friends partici-
pated. was attended In the hotel par
lors by Rev. DR.. Giffin, the new pastor
OF Elm Park church. Mrs. william
Powell. Miss Sophie Schlager. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Matthews. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. F.. Connell. Aria Powell, Curt Pow
ell and Albert Schlager.
The marriage of Miss Effie Cummings,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Cummings, of Birney avenue. and Ed
ward Saxton took place Wednesday af-
ternoon at the brides home. Rev.
Rogers Israel.of st. Luke's Episcopal
church. officiated. Miss Grace Saxton
and Alfred 0. Cummings, sister and
brother of the bridal couple, were
bridesmaid and bes. man. A wedding
supper was served at 6 O'clock. Mr.
and Mrs. Saxon will live in Park place.
The following honorary committee
has been appointed to assist the wO-
men who will in few weeks issue
"Our Woman's Newspaper: Mrs.
Thomas Moore. Mrs. Thomas Dickson,
Mrs. William r. Richmond. Mrs. T. w.
Phillips, Mrs. ]. A. Scranton, Mrs.
Charles Doud. Mrs. Joseph Slocum,
Mrs. Francis Hackley, Mrs. r. A. Oak
ford Mrs. J. L. Fordham. Mrs. Richard
OBrien. Mrs. Mary L. Hollister, Mrs.
]. Feuerlicht. Mrs. B. A. Hoban, Mrs.
3. II. Throop, Mrs. John Jermyn, Mrs.
Ira Tripp.
Mrs. Frank Smith was pleasantly
surprised at her home on Madison ave-
nue. Monday night by a number Of
(ptondv Ary,0nU tho pnQSty wQra Misses
Nell Delmer. Anna Hart, Freda Lad
wig. Maggie Delmer, Anna Flynn,
Eta staff, Grace Saxton, Kittie Pow
ell, Laura Grimes, Mary Price, Jennie
Lewis, Tessie Craft. Nellie Murphy.
May Hadsel. Annie Thomas and Sarah
Evans and Mary Walker, Of Olyphant;
Messrs. Smith, Danvers, Moyles, Mitch
ell. Connolly, Reese, Staff, Brown,
Hughes, O'Hara. Mcdonnell, Gilligan.
berger and MI. O'Connell. Of Honesdale.
MIR. Buttz, of Newark, N. j., and Mr..
Sweeney, Of Reading.
The ladies' section Of the Scranton
Turn Verein held a social Wednesday
evening in Turner's hall, which was q
most enjoyable event.
Miss Lillian Morris. Of 645 Madison
avenue, celebrated her sixteenth birth
day last evening. About thirty young
people participated in the celebration.
PERSONAL MENTION:
HID. Knapp, of Williamsport, was here
Mrs. 4. H. shopland is visiting in New
ASfn Mrs etssi e 3 ;rewksburE, Of .runkhaunouhk,
annpf TUESDAY this citv.
W. A. Meyer and c. II. Reynolds. of
Kingston, were here yesterday.
Ex-Judge w. H. Jessup has returned
Mrs. Burton Voorhis, Of Wilkes Barre.
was yesterday guest at the Hotel jer-
Miss Maud L. Fox. and Miss Daisy NJ.
Alexander visited Bald Mount Thursday
Miss Mary Il. Hubon, of Pawnee street.
has returned from q visit with relatives In
Mrs. E. Moses left Thursday for Atlantic
A. Lubenstein.
W. H. Jessup. jr., spent Monday fishing
on Butternut creek, near Elmhurst, and
entertaining Mrs. H. p Read and daligh-
ter, Caroline Of MOntrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T.. Nettleton have re-
turned t9 their home, in this city, from
winter.
Miss Torrance, of Tenafiy, N. j., and
Henry Torrance, jr., and c. Orchard. of
Carb0ndale. were yesterday registered at
the Hotel Jermyn. o..
Ex:Sheriff Charles Robinson, Post
master Frank Vandling, Victor kocn,
Captain Frank Robling and Emil Schimpff,
returned Thursday night from few days
fishing trip to Mount Pocono.
william F. Brandamore, who has been
an assistant secretary Of the Young Mems
Christian association, has resigned to ac-