The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05
SCRANTON SOCIAL
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Brief Paragraphs Of What Is Doing on
the Pleasure Way.
BACHELORS BALL PLANS MATURING
The One Big Annual Event Of Scran.
toms Select Will Take Place on
New.Ycar's Night..Dctails OF the
Arrangcmcnts..Othcr Social Events
and the News of Personal MOmeht'

On New Years night in the FROM.
ingham will take place the Bachelors
ball, Scranton's biggest best ana
grandest society affair of the year. no.
only this year but for NUMBER Oh
years. Each Bachelors ball has been
recorded in the newspapers and in Sos-
sip as having been "thc most excellent
of any vet given" and the same Will be
true OF the approaching ball II the
plans of the Bachelors committee do
not miscarry. The invitations VIII DE
issued next week.
The committee is this year made up
of Albert q. Hunt, chairman; James
blair, jr. Joseph Nj. Boies, j. W. Deck
er and l.. T.. Watson. The patronesses
are to be Mrs. James Archibald. Mrs.
j l.. .nimmick. Mrs. Henry Eelin, jr.,
Mrs. j.. l.. Fuller. Mrs. II. w. Kings
bury. Mrs. II. ~. Simpson, Mrs. W. L.
Smith, Mrs T.. Il. SturgcS. Mrs. Ever
EFT Warren and Mrs. +. n. Willard.
Oppcnheims Wilkes Barre orchestra
of fifteen pieces has been engaged to
furnish the dance music and Bauer
band of Twenty-Five pieces Will supply
the intrrmission numbers. Instead of
serving the supner in the balcony. as
was the case year ago. 1t will he serv-
od in the rear of the arcade ON the
second floor. John Holland, of Phla-
dclphia, will BE- the caterer. le has
orders almost carte blanche To Serve a
most dainty ana delicate rcpast
Sirb"cker N watkins, the drapery
firm and Clark, the florist, Will dec
uratc the theater.
The price of tickets will H. the same
as last year, 81. Ladies' tickets will
cost $50 each.
one of the uretticst weddings of the
year was celebrated at noon Wednes-
day at he Ashury Methodist Episcopal
church in Green Ridge, when Miss Ag-
mes Graham Reynolds, of California.
ana George IL. Rice, of Globe, Arizona
territory, We're united in marriage by
Ecv. 4. T. Chaffee. The groom is an
attorney of Arizona, while the bride is
the granddaughter of Mrs. j. Fuller
Reynolds of SandcrSOn avenue.
The uShcrS were: John Lance, of Ply
mouth; Hubert Reynolds. of kingston:
George Mclean, of Wilkes Barre. and
II. II. Merritt. of this city. Professor
Pennington "f the Elm Park church,
played the bridal marches. The two
bridesmaids We're Miss Chauncey Rey-
mold; and Miss Emily Blair. of Lewis
bure, Pa. Miss Clare Reynolds was
maid of honor. The two flower girls
were Misses Mary and Elizabeth Dick
son. The best man was Frank II. Dom
nelly. of Wlkcs-Harre.
newly-married couple left on the $50
At | o'clock Caterer Huntington
Fcrvcd the Wedding breakfast. The
o'clock train for Il tour through the
Eastern states after which they will
go to Arizona where they will reside.
A series of Germans has been plan
ned for tn" winter season, the first of
which viii be given on the night of
Tuesday, Dee. 90, in the lodge of the
Country club. Miss Anderson. Miss
Simpson and Miss Augusta Archibald
comprise the arrangements committee.
The second German viii take place on
some night in the middle of January.
Last nights assembly given by Cor
nell students at Ithaca was attended
10y the Misses Archibald, Miss Wclles,
Miss simpson and Miss Winton, chap
CruncI by Mrs. y. II. Storrs.
Thcr" were three West Side weddings
announced on Thursday: Miss ". E.liZ-
ah"th Thomas and Howard Williams.
both of Eynon street; Miss Augusta
l!urChcll ana Richard Hale, and Miss
Mary Jones. of South Main avenue,
and Harry Widenor.
y party was given Thursday evening
by John j. Coyne, of Minooka. to his
many friends. Everybody enjoyed the
occasion immensely. Among those
present were: Misses Katie Donahue,
Winifrad Melvin, Mary Joyce. Annie
Fitahcnry, Katie Conncll. Mamie
Coyne, Mamie Fitzhcnry. Mary Ryan,
Ellie Ryan. Margaret Barrett. Kate
Barrett Mary Philbin, Annie Brown,
Mary Cawlry, Annie Mullen. Mamie
langan. Celia Langan, Mary \. Con-
molly and Katie Connolly of Moosc;
Mary Coyne, Julia Coyne. Margaret
Iahey, Mary Kelley: John +. Murphy.
T. J. Jennings. Joseph Taylor. NJ. +.
Donah0c, Thomas y. Donohue. Thomas
O'Roylc. Il. ~. Jordan. james Riel,
Michael Connolly. Patrick Flahcrty.
Thomas f. Coyne, Patrick Disken. John
j. Nallin, james Taggart and Mackey
Hickey.
At the parsonage of the Hickory
street Presbyterian church at noon
Thursday Charles Heidrick. of Irving
avenue, and Miss Sophia Reischert. Of
Archibald. were married by Rev. w. A.
Nnrdt. \ reception was given at the
gruOm'S home
The Scranton Rowing association met
Thursday night and nominated officers
as follows: President. Charles w
Gunstcr; first vice-p president. 4. F.
Bedford: second Vice-pre sdent C.. r.
Penman; secretary. f.. +. Chase: finan-
cial secretary. r. Il. Pcnman: treasur-
er. NJ. w. Lowry; manager. F. H. Con-
nell. Progressive euchre was played
by number of members, the visitors
being entertained at supper Ivy the de-
feated ones. Those who sat at the
tables We're c. w. Gunster. c. Il. Pen
man. G.. w. Matthews r. II Patterson
w. l.. Matthews. NJ. w. Lowry. G.. B.
Davidson, Thomas Flitcroft. d. T..
Meiss, Colonel ". A. COursen, G. g..
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