The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-04
D0INCS OF SOCIAL WORLD
Lent Has Prevented Any Eveats Of
Particular Moment.
QUIET PERIOD IN PROSPECT
An Extra Assembly Monday Night and
lAWent1 Ball at Drifton Tuesday
Night Arrivals and Departures
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Wight Arrivals and Departures
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,e,. hope Of several weeks ago
r Nhe quiet of Lent would be COM
FAn .4ted by events to follow that per-
I. e pennance and self-denial has
q Shattered. for there Is no imme-
die te prospect of small or large af-
fairs. either of which would be a delight
in ans form. There Is to be an extra
ass ,nsbly Monday night and this is the
only event in view, unless an excep-
ton may be made of Tuesday nights 3
ball to be. given at Drifton by DR..
George Wentz. and which will be at
tended by a number OF the fashionable
element from this city. The winters
debutantes and others to whom formal
social life ia a necessity rather than an
episode will droop because Of q dreary
prospect.
Miss Hunt. Miss Archibald, Miss
tee which will arrange for the as
sembly. The chaperones have not
been announced.
Txesday nights Drifton ball to be
Civ by DIR. George Wentz will be
one .:those splendid and elaborate af.
fairs which one Is permitted to attend
but .arely in a given season. Invita-
tions have been issued to many, of the
best known society personages from
this city. Wilkes-Barre, Pittston and
other places in this region and the ar
rangcments for the event are said ia
htye been made on scale correspond
Ing to the prominence and large num-
l-aM Af
ees{s. rom Scranton will be Mrs. F.
II. Jr. =. Mrs. F. NJ. Spencer and
NJ G. N. Hallstead. Tho music will
be Wy Oppenheimer. Of Wilkes-Barre.
I've Scranton Lawn club has not
c to an agreement with the Platt
FOR the use Of the homestead prop
. on jefferson avenue.
Nj. F. Sando of the COM
h. that has the charity ball In
said yesterday that the arrange
'or the event are all practically
r =, I'd. 1t will open at y 80 pronpt-
a for a half hour proceeding that
=. 49,. Die are arriving Bauer and his
| I the lender q number OF selection5.
? lnce. nee to the theater will ba
. lmi, avenue, and as each cab ar
b. the aWner will be given num-
~ gnme 5, duplicate OF which will
7 had ID the driver Within the
:. -ery arrangement has been
r. *. y the comfort Of the guests. A
!, J OF maids will assist the ladies
=, Tinovipg wraps and reaIranging
8 and ample provisions have
been made for coat and smoking
for the men. In the lobby at the
ling avenue entrance to the the
b lemonade and corfee frappe will be
ed In the lobby leading from the
L, .5ny Handley will serve running
81 GER beginning at 1890. Clark Will
hb0 Z charge of the decorations. and as
s = as the curtain Is rung down on
I /. messiah" Monday night his men
, ',Lpegin the work Of further beauti-
the interior Of the theater for the
!. lit ia requested that each ticket
T., write the name OF those in his
nj on his ticket and also where
uere from
rhe Violet Social club will hold its
$, end annual ball Tuesday night In
Hovlsy's hall. on Mulberry street.
The Maruuettes held a domino social
Tuesday evening in their rooms on
South Main avenue. Boyd Smith fur
nished music for dancing. Those pres
ent were: Misses Gertrude Lloyd, Ger
trude Dawsins. Bertha Wettling, Agnes
Davis. Jessie Harlow. Mary Harris. Jen-
ME Price. Esther Thomas. Lizzie Law
renee, Edith Jones. Jennie Jones. Will
Davis, John Wettling, Charles Mans
field. John Dawkins. Elmer Hughes.
Palmer Williams. Harry Reinhart,
Charles Sproule. John Lloyd, Elmer
Hughes. Arthur Davis, George Wett-
ling.
Devil SAINT lodge Of Ivorites held an
entertainment Wednesday evening. r.
H. Williams presided and Miss Norma
Williams acted as accompanist of the
evening. The entertainers were J..
Davies, Miss Lizzie Evans, William
Evans, Thomas Adams, Henry P. Da-
vies. Miss Lynda Jones, David Stevens.
E. Hughes. Miss Ettie Phillips, w. J..
Davies. David Jenkins, John Evans and
Joseph Gray.
Mrs. w. Burley gave dinner to a
number Of her friends at her home on
Brook street, Dunmore, Wednesday af-
ternoon. Those present were: Mrs. E..
L.. Altemose. Mrs. Gabriel Swartz. Mrs.
Thomas Young. Mrs. c. Cullum, Mrs. H.
Spencer, Mrs. Slocum. Of Scranton; Mrs.
Kellow, of Hyde Park; Mrs. c. Bunser.
Of Colorado.
Henry F. Zeigler, son of H. j. Zeig-
Ter, the hardware merchant. Of Cedar
avenue. and Miss Minnie Pontius. Of
Cedar avenue. will be married by Rev.
Mr.. Nordt. of the Hickory Street Pres
byterian church, next Tuesday evening.
Wednesday. April 1, was the anniver-
sary of the birthday Of Prothonotary
Clarence E. Pryor. The countless friends
Of the genial colonel rendered him wish
es of many returns Of the event.
Recorder Of Deeds Charles Huester
was forty-two years old Tuesday and
received the congratulations of friends.
At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Spruks. of Prospect avenue,
n party was held Wednesday evening
in honor of the anniversary of the
birthday of Mrs SDruss TboSa n, n .