The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-06

lar moment There were several large
entertainments Monday, Tuesday ana
Wednesday and then began the Cuie:-
ude that will continue until after Las
ter The Lenten season will affect nol
only Episcopalans and Catholics, but
all denominations, whether ii Is agree
able or not to some, win have to under
go at least the social denial until the
end of the forty days.
Mrs. J. S McAnulty and Mrs c. w.
Fulton gave a delightful tea on Tuesday
at the formers home, corner OF Gay
avenue and Vine street. They received
with Mrs Anna Jones' of kingston,ahu
We're assisted in entertaining and serV-
ing by Mrs. H. NJ Boies, Mrs. Charles
K. Connell, Miss Kate Henwood. MISS
Jessie Dimmick, Miss Homie Ripple,
Mrs. Luther Keller. Mrs. James Connell
Mrs. w. G. Fulton, Mrs. H. a. Connel
and Miss Emaline Kellum.
The dancing party given Tuesday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Scran-
ton at their home on Ridge Row was
q magnificent entertainment and was
one Of only two such events that nave
taken place in Scranton this season.. 1t
was attended by about 100 persons ana
was preceded by dinner for which
twenty covers We're laid.
An event not entirely unexpected. but
which nevertheless came somewhat in
the nature of a surprise was the quiet
marriage in Binghamton Tuesday noon
of DR.. Albert Y. Post, older son of the
late Isaac Post, of this city, and Miss
Edith milford, of Friendsville, Pa.
They were welded in Trinity Memorial
Episcopal church by the rector and in
the presence of but a few near relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. Post returned to Scranton
that afternoon and remained here un-
til Thursday when they started for
Spring Creek, Warren county, where
Or. Post will practice medicine. Both
he and his bride are representatives of
two of Susquehanna county's old and
prominent families.
The collegans captured the city Mon
day when the Cornell Glee, Banjo and
Mandolin clubs came to town and were
danced and feted in a most happy way.
They arrived from New York city dur
ing the afternoon and with scarcely
time to remove the signs of travel and
coption at the home of Mrs. d. Z. Tay-
lor on Clay avenue. After the concert
there was a dancing party given them
by the local alumni at the Scranton BIZ
cycle club house. Before departing on
Wednesday afternoon to fill a concert
engagement at Owego many of them
We're taken on q mine inspecting jaunt.
1 al = ton
narrowly missed going out of existence.
a meeting was held Tuesday night TO
consider the matter and resulted in
decision and plan to weather the first
effects of the new Scranton club and
the spreading out of the Scranton Bi-
cycle club. 1t had been the opinion of
many of the Rowing association direct
ors and prominent members previous to
the meeting that the affairs of the club
should be settled and that it should
quietly abandon existence About eV-
cry member in the city-the member
ship totaled sixty persons-Were pres
ent and the trend Of opinion took sud
den turn, q motion to dissolve being
defeated by an unanimous vote. \
new board of officers We're elected and
the evening was concluded with a sup
per and an entertainment by Ansbauch,
the slight Of hand performer. The new
officers are: President, NJ. w. Lowry;
first viCe-president, w. j. Welsh: Sec
ond Vice-president, George NJ. Watson;
secretary, Charles B. Penman: treasur-
er, Andrew p. Bedford financial sec
retaly, Robert Is. Penman; manager,
Frederick, Connell The organization
is the Oldest of it's kind in the city and
has a fluctuating existence covering a
period of tWenty-four years. 1t is pro-
posed to increase the number of MEM
bers and make new bid for popularity
among business and professional men.
The club occupies three floors in the
new building on the south side of Spruce
street near the Dime Bank building.
DR.. George Knox and Miss Ella Hess,
both of this city, We're married Thurs
day noon at the home of the brides
parents, 500 Wyoming avenue, by Rev.
DR.. c. NJ. Giffin.
a flower party was rendered Jason
Griffin at his home, SAG Myrtle street,
Tuesday evening. Games and amuse-
ments of all kinds We're INDUCED in un-
I'll a late hour when refreshments We're
served. Vocal solos We're sung by
-i''9l - - <Nlpi lSill' D. IlGiluelSOll, w Z.
Hart Williams and Smith; and in
strumental music was furnished by "
Lyons, H. Drinker and j. Henderson,
Those present We're the Misses A. Nc
Nemey, l.. Griffin, X. Barrett, NJ. O'Mal-
ley, w. Noon, b. Gallagher, It. Nc
Andrew, I, Tstellc, The Misses Thorn
ton, Euddy A. Dougherty, b. O'Boyle,
NJ Biglin, NJ. Hynch, X. Bonner, NJ.
Bonner, NJ. Shell, r. Craft r. Lee and
Messrs. f.. Kirman, c. Hopper, w. Hoff-
man, L. Marshall, Z, Croft, w. Camel,
w. Cummings, r. Kern, j. Cummings,
L. Dubois, J. Fordsman, f. Sample,
j. Mullen, a. Gabriel, Il. Sturdevant,
w. Rush, f, Albright, j. Henderson,
w. Hart, William Smith, II. Drinker,
Slender and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Grif-
fin.
Mrs James Archibald gave a lunch
con Tuesday to about score of young
and young married ladies.
The Scranton Bicycle club gave hop
Tuesday evening. About forty couples
were present. Wallace Ruth, chair
man; James p. Knapp and Charles
Craig composed the committee which
arranged the affair.
A charity luncheon was given Mon
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard O'Brien, 5O1 Washington
avenue, under the management of
Misses Annie and Alice Hoban and
Elizabeth and Anna Leonard. About
sixty persons were present and about