The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
HOW NEW YEARS
WAS OBSERVED HERE
SociabiIity Was the Order OF the Day,
Everywhere.
THE VARIOUS PUBLIC RECEPTIONS

I'M NhNtoOo ODt-tS N-SL' ''OiNc
Y. NJ. G. A. Entertains Three Thous-
and Callers--Y. w. G. A. Has Over
n Thousand Nisitors-- Religious
Services in the Morning in Various
Churches--Y. NJ. l. of Green Ridge
Keeps Open House.
New Years was very generally cele-
brated in this city. Being a legal holi-
day the banks, court house offices, city
hall offices and the majority of business
places We're closed, while the shops,
mills and miners We're all shut down.
Religious services in the morning and
the theaters, public receptions and calls
i'll the afternoon and evening was the
order of the day.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton entertained nearly 5000 at its open
house" The interior of their building
from the entrance on Wyoming avenue
to the very top floor was laVishly deco
rated with evergreen, Japanese lam
terms and parasols, and Illuminated
with vari-colored incandescent lights,
all of which reflected much credit on
the associations decorating committee:
Messrs George Schroeder, George De-
Wilde, VIII Crawford, Harvey Wilbur
Ralph Wicks, Richard Richards, Will
liam BrandimOre, John Brandimore.
William Zachman, Charles f.. Vegiard
and Frank Richards, the last two at
tending to the electrical display.
Secretary Mahy with twentyfour as
| sistants, received the callers and looked
| to their entertainment while they re-
NAMED. The imperial quartette, con-
| sisting of Messrs. Doersam piano;
| l<iple, first violin; Basserman, flute;
Allen, second violin, and Stanton, cor
| net, played almost continuously during
the hours of the reception, 4 to 10 p. m.
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT. T.
During the afternoon the visitors
We're entertained in the auditorium by
| the Imperial quartette and Howard S.
Starrett of New York, q most clever
Ventrloquist, craYon artist and shado-
graphst. In the evening these same
| entertainers together with the Perry
Brothers, of Brooklyn, n. Y, held forth
in the auditorium. The latter are mu-
sical specialists, playing sleigh bell So
los, melalophone solos, Xylophone solos,
| tumbleronicon and autoharp duets and
selections on the silver chimes. The
| audience was so pleased with their work
that they We're compelled to respond
to an encore after almost every num-
Der.
AT THE Y. w. c. A.
At the Young Womens Christian as
| sociation rooms on Washington ave-
| nue. over thousand We're entertained.
| The reception lasted from to 10 p. IN.
and during all that time with the eXcep-
ton of q brief intermission at the sup
per hour, there was some form of
amusement for the delectation of the
guests. Coffee and cake We're served
to all who called. The decorations were
very tasty and appropriate, evergreen
and holly predominating.
The ladies in charge We're: General
chairman, Miss Emeline Richmond;
chairman music committee, Miss
Blanche Dolph; chairman refreshment
committee, Mrs. DR.. j. j. Roberts;
chairman reception committee, Mrs
DR.. Brewster and Miss Esther Row.
lands.
Reception, Mrs. r. II. Ripple, Mrs
William Connell. Mrs. ]. j. Roberts,
Mrs. H. NJ. Boies, Mrs. Gates, Mrs. j.
L. Stelle, Mrs. C. d. Simpson, Miss
Krigbaum, Miss Everhart, Mrs. G. Z.
Matthews, Mrs. Derman, Miss Deacon,
Mrs. George G.. Mahy, Mrs. j. l.. Stelle,
Mrs. Watts, Mrs. Knapp, Miss Deacon,
Miss b. Dolph, Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. e.
d. Fellows, Mrs. Carr Mrs. kays, MIS-
w. r. Hackett, Miss Krigbaum
There We're also committees of ladies
to look after the serving and others tc
care for the guests and see that they
were made to feel at home.
The programme from to p m. was
under the direction of Miss Richmond
There was a baritone solo by Robert
Storine, readings by Mrs. H. Judo
Strine, and selections by the Haydn
quartette, consisting of F. j. Wild
mayer, r. Wesenflue, Harvey Black
wood and Herbert Watres. From
to D. m. the Juniors and Misses gym
nasium classes. directed by Mrs. Ad
ans, the gymnasium instructor gave
a bar-bell and dumb-bell exhibition
There We're. also, readings by Miss Lel1
Porter. The Imperial quartette enter
tanned from $50 to $50 p. m.
,, SECOND CHURCH MUSICIANS.
, From to p. m. Professor j. NJ
, Chance and the Second Presbyterian
church choir and orchestra were listen
, ed to. Solos We're rendered by Mrs
Robertson and Mr.. Beynon. From t.
p. IN. Mrs. Gertrude Jayne entertained
with the assistance of Mrs. Boston VIII
lams, Mrs. Calkins, Miss Lydia Sailor
Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. Harbar, whistlinl