The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-24
raekaWallila County.
PECKVILLE,

At q citizens meeting held at the
hose rooms last Friday evening to
make arrangements for the purpose Of
observing Decoration day which was
largely attended, Burgess s. b. Will
liams was chosen president; Chief Of
Police Ganwyer Muller, secretary, and
William r. Budd, treasurer. The fol-
lowing representatives from the differ
ent organizations were president:
Sheridan lodge, knights OF Pythias, w.
C. Sears, A. Frazer j. L. Jones, Isaac
Cheney, jr., and u. p. Traviss; Wilson
Fire company, Niles II. Johnson, II.
NJ. Spangenburg, w. J. Broad; Blakely
council, Junior order United American
Mechanics, NJ. B. Wademan, Thomas
Warren, Bert Dikeman; Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school, G. G. White,
Frank Hoyt, d. II. Lathrope, r. G. Lin
tern and A. L. Thorpe; the Womans'
Christian Temperance union, Mrs. Ed
ward Craig, Mrs. William Page, Mrs.
William Budd; Warappa council of Po-
cahontas Mrs. p. Snedicor, Mrs A. A.
Ayres, Mrs. w. c. Warren. The fol-
lowing committees were appointed: on
decorations, X. Murdock, S. Smith, N.
II. johnson, William Day; subscription
| yer Muller, S. NJ. Rogers, N. H. John
| son, A. u. Thorpe I. L. Spangenburg;
committee to procure singers p. Sned-
| icor Mrs. A. A. Ayres, Mrs. p. Snedi-
| cor; committee to procure carriages
to convey the old veterans and all dis
abled citizens in the parade, S. b. Will
| liams, J. l.. Jones. The following COM
mittce was also appointed to procure
| forty-flve young girls each one to rep
| resent q state in the union in the pro-
| cession and be conveyed in carriages.
Mrs. Corey Jenkins. Mrs. Arthur Peck,
! Mrs. p Snedicor Mrs. j. ]. Berry, Mrs.
| A. a. Ayrcs, Mrs. William Page, Mrs.
| William Budd, Mrs. L. L. Craig. Chief
Of Police Ganyer Muller was selected as
| grand mars hal. Another meeting will
! be held again next Thursday evening
at the Wilson Fire company's rooms.
All members of Warappa tribe, 211
| Improved Order of Red Men, are re-
! quested to meet at their wigwam at
| $50 sharp next Saturday morning to
! take part in the memorial services.
| The Junior Epworth league will hold
a social at the Methodist Episcopal
church parlors on the afternoon and
| evening of Decoration day. Ice cream
lemonade and cake will be for sale.
S. e. Spangenburg, OF Carbondale,
visited at the home OF his brother,
| T. L. Spangenburg yesterday.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of our assistant postmaster
Elmer w. Swingle to Miss Esther Eta.
Moyle, at the Elm Park church at
Scranton, on Wednesday, June 2, at
| 12.45 o'clock.
The Misses Lillian, Grace and Beat
rice Norris, of Scranton, spent Sunday
with their sister, Mrs. w. w. Watkins,
The lumber has arrived on the ground
for the erection of the large Sterrick
| Greek store.
Lieutenant James G. Stevens post,
Grand Army Of the Republic, attended
divine service at Archibald last even
ing.
AS the citizens committee desire that
the Grand Army of the Republic should
have a liberal supply of flowers for
Memorial day citizens are requested to
send their donations to the residence
of Burgess Williams, Main street, on
| Friday next. The committee will send
for any contribution of flowers if the
donors will send or leave their names
with Kenneth Murdoch, chairman of
decoration committee, Harrison house.