The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24

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Personal Paragraphs About Well
Known People.
over fifty couple, all well known
married and unmarried people, partici-
pated in the third subscription dance
of the Spinsters last night at the
Scranton Bicycle club house. The
dance was arranged by committee
insisting of the Misses Rose, Miss
Torrey and Miss Pettigrew. Mrs. Ed
ward Davis and Miss Julia Pettigrew
received. Music was furnished by the
Lawrence orchestra The Spinsters de-
vote to charity the surplus money de-
rived from their dances. The officers
of the organization are: Mrs. F. s.
Godfrey, president; Miss Edith Jones,
treasurer, and Miss Bessie Rice, secre-
tary.
A tea was given yesterday by Mrs.
w. II. Gearhart and Miss Gearhart.
They were assisted in receiving by Miss
Pearson.
A subscription dance given at the
Scranton Bicycle club house Tuesday
on, IG. j. Maloney, DR.. J. j. Barrett
and John A. Collins, was a largely at
tended and an extremely enjoyable
affair Mrs. NJ. T.. Mcdonald, Mrs.
John 7. Kelly, Mrs. NJ. f. Sando, Mrs.
=. j. Casey and Mrs. NJ. J. Walsh were
the patronesses. The music was by
Lawrence and the catering by Hanley.
At Thursday nights cotillon at the
Country club house there were present:
Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ. Scranton, +. J.
Platt, Miss Cole and the Misses Stan
ton, of Honesdale; Miss kemmerer, OF
Mauch Chunk; Misses Archibald, Angus
ia Archibald Belin Welles, Hunt, Grace
Williams, Simpson, Frances Winton
and Glare Reynolds, and Messrs. KEN
merer A. f. Hunt, jr, A. G. Hunt, j
II. and George Brooks, l.. B., f. c. ano
II. S. Fuller, L. r. Bliss, II. G.. Mer-
rill and Paul B. Belin.
by far the most unique means OF
diversion yet arranged for Country
club members is the Vaudeville Show
arranged by the entertainment com.
mittee for tonight. The most pro
nounced features have of course beer
assigned to the clubs male talent, bu
the programme as arranged include.
a little of very nearly everything tina
one would expect to see at such al
amateur entertainment. Yet the
''show" may not be wholly amateur
if the plans of the committee do no
y miscarry; there is something withheld
In the nature of a surprise.
A party of children, The Merry
Hornpipers, conducted one of thel
periodical charity sales Tuesday after
noon at hte home of Mrs. L. S. Moffat
on Quincy avenue The proceeds will
go to tie California Indian school
Those in charge of the sale We're
Misses Anna McAnulty, Dorothy Bes
sell, Alice Knapp, Ethel Clar, Mar
garet Belin, Ruth Archibald. Jeai
Dmmick, May Blanchard, Eleano
Moffatt and Catherine Stelle.
a party of well known young ladie
gave a social this afternoon in tn
Conservatives OF, Colonel II. NJ. Boe
for the benefit of the children nov
at the Lackawanna Hospital. An ad
mission of 5 cents will be charged
Refreshments will be served and ther
will be an entertainment programme
One of the most notable Scranton
weddings within a long period wa
that of Miss Jessie S. Coursen, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Coursen, o
Mulberry street. and Benjamin L
Watson, Wednesday noon at the Firs
Presbyterian church. The maid O
honor was Miss Mary b. Coursen, tn
brides sister. Theodore c. Fuller at
Cd Al
of Americus, Ga; Miss Frances +
Hunt and Miss Lucy S. Welles, of thi
city, and Miss Jessie b. Downing, o
Newark, We're bridesmaids. The ush
ers were l.. b. Fuller, j. NJ. Boies, A
E. Hunt, jr., and James Belin, jr. !
reception followed at he home of tn
bride. Mr. and Mrs. Watson will re
ceive at their home on jefferson ave
nue., on two Thursdays of next month
There was a lady's game of whis
played at the Scranton Whist clu
rooms Thursday night, the games wer
won by Mr.. and Mrs. John Simpson
and Mrs. Scranton and Mr.. Fuller
Other plus scores We're made by Mrs
j. II. Phelps and ]. w. Dusenbury, MI
and Mrs. II. H. Dale, DIR. and Mrs
c. r. Parke and Mr.. and Mrs. T. II
Dale.
A birthday party was given Wednes
day evening in honor of Sidney Milla
at his home on Penn avenue which wa
attended by a large number of hi
friends. The evening hours were YER
pleasantly spent with games an
music at 11.SO supper was served.
was early in the morning when tn
party dispersed. Those who attende
the event We're: Mr. and Mrs, Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. Sairfeir, Mr. and Mr.,
Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Smallbridge. Nj
and Mrs. Cullen, Mr.. and Mrs, Martir
Mr.. and Mrs Burtrum, Mr.. and Mr.,
Cullis, Mr. and Mrs. Santhorne. III
Misses Mamie Norton, b. Ruane, Mae
gle Kelley, Sadie Gerrity, Sarah Ger
rity Mary Nary, Miss Stone, Ann
Ruane, Mamie Walsh Jennie Duff,
Annie Ford, Mary Morne, Dora Dayi,
Sadie Welton Bertha Miller and Sid
ney Miller, Albert Millar, William Sa
Ville Theodore Smith, Isaac Sayill
Harry Saylor, Dannie Jones, Edwar
Young, Joe Mcdonald, James Wake
James Walsh, James McAndrew, Sal
Waltham, Joe Lathorne, Alfred Ga
Thomas Jones, Kear Tierney, Mai
McFidict.