The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03

VI tht Why
The reception and dance al the
Scranton club last night was an affair
characterized by much elaboration of
detail and perfection of arrangement.
The beautiful rooms made a rich and
appropriate setting for the brilliant
assemblage of nearly 400 guests. Flor
list Clark had decorated the club and
the Board of Trade rooms in lavish
fashion and the occasion was one Of
exceptional elegance and taste The
elegant supper was served by O'Neil,
the club steward. The dining room
was a marvel of beauty with its pretty
candles and flowers Bauer's orches-
tra furnished music. The Scran-
ton club had its opening Feb
ruary 49, 1896. The event was
one of great importance in the social
world and was among the most elc-
giant ever attended in the city. The
officers are: Colonel II. NJ. Boies, pres.-
dent; y. II. Watkins, president; j..
w. Oakford. secretary and treasurer;
directors, w. w. Scranton. l.. l..
Sturges. T.. L. Fuller T. f. Jones,
Henry Belin, jr.. J. Ben DimmiCk, II. J.
ZAlutiSOll, \. Il. NuHHelI, I. .. W tSlOil'
II. z. Simpson.
Mr. #. f. Jones. chairman of the
house committee. and Messrs. Fuller
z. J. Anderson, Simpson and Kings
bury has had much TO do with the sue
cess of the entertainment of last night
in the completeness of preparation.
The ladies who received were: Mrs.
Henry Belin, jr.. Mrs. T.. l.. Fuller,
Mrs. !. Ben Dlmmick, Mrs. II. j. An
derson. Mrs. T. L. Jones, Mrs. c. S.
Weston, Mrs. II. w. Kingsbury, Mrs.
+ h. Sturges.
The out of town guests were Mrs.
| Adams, of Vermont; Miss Dwight, of
/ New York; j. d. sullivan, Ohio: Mrs.
| Douglas n. Green. j. -. Green. Syra-
cuse; Miss Wanner. Goshen. Ind. Mrs.
| Edward Allen, Newton. Mass; Messrs.
| l.. NJ. Smith and Rutherford, of Car
| bondalc: Morris Steward, New York.
| Among the town guests were:
| Hon. and Mrs. William Connell, Mr..
| and Mrs. j.. L. Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. j,
! Il. Dnlmick, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
! Belin, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. a. b. Blair,
! Mr. and Mrs. A. r.. Hunt. Mrs.
! G. =. Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. G.
| Brooks. Rev. DR.. and Mrs. i. j. Lans-
| ing, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Weston, Mr..
| and Mrs. A. II. Storrs, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
| W. Kingsbury, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
q. Parke, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Black
| inton. Mrs. l.. $. Moffat. Mr. and Mrs.
! William F. Hallstead Mrs. William
| Matthews. Mr.. ana Mrs. George
| NJ. Hallstead, Mr.. and Mrs. q. p. Grif-
| fifth. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w Kirkpatrick,
Mrs. c. B. Penman, Mr.. and Mrs.
$. b. Mott, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.
Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. II. c. Shafer
| Mr. and Mrs. w. d Russell, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sturges. Mr.. and Mrs II.
NJ. Streeter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Sturges, Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Brooks, Mr..
and Mrs. c. G. Rose, DR.. and Mrs. G.
| l.. Frey, Mr.. II. B. Reynolds, Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Hershaw, Mr.
and Mrs. II. G. Barker, Mr.. and Mrs
| c. NJ. Sanderson, Mr.. Charles II
| Welles. Mr. and Mrs. Fl. w. Taylor
Mrs. w. r. McClave, Mr. and Mrs
$. p. Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. Boland, Mr.
and Mrs. n. Z. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. f.
F. Chamherlin Mr.. and Mrs. c. D
Jones, DR.. and Mrs c. w. Roberts,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Phillips Mr.. ant
! Mrs. A. ID. Holland, Mr.. and Mrs. w
$. Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. G. u. San
derson, Mr.. ana Mrs. G.. B. Jermyn
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j Williams. Mr. anC
Mrs. Willard Matthews. Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Schlager, D.. and Mrs. Linda
bury Mr., and Mrs. ID. T. Atherton
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Howarth, DR.. anC
Mrs. D. A. Capwell, Mr.. and Mrs. a. +
Law. Mr. Morris Showers. Mrs. j. Sci
den Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank $. Sill
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phillips MI
and Mrs. Willard Matthews, Mr.. anC
Mrs. q. q. Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w
Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Mat
thews Mr. and Mrs. NJ. w. McLaren
Mr.. and Mrs. |, l.. Knapp, DR.. anc
Mrs. Theo. Sureth, Dr. and Mrs. q. ID
Murray. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fleitz, Nj
and Mrs. G. y. Wade, Captain anC
Mrs. :. c. Dcrman, Mr. and Mrs. j. W
Gearhart, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Dick
son. Mrs. |. j. Megargel, Mr., and Mrs
Frederick Connell. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A
Coleman, Mrs. ]. \. Price, Mr. AM
Mrs. G dub. Dimmck. Or. and Mrs. A
j. Connell, Mr.. and Mrs F. :. Barker
Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. Won Storch. MIR. an,
Mrs. j. II. Torrey, Mrs. :. q. Barker
, MI. and Mrs g. II. Zehnder, Mr. an,
Mrs. Walter Henwood, Mrs. \. NJ
Decker DR.. and Mrs. H. b. Ware, Nj
and Mis-. Il. +. Christian, Mr. and Mrs
J. \. Lansing, Mrs J. p. Dickson, Nj
and Mrs. ]. l.. Cra wford, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Adams.
Misses Belin, Hunt. Simpson, Win
ton, Welles, Matthews, Foster, Barker
!. Gay, Parke, Reynolds. Dickson. Grac
J Spencer, Manness, Calender, Schlagsl
Gearhart, Louise Seybolt, William
] and Mott.
Messrs II. T.. simpson, James BlaiI
jr., Hon. l., a. Watres, ]. II. Brooks
G. w. Gunster, F Il. Fuller, A. L
Hunt, jr., II. B. Merrill, Nealc Thorn'
! \. u. Huntington, Post, Reynolds Bed
ford, James Earderson, r. w. Pattel
} son, Mortimer Fuller, Edward Ho
I land, Luther Keller.