The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-08

Jan. 21. Hitherto the university balls
have been class affairs, but 1t has now
been decided TO combine in big event
to take place in Houston hall.
Miss Linburg, who is guest
of Miss Hunt, gave a card party
Thursday evening as a unique de-
parture in the way of enter
tanning her hostess and friends.
All details connected with the affair
were strictly under her own supervis-
ion. The guests were Mrs. f. J. Platt,
Mrs. B. T.. Watson, Miss Hunt, Miss
Welles, the Misses Archibald. Miss Dale,
Miss Gibson, Miss Winton, Miss Simp-
son, Miss Belin, Miss Colwell, the
Messrs. Hunt, Platt, Welles, Watson,
Kingsbury, Whitmore, Belin, Conner,
Brooks and Fuller.
Miss Helen Stevens gave thimble
tea on Tuesday for her guest, Miss
Augusta Miller, of New York. The
others present were Misses Mabel
Schlager, the Misses Sanderson Misses
Anna Salmon, Amy and Mary Northup,
Marion Musser and Irene Reynolds.
Mrs. Selden Blair gave luncheon
Linen and her guest, Miss Houghton,
of Buffalo. Those present were Mrs.
T.. j. Platt, the Misses Hanley, Miss
| Helen Sanderson, Miss Annie Hand,
| Miss Augusta Archibald, Miss Colwell,
| Miss Mcleod.
Mrs. Richard OBrien has been in
| New York attending the annual meet
| ing of the Daughters of 1872, which
| has been held at the Waldorf. Mrs.
| O'Brien is lneal descendant of the
| Harrison family of Berkeley, Virginia.
| of which Benjamin Harrison, a men,
Der of the Continental congress, was
| the head. Mrs. OBrien's great-grand-
| father, Robert Harrison, of Hunting
| ton plantation, was a Revolutionary
| soldier in Colonel Russeils Eleventh
| Virginia regiment. Her grandfather,
William II. Harrison, was a lieuten-
| ant and later captain in a Virginia
| regiment during the War of 1872. Her
| only brother was a soldier in the Con-
| federate army.
Mrs. w. II. Taylor gave a luncheon
| yesterday in honor of her guest, Miss
| Wheeler. Among those present were
Mrs. Harry Barker, Miss Gearhart the
| Misses Hanley, Miss Edith Person
Miss Sherer, Miss Buck, Miss Florence
Finch, Miss Mary Gearhart.
Mrs. Smith, wife of Judge p. p.
Smith, of the Superior Court, gave a
dinner Wednesday evening at the
Smith residence on jefferson avenue,
for her daughters. The following young
friends of the Misses Smith were pres
ent: Misses Celia Schroeder, Louise
| Gunster Alice Burke, Margaret Hor-
an. Genevieve McCann Mary Beamish
Leila O'Neill, Hortense Coyne, NJ Jen-
nings, Katharine Connolly, Eva Bar
rett and Elizabeth Barrett.
The annual meeting and dinner Of
! the Yale Alumni association of wy
oming Valley Thursday night in the
banquet room at the WeStmorelanC
club. Wilkes-Barre. AT the meetins
the following officers were elected
President, DR.. Levi ]. Shoemaker. o
Wilkes Barre, 'S2; vice president, VIII
liam II. Conyngham, Wilkes. Barre, 'S9
secretary and treasurer, n. q. Pringle
Kingston, 'S4; executive committee
Thomas Darling, Wilke s-Barre, 'H6
Ande Beaumont. Wilkes Barre, "a
Charles b. Lenahan, Wilkes-Barr
'.6. 1t was decided to have the Yal
Glee club present at the next hanque
If the members car come. The follow
5 ing responded to tCasts: "Alma Mat
err" Professor William L. Phelps; 'Th
p Tiger" Andrew II. McClintock; "Yal
Bachelors" c. Frank Bohan; "Yal
;: Luck" George w. Woodruff.
: Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Connell have i:
g sued invitations to a dancing party fo
t their children, Helen and Harold, o
: Thursday evening.
n Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Patterson, of Can
bondale, have issued invitations
! their golden wedding anniversary, Jal
!: IS,