The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24
Social
and
Personal
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The Country club has been the scene
fui weather OF the past fortnight.
Much golfing has taken place on the
links and rivalry in scoremaking has
run high. Mr.. A. z. Huntington has
lowered the record Of the links to a
score of rs which is bringing him any
amount of congratulations.
Today Captain T. II. Watkins.
Messrs. A. 2. Huntington,J II. Brooks.
II. p. Simpson and Frank Fuller will
20 to Morristown, N. j.. to play a
match with q team from the Morris
County Golf club.
At the Country club links today the
regular handicap will be played with
Mr.. Gourlie in charge.
On Friday next q team from the
Scranton club will go to Ringhamton
while a return match will be played
on the home links the following day.
Monday evening the usual directors
meeting will be held to be followed by
a dinner.
By some inexplicable error, the de-
al fete at Preston park the other even
of the occasion, the presentation of a
beautiful gold watch and chain to Mr..
C. w. Kirkpatrick. The watch bore
the inscription Presented to c. w.
kirkpatrick by the members of the
Preston Park association" The en-
ioyment afforded the company pres
ent by this incident will not soon be
forgotten. Mr.. Kirkpatrick was en-
nj n Of
the costly token of affection and re-
spect was unbounded.
Mrs. M. II. Kays gave q pretty
luncheon Tuesday in honor Of her
guest. Miss Dawson, Of Newark, N. ].
The other guests were, Mrs. ]. Ben
Diminick, Mrs. H. G. Shafer, Mrs. II.
B. Reynolds. Mrs. George Sturges, Miss
Van Cleef, Miss Frances Winton, Miss
Janet Dickson, Miss Mary Linen, Miss
Hull.
Miss Grace Spencer will sing pre-
vlous to Rev. ]. w. Randolph's astron-
omical lecture Monday evening at the
Scranton Conservatory of Music.
Mrs. Katherine Wilcox will give a
handsome new studios in the Guernsey
building. A delightful musical pro-
gramme will afford much pleasure dur
ing the hours of receiving.
A pleasant surprise party was ten
dered to Miss Name Hetzel, at her
home on Gibson street, Wednesday
evening in honor of her birthday. Mu-
CD Nd
seasonable hour when refreshments
were served. Those present were: The
Misses Name Lewis, Emma Wilson,
Mary Owens. Lena Sissenberger, Ger
trude Conner, Dora Haag. and Charles
Pertine, Sam Lewis, jr., Fred Weinss,
David Owens, Gus Weinss, E. G..
Peters. Dan. Trainor and Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. c. Brady.
Mrs. Eliza beth Lewis conducted a de-
lightful social at the Excelsior club
Monday night, which was largely at.
tended and most thoroughly enjoyed
The club caterer served refreshments
Lawrence orchestra furnished music.
Beidleman, the bookman, has a mos
interesting window display which is at.
Scribner's and consists of origina
drawings and a collection of poster.
and covers, the same that apepared in
the Fifth avenue windows Of this great
publishing firm. The covers alone make
brilliant exhibition. The Scribner':
magazine is in Scranton at an Garlic,
date than usual this month on accoun,
of this display. Among the most inter.
&c ira 60
ings from the famous war pictures
from life.
The following is the October book list
AS in Mirror" Pansy; Hope, the
Hermit" Edna Lyall; "A Great Love,
Clara Louise Burnham; "The House o.
the Hidden Treasure" Maxwell Gray
Friendship and Folly" Marie Louis,
Pool; Songs Of Action" A. Conar
Doyle; "Our Nations Navy" Charlie.
Morris; "The Boys of Old Monmouth,
f. T. Tomlinson: "A Little Maid O
Concord Town." Margaret Sidney
"Tekla," Robert Barr; "The Change
ling" Walter Besant: "Dormita," Rev
8. Barring Gould; THE Adventures o
Francois" S. Weir MITCHELL; "GooC
Americans" Mrs. Burton Harrison.
Liprdridn Henry j. carr Will be II
attendance at the Trans Mississipp
Library Congress at Omaha, Sept. 2
and 80 and Oct. 1. On the 30th he will
deliver an address, "The Materia
Value Of the Library to the Commun
ity." Few Librarians in the country ar,
in a position to more thoroughly dem
onstrate this subject than Mr.. Carr
the value of whose work in the Scran
ton public library is so much appreci
ated. That he is also honored beyon,
local confines is proved by the import
ant office he holds as secretary of tn
American Library association.
Miss Simpson, Miss Augusta Arch
bald and Mr.. A. Z. Hunt, jr., are Il
Harrisburg, where they are being en-
tertained at house party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred e. Connell enter
tanned a few friends informally Wed
nesday in honor of Professor and Mrs