The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-28
Il BEFORE BREAKFAST. S,

The ladies of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church served an elaborate and dainty
supper last evening. The committee on
arrangements consisted of Mrs NJ. w.
Lowry, Mrs. Luther Keller, Mrs. William
McClave, Mrs. Levi j. Northup, Miss
Mary Owens. There were eight tastefuly
decorated tables presided over by Mrs.
Keller, Mrs. Lowry, Mrs. Parrot, Mrs.
Paine, Mrs. Pease, Mrs. G. Northrup,
Mrs. George Weeks, Mrs. Levi NOrthup,
the Misses Northup, Mrs. McClave Mrs.
Marshall Keller, Mrs. Long, Miss Owens,
Mrs. Laslie and Mrs. Ridgcway.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Doyle. of North
Bromley avenue, entertained few
friends last evening in honor of Mrs
Doyes sister, Miss O'Connor, of New
York city. Miss O'Connor is national
organizer for the Ladies' Catholic Ben
evoent legion.
Postmaster General Gary has issued
an order changing the color of the one
cent stamp from blue to green. In about
two weeks he will follow this by another
order changing the brown fiVe-ccnt stamp
TO dark blue. This action is in accord
with the resolution adopted at the meet
ing last summer OF the Universal Postal
congress making uniform the colors of
the one-cent, two-cent and fiVe-cent
stamps or their equivalents. No change
will be made in the color of the two
cent carmine stamp because that it suT-
fciently conforms to the color decided
upon for that issue, red. Later some al
terations in colorS OF stamps of the
higher denominations will nc made so as
to prevent the duplication of colors
which Will follow as result of the
change already and about to be author
lied. The new issue will not in any man.
ner inValidate those of similar Eenomi-
nations now IN existence, winch will be
received for mail matter until their
supply is exhausted. The agreement OF
the postal congress was to go into opera
ton on the first Of January 1889 but
Generai Gary felt that inasmuch as there
was nothing to prevent the changes
earlier than that date they may lust as
well be made at this time.
Mrs. Il. IL. Dale entertained number
OF friends yesterday afternoon at Ger
man whist a unique and most delight
ful method of interesting a company of
guests, where different games OF cards
are played at various tables and the win
ners move as In progressive euchre. The
amusement afforded by the difficulty ex-
perienced by players in accommodating
themselves to the change from whist 10
euchre, and then to hearts" and the
game or grand" was at times indescrib-
aple' Among those present We're Mrs
Lane, of Honesdale; Mrs. II. c. Sander
son, Mrs. IL. c. Wallace Mrs. S. G.
Foulke. Mrs. b. III. Pratt, Mrs. c. l..
Griffin, Mrs. Myron Kasson, Miss Dale
Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Theo. G. Wolfe Mrs
Phelps. Mrs. F. A. Allabach, Mrs. Bed
ford, MrHr,Helmer. Mrs. Charles Schla-
ger, Mrs J. +. Broadbent, Mrs. Penman
In the evening Mr.. and Mrs Dale enter
tained small number of guests among
whom were Mr.. and Mrs. Lane, of Homes
dale; Judge and Mrs. r. W. Archibald,
Hon. and Mrs. II. A. Knapp, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kasson, Mrs. f. II. Jermyn, Mr. NJ.
II. Dale, Miss Dale and others
A students musicale was given last
evening in the Scranton Conservatory of
Music. Those who participated were
Misses, Browning. Davis, Hutchison
Jones, James, Martin, Matthews, PEN
warden, Slocum Voris and Wheeler, and
Messrs. Enrich and Langerfeld. The
compositions played and sung were by
Gounod, Schubert, Wagner, Haydn, Mo-
cart, Schuman, Rubinstein and others.