The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-18

Society affairs will brighten Up dur
ing Easter week to such q degree that
everybody will be more or less breath
less In trying to keep up with the pro-
cession. Three weddings. two dances
and a number of smaller affairs Will
make a busy Easter tide.
Literary circles were much interest
ed in the readings given by Professor
Clarke, of Chicago university. Tuesday
night, at the Bicycle club. The brill
liant professor Of oratOry was not
stranger to a number OF people in this
city, among whom we're Miss Tim
herman, Mrs c. NJ. Glflln and Mrs. c.
y. Simpson. all of whom had heard him
often at Chautauqua, where he has
classes every summer. He was pleas
antly entertained after the programme
was concluded by Miss TimberInan and
a party of friends. Scranton people
owe him a dCDt Of gratitude for pre-
senting Kipling on that night as prob
ably no one else can Interpret that
popular author at the present day.
The next literary event will be Pro-
fessor Winchester, the we'll known au.
versity, who will be at the Bicycle club
on Friday evening. Professor Winches-
ter has many admirers in this city who
heard him give an evening on the Lake
Poets some time ago. Much pleasure
is anticipated from this lecture "An
Old Castle" which is to be given for
the benefit Of the Asbury Methodist
church.
Probably the most popular literary
entertainment of the season will be
James Whitcomb Rileys readings at
the l4yceum March IS. The poet OF the
child world, the poet of the Hoosier
and of the humble people cannot but be
heard with unmixed delight. He is the
boys poet for Gid he net know boys
when he wrote:
High spirited from boyhood. with a most
inquirin turn,
He wanted to learn everything on earth
they was to learn.
He'd asst more plaguey questions in a
mortal minute here
Than his grandpap in Paradise could an
swer in Il year"
He is the poet who can turn laughter
inlu a sob as one reads and to hear his
own Interpretation will be an event of
more IMAM ordinary note.
Possibly the most really poetic enter
tainment of the year will be "a Song
CYCLE" which it is hoped will be pre-
scented in the parish rooms of St.
Lukrs 2hurCn about the middle of
Alril under the direction of Victor Har-
.ris. 1t is fitting that these most ex-
uuisite uuatrains of Omar Khayyam
Ghn1 ll hn IN he NV io -
an oriental dream, Omar may not
nave been in good standing in the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union, but
old heather as he was, he sang some
J remarkably up-to-date thoughts:
| "Ah, my beloved fill the cup that cheers,
l'NOdaN of past regret and future fears;
! Tomorrow! Why, tomorrow may be
: Myself with yesterdays sewn thousand
O.. years"
"Ah make the most OF what we yet may
! spend
Before We two into the dust ascend;
Dust into dust. and under dust TO lie,
sans wine, sans song, sans singer and
sans end"
These beautiful quotations. together
with brief programme of other num-
bers, must naturally attract the cul-
lovely songs by some of the best voices
on the concert stage.
Next week will be largely given over
to the celebration of the return Of the
Thirteenth regiment. AS women neither
vote for politicians, or go to war, eX-
cept in the capacity of nurses, they
are not urged to assist in the pro-
Sramme on this notable occasion. They
VIII not get chance to even shake
hands with the governor and his staff,
Respondent in their new uniforms,
There will be small attention paid them
at the Lvceum and they will neither
march in the parade or eat al the ban
quet. But they don't care the least bit
in the world. This is the regimental
performance and the boys should have
everything their own way.
Mrs. II. B. Reynolds gave a thimble
tea yesterday in honor of the Misses
Matthews and their guests, Miss Lake
and Miss Weed.
Miss Lillian Gearhart will give a
thimble tea today for her guests, the
Misses Wauner, of Goshen. Ind.
Mrs. r. ]. Powell will entertain in
formally today at a thimble tea in
nonor of her guest, formerly Miss
CroCker.
DR.. and Mrs. w. q. Fulton entertain-
cd informally at cards Thursday even-
ing, when the guests were: DIR. and
Mrs. c. D. Murray, Miss Weed Miss
Lake, the Misses Matthews, Miss Rey-
nolds, Miss Elspeth Winton, Miss TeaIl,
DR.. Keller, DR.. Blanchard, DIR. I,ucius
Kennedy, Messrs Thomas Reynolds j.