The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-07
Social and Personal.

Clark and Bussey will have a sleigh
ride to Marshwood, where they will be
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ford.
The most elaborate event of the
week was the New Year reception given
Monday afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Belin, jr, when a large com
pany of guests called between the
hours of five ana seven. Mrs. James
Archibald, Mrs. G. II. Wellcs, Mrs. :.
Ben Dimmick Mrs. y. G. Robertson,
Miss Welles Miss Cogswell and Miss
Holmes assisted the host and hostess
and Miss Belin.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Torrey gave
fancy dress party Monday night at
their home on jefferson avenue, which
was attended by large number of
friends of their son, Douglass, and was
in every respect most delightful af-
fair The costumes were varied and
beautiful. The Orpheus club furnished
music. mrs. ii. G. Connell, Mrs. Il. g.
Jermyn. Mrs. w. Il. Kirkpatrick and
Miss Lavelle assisted in entertaining
the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ben Dimmick gave
dancing party Monday night for their
daughter. Miss Jean, which had been
anticipated with much delight and
which equalled in every respect the
expectations of the many young peo-
| pie in attendance.
The members of the house parties en-
| tertaned at the homes of Mr.. James
| Archibald, Mr.. Henry Belin. Jr., Mr.. G.
| ii. Welles and Mr.. A. f.. Hunt enjoyed
| a sleighride to the country club Mon
| day night, where supper was served
| and charming evening was spent.
| Among those present were Mr.. and
| Mrs. n. G. Robertson, the Misses Arch
| bald, Miss Barber, MiSS Baldwin, of
Baltimore; Miss Caldwell Miss Lin
| berg, Miss Holmes, Miss COgswell Miss
| Hunt, Miss Harris, Miss Belin, Messrs.
| Foster, Fisher stephen Smith, Clar-
ence Larned, j. II. Brooks, A. G.. Hunt,
| Z. r. Belin, Welles, Joseph Goddard.
| Mr. and Mrs. George Catlin enter
| tained at a reception Monday after
| noon in honor of Miss Stewart, of New
| York, who is the guest of Miss Clar-
| ence Sturges. Those who assisted were
| Miss Archibald, Miss Curtis, of Wash
| ingtOn; Misses Augusta and Anna Arch
| bald ana Ms Steele.
| Mrs. G. II. WelleS gave beautiful
| luncheon Monday in honor of the guests
| at her home. Those present We're Miss
| COgSwell, of Albany; Miss Holmes, of
| Poughkeepsie Miss Linberg, of Tren-
ton, N. j.; Miss Baldwin. Miss Barber
of EnglewOod. y. j.; Miss Caldwell
of Troy. n. Y; Miss Hunt, Misses
| Archibald, Miss Anderson, Messrs. r.
II. Storrs, of Orange. n. j.; Joseph
| Goddard, of Chicago; the Messrs. Fost-
er, of New York; Larned and Smith, OF
| Orange; Fisher, of New York; A. u
Huntington; A. G. Hunt, ]. II. Brooks
| A. T.. Hunt, Jr.
| An event of unusual interest has
been planned by the Young Ladies So
Ciaty of the First Presbyterian church
in the presence of L. Hopkinson Smith
the famous novelist. essayist and critic
The entertainment will be given in the
! Bicycle club Monday evening, Jan. 80
and will be the point of interest in
society that week. 1t is expected that
the distinguished author will give read
ings from his book, including charac-
ter sketches from Colonel Carter. OF
Gainesville" 'Old Gondola Days
and other familiar friends of the book
lover. 1t will be a great treat to well
come this splendid product of Ameri-
cas- literary growth.
There is much earnest discussion
among progressive women of the city
regarding the advisability of forming q
club to be known as the Twentieth
Century club"
William Warner entertained his pas
tor, Sunday school superintendent ant
class Monday at his home on Madison
avenue. Rev. and Mrs. Spieker anC
Mr.. Il. II. Brader were among thr
guests.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. j. Walsh entertained
on Monday evening in honor of tn,
fifth anniversary of their marriage.
On Thursday evening a mammoth
progressive euchre party was held il
the rooms of the knights of Columbu.
on Wyoming avenue, for the purpos,
of securing funds for the new conven
in Green Ridge. The patronesses wer,
Mrs. p. p. Smith Mrs. Conrad Schroe
der and Mrs. Y. J. Kelley.
The Young Mems Institute of Greer
Ridge held its second annual banque
on Monday night when a large com
pany was entertained by a feast of rea
son as wei! as by the material feast o
the occasion,
Paul Harman and J. Warren Lee. O
Bloomsbury, who are attending tn
Scranton Business college, gave al
opossum dinner to Principals Bucl
and Whitmore last evening. This wa
E in honor of Professor Bucks thirty
seventh birthday and Mr.. Harmon
twenty-first.