The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-28

Julia Clapp Allen, Miss Cordeia Free.
man, Miss Ellen Scranton Sites and
Mr.. Eugene Ham will furnish the pro-
gramme. The clipping features will in
clude packages, for which charges Will
be from ten to twenty-five cents.
Mrs. ]. Benjamin Dimmick gave a
delightful reception at her home on
| North Washington avenue on Tuesday
afternoon. A large number of guests
were entertained in the beautiful,
| spacious rooms. The decorations from
her own conservatories were lovely and
profuse.
| Mrs. Dimmick, assisted by Miss Nir-
| gina Dimmick, received in the east re-
| ception room. Mrs. Henry Belin. jr.,
| Mrs G. du Bois Dimmick and Miss
I Anna X. Sanderson presided in the
| dining room. They were assisted by
| Miss Belin. Miss Winton, Miss Ander-
| son, Miss Lavinia Dimmick and Miss
| Welles.
| In the morning room. Mrs. Charles
| S. Weston poured chocolate. About the
| rooms were Mrs. E. b. Sturges, Mrs.
| II. w. Archibald, Miss Eliza Dimmick,
| Mrs. n. G.. Robertson, Miss Clarke of
| Louisville, KY, Mrs. Clarence Stur-
ges, Mrs. George Sturges.
Mrs. Alfred Shopland has issued
cards for an AT Home" next Friday
| afternoon at her residence on Wyo-
ming avenue in honor of her cousin,
the Countess Won Rohden Kohsel. Mr..
| and Mrs. Shopland will entertain
| Count and Countess Won Rohden Koh-
| Sci during the week.
Invitations will be issued next week
by Governor and Mrs. Stone for a re-
ception and ball at the executive man
sion in Harrisburg on st. Valentines
night
Mr. Edward Blair and the Messrs.
Parsons. who have been guests at the
home of Mr.. James A. Linen, have re-
turned to New York.
Mr.. Blair will leave next week for
California to remain several months
Rev. and Mrs. \. +. Chaffeee gave
I reception Thursday night to mem
! bers and friends of the Asbury con-
/ grcgatiOn.
Mr. and Mrs. e. u. Jones gave
! dinner last evening when the hand
! some dining room was decorated in
red, white and blue. while the favors
| and dinner cards We're similarly pa
triUtic in design. The guests We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Slkman, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. G.. LaE}ar, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
McMullen. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Powell, Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Connel, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G. Wolfe, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schlager. Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Connell,
MIR. and Mrs. II. RI. Coston, Mr.. and
Mrs. |. z. Megargel
Mrs. w. II. Peck gave a tea party on
| Wednesday for her daughter, Miss
Alice.
Representatives of the Prudential
| Insurance company held Il banquet at
| Hotel Terrace Wednesday which was
largely attended by guests from this
city, Newark, n. j.. CarbonGale, Arch
bald, Honesdale, Pittston, Jermyn,
| Hawley, Taylor, Duryea, Forest City
and DunmOre.
The WOmens club had an interesting
meeting on Monday in which its was
hst'iI N'44lplASll dAtA lildl lIlS ilbNt-
ment is the most popular one that has
affected Green Ridge during its his
tory.
Mrs. r. j. Bauer gave tea party
Monday at her home on Bromley ave-
nuc for her daughter, Florence.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Hornbaker were
| tanIprpH a gllcnpiCf ny hNr mn no y
of their friends at their home, 323
New York street, Monday night. The
guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. Enos
Swarts, of Madisonville; Miss Flossle
Swarts, of Madisonville: Mr.. w. A.
Myers, of Schenectady. n. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Beemer, Mr.. and MIS-. NJ.
j. Mitchell Mr.. and Mrs NJ. NJ. Evans,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Hornbaker, MIR.
and Mrs. +. w. Hornbaker. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Hornbaker and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. w. Swarts, Dunmore; Mr.. and Mrs.
+, l.. Swarts, Green Ridge.
The Scranton Lodge Of Elks held a
social session Tuesday evening.
The Caledonians' banquet on We'd
nesday night at Guernsey hall was
the most notable ever given by the
local society in honor of Robert Burns.
a very large number of guests were
present The officers seated on the
stage We're: Chief, ]. X Lambic; first
chieftain William Dale; treasurer,
Lindsay Mcmillan; secretary. James +.
Drummond; recording secretary, VIII
| liam Lyall. The others on the stage
We're: Rev. G. Il. Guild. MIR. and Mrs.
James Moir, Miss Moir and J. G.. Nc
Askie.
Responses to toasts We're made by
Captain Moir, James Skeoch and
William Scott Collins. Rev. c.. e.
Guild and Thomas Russell made ad-
dresses. The banquet was followed by
ball.
hold its ball March Il, in St David's
hall
Miss Doris, the young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Short, of 609 Olive
street entertained a number of her
friends at the residence Of her parents
Monday afternoon between and :
o'clock Mrs. Short was assisted by
Mrs. w. IL. Chandler.
The announcement of Miss atherine
Timberman's engagement to Rev. }. W
Randolph has been the subject of
much interest I'm a large circle o!
friends this week Miss Timberman
has endeared herself to a large num-
ber of people during the past two
years and among these are many Eh1