The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-23

one Of the most elaborate entertain.
ments ever given at the Scranton Ri
cycle club house was last nights well
come home reception to the members
of the club who served with the Thir-
teenth.
Everything was red, white and blue
from the bell boys uniform up and
down. including the spirit of the occa-
sion, writing a la Crane.
If variety Is spice the programme was
all of that. It embraced about every
conventional thing that a well-ordered
stag party is wont to enjoy and some
things that It would not be justice to
call conventional.
a bowling match between two teams
led respectively by Colonel II. \. Cour-
sen and Lieutenant f. w. Stillwell, and
won by the latter. was the opening
number. Then care two boxing bouts
between local amateurs, Daniel Costello
and John Connors at 105 pounds, and
Will Mack and Fred Reinhardt, at 12j
pounds. The Thirteenth regiment band
made its first local appearance and u
most favorable impression, and Ser
geant Tom Miles, it's chief musician,
rendered a cornet solo.
There were piano solos by Professor
Perry, l.. l.. Van Wormer and d. i.
Atherton and last but by no means
least, a vaudeville entertainment by
the Rag Time Reception" company,
now playing at the Academy of Music.
FOR THE INNER MAN.
Preceding the vaudeville show ban
! quet was served. 1t was one of Han
| ley's choicest The tables were ar
ranged in the form of the figure "l3, >
and were decorated in the pervading
patriotic colOrS Frank u. Watts chair.
man of the reception committee, ,presid-
ed. Major w. S. Millar made an address
of welcome to the guests of honor and
the response was made by Colonel
CourSen.
The soldicr-members of the club in
whose honor the affair was given are:
Colonel II. A. Coursen, Lieutenant Col
Onel +. w. Stillwell, Major E. ID. Fell
lows, Captain II. =. Decker, Lieuten-
ant w. S. Freeman; Adjutant w. L.
Gunster. Corporal G.. G. Millett, Cor
poral l.. c. Koons and Regimental
Clerk w. L. Decker. 1t is noteworthy
that every one of these received some
duty, including Colonel Coursen, who,
it will be remembered, was a brigade
commander for a considerable period.
Major Walter A. Wood and Captain
John Kambeck, of Compny r, were
also guests. Colonel T. j. Keenan,, CT
Pittsburg, president of the League Of
American Wheelmen, who was expect
ed to be present, telegraphed his re-
grets. He will be in the city today,
however as an aide on the governor 5
staff
The committee which arranged the
reception was composed OF Frank ID.
Watts, II. G. Wallace, r. L. La Bar,
+. G. Wardell, c. A. Kiesel, Frank j.
Leonard +. c. Whettling, II. T. North
up, G. II. Bare.
THOSE WHO ENJOYED IT.
Those who attended were:
B. Z. Connolly, f. L. Brown, f. g.
Worden, c. f. COursen, George NJ. Silk
man, Jack Connolly, John Bailey, c. A
Van Wormer, i. L. Van Wormer II
c. Wallace, G.. a. Gardner, a. j. Gard
| ner, Ed c. Deans, w. NJ. Ford, Oscar
| w. Payne j. w. Pentecost f. n. Jones
w. p. Kennedy Richard j. Beamish
John H. Brooks, George II. Winans, w
X. Richart, Robert Simpson, G. II
Center, Il. IL. Pryor, w. c. Tunstall
| DR.. l.. II. Gibbs, John d. Boyle, Major
w. S. NIillar, a. ]. Stone, c. NJ. Price,
! George o. Sharps, Charles L. Croth-
amel, Frank Ford r. S. Ruth, George
| NJ. Mulley Charles j. Post, Clarence
| F. Seward, Lawrence B. Fuller, A. B
| Warman, Colonel George Sanderson
Fred. G. Hand, Wallace NJ. Ruth +.
| S. Godfrey, Charles f. Scott, A. d. Ev-
| erett, John II. Ladwig, George w
Whettling, DR.. G. L. Hill, V. f. Arnold
| T.. Cromwell Hand, DR.. p f. Struppler
| George Watres, jr., George j. Barrow
man, John Taylor, Harry Houck, w. J.
Northup, Roscoe Dale, u. n. Perry, Ed
ward Barnard, T.. NJ. Tewkeshury, 4.
| +. Kizer, John w. r. Coleman, William
F. Boyle, G. +. Bedford, G. A. Godfrey
| +. c. Dean, f. w. Edwards, c. NJ
Vandling, p. ID. Yoder II. ID. Buck, A.
| r. Whitmore, w. A. Kemmerer, NJ p
! Carter, a. NJ. Atherton, II. c. Haak
DIR. j. ]. b. COrser, Colonel George NJ
Hallstead, A. V. Powell Thomas Han,
| ford Dale, d. b. Atherton, James Gard
ner Sanderson, L. n. Boyle f. NJ
| Beyea, of Scranton.
IT. Laurent, New York; DR.. Myer. OLD
Forge: w. r. Olney, Rome. n. y; G
w. Rutherford, Baltimore; John Il
| Hoyt, Carhondale; j.. II. Leighton
| Springfield. Ill; G. L. Armstrong, Pitts.
burg; IT. ). Simpson, Rochester.
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DR.. S. c. Snyder Will Move.