The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25

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some of the satisfactory results OF
college advantages outside of foot ball
and glee clubs. Next Thursday even
ing the Yale Alumni association VIII
have the first of series of informal
smokers at the home Of Mr.. ]. Ben
Dimmick, 1880 North Washington ave-
nue.. The executive committee consists
of Messrs. ]. Ben. Dimmick, presi-
dent; Everett Warren, vice-pres!dcnt,
A. q. Hunt secretary and treasurer;
w. J. Hand. II. w. Boies, p. b. Is lin,
j. .B. Neale' and Worth Scranton
The guests of the evening will be
Colonel n, q. Osborn 80, and Mr.. +.
V. Reynolds. '79. of New Haven. Yale
songs. ancient and modern, will be
sung, and a most delightful evening
is expected The steward of the Scran-
ton club will serve supper.
A New York paper refers as follows
to a gentleman most popular in Scran-
ton: "Since f. Hopkinson Smith lee
tured in Keokuk, Iowa, the other even
ing the citizens are earnestly debating
whether he has or has not a dress
suit. on the evening of the lecture he
wore a gray travelling suit, with trous-
ers that bagged at the knees, but Il"
explained this by saying that his truni;
had gone astray, and then told n
charming story about once going 20
see Harriet Beecher Stowe, discover
ing on his return that he had worn
no necktie, and then sending her ny
mail the scarf he should have worn
if he had not forgotten it. The eX-
planation and the story would have
been received without question by the
Keokukians had it not been for Lhe
fact that in Mr.. Smiths audience was
young woman with a memory. This
inCOnVenient person declares that she
heard Mr.. Smith in Chicago a year
ago and she AYERS that he then lp-
peared in the same travelling suit ara
told precisely the same story in pre-
cisely the same words"
Now either this remarkable tale is a
base libel on Mr.. +. Hopkinson Smith
or else that parsonage was afraid to
try a dress suit on keokuk lest the
good people of that village, not being
accustomed to such vagaries of east
ern civilization might rise up and drive
him from the platform. He has worn
most absolutely correct evening dress
on his visits TO this city and conduct
ed himself therein as if he had been
in the habit Of appearing thus at fire.
quent intervals durirg his entire ca
reer Previous to his last appearance
here a young lady present had eX.
pressed the hope that he wou.d wear
a white vest such as had gloriticd him
III her eyes on the occasion when she
had heard him in her home city. When
he walked out upon the little platform
she breathed a sigh of content and re-
marked sotto voce "now he may
read whatever he likes"
The following list Of patronesses will
be connected with the entertainment:
to be given by Prof. S. II. Clark, of the
Chicago University, March IA, at the
Bicycle club: Mrs. Thomas Dickson,
Mrs. w. II. Buell., Mrs. William Con-
nell, Mrs. G. NJ. Giflin, Miss Rich
mond, Mrs. G. p. Matthews, Mrs. NJ.
r. Kays Mrs. George SandersOn, Mrs.
A. ID. Blackinton, Mrs. j. Zen. Dim
mick Mrs. r. w. Archibald, Mrs. G.
d. Murray, Mrs. c. d. Jones, Mrs. T.
II. Watkins, Mrs. II. j. Carr, Mrs.
George Howell. Mrs. II. NJ. Edwards,
Mrs. l.. B. Powell, Mrs G. S. Weston,
Mrs. George Phillips, Mrs. II. +. Ather-
ton Mrs. A. ID. Stelle, Mrs. w. II Tay-
lor, Mrs. w. II. Hallstead, Mrs. Morss.
Mrs. Thayer, Mrs. w. c. Price, Miss
Leah Heath, Mrs. j. T. Richards.
The Lyceum has had many excellent
productions this season which have
been reasonably well appreciated by
the theatcr going public. 1t has been
n sort of custom set by a number of
dramatists with their new plays "to
try them on the dog" or rather ~
give the first public performance in
provincial city. A number OF Hoyt's
plays have been thus staged for the
first time in Scranton or Wilkes Barre,
and such has been the procedure with
many other productions, among which
may be mentioned THE Wizard of the
Nile" Afterward the pruning neces-
sary to make q metropolitan success
was judciously applied.
Joe Hurst, Gentleman" is one OF
the newer plays that is being first seen
outside the largest towns. 1t is not
original in plot or sequence, but has
elements that should make it popular
Just why Mrs. Burnett tackled on the
stolen papers incident is very hard foI
the average intelligence to figure out
1t doesn't belong to the natural coursl
VI 'NCHtS anu Suoulu De eliminated
In its stead should he introduced the
real wax works show in spectacular
effects with the historic and notable
figures which so to make up a "collec.
ton" 1t would be extremely inter,
esting to the public to see such an
exhibition and would frequently recall
youthful days when a Mrs. Jarley's
wax works entertainment where liv.
ing people personated the "hgures'
made up, most amusing affair.
Mrs n. y. Leet entertained at lunch
eon on Thursday when the guests were
Mrs. Adams, Mrs. James Archibald
Mrs. Il. w. Archibald, Mrs. Miltol
Blair, Mrs. Richard Matthews, Mrs
\. NJ. Decker Mrs. George Catln, Mrs
H. G. Shafer Mrs. F. II. Jermyn, Mrs
W S. Diehl, Mrs. George Jermyn.
Mr.. end Mrs. George Russ entertain
ed informally Thursday evening, whel
The guests We're: Mr.. and Mrs. william
Sill<man, DIR. and Mrs. II. b. Ware
Mrs. G. b. Hand, Mr.. and Mrs. i. Il
connell, Mr.. and Mrs. I. F. Megargel
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Jones. Mr.. ard Mrs
Y. f. Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. John Roll.
Mr. and Mrs. c. ID. Jones will enter
tain at dinner this evening.
1t was a pretty wedding which tool
place Thursday at one o'clock at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs, Reese G. Brooks
on Quincy avenue, when Miss Jenni
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