The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-11

I Princeton is in high favor In this re-
! gion there will be great enthusiasm
over the presence of the club here.
| The concert will rank only second to
! the Bachelors ball. 1t is possible that
! one Of the handsomest houses in town
! will be opened for the entertainment of
! the college men and their friends.
/ The committee on arrangements con-
sists Of Messrs. James Blair, Jr., ]. II.
Brooks, Arthur Gunster, ]. NJ. Harris
and NJ p. Fuller.
Reading clubs continue to project
themselves upon the intellectual
growth of the city. Another Tuesday
Morning club is affordlng much pleasure
and benefit to the members in the
study Of the Victorian poets. Among
those who compose its membership are
Mrs. G. y. Sturges, Mrs. II. T.. Watson,
Mrs. George Sturges, Mrs. A. G.
Twltchel, Miss Gertrude Spra que.
Miss Coursen, Miss Simpson, Miss
Boies, Miss Lucle Welles, Miss q B,llv.
Miss Frances Hunt, Miss Amy Jessup,
Miss Dale, Miss Jermyn, the Misses
| Archibald.
Today at the Country club, weather
permitting, the much talked Of Junior
match will take place. This match is
for the boys and girls and will be
played over the first nine holes of
the course for the silver cup offered
by Mr.. Henry Belin jr. 1t is requested
that all who propose to enter will hand
in their best scores to the han7insp
committee consisting of F. c. Fuller
and James Blair ir,
AS an incident of interest to the
| older golfers a ball sweepstakes will
be played this afternUn, when all who
enter will pay the fee of a ball each.
Among the people on board the
Scranton sleeper in the wreck Wednes-
day night were MesSrs. Frank Sill
man, jr., F. NJ Vandlng. James Blair,
jr, j. II. Brooks and Theodore Straub,
all of whom were returning from New
York. The accident awoke the sleepers
most effectually and two of them at
least did considerable worrying over
what promised to be an interminable
delay. Those two We're Messrs. Blair
and Straub who wondered what would
happen the next morning at the Scran-
ton Savings bank if neither could get
home to open the doors. Fortunately
the train was able to get through sew
eral hours later.
One of the odd features OF the
wreck that impressed the Scranton
people was that the express car was
crowded entirely out of the line and
stood calmly up in O. perpendicular
position while the remainder of the
cars closed up the breach as if the
absent car had never belonged to the
train.
Amateur theatricals are the fad of
the moment. A number of well-known
society people will present a little play
about Thanksgiving time known as
"Mr. Bob" the characters in which will
be taken by Miss Boies, Miss Gertrude
Sprague, Miss Eleanor Anderson. Miss
Amy Jessup, Messrs. w. ]. Torrey, II.
B. Merrill and others. 1t will be
given for charity and will attract
throngs of admiring friends.
Mrs. f. II. Ripple delightfully."- en-
tertained the members Of the State
committee of the Young Women's
Christian Association on Thursday.
Among the guests were MRS. William
Connell, Mrs. L. NJ. Gates, the Misses
Dunn, Of New York: Mrs. L. A.
Watres, Mrs. II. G. Carr, Mrs. w. w.
I.athropc, Mrs. NJ. r. Rays, Mrs. Nell
lie A. Lowry.
Mrs. C. D. Jones. of New York city,
is the guest of Mrs. NJ. Norton, on
Mulberry street. Mrs. Jones has prob
ably more Bonaparte relics than are
to be found in many collections at this
time, as her family was connected
with the jerome BOnapartes during
their residence in this country, and her
father and immediate relatives were
the closest friends of that representa-
tive of an illustrious name.
Mr.. James Gardner Sanderson has
been receiving congratulations of a
multitude of friends since the pro-
duction of his little play on Tuesday
evening in st. Luke's parish hall.
There was opportunity for much deli
cate and fine acting in The Chance of
the Season" and Misses Anderson,
Spencer and Jessup and Mr.. Sander
son certainly gave a most intelligent
Interpretation.
Mr.. Sanderson has just had a story
accepted by McClure's, whose publica-
tion will be eagerly awaited by the
admirers of his undoubted talents.
Misses Mary Dunn and Emeline A. !
Dunn, who have been i'm this city for
the past few days, returned to their
home in New York yesterday. Miss
Emelne Dunn's beautiful water coll
ors have attracted widespread admira-
tion She is a thorough artist and has
much in her chosen pro-
fession. She has studied under many
of the most famous masters of this
country and Europe. and among her
best qualifications is faultloss draw
ing. AS an illustrator alone she has