The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
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the press,
(As you or I might do).
She told how to cut and lit dress,
And how to stew many sdvory mess,
But she had never done 1t herself
guess,
(Which none of her readers knew
o. the hours we spent and the -four we
And the sugar we wasted like sand,
At the hest of a woman who never mad
cooked.
And now we know that she never could
cook.
And did not understand.
A woman there was and she wrote right
fair,
CAS- you or 1 might do),
How out of barrel to make chair
TO be covered with Chntz and stuffed
with hair,
'Twould adorn any parlor and give 1t
an air!
(And we thought the tale was true)
o, the days we worked and the ways we
TO hammer and saw and hack,
In making Il chair in which no one
would sit
\ chair in which no one could possibly
sit,
without q crcl5 in his back.
A woman there was and she had her fun
(Bctter than you and y;
wrote out receipts, and she never
tried one.
wrote about children-Of course, she
had none
c told us to do what she never had
done,
(And never intended 10 try).
And it isn't to toll and It isn't TO spoil
That brims the cup of disgrace
It's to follow a woman who didn't know
beans,
"a woman who never had cooked any
beans),
But wrote and was paid TO fill space.
Golf has interested n larger number
of players the past week than ever be-
fore since the organization of the Coun-
try club. The Memorial Day handicap
resulted in a tie between Miss Helen
Matthews and Mr.. =. B. Belin, with
net scores of 20. Arrangements have
not yet been made for playing this
match. MIR. Law Watkins won the T.
r. Watkins cup in the tie contest with
Mr. II. G. Shafer. The beautiful wealth
er during the week brought out many
to practice on the links with the result
that a great Improvement is noticed in
the games. Today our team will go to
Wilkes Barre to compete In the pre-
limnary match with the Wyomine
Country club. Oppenheim's orchestra
will furnish music and tea will he
served during the afternoon. The
nil ha al nt
dinner at the conclusion of the game.
The Scranton players win probably
be selected from the following: j. H.
Brooks, r. II. Watkins. II. r. Brooks
NJ. r. Fuller. ]. Fl. Torrey, S. II. Kings
bury, J. l.. Kemmerer, Jas Blair, j. La
Note. of Binghamton, and &. II
Wclles. The Wilkes Barre team viii
include most of the following: W. j.
Woodruff Charles Loveand, John u
Farnham, George B. Hillman, FreC
Hilman, Lawrence 3. Jones, Mr.. Chase
Colonel Brice, J. Frank Turner, r. w
Sturdevant. The team will leave or
the 1903 Delaware and Hudson train.
Among the ladies who will go dOwr
from this city are Mrs. Claronc,
Sturgcs, Miss Waterman, Miss Ander.
son. the Misses Archibald.
Today al the Country club sweep
stake. free for-all match will be played
by the sray-at-homes. Next Saturday
the mixed putting match will be on the
schedule.
A party that spent Memorial Day a
Lake Henry was composed of Mis-
Harriet Stelle, Miss Katharine Pratt
Miss Elizabeth Stelle, Miss Louise Da
venport. Messrs Roswell McMulen
Charles Brown, Edward Calender anC
George owens.
\ party composed Of DR.. and Mrs. a
j. Connelf, Mr.. and Mrs. II. 4. Connell
Miss Ada Bone, Miss Stevens, Messrs
Hurlburt and Mark X. Edgar spen
Tuesday at Lake Ariel.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. l.. Fuller gave
dinner Tuesday night at the Countr,
club. The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs
TWitchell MIR. and Mrs. g. r. Fuller
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Courscn. Mis-
Downs Miss Augusta Archibald Mis-
Hunt, Miss Anderson, Messrs. Morti
mer B. Fuller Russell Dimmick, J. II
Brooks, H. b. Merrill A. L. Hunt, jr
T.. w Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Richmont
have issued beautiful invitations, en-
Eraved in gold, TO the celebration O
their golden wedding anniversary fo
Monday afternoon and evening. Jun
s, at their elegant suburban residence
Richmond Hill. Mr.. and Mrs Rich
mond have so long been identified wit
Scranton's best interests that an
event in which they are connected
given most friendly attention by tn