The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-22
an 70 BE sad at Christmas

" When the mirh Of the year is widest
And the shadows are least to fail.
Then to listen for far.off footsteps
That never again draw near,
And TO walt for voice In the silence
Is to dread the Christmas cheer
To know that In dream or waking
The vacant places are there,
When to gather in dear communion
The little ones and the old,
The wandercr and the waiting
Into the safe home fold
Is the heaven Of hope and mercy.
This Christfnas-tide promises to be
perhaps a trine less gay than many
OF, those. in the past. when not a night
OF holiday week and scarcely an after
noon remaised unoccupied. While the
holiday social season in reality began
Thursday night with the Princeton
dinner, the date of which had been
changed int order to make it possible
for undergraduates to attend, hut few
events including much elaboration OF
detail precedes the New Year ball.
The Cornell dance on the ooth is the
subject of much interested convcrsa-
v
will be delightful in every respect The
concert will be the most elaborate public
affair of the year. as the guests at the
dance will of course attend in evening
dress, making Il brilliantly picturesque
effect in the pretty hall. Dances in
honor of college men are always at
,tractive, and usually result in "the
time Of my life' for many maiden
fair.
The New Year ball is the much.
.tallsed-of event of holiday week. Prop
arations are being rapidly completed
for the greatest success OF the season
While the committee numbers bur
three gentlemen. upon whom falls all
the details. which are many, the re-
suits of their efforts will be as salts
factory as could be desired. A unique
scheme of decoration will be employed
In the ball room, where but few floral
effects will be noticed Clarke will
decorate the supper and reception
rooms. The former will be a bower
of oriental beauty by means of in
Vulnerable Japanese lanterns of odd
AMI pretty designs.
Bauer will furnish the music, and on
this occasion there will be the ncoss-
sity but for one orchestra. Hanlay
will cater, and as the invitations ara
from Reynolds Bros. it will be seer
that home patronage is to be OBJ
served.
Immediately after the holiday; ac-
tive preparations will be started in
the work of arranging the Marie An
toinette fete for the benefit of TIL
Home for the Friendless.The accom-
panying children's fcte, 1.-THE Piel
Piper of Hamelin," will he considered
hy many the most pleasing feature OF
the entertainment. produced as 1t will
be by more than 100 children in cos
tune effects. +'..'
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil II. Belts, of 1884
North Washington avenue, gave u
charming dancing party last night in
honor of Miss Hill, of Virginia. a sis
ter of the hostess. The Green Ridga
Dancing club was included in the list
of guests. Those present We're: Miss
Davidson, Miss Bennell, Miss Mary
Davidson, Miss Hull, Miss Van Clecf,
Miss Dimmick. Miss Helene Hull, Miss
Nettleton. Miss Kennedy, Miss Merri-
man. Miss Koehler DR.. l.. G. Kennedy
:Alessrs. G. T.. Davidson, Won Dausen
Arthur, Robert and Donald Hull. j.
II. Fuller, Shafer, Breck, Morss, Tripp
Edward S. Jones, pr. Corser, DR..
Tordham
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick S. Godfrey
will entertain house party at the Jer-
lnyn, Christmas week. Among their
guests will be Miss Haight of New
York; Miss Simpson. of Emira: Miss
Bessie Dean. of Wilkes Barre; Mr.. w.
r.. Pierce, of Philadelphia, and Mr.. j.
B. Fassett, of Tunkhannock.
MI. and Mrs. Godfrey will give din
ner-dance next Thursday night, when
their elegant suite of apartments and
the. corridors adjacent on the third floor
will be utilized as on previous occa-
sions.
The Misses Hutchinss entertained n
cards at their home in NIoosic Thurs
day afternoon. The guest of honor was
Miss Watt, of Carbondale Among
the guests We're Miss Bcnnell, the
Misses Elizabeth and Grace Sander
son. Miss Edith Hill Miss Mabel
Miss Jessie Dimmick, Miss
Jessie, Ripple. Miss Josephine Dostcr,
Miss Amy Northup, Miss Helen Sc
vens, Miss Emma Euris, Miss Ge'-
trude Miller. Miss Edna Williams,
Miss Emma Foster, Miss May Albro,
Miss Anna Atherton, Miss Louise Gun |
ster. Miss Helen Hubert, Miss Grover, |
Miss Dryden, of Dunmore: Miss CUT |
Ter, the Misses Mcmillan, Miss Bry-
den, Miss Howe, OF I'ittston: Mis-, |
Burr, Of CarbOndale.
Miss Anna Diehl will entertain a
company of guests on New Years eva |
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Iivy ,
S. Richard on Wheeler avenue, In |
honor of Miss Hallett, of Syracuse.
Mrs. r. @. Powell will give n
luncheon next Wednesday is honor OF |
Mrs. Thomas Trask, of New York.
The Qui Vive club will have a dance
December o6 at the Bicycle club.
Miss Charlotte Hand, Miss Elsbeth
and Miss Helen Hand attended
a luncheon on Thursday given by Miss
Dunning. of Wilkes-Barre.
Mrs. A. de Orville Blackinton gave
r beautiful luncheon ON "Wednesday
In honor of Mrs. William Connell.
The boys of the Industrial associa-
tion will sit round log fire tonight
at the Parish house and hear Christ
mas stories told
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Shepherd
DELIGHTFULLY."- entertained the members
Df ELM Park Chautauqua circle on