The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-01
In the Silence.

In the Silence.
wv L OFFERED thanks to the tivcr
w For the good that crowned o,lr ways;
For the blessed peace and the plenty
And the promise Of coming days.
We smiled in the merry circle
That leaned about the board
And lifted grateful faces
To the HEAVIER we adorcd
But while gratitude asccndcd
From the lips in laughter curicd
Ever in low hcart.music
Walled drgc unhciid by the world
For. deep in hcart-room hidden
Lived Il voice that would not be still
And no word of gratitude lifted
But eyer did waing thrill
The gloom with its cry of longing
For the dear ones gone away,
10 never come home to the hcarthsidc
On any Thanksgiving Doy. HI. G. r.
Thanksgiving, the great home holl-
day, when the home gathering brings
together the distant ones and cements
anew the ties of kinship. was very
generally observed III this city. 1t was
remarked that more people than ever
before went to church on Thanksgiving
morning. The spirit of the day seemed
to enter into the hearts of the wor-
shippers and to pervade the very at
nrosphere.
There were many beautiful dinners
given in town. chiefly confined to fam
lily affairs. There was u brave dis
play of pumpkins and the fruits of the
season. \ pumpkin center-piace run
ming over with white and purple
grapes, while old-time jack lanterns
occupied prominent places
One of the incidents of THANKSGIVING
which has become an annual event was
provided by the Spooners. For five
Successive years this theatrical COM
binaton has visited Scranton at this
season and every year the senior men,
Der, Mr.. Spooner. has contributed very
largely to the Thanksgiving dinners
sent out to the poor by st. Luke's
church. This year the generous old
man did not come for he had gone
away on a tour into the unknown from
which he nor any other comes not
back to tell of it's wonders, but the
management of the company continued
the gracious custom, giving Il large
supply of turkeys and other provisions
for distribution.
The Opera Carnival is the chief topic
OF converse. lion. just at present it's
destiny SEEM; IL trihe mixed with that
of professional brethren and sisters,
inasmuch as 1t is through the courtesy
Of Miss Mildred Holland, of "'rhe Power
Behind the Throne" company, that re-
hearsals arc taking place on the Iy-
ceum stage for the amateur uerfo,n-
ance of Monday night. The opera east
rehearsed Yesterday morning, and as
they We're late in beginning, Miss Hol-
land called her own people to the foyer,
where they Went through with the,.
roles. She gives up the theatre again
this forenoon.
The managers ot the Hahne,nann
hospital appreciated her graceful act
and gave evidence of their feeling by
senGtng her beautiful roses yesterday
afternoon. Last night Mr.. c. H. Welles,
OF the. hospital board, received Il pretty
note of thanks and II gift of S. for
standing ROOM in the hospital as she
quantity expressed it. There will be
several box parties. composed of soci-
ETY. people, at the Power Behind the
Throne" tonight, in further acknowl-
cdgment of these cOurteSies.
Before 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the house for Monday night at the
opera was all sold. a line of patient
tfcKet-hoders waited from $50 a. m,
and extended across Wyoming avenue.
There are still matinee seats to be had.
The first twa rows in the upper gallery
are reserved for fifty cents. for the
evening.
The ladies of ST. Luke's church will
have a sale next Thursday and Fri
IL n " iy,~{ {I,a Dc, ,trl,I
display of Christmas articles. etc. will
be on exhibition. Mrs. Il. N. Willard
Is chairman of the reception commit
tee! Mrs T. S. "Moffat will have
charge of the tea-room. Mrs Thomas
Sprague and Mrs. S. II. Hayes will di-
rect the sale of household articles.
Mrs. l.. S. Oakford and Mrs. r. IT.
.lermyn, fancy work table; Mrs. r. !.
Foster, Mrs. c. d. Sanderson, cake
table; Guild of ST. Hilta candy; Mrs.
Everett Warren, doll booth.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Archibald in
formally entertained at reception
on Wednesday in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph J. Albright, of Buffalo
Among those who assisted were: Mrs.
R. Q. Powell, Mrs. r. W. Archibald,
Mrs. Henry Belin, jr,, Mrs. A. M.
DecllerfMrs. G. II. Welles Miss Beln.
Miss Hunt, Miss Mcleod, Miss Ben.
nell.
Miss Pennypacker gave q thimbla |
tea IN honor of Miss Marie Truesdale
on Tuesday. Among those present
We're: Mrs. Arthur Twitchell, the
Misses Alice, Helen and Louise
Matthews, Misses Amanda Jessup,
Helen Hand, Gertrude Sprague, Lillian
Gearhart, Annie Watson, Edith Hill,
May Kingsbury. Evelyn Gilmore, Flea
nor Reynolds, Emma Hanley, Elspeth |
Winton, Augusta Archibald.
The New Year dance, which will tenn
porarlly take the place of the Bachel- |
ors. will be held Tuesday night, Jamu- |
ary ], instead of December ~, as at |