The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-02
TAYLOR NEWS.
Coming Fair and Festival-Foot Ball
Team organized-Eisteddfod Pro-
gramme-other News.

The members of Lackawanna lodge,
No. 113, American Protestant associa-
tion, are preparing to hold fair and
festival in November in Weber's rink.
Many booths will be erected, at which
fancy articles and other notions will be
disposed Of. Ice cream and candy will
also be on sale. The object of the en-
terprise is to secure funds to replenish
the lodge treasury, which has been
ebbing for some time, owing to a large
amount Of sickness and deaths
A foot ball team has been organized
among our muscular young men. 1t
comprises eleven members, the best
selected from both of last years teams,
and will adopt the same name, the
Alumnis. The members of the team
have secured the services 'of Richard
Gendall, the talented quarterback, for
merly Of the Wyoming seminary and
Syracuse university, who will in all
likelihood take a similar position on
the team. He will give them vigor-
Gus course of training. and as soon as
proficiency is attained by the team.
championship games will be arranged
and played in this town. The make
up of the team thus far is as follows:
Owens, left end; Tubbs, left guard:
Harmon, left tackle; p. Jordan, cen
ter: J. Evans, right guard; Miller,
right tackle; T. Jordan, right end:
Gendall quarterback; Stone, left half
back; P. Evans, right halfback; How
ellis, fullback.
Local union, No. 1913, United Mine
Workers of America, will meet as usual
this afternoon in their rooms in Bas-
hams hall. All members are requested
to be present
Extensive preparations are now
under way for ar eisteddfod to be held
in the Welsh Congregational church
here on Christmas day. The chief
choral competition will be on Handels
Round About the Starry Throne" for
party of mixed voices, not less than
thirty in number, for prize of $780, and
a handsome chair to the leader. A prize
of $40 is offered for the best rendition
Of children's chorus on Sing Unto the
Lord" contained in Gospel hymns. The
double quartette competition will be
on Woodward's "The Radiant Morn"
for prize of IS. Other competitive
numbers will be as follows: Duet,
"LarbOard Watch" prize SO; bass solo.
"Noble Boy of TRUTH" prize 50; read
ing music at first sight, four in num-
ber, prize 81; solo, for persons over
fifty years of age, "Brynia Cassia,"
prize 81; solo, for children under fif-
teen years of age, "Are Your Win
dows Open Towards Jerusalem?" prizes
81 and so cents. There will also be q
prize of 50 offered for the best essay
IN English or Welsh on "A Mothers
Influence on Society,"" Impromptu de-
bates, speeches, etc, will also be added
to the programme. Additional num-
bers will be published later, and also
the names of the adjudicators, accom-
panist and secretary.
Thomas Jones, son of Mrs. II. L.
Jones, Of this town, and formerly a
clerk in Sanderson's drug store at
Scranton, left yesterday for the Buf-
falo Pharmaceutical college, where he
will take up the study of drugs etc.
Lackawanna lodge, No. 1s. American
Protestant Ladies' association, will
meet in session this evening.
Councilman James, of Scranton, was
a business caller here yesterday.
Mrs, Robert lnglis, of Yatesville, was
the guest of Miss Janet Inglis yester-
day.
The Sterling Social club conducted a
largely attended social last evening in
Weber's rink.
I Lily lodge, No. 339, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, will meet and in
stall officers this evening.