The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-27
Weeks Social News

HERE is an unusual amount of
IL enthusiasm over the Bachelors
vSO Ball this year and that Is say
ing much, for II is n perennial
fad to be enthusiastic over one
OF the notable social events of this
country. The reason for the exception
al interest this season Is difficult to
trace and yet there are many attend
ant Incidents which lead to the appar-
ent delight of the committee. There
are to be any number of visitors this
year who have not attended previous
balls in this city. It Is rimored that
many of them are superlatively beauti-
ful. Everybody knows that the pretti-
est girls within radius Of one hum
dred and fifty miles have been seen
here at the Bachelors Balls of the past.
If any ovelier ones are to be in evi.
dence this year people want to see
them and consequently the tickets are
being sold at a rapid rate There are
only a few desirable boxes left which
can be secured on application. Among
the box holders are: Colonel Fl. NJ
Boies. Major Everett Warren, Messrs.
Sturges. George G. Brooks. a. Il. Blair
Connell. w. j. Torrey, II. C.Von Storch,
a. y. Walker, W. ID. Zehhdcr. II. l..
Penman, c. II. Connell. +. l.. Peck, G.
T.. Blair. c. ID. Simpson. +. Il. Platt.
Henry Belin, jr., w. w. Scranton, j.
Benj Dimmick.
The music will be particularly good
Bauer's band will be very large and
will contain u number of out-of-town
,,,sZ Ma. a
unusually lavish and the scheme of
color will be brilliantly beautiful. Ar
rangements have been made for extra
heating facilities and is is certain that
the armory will be warm and comforts
able. The boxes are to be richly fitted
up and will be arranged most conveni-
emily for guests.
The calendar for the week is very
fun. Mrs. r. L. Plat will give a
luncheon for Miss Marjorie Platt at
the Country club today. Mir. and Mrs.
j. Benjamin Dimmick will have u din
ner-dance tonight at their home, on
North Washington avenue, for their
daughter. Miss Jeanne. Mr.. and Mrs.
y. l.. Fuller will entertain ut cards on
Monday night, and on Tuesday night
Miss Cornelia Galpin will have a large
card party. On the afternoon of that
day Mrs. William Matthews will have
Il tea for the younger set. The Bachel-
ors' ball will be on Wednesday night.
and on Thursday night Mr.. and Mrs
Everett Warren will have dance at
the Bicycle club for Miss Warren. The
first assembly will be on Friday night.
Mr.. LaMotte Belin will give IL stag din
ner on Saturday night.
Major and Mrs. Everett Warren will
entertain charmingly curing the COM
ing week in honor OF their daughters
and their guests. The members of
their house party will be friends of
Miss Warren. Miss Marjorie Barstow.
of Summit, N. j.; Miss Ella Stanton.
of Brooklyn. N. y; Messrs. Arthur
Collins and Joseph Woodward, of Hart
ford. Conn.
On Thursday night Major and Mrs.
Warren will have a dance at the Ei-
cycle club for Miss Warren. Last night
they gave Il dance at the Country club
for Miss Dorothy. The guests were:
Misses Florence Nyeth, of New York;
Elizabeth Richmond, Evelyn Jones,
Gertrude Lowell May Clarke. Gladys
Watkins. Louise Smith, Elizabeth
Storrs, Ruth Hand. Helen Boies, Edith
Pendleton, Edith Holland. Frances Jer-
myn, Helen Parke, Jessie, Natalie and
Helen Connell, Evelyn Tracy, Elizabeth
Richmond; Messrs. Max Jessup, Law
Watkins, Charles Shaffer of Chicago;
Marion Nyeth, of New York: James
Linen. Curtis Platt. Kenneth Welles.
douglas Torrey. William Matthews.
Harold Welles. Taylor Foster Warner
Hayes, Edgar Coursen. Richmond
Tracy, Esson Taylor, Harold Connell, !
Iircr Parke, Francis Sherrerd. Milton
Dimmick.
There will be bowling contest at
the Country club today, when special
prizes will be offered TO junior players
for the highest average OF ten cards
handed in by anyone under is years OF
age.
The Country club has been particu-
|arly attractive during the Christmas
festivities. with the brilliant interior
decorations of laurel, With red berries
and blossoms.
Mr. and Mrs. E. l.. Fuller will enter |
ain Il week end party at their country |
house in Dalton over next Sunday. |
They have as their guests for the Bach |
alors' ball Mr.. and Mrs. Ryon, of Potts |
Vile; Miss Edna Schuyler, of New |
York: Miss Detwiller, of Easton; Mr. |
A. IL. Atha, of Newark, y. j. !,
Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin T.. Wyly, jr., |
of Atlanta, who have recent |
y taken up their residence in this city |
md who are occupying Mrs. $. G. Bar |
ier's house on Madison avenue, kept |
open house on Christmas day, after the |
lospitable fashion of the South.
Lieutenant Walter Gunster of the
regular army, is at home on six
weeks leave of absence. Lieutenant
iunster's regiment Is stationed in san
Francisco,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Fuller and Mr..
Mortimer Fuller will observe de-
ightful old custom on New York's Day
n keeping open house. They will re-
'eive their friends from until Z o'clock
md. as no cards have been issued the
thus made i'm todays