The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-20

~HE first of the wedding recep-
II tons given at "The Homestead
vSI for Mr.. and Mrs. John Galpin
was on Thursday, and, like
every entertainment at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Blacknton, it was ex-
ceptionally delightful. There were a
number of out of town guests The
beautiful rooms were elaborately deco
rated. Mr.. and Mrs Blacklnton and
Mr. and Mrs. Galpin We're assisted in
receiving by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaw
of Rockland. Me-; Miss Galpin, Mr..
Charles Littlefeld. of Rockland. and
Mr.. Herbert Merrihew. of Philadelphia.
About the rooms were MIR. G. B. Smith,
Mrs. N. Y Leet and Miss Martha Cham
berlin. Miss Farrar. Misses Louise and
Heller Smith and Miss Osborne assisted
with the refreshments.
Mrs. Blackinton wore black lace over
heliotrope silk. Mrs. Galpin wore her
wedding gown of ivory satin and point
lace. Mrs Shaw's gown was or black
point d'esprit over shot silk. and Miss
Galpin wore a charming frock of Nile
green satin
There will be another reception for
Mr.. and Mrs. Galpn next Thursday,
week. The young people will soon oc-
,upy their pretty new home on Jeffer-
son avenue in the Green Ridge section
of the city.
The announcement of the appearance
OF Nine. Sembrich at the armory on
October q is received with much favor
by the many who enjoyed the great
musical treats last season. and as Mme
Sembrch Is the peer of such artists as
Nordica and Paderewski, she Will no
doubt be received by the same gener-
Gus patronage accorded them. The fact
that Nine. Sembrich gives her first re-
cital of the season at Scranton shows
that she appreciates this city as one Of
the leading musical centers of the coun-
try. The list of patronesses will in
clude the following: Mrs. George Dub.
Dimmick, Mrs. Thomas Dickson, Mrs.
II. Fl. Watkins. Mrs. j. BENZ. Dimmick,
Mrs. Alfred Hand, Mrs. A. B. Blair,
Mrs. w. ID. Boyer, Mrs. W. II. Taylor,
Mrs. T.. N. Willard. Mrs. Everett War;
rem, Mrs. II. Fl. Brady. Mrs j. s. Nc
>Anulty. Mrs. c. b. Penman, Mrs. Fl.
NJ. Boies. Mrs. James Archibald, Mrs.
T.. l.. Fuller. Mrs. l.. B. Powell, Mrs j.
a. LiheIi, MIS- i JOieS, WITS. w. w.
Scranton, Mrs. H. NJ. Kingsbury. Mrs.
G. D. Simpson. Mrs. George Sanderson.
Mrs. George c. Brooks, Mrs. II. +.
Dixie.
Colonel and Mrs. II. NJ. Boies gave a
beautiful dinner on Thursday night, in
honor of their son David's twenty-first
birthday. 1t was followed by an infor-
NAL dance. The dinner guests were:
Miss Mariory Warren, Miss Steel. Miss
Leila Steell Miss Fisher. Miss Eleanor
Moffat, Miss Mary Dickson. Miss Amy
Jessup, Messrs. Walter Stevens, Wolfe,
Bessell. Mitchell, Glazier. Lawrence
Watres, LaMotte Belin. Douglas Mof-
fat. Miss Boes and Mr.. David Boies
have house party this week, the mem-
bers of which are: Miss Katharine
Fisher, of Lake George; Miss Amy Jes-
sup. Messrs. Mitchell. Of Cincinnati,
and Glazier of Glastonbury.
Z Mr.. j. H. Brooks gave supper at
the Country club on Monday night,
when the guests were: Messrs. L. E.
Loomis, j. b. Neale, S. B. Thorne, T.
r. Brooks, Carl Welles T. f. Penman,
H. b. Merrill, W. j. Torrey, Theo. Full
Conn.,; Worthington Scranton, Cham
berlin. Glazebrook, Alex. Hodge, Of
Wilkes-Barre; S. Ames, of New York:
DR.. Claude Walker, Willard Matthews,
A. G. Hunt, w. r. McClave. Later in
the evening a bowling contest was
given, with entries representing various
clubs In the city. in order to secure
opinions regarding the new bowling
inf
Taylor made the highest score, for
which prize was offered. DR.. Claude
Walker won the handicap The contest
ants We're: Green Ridge Wheelmen's
club. RowlsOn, Taylor, Shennon, Moore:
Scranton Bicycle club, Wardell, George
Mitchell, Roper, Moore; West Side
Wheelmen's club, Davis. McCracken, /
Wettling, Williams; Country club, PEN
man, Glazebrook. T.. Atherton, j. H, |
Brooks.
"A very pleasant affair yesterday was
/ secretaries tea at the Young Wom- I
ems Christian association state office. !
400 Madison avenue. given by Miss
Strong, the state secretary, to the local
association secretaries and assistants.
and the Wilkes Barre secretaries, Those
present We're: Miss Wood, the general
secretary; Miss Selby. of the North
branch; Miss Meredith, of the South
Side; Miss Ericsson, the domestic sci
ence instructor, and Miss Coffin, the
new physical director; Mrs. Clark, the
membership secretary. and Miss Nes
DIT the general secretary, of Wilkes
Barre.
Ihe coming of Mrs. Margaret Sang
ster' whose name is a household word
al over the land, is awaited with eager
ness, She will be here in the interests
or the Young Women's Christian assoc
ciation, October 81 Mrs. f. S. Godfrey
and Mrs. Simpson are the COMMITTEES
arranging for the meetings at which
Mrs, Sangster will speak. The animal
meeting of the association win he held
October 26.
Mrs. e. S. Moffat gave a dinner lac,
night to small company of young neo-
Pile. re'
A small company of young peonle
were entertained at the residence of A
l.. Frlnk Monday evening in honor of
MS nephew, Midshipman Harry q.