The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-09

The members of the Scranton Engi-
neers club were the guests of Colonel
and Mrs. J.. A. Watres yesterday, over
one hundred persons from this city,
| Carbondale and Wilkes-Barre enjoying
a pleasant trip to the Spring Brook
Water company's dam.
A special trolley left the court house
square at $50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and connected at Moosic with a
special train on the Scranton and
Spring Brook railroad. Those present
| from this city We're: Colonel and Mrs.
l.. a. Watres, Reyburn Watres, Mr..
and Mrs j. l.. Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Powell, MIR. and Mrs. l.. f.
| Eower. Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Iehnder,
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis b. Flory, c. G..
Rose. j. Gardner Sanderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. William NJ. MARBLE. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Williams. Mr.. ana Mrs. +. j.
Platt, Mr.. and Mrs. f.. B. Hamilton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. G. Whitmore, Mr.. and
Mrs r. b. Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred T.. Lister and Miss Marjorie
Lister, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. La Monte.
MIR. and Mrs. j. r.. Parrish, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. II. Simpson and Miss Esther
Simpson, Lieutenant and Mrs. Ernest
X. Roden, Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Webb,
Judge and Mrs. A. A. vosburg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Jifkins, Mr.. and Mrs. r..
M. Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H..
Graves, Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. La Rue, the
Misses Elsie V. Brown and Bessie
Webber, Messrs. Morgan Davis. jr,
James Herring, Fl. +. Cox, Frank G.
Wolfe, T.. B. Wilson, George w. Harris,
Francis p. Drinker, Captain William
A. Mintzer, w. Haydn Evans, Fl. II.
Stock, Fl. s. Kinsley and c. r. Kins-
ley.
WILKES BARRE GUESTS.
The Wilkes-Barre guests We're: j.
w. Hollenback. j. Bennett Smith. Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Williams. Colonel and
Mrs. c. Bow Dougherty. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Fl. Dean, Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Hicks,
Mr.. and Mrs. 1orwerth Jones, Abram
Nesbitt, A. G. Nesbitt, John Lance, B.
+. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Thomas. and the Misses Katherine
Lance, Ellen Fl. Lance, Sara Nesbitt,
and Elizabeth S. Kirk.
Philadelphia was represented by
Charles w. Thomson. George II. CIVIL
liam and Mrs. Grace Walsh-Piper.
Boston--Mrs. Morris.
CarbOndale was represented by w. j.
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Frick
and Master Harry Frick. S. II. Kupp
and Miss Florence F.. kupp, A. p.
Trautwein and the Misses Caroline II.
and Emily H. Trautwein.
The train bearing the eXcursonists
made stops at the high dam, the con-
glomerate quarry. and the water COM
panyS farm. near the distributing
reservoir. A large hut had been erect
ed at the farm, and dinner was served
there by Caterer Redington, of Wilkes
Barre. Colonel Watres acted as toast
master. After he had spoken a few
brief words of welcome. President II.
III. Stock, of the Engineers club,
thanked Mr.. and Mrs. Watres. in be-
half of the club, for the days enjoy
ment.
OTHER ADDRESSES.
Vice-President b. F. LaRue spoke
along the same line. Judge Alton A.
Vosburg, of the Orphans court spoke
interestingly. giving one of his charac-
teristic short speeches, and Colonel c.
Bow Dougherty, of the Ninth regiment,
of Wilkes-Barre, was another popular
speaker. Superintendent c. c. Rose, of
the Delaware and Hudson coal depart
ment; Sidney Williams, of the Fries
coal department.; William NJ. MARBLE,
of the Scranton Gas and Water COM
pany, We're three other Scrantonians
who made short addresses.
Morris Williams, Abram Nesbitt, ].
w. Hollenback, John Lance B. r.
Williams and ]. Bennett Smith We're
among the Willles-Barre speakers.
A special business meeting of the
club was held, after the speeechmakins,
and William l.. Allen, of Peckville and
Ralph j. Greider, of Philadelphia, We're
elected to associate membership. Re
ports for various committees were
made by Secretary Alfred E. Lister.
The party reached Scranton about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.