The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-15
Week s Social News

and where she WAS so much loved.
The impress of her work among the
mill girls in that section OF the city
will never be lost. She has touched
the lives of hundreds who have deeply
regretted her departure and who have
felt the influence of her Consecrated
service. Miss Van Mort has the quail
ties which go to make Il successful y.
w C.. A. worker. the unswerNing
truthrulness and honesty of purpose
prime requisites-and gentle unset
iishness which appeals to the most
careless.
Thc Shakespeare club gave her u
farewell greeting on Wednesday at the
home of Mrs William McClave and
Miss Esther hollands, the latter hay
ing been assistant secretary on the
South Side.
1t will he many day before the en-
tertainment given Monday night by
MIR. and Mrs. W. VI. Taylor Will be FOR
gotten. There are few homes in this
vicinity where facilities for entertain
ing on IL large scale are so complete.
Few, indeed, have a great central hall
which will seat two hundred guests.
1T is something to long hold in mem-
ory--the picture of that hall, with It's
solid panelling of darkest oak, with the
red-shaded lamps, the rich carving on
the balustrudes, the outlook on each
side into rooms, jewel-like in their per-
fection Here one caught q glimpse OF
u Venetian collection, there the ele-
gance and majestic stateliness of the
dining room. and again the soft green
of the library in its restful tones. TO
sit amid this beauty and listen to the
music which lifted the senses into for
getfulness of sordid themes, was to
have IL JOY too seldom experienced
The arrangements which secured Miss
Clifford and Mr.. Hochman for the eN-
uuiSite and poetic programme FUR
nished that evening were made through
Mr.. Fred c. Hand, whose assistance in
the matter has been most warmly APP
preciated both by the host and hostess
and their guests.
The last cotilon of the season was
delightful one. 1t was held as have
been all the others, at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. w. Scranton. Miss Belin
and Mr.. James Gardner Sanderson led.
Among those present We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. n. G.. Robertson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. a. G.
Twitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. George G..
Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs j. p. Dimmick,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. e. Watson. Misses
Pennypacker, Archibald, Marion San
derson. Steel, Yost. Gould Hunt. kem-
merer, Matthews, Laverty, Belin. and
AIessrs. r. II. Dale, Loomis. Thorne,
Brooks. Bessell. Walker Theo. Fuller,
Blair, y. G. Hunt. Platt, Dickson, Tor
rey. Kemmerer, Chamberlain. LaMotte
Belin, Frank Linen, Prentice Strong.
Marus and w. j. Torrcy.
The dance at the Green Ridge Wheel
mems club on Monday night was a
very enjoyable affair. Miss Bennell
and Mr.. Beane We're in charge of the
arrangements. Among the guests
We're Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Reynolds.
DR.. and Mrs. Newbury, Mr.. and, Mrs.
W. +. Mates Miss Foster, Miss Poore,
the Misses Hitchcock, Miss Jessup,
Miss Kennedy, the Misses Nettleton,
Miss Grace Sanderson, Miss Van Cleef
Miss Amy Gerecke DR.. Kennedy. Dr.
Corser, Messrs. Carlyle. Foster. Dick
son, Torrey, Linen, Strong, Dale, Van
Deusen and Carlyle
The Misses Richmond gave beauti-
ful luncheon yesterday at Richmond
Hill in honor of their cousin, Miss
Tremper, of Kingston, n. Y. Covers
were laid for twenty-five. There were
valentine favors and decorations. The
other guests We're the Misses Hand,
Miss Louise Matthews, Miss Shaw,
Miss Galpin, the Misses Laverty. Mrs.
TN Dl,,ti
Mrs. II. +. La Rue, Mrs. Il. T.. Watson,
Miss Palmer, OF Stonington, Conn.
Miss Poore and Miss Archibald.
William Miller, of 125 South Hyde
Park avenue, was rendered an agree
able surprise party on Monday even
ing by his children grandchildren and
great grandchildren, the occasion be-
ing his seventy-tirSt birthday.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.