The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-09
EUCHRE AND DANCE
At NEW ARMORY
Young People Of st. Johns
R. L. Church Gave En-.
iOydbIe Function
OVER SIX HUNDRED GUESTS
PRESENT PRIZES AWARDED
TO PLAYERS AND NON-PLAY-
ERS-MANY OUT OF TOWN
EIrLGTG


auspices of the young people of ST.
Johns Roman Catholic church, Civ
en- at the Park street armory. on
! Tuesday evening, was a grand sue
| cess both financially and socially
| The total number present or the re-
ceipts are not known as the secretary
| has not as yet given the report, but
! it is estimated that there were over
| six hundred guests. The evening for
| those present was one of continued
! enjoyment from beginning to, end and
much praise is due the various COM
mittees who had the affair in
! charge, for their successful manage
ment of so large a crowd. Every
thing went along smoothly without
a hitch anywhere and good order
was preserved throughout the even
ing.
The Armory was beautifully dec
GRATED with flags, bunting and ferns,
the orchestra being hidden in a pro-
fusion of potted plants and ferns.
The whole decoration scheme was all
that good taste could suggest.
Euchre, Five Hundred and Skat
were played at the tables during the
evening, about four hundred people
participating. After cards, dancing
was the order until about one o'colck
when the party broke up. The mu-
sic for the dancing was furnished
under the direction of J. A. Bodie,
Jr. The ladies of the st. Philomena
society served ice cream, cake and
coffee in the dining room during the
evening. Mrs. John Coleman, as
president of the society, had charge
of the service. Those who did not
play in any of the games were
awarded prizes. Many valuable
prizes were donated by the business
men of Honesdale for the occasion.
The executive committee, that ar
ranged all the details of the Euchre
| consisted of Rev Edward Burke, DR..
w. T. McConvill, Jos. Spellman, R.
j. bracey and Misses Margaret Grif-
fin, Mae and Kate Finnerty, and
| Bessie Carroll.
The committee on decorations:
Thos. Kelly, John Caufeld, James
Ryan, Leo Buckley, and Misses An
ME Lynott, Kate McKanna, Margaret
McGettigan and Mrs. Eugene Cant
van.
Table committee that arranged
the tables, chairs, etc, and remov-
ed same after the games: Ambrose
Whalen, William Mullaney, Bernard
Cavanaugh, Lawrence McGinnis,
Thos. McGinnis and John Tierney.
Reception committees: Hon. C. A.
McCarty, DR.. w. T. McConvill.
Committee in charge of candy and
| flower booth: Misses Mary Higgins,
Isabel REILLY, Essie Kelly and Sarah
| Spellman.
The prize winners in the following
order. For Euchre and Five Hun
~ Sa1n
| from c. c. Jadwin; Miss Eva Wilson,
white kid gloves from Menner & Co. +;
| Otto Weaver, jug and six tumblers
from Monaghan & Bracey; H. E.
Bassett, silk umbrella from Rick
ert's; Miss Millie Weaver, fern dish
from Honesdale Union Cut Glass
Co.; Mrs. Frank Erik, vase, Homes
| dale Decorating Co.; Bernard Nc
Ardle, gold clock from C. F.. Spencer
& Co.; Mrs. T. d. O'Connell, hand
painted jardinere from C. Petersen; /;
John O'Connell, vase. from Diamond
Cut Glass Co., Waymart; John Nc
! Ginnis, blankets from Birdsall
Bros; Mrs. Walter Fowler, jug from
! Crystal Cut Glass Co; Miss Flor
ence Bryant, silver sugar and cream
from II. G. Rowland; Miss Margaret
Rose, bowl from Irving Cut Glass
Co.; Mrs. A. B. Transue, silk UNI
brella from Katz Bros; Miss Stella
Congdon, gown, from Katz Under
wear Co.; j. Sam Brown, carving
set from Murray Co.; Miss Bessie
Lawyer, silk hosiery from Kate Nc
Kama; William Burkhart, vase from
n. Hessling; Miss Nan Wymbs,
Scranton, silver mounted mirror
from G. p. Sommers; Mrs. b. w.
! Fitch, carpet sweeper, from Browns
| Furniture store, Mrs. Felix O'Neil,
aluminium tea pot, from Erik Bros. ::
w. w. Parker, tobacco jar from F.
! G. Terwilliger; Mrs. f. 4. Brown,
box stationery from o. T. Chambers;
! Miss Theresa Soete, rug, from e.
! Deitzer; John Krantz, box cigars,
from G. William Peil; L. Fuerth'
! box stationery, from o. T. Chamb-
ers; Miss Nina Frailey, perfume.
/ from Percy Cole; Joseph Griffin, five
| dollar piece, from Tim Hurst; Mich.
! Coyne, five dollar gold piece from
Kraft & Conger; Miss Julia Moylan,
| pair shoes from Honesdale Footwear
7 Co.; Mrs. Thomas Croghan, slippers,
! from 7. A. Lighthiser; John NJ.
| Lyons, five pound box butter from
! G. Smith & Son; Mrs. Grant, Car
! bondale, box candy from Paul Fred
cries; John Goglrd, five pound box
candy from George Schwenker; j.
! Sonner, picture, from Mrs. T. Green:
! Frank Mang, box candy from Frank
Schuller; James Ryan, dolly from
Mrs. NJ. A. Eldred; A. w. Abrams,
/ china hair receiver from c. w.
Smith & Co.; Mrs. Louis Afford,
book. from A. NJ. Leine; Mrs. Martin
= Lynch, Towanda, two ties. from /. b.
Brown; Leo MCGOWAN. bowl. from A.
w. Abrams; Mrs. VIM. Roadknight,
knitted cap. from American Knitting
Co.; Mrs. w. H. Stengel. rocker from
John Loereher.