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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1902
Page
8
Week’s social notes report planning for the Knights Templar ball raises concerns over housing guests as demand exceeds available accommodations. The column also highlights gatherings at Brae Side, Green Ridge Wheelmen’s club, returns of Eleanor Anderson, and various social events with local families and entertainers.
A church event invites friends to support a bake sale featuring cream, cake and candies to help make the venture a success.
Movements include Mre and dirs BLL Fuller returning from New York and T. C. VenStoreh also back from the city. Miss Gradley left Wednesday for Newburgh New York. Clarence Gilmore departed morning for a new home in New Mexico. Ernest Gilmore plans to move to Wisconsin. Prink BE Weir, a Kansas City coal operator, visited his sister. Dr M Brown of Capose avenue has returned home.
The Symphony orchestra schedules a June 1 concert at the Lyceum featuring a popular program. Miss Grice Spencer, a young soprano, makes her professional debut with the full orchestra to be announced. Officers elected at the annual meeting include President John M. Robertson and Secretary Frank O Mara. An academic musical matinee at Carnegie Hall and church services at Elm Park are also listed. The Kneisel quartet’s instruments, valued around 875,000, are highlighted after the concert.
The article surveys wedding customs from invitations to gifts and cake, emphasizing practical details. It notes invitation timing, host etiquette, proper card etiquette, and the shift toward simpler, home cooked touches. It offers menu ideas and a traditional cake recipe, reflecting a domestic science outlook on nuptial preparations.
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