New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-03
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF SCIENCE.
Very respectfully,
L N. DiCkER SON.

From Our Own Reporter.
SPRINGFIELD, Tuesday, Aug 9, 1852.
The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the American
Association for The Advancement of Science COM
mences tomorrow in the City Hall OF this little rail-
road city. Consequently, there is crowding at the
hotels; much meeting and greeting a busy local Com
mittee at work pairing the municipal apartment! ior
the accommooa alton of Science; large Committee of
the ladies of Springfield, who met at o'clock TINS
afternoon TO organize the levee which they give on
Thursday evening to the Association, in the City Hall,
and no little other work. hustle, and expectation
OF the Local Committee, the Hon. George Bliss,
famous in all the pubnc demonstrations OF Springfield,
is President, and Dr. George A. OTIS, Secretary.
Among its members / notice Mr.. Samuel BJ"les oi
IKISprinefeld Republican. modelestabhshmen' IN
its way, as | have just seen, and our host oi the
Massasot House, Mr.. Z. 5. Chapin, to whom can
not help suggesting that it s exceedingly annoying 10
ordinary uotals to be obliged to SIT at dinner sur
rounded by hungry railroad men, who come ana go
every ten minutes. / was but % minutes IN the
dipng.room. and yet three sets of them fed TO
fuilness. But, strange to say, in spite oil al TINS
hurry, gas (carburetted hydrogepl is so mgh!y
esteemed that am tod that if have room lighted
with GAS shall be charged double price. Perhaps
the Scientific Association will be able TO throw some
LIGHT upon this mysterious fart. hope thst this
eStraordipary honor paid to the hght-siving
fluid is in no way connected with the meeting oi the
Association.
The City Hall is a splendid hall-for dancing; the
floor ia marked for than fifty sets Aeopstealy
il is very faulty but there are small rooms which are
very well suited TO the work Of the Association The
Post Office is already established, and anybody who
il writing TO any member here has only TO put on
A.AA. S. TO insure its prompt delivery. In the
sane room Mr.. Hermann of Schenectady has splen'
did display of minerals, including some rare speci'
meus-one especially of Rubellite from Ner'chin'S
in Siberia, near the Chinese frontier.
The Standrg Committee are making out their pro
gramne. The evenings will probably b. occupied Is
follows: Wednesday evening, reception by the Hon.
Geo Bliss Thursday evening, levee and supper
Given bv the ladies in the City Hall Friday evening
address of the retiring President Saturday afte moon
and evening excursion to Amherst, seeing the geo
logical paradox of the Connecticut bursting through
| between Mounts Tom and Holyoke, and the wonder
fnl fossil brdtracks which Prof Hitchcock has do1t
so nucb TO illustrate Tha. will do for this week.
| srhe members are coming in rapidly. Already no
iice Dr. Cassen Of Browp, Prof. Lowering, Perma
pept Secretary Of the Association; Prot Stephen Alex
.nder Of Princeton President Of the Association Pro'
Henry of the Smithsonian; Prof. Gillespie OF UnioI
College Philip T. Tyson, State Geolcgist OF Mary
| land DR.. Elwyn of Philadelphia; Dr Giooon oil I'd
| North Carolina Mint; Mr.. VIM. 7. Trowbridge an
Mr.. Hall OF the Coast Survey. Many have come
| Tonight, amorg them, Prot. Baehe. Mrs. Lineol
| PHELPS of Baltimore-wbose Botany so many renen
| ber-is here. But the train IS of.