The bee., 1884-03-08

The st. Luke's Choir is improv-
ing. 1t is hoped that the DIR. viii
have success.
With a caste canslsting of Misses
Mason, Somerville, and Messrs.
Harland and Davis we are conf
dent that dramatic art in this city
would be improved.
THE COLORADO REPUBLICAN.
A meeting of the Colorado Re-
publican association was held Tues
day night at st. Georges s hall, on
Eleventh street northwest. After
the transaction of the routine busi-
ness of the association, stirring
speeches were made by Hon. P. p.
Wilcox, of Denver; DR.. G. T. Cald-
well and others. Several new
members were elected, after which
the association adjourned to meet
at the same place at 7,30 o'clock
p. m, Tuesday, March Is.
THF UNION BETHEL.
There was very large meeting
of the Union Bethel Historical and
Literary association Tuesday nigdt
A paper was read by Rev. w. I'll.
Moore, of Lincoln Memorial
church, on ''The Negto Boy of
To-day" He presented the advan-
tages which the present generation
had over the last for moral, relig-
Gus and physical Development as
afforded by the home, church and
school. BY these influences he be-
spoke the man of tomorrow in ev-
cry sense a man. The paper was
discussed by Miss A. Z. Geary,
and Messrs. r. j. Smith, E. j.
Waeing, Dickerson, President :.
Blanchard of Wheaton College,
Illinois, aud T. L. Cardozo. The
meeting adjourned at 10 o'clock.
MEETING OF THE CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE OF THE DISTRICT DEMOCRACY.
The central democratic commit
tee OF this city held meeting at
the Metropolitan Hall Tuesday
night. This meeting was the first
since the elections in 1880, and the
following delegates responder: T.
b. Kalbfus, B. T. Swart,'. John J.
Cook, w. d. Cassin, Barnard Kill
martin A. A. Wilson, w. Pierce
Bell, John S. Miller, VIM. Dicklon,
Lawrence Gardner, John w Drew
| r. G. Hewitt, Robert Ball, E. E.
White, Jackson Yates, George A.
| Shockell and n. G. Sanderson.
Mr.. William Dickson, the
chairman, called the meeting to
order and Secretary Gardner call
ed the roll. Nj. Bell intoduced a
resolution recommending the name
of Mr.. Albert A. Wilson as rep
resentatIve Of the district upon the
democratic congressional conven-
: ton. The resolution was adopted
and a messenger was dispatched
to notify the convention which was
in session at the Arlington hotel,
The question as to the authority
of the committee in calling a meet.
ing of the representatives to elect
) delegates to the Chicago conven'
ton instead of calling primary
meetings. was raised. After &
lengthy discussion it was decided
that the usual course of calling
: primary meetings would have tc
be followed.
The question as to the time anc
: place for holding the primarie
was then taken up. Mr.. Kilmar
tin moved that the primary elec
tons be held on the second Tues
! day in April. Mr.. Kalbfus Offered
: an amendment authorizing tht
chairman to call the meeting o
primaries one week before. naming
the time and place for holding tn
t district convention. Mr.. Gardne
S offered an amendment fixing tn
, date for holding the convention ol
: April 15. Mr.. Killmartin accept
, ed this latter, and it was adopted
/; The motion fixing the date g
holding the primaries was the
adopted.
A motion authorizing the reI