The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-03-20

Calverton, Sd District.-Monday night will
long be remembered by the people of CavertOn.
Usually it is of the most quiet of villages, but
stranger passing through here that evening
would have thought the contrary. This was an
extraordinary occasion. 1t was the receiving of
the glad tidings of the passage by the Legislature
of the bill enabling the School Commissioners to
purchase a lot and erect schoo-house, and
the Assembly will not pass during its session a
more meritorious and more highly appreciated
measure. Long before p. m, numbers of men,
women and children could be seen vending their
way towards the corner of Bloomingdale and Cal
verton roads, where the meeting was to be held.
The committee had engaged band of music and
at the appointed hour it made the neighboring
hills echo. A procession was first in order and
Mr.. T. Reese Arnold and his aids, Mr.. Lewis f.
Bowen, Jr., and DR.. Carter, marshaled the forces,
headed by the band and followed by parents and
children, marched down Raynor avenue to Florence
street, to Lanvale street, through Mr.. Longly's
place to the Calverton road and back to Mr..
Slack's corner, where the meeting was called to
order by Gen. E. B. Tyler. He introduced Mr..
Arnold, who spoke forcibly and earnestly in the
interest of the school, urging the parents to man
ifest greater interest in their chidrens education.
Gen. Tyler then stated the object of the meeting
and L. f. Bowen, Jr., as secretary of the commit
tee read the following preamble and resolutions ::
WHEsEAs, Your committee have been informed
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now only awaits the signature of the Governor,
whose past fidelity to the of education leads
US to believe that he will afiX his official signature
thereto without unnecessary delay, thus enabling the
School Commissioners of Baltimore county to give
us the long and much needed school facilities !;
therefore be it
Rssolved, That the thanks of our people are due
and are hereby most heartily rendered our repre-
sentatives, especially Messrs. VIM. Pole, ST., and
John Hubner, and our able and efficient Senator,
C. Bonn Slingluff, for their quick perception of
our needs, and their prompt and untirng efforts
to secure the passage of our bill.
Resolved, That the thanks and gratitude of this
community are due, and hereby rendered, the
press, especially The BALTIMORE COUNTY UNION
and Maryland Journal, for the words of encour-
agement that have from time to time appeared in
their columns.
Resolved, That copies of the foregoing be signed
by the chairman and secretary and forwarded to
Senator SlngluG, Representatives Pole and Hub
ntr, and the press.
Short addresses were made by number of our
citizens, complimentary to the delegation in the
Legislature after which the resolutions were unan-
imously adopted, with three hearty cheers.
The following resolutions were also read and
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this community
are due and cheerfullJ rendered to our committee
for their uniring efforts in securing the passage
of the school bill.
Resolved, That this committee shall be continu
ed with their present powers and shall go before
the School Board and represent the wants and
wishes of this community. Il.