Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-12
CITY NEWS.

l great blizzard of 1888.
 Dr George G. Herr has returned from two days trip to Philadelphia.
 Popular promenade concert by the American band at City hall Friday evening.
 There will be a meeting of the board of directors of the St Joseph's Athlet- tc association at their rooms on East Main street tonight at 7:3O p. n. | The Waterbury Scientific society will hold a photographic exhibition in the rooms, Irving block, Thursday and Friday evenings, March F and 13, to which the public are cordially invited without charge. A large quantity of excellent specimens of amateur photo graphy and enlargements are at hand and should be of great interest to all engaged in such work
 At a meeting of st the Waterbury Pharmaceutical association Tuesday afternoon the following committee was appointed to confer with com mittee from the drug clerks in regard to new agreement between the pro- pr1etors and the clerks: H. w. Lake G. Leslie Dexter J. w. Cone, Isaac Kellogg and Arthur T. Webster. The drug clerks committee consists of c. +. Carpenter, B. B. Daskum. R. E. Holmes, c. w. Perkins and J. Aborn smith. It is expected that the com mittees will hold a joint meeting with In few days and draw up an agree men in regard to hours of labor, the sea le of wa oAS and Sn np
 Senator Tracy, chairman. and the other members of the legislative com mlttee on education, will come to Wa terbury this evening for the purpose of lnquiring into the city's position with, reference to the claim for a normal school. The committee will stop at the Waterbury hotel tonight and to- morrow. accompanied by Mayor Kill dun and the board of education, they will make tonr of inspection and also visit some of the factories. The other members of the committee are Naples of Norwich. house chairman; Clark of Bethany, clerk; Potter of Woodstock, Gelston of Sherman. Welles of Newing- ton, Nettleton of Killingworth. Case of Barkhamsted and Towne of Union.
 After a silence of several months the Hammer club has aroused itself and will be heard from once more on St Patrick's night when the members of the club will celebrate the anniversary of Ireland's patron saint, by holding a banquet at T. Fl. Hayes banquet hall on East Main street. All arrange ments for the banquet have been com pleted and the committee in charge in-. tend to make it the best ever given by this exclusive social organization Cow CTS will be laid for 45 persons. The 1 menu will be most appe1izing one. The arrangement committee consists of T. F. Lawlor. T. S. Worsley and T. F. Collins During the past year ten new members have been admitted in- to the club.
 At the home of Mrs Charles Miller S2 Hillside avenue, yesterday after noon, the second of the series of pian- ola recitals for the benefit of the Wa terbury Indian association was held and was of delightful nattsR&: The attendance was large, including a large number Of gentlemen. Baritone solos by MT Edgar, with pianola accompani- mbent, were very pleasing to those present. MT Edgar sang very sweet ly Bartletts song, "A Dream'' The following rogram was rendered: (a) Polonaise No ?; (b) Scarf Dance. Sec ond Mazurka, Op 54; March from '1Tannhauser;;' baritone solo, "Gute Yacht Farwohl," pianola accompani- ment; Berceuse, Op 57; (a) Spinnerleid, (b) Minuet; Harlequin, Op 56, No 4; (a) baritone solo, "A Dream" (b) ''Les Rameaux," pianola accompaniment; Eldorado: Morceau de Concert. The next recital will be at the home of the Misses Kingsbury on Prospect street
 A hearing was held in Hartford yes- terday on the bill providing for an ap- propriation of S15,O0O for a state nor mai school. Waterbury is making an effort ito get it and Danbury is after it, too. Those present from Waterbury were C. Y. Kent and c. S. Chapman of the department of education, Super 1ntendent Tinker of the public schools, Dr Rodman, City Attorney Kellogg. ] Representative Cross and Senator Tracy, who is chairman of the com. mittee before whom the hearing took place. Judge Walsh of Danbury broke In frequently and kept at 1t until City Attorney Kellogg got after him. Dur Ing the discussion MT Tinker said that the American spirit was in favor of majority rule the greatest good to the greatest number, and that following out this idea the school should be located in Waterbury. Judge Walsh thought this good joke and promptly re- marked that this was not the order in Connecticut. It was the other way the minority being In the ascendency. This was too much for Mir Kellogg and. with the aid of Chairman Tracy he managed to prevent the Danbury man from making further interrup- tions, although he did manage to get in the last word. The Waterbury men gave excellent reasons as to why the school would be of more public bene- fit here than i'll Danbury, but as the majority of the committee are said to be advocates of holding all they possi- bly, can for the small towns. there ap- pears to be some doubt as to what the 1 committee will re0ort