The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-30

Pres, William E. Benswanger of the Pittsburgh pi- rates baseball club of the National league who one of the principal speakers at the City Amateur leagues midwnter dinner Sunday night, could just as well address group of music critics give nsruc. tion as professor music because he has been of the cOunirys foremost best known and most authOrlta tive figures in classical music for years Bill studied harmony. cOunterpOn musical history and composition and is an accomplished pianist. He wrote as music critic for New York magazines for years and for almost two decades until he begged to be relieved year ago because of pressure of baseball business he compiled the explanatory notes in the programs for all of the concerts the Pittsburgh Symphony orchestra. When he was a student at Central High school in Pittsburgh he was viewed born sprintcr by none other than Andy Kerr school coach at the time, and later grld mentor at Colgate Mir. Benswanger however loves baseball passiOnatey and never misses home game at Forbes Field Pittsburgh. Formerly in the life insur- ance business he made treasurer of the Pirates and actually came into baseball following the death of Sam ue w. Dreyfuss. he made president of the Pirates in February 1882 He married Eleanor Dreytuss, daughter of Barney. and they have a son, Bill just turned IS.
 Around Town. Early mornng-meaning just be- fore oclockthe city employees are busy scraplng Full ton Park making it smooth for afternoon and evening skating Cars parked both sides of some of the city streets make for the driver and some times meeting another is more or less disastrous "n no for either to proceed Cutters are packed with icy humps and central streets 1t is hard to park or pull into curb Snow fast and hardened so quickly it easy do good job in some sections scrapng the streets What they need now the pick or dynamite. lady booted and spurred and wearing mufs gazes into Bank street shop intrigued by the latest straw hats And passing along another window catches the eye this one quite coorful with cot tons That's January for you. Two sure-footed nuns cross main street, each with arm full of bundles one carrying a ong-handled mop. woman stands waiting for her bus the Green She gets all her bundles under preparatory to boarding the one just cruising along only to find out 1t not her bus men she switches the bundles under the other arm and waits another ten minutes when she again switches bundles and this time makes the grade and the bus for the last of her she grabbing strap and someone was Uiviu hpra exalted Two youngsters scoot into one of the moving picture houses about one saying to the other, oh we Will De home by ', so what! Goodbye now!
 One of the most read books of the day is the pam phlet, Why Squander Illness" written by Rev. Law renee E. SkeIy chaplain of St. Mary's Hospital of this city, and Rev. Charles M. Carty editorial manager of the Radio Replies Press St. Paul, Nnn The pamphlet has already gone into the 2OO.OOOth publication 1t was of interest to note that Rev. John S. Kennedy associate editor and literary critic of the Catholic Transcript gave the book great praise in the last issue of the paper Father Carty is former Waterburian. The book IS planned for those who i'll, Catholics and nOn-CathO lics Father Kennedy says, "the pamphlet is excel lent as it is original"
 EditOr-WhiIe the subject Safety" is still fresh in the minds of all of Let me inform the Police De- partment that in ordering that all walks be cleared, anyway four hours after a storm to take walk over Brook street from ScOvi street and the depOrabe condition of the right side of said street For ten years
 have had occasion to that street day. and m all that time those walks cleared in winter Now they are all ice humps, and bumps that would break ankles to walk on them far less fearing all the time broken head neck. Let me see a nice, clean thOrOughfare like the other side where they do take care of the sidewalks.-A passerby.
 The Industrial Chorus is planning drive to last five weeks the purpose to enroll 300 associate members which would make possible increase the number of concerts annually. The Industrial Chorus IS affiliated with the Y M C. A. and those who attend the various concerts during the often feel they should have larger att tendance Waterbury has always had substantial musical groups The Mendessohn Male Chorus and other groups directed by G. LOring BurWell have carried in the tradition of earlier choral groups of the city. With large chorus to represent the city and instrumental group such the Civic Orchestra musical affairs should be considerably popped up The Industrial drive s to have the endorsement of several representative ganizatons The thing needed in the city to pro mote and take of musical affairs is music hall that