Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-11-11

H.. 6OC1AV1ON.
There was a general meeting, Thursday
night, of Odd Fellows, in Virginia City,
for the purpose of hearing the report OF a
committee appointed to draft a form for
the organization of a Library Association.
Although the meeting was not very large
" attended, the interest manifested by the
representative Odd Fellows present, the
character Of the discussions as well as the
excellence of the report submitted, gave
assurance Of success to the project.
Col. Collins read the report of the COM
mittee already named, Of which he was
chairman. The report set forth, with
quoted authority, the authority Of Odd
Fellow Lodges, under California Grand
Lodge jurisdiction, to appropriate Lodge
funds for the furnishing and keeping a
Library for the use Of members of the
Order. There is not only authority from
the Grand Lodges Of California and United
States 10 do this, but the plan is recon-
mended by special endorsement of the San
Francisco, Baltimore, Cincinnati and other
Library institutions connected with and
sustained and specially p~atronized BY
members Of the Order. The report re-
commends a change in the Bylaws Of
the Lodges of Virginia afterwards the
recommendation was extended to Storey
county Lodges, so that each Lodge might
make for each Of its members a stipulated
contribution for the commencement Of
book purchases and library furniture.
The advised contribution was subsequent
ly 6xed at one dollar per head. The dues
per ouarter-left blank in the report
were 6xed at the same sum. The several
Lodges elect the Trustees or Directors
two from each Lodge, we understood.
The plan embodied in the report was
adopted, and the report ordered sent and
submitted to each Lodge for consideration.
A committee was appointed to start the
the work of soliciting contributions Of
money and books; said committee con-
asting Of John A. Collins, D. B. Woolf,
D. NJ. Love, Rev. Mr.. Lathrop, and Chas.
A. Sumner. We are informed that this
committee viii start out together on a
prospecting tour on Monday or Tuesday.
The individual members already report
liberal offers Of funds and folios from lead
ing citizens.
We sincerely hope that this project will
be a speedy and eminent success. And
we have every reason to believe 1t will be.
Not only to Odd Fellows and their fami-
lies but to the entire communities this in
stitution will be a great benefit. The Odd
Fellows Library of San Francisco is now
the largest and by far the best selected on
the coast. It is a very hsarthStone to the
Fraternity. The good 1t has done is
among the incalculables Of moral advance
ment-only to be summed and made
known at the time Of the great Harvest.
We are convinced that three or four thou
sand dollars can be collected now in
Storey county, as general contributions,
outside of Lodge appropriations, for this
object, if the inauguration Of the enter
prise is discreetly and energetically man
aged; as we think it will be under the
auspices noted.
And what an admirable cabinet of min
eral specimens can be gathered, on the
appointment of a room connected with this
Library for their reception. 1t may soon
become the mineral museum Of the world.
The contributions Of books alone will,
we are told on the basis of present reliable
promise, form a very fair beginning. No
doubt the Library at the Bay have many
duplicates-needed them when the respec-
tive works were new, but not now re-
quired tor service-which the Association
will be pleased to donate to this new and
kindred society.
We would suggest entirely on the
.outside' as we are-that the providing
of separate rooms for Library and reading
and specimens" with chess appoint
ments), is an important item in the estab-
lishment Of an at-once paying. De. -four
ishing) institution of this character. But
lie. US have the Library forthwith. We
can have this if the brethren Of the Order
will all do what they can for the further
ance of the plan. We certainly give
enough here, in these towns, for the lux
uries of dissipasion-if they really are lux
uries let US now found and carry on
literary and library associations for our
mental and moral comfort and improve
ment.