Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-12
Second knnuat stepSss o. the ye.,.
Mons Free Library and Readlna
Room Association.

The Board of Managers present the follox;n.
report:
during the past year, the room has been l.n.
open regularly, every night, with the exception ~
Il snort time last winter when we were wi,ho,,
Janitor.
The number OF youths who have visited IN.
room ana avai'ed themselves OF the advantages of
the institution has IN reased considerably du,,na
the last six months, and We have every re..,n ),
b. Sal ,sed with the that has atten,,pa c.
efforts
From record of the attendance from Jsnu.,,
!. 1917, TO JnIy lt 1877. It appears that the s.
gret ate number Of visitors during ,ha, pe,,od -.
4b2V, or All average Of about 80 every evening In
have s,cuied the attendance OF this Il lumber o,,,hs
youth OF our city, withdrawing them from m.
streets and bad resorts, and cuit,vat,,v IN ths;,
minds taste for reading and study is s.rrlr
something gained i'll the direction OF moral I'M
prov emeu ut and education.
| during tho past winter. three lectures have bAen
denNeieu under the auspices OF the Assoc,at,on
Mr.. John Is. Cough delivered one OF these IN tho
Masonic Temple. The attendance was larpe And
the proc. eds Q! the sale Of tickets added consider
ably TO our pecuniary resources. The other ,ec
lures were delivered in the room by Messrs jack.
son and trimshaw, Rratuitousy The subject OF
these two lectures were "Galvanism" and "Chem
icai Changes" They were attended princ,pallv
by tn, boys who VISIT the room. The Manager,
ieel grateful # the and thus afforded them by
these gentlemen. The lectures were productys
course the coming winter, upon topics that will
interest and instruct the young.
Our library ,s still small, our means being ton
limited to buy many books We have added 10 Il
the past yenr. party by purchase and partly from
donations, lIU books and magazines, ma k,ny the
present number OF bound volumes about 4OO, BE-.
sides magazines and pamphlets.
The pt- have been from membership
esand donations, STAG &c
B.. Lectures, 3Ol ~
SAT- s5
The expenditures have been for books and
newspapers, fuel and hight. Janitor
and sundr'es. s224 81
Balance in the Treasury July l, 1872, S2z3 "A
At meeting held on the 9Th inst. the following
g persous were chosen officers and managers Tor the
l. ensuing year: PresineDt. John H. Adams, SEC.
ieiary, Rev, Willard II. Huxley 1reasu or, Thos
9 r McAlllster: Managers, E. $. R. Butler Daniel
y \ McClntock, John Mcbride. Robt McCafe,ty H.
= q. Moore, John I. Davis, Richard Kelley, VIM
I. Alrichs and DR.. W. F. Qulnby.
The number of enrolled members is 1856 II i,
hoped that by further efforts to increase our Ii
brary, by encouraging the attendance OF boys and
ey providing new attractions in the way of lsc
lures and entertainments, the nstit ution will grow
IN usefulness and strengthen its claims upon thu
public for suprort
The results may seem small, but hen we regard
the experience OF similar Institutions IN other CT
ties, and know how long time has been reQue(
to b, lid them up, We may be well satisfied witt
our progress. Our permanent growth will delen
upon the confidence and Eberaity of the citizen
of Wilmington. j. II. ADAMS,
W. H. HINKLEY, President
Secretary.
, Wilmington, July ~, 1872.
At Buffalo. yesterday, Patrick Morrissey, VT
killed his mother few weeks since, was convlc,e