The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-03-07

iTSCIOT5 report 11S uchocISI ODI
about thirty votes were polled at the
meeting. There has been some grumb.
ling from time to time at the manage.
ment of the Association, but we are
now convinced that the faithful few
who have kept It alive by hard and
thankIess work, are rather. deserving
OF the highest praise from our people
Had they deserted the Association, as
the great mass of members seem tC
have done, it would long ago have
been numbered Jamong the things
that were.
The retiring officers have In the
main done well, as their report, pub
lished in full below, abnndantly
proves. We shall not now particular
ize, but the public are well aware that
several of them deserve especial praise
for their hard work and faithful deFo-
ton to the interests of the Association
After adopting the report, and or
dering it published in THE NEWS, the
Association proceeded to the election
OF officers for the ensuing year, which
resulted as follows: President, Miss
NJ. j. Watson; Vice President, L. T
Heritage; Secretary, Charles Ryder
Treasurer, j. II. Steele; Directors, j.
L. w. Bell, r. D. McCarter, d, c. Nc
Murtrie, Mrs. A. +. Morse, and Mrs. /.
Z. Perley.
Below is the report of the retiring
directors, and as it contains matter
which ought to be of interest to all,
We give it in full:
1t Is with no little degree of satisfac-
ton that the Board of Directors sub
init this, their annual report. They
congratulate the Association that,
through the generosity of our citizens,
they are prepared to leave the Associa-
ton with its finances in so good q con-
dition, and the Association placed upon
a footing from whence success and use
fulness may be its reward. They con-
graduate themselves that this evening
closes their term OF office, not that thew
deetr or intend 60 forsake the instf-
tuition, butthat they may be relieved
| from duties which, in some respects,
| are pleasant, but which all will adj
mitI are, to say the least, unenviable.
At the outset we were met with the
SCOTS and ieers OF many of our citi-
Zens, who we had a right to expect
would be our friends. This was &C.
casioned, principally by the unfortu-
nate lecture course of last winter.
Many had spent their money for sea-
son tickets, expecting, of course, to be
able TO listen TO the lectures that were
advertised, bur as you all know, we
were sadly disappointed. This was no
iault whatever OF the lecture commit
Tee. Ihey were imposed upon by
Kansas City and Chicago Lecture
Boards, and also by the fat and funny
editor of the Topeka Commonwealth.
through whose Instance we had the
doubttul' pleasure of listening to the
still more doubtful eminent humorist.
j. L.. Russell.
Ihe lecture course, although intel
lectually a failure, financially, il was.
IN measure, "a success, bringing to
our treasury the sum OF ninetvofive
dollars and forty cents.
The ill luck which attended the lee
ture course last winter, induced our
present lecture committee, Prof. Car
michael, 5. b. Riggs and j. NJ. Steele,
to forsake the lecture speculation and
adopt the more substantial certainty
of the ShO,o business.
On Thanksgiving eve, an Old Folks
concert was given unker the auspices
of this Association, which Melted us
the sum OF $l5S.4J.
In December the Hon. /. s, Kalloch.
of Lawrence, Kansas, delivered pratui-
tousiy, for the benefit of the Associa-
ton, most excellent lecture upon
"The Press which contributed to our
treasury the sum OF $3.50. And this
Board now desire to record their
thanks to the Hon. L. S. Kalloch for
this gratuitous and much needed assis-
lance.
On February n, 1873, an entertain
ment was given for the benefit of this
association, which Melted us n profit
of Sll2.
During the fiscal year there has been
received from fines, and annual MEM
berships the sum of Sll7.
During the present year there has
been paid on Indebtedness of the Asso-
citation the sum of S60I.34, of which
there was balance in the treasury at
the commencement of this year of
ss4.29, leaving as paid from money
raised this year, S5l7.05. The only
Indebtedness OF which we have been
able to learn, against the Association,
Is the balance due j. +. Perley, OF
$i0.G2, for rent.
This Board, at this point, desire to
return thanks to the Hon. w. II.
Smallwood, Secretary of the State of
Kansas, for valuable public documents
OF this State, to Col. Plumb for his eff
forts in obtaining such public docu-
ments, and also the Rev. w. Z. Cope
land for two volumes of Webster's
| speeches.
There are at this date, thirty-one
liie-members, and one hundred and
nIty-two other members of the Asso-
citation.
This Board has endeavored to econo-
mize In the management OF the finan-
cial affairs of the Association, reducing
the rent and the salary of the Libra
rian.
Before bidding farewell to this As
ISOLATION as aboard, we beg leave to
present few points for the considera-
ton of the next Board and the mem
bers of this Association.
We recommend the announcement
OF the. REORGANIZATION of public docu-
ments, especially of the State of Kan
sas We enjoy the reputation of hav-
ing the only public library in South
western Kansas, and Ii 1t becomes gen.
orally known that Emporia has good
library OF public documents it will at
tract many public men who are in
search OF statistical, political, agricul-
tural and mechanical, OF this State.
IL Is the source,of infinite satisfaction,
that while person has no prescH
need of public document, when such
need does occur he knows where he
can get the document.
| we would also recommend that this
Association In some way become the
owner of file of THE EMPoRIA News
since its first issue. Gov. EskridgE
now owns complete file down to the
year 1870, which probably could bt
purchased for money consideration
Col. Plumb and Judge r. NJ. Ruggle:
kindly consented to furnished wha
papers they have during the years 1870
1871 and 1874, and with the assistance
OF others a nearly complete set TO
those years couid be obtained. Some
OF our citizens have kindly volunteered
to contribute to private purse for the
purpose of obtaining such file.
) we would also recommend that tn,
location OF tile library rooms be i'm
mediateiy changed, as we feel tina
their present location Is detriment t.
the welfare of the Association. Tn
4 Board would hrYe changed the loca
[ ton six or eight months ago, but Mr.
Perley, our present landlord, assure,
us that he would make arrangement
n with Mr.. Owen, the owner of tn
adjoining premises, for the Use of n
= entrance from Commercial street. Up
n on the faith of that we concluded {,
/. remain. But We have been informe
q by Mr.. Perley that he has failed {
make such arrangements, and henc,
e We earnestly recommend a speedy re
v moval.
:, At 4 late meeting of this Board
resolution was passed authorizing til
President OF the Association to emplo
y some competent person TO solicit men
e. berships, such person to receive. as n
muneration for his trouble, ten d.
II cent. of the amount of mnnav rnalile