The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-10
Librarians REPORT

L .ai.. Of ,hs wonan'' Club and LiSr.ry A's'.
sission
You are fully aware and need not
reuoat the disadvantages under which 20
l.borsd a, the opening Of our lbrsr,.
ant through the kindness OF friends anu
tho patience OF the public. We vera
enabled to begin and continue the cir.
cnIatIon OF books until the arrival Of OR
lcurSpsan collection. Juno 2ls.
=. ~ ..taa e'nbrao@d one thousand
one hundred volumes, Of which oonpo,
tent Judges among our patrons have said
I'VE may well DO proad."
Twenty memberships have been ,skea
during the year; 2,1's books drawn co
memberships; 9ol on ten cent iund
$3.50 taken tor non.return OF books.
But one book has been lost or ml4
lsidp viz;-Fsith Gsrtney's Childhood.
Respectfully submitted,
iuc2 17s,l5H> &. C. {. Goas,
Librarian Of Wonan's Club and tIbrss;
Associati0n.
Of itsf sEcnrrAs7's Agrvar.
| 70 tts OfiGSrS and Members u tia Tofnasv
Cab aAd Library Ass0el.tion tf Cairo, IL.
LApixs:-Your secretary boys leave -
present the following IA her report:
| The past year has been one Of grvct
prosperity In every respect. There has
Ebsea added 10 the membership thres
honorary and seven regular members.
making now a tota! membership Of I,ra
honorary and thlr,y.ons regular msm p
ber,. There have noas withdrawn, but
che association has met with ga irsepAta-
bic loss by The untlneiy death oil :s bess
patron, the late Afford u. StaaoTr!,
There has boon fourteen regular aad
fonr special meetings held daring ,l,s.
year. with An average attendance of ten
at the Regular meetings. Tho greatest
number present al any meeting wac
fifteen, and tie least ak, OF which thets
was no quorum.
! There has been given snh, thu
auspices OF the association o1s party, one
I moonlight icte. ono rso'lna, ihro! lso,
,urea, and u series Of psrl0e cntsrtsln
nsnts Insulated, three Of which have
( taken place.
| There has brsn iar2s addition. 10 th.s
library, and the financial condition OIL
the association 10 good, tho detalla q
which will doubtless appearin the rapor,
OF tho officers In charge Of tbo.s dc.
partnsnts.
| We With to express oor thanks to all
who hsvs generously assisted ua by
Donations OF money and that which .,
equivalent TO money. We particularly
desire 70 egpresi our thanks 10 Mia
Annia Z. Stafford and Dr.. Mary Stafford,
Blake for the loan OF the beautiful cabl.
nets which adorn cur room, and TO tho
clergy Of the city who have so cheerfuliy
responded TO our Gala without cornper,
satlon, al;o TO the press. In fact /. Is
usslsss to attempt 10 psrtL,ulsr,te, so
many and Varied havo been the iavors
shown.us BY our citizens.
THERE'S the greatest barnony 10 work
Ing and cheerful cooperation OF DE uben
In forwarding the AUDIBLE work In which
we are engaged. md It Is pleasing 10 see
our reward In the fact that the majority
ofthe homes Of our fellow. cit!sens ars
adorned, and the leisure hours of the
young men and women In our midst are
being improved By the perusal OF tho
blue and gold volumes found on tho
shelves Of our library.
Reviewing the past years work and 10
results, there 10 much encou,a gsu or I
for the future prosperity aad SUCCESS
of the association.
, All OF which Is respectfully submitted,
X. II. LEioHros. Secretary.
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