Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-09
LIBRARY AND READING ROOM
ASSOCIATIONS.

Proceedings of the Regular Annual
meet,ns-A CredItab Showing.
At the regular annual meeting OF
the Knoxville Library and Reading
Room Association Tuesday evening,
Jan. Z, 1879, the following proceed
ings were entered of record. J. w.
Caldwell, Secretary, reported as fol-
lows:
To the KnorvUe Library ASSoctdt'0n,
on behalf of the nlondgen1entJo r trte
gear 1878, 7 submit the Jo'ot0'"9
report: a., a,.iaa
of rhe office in January, 1873, succeeu,
b1oTd whose administration had
han nerhaps the mos successful ia
the history of the organization, IL
nod douhIed the membership anu IN
nrassa1 the number of books by about
one.thirJ. This large addition 10
the number of books, it was enabled
IN make by securing donation OF
e9e0 from the East Tennessee Relief
Association, q piece of good fortune
which has no parallel in the history OF
ira successor, But while our admin
istTation has not been illustrated by
such decided progress, anu Whlie we
cnnfsss that we have in many respects
| fallen short OF our duty, we are graft
| fed 10 be able to report that the conul-
! fon of The Association Is comparative
| " prosperous aud justlties strong nope
/ for the future.
At our last annual meeting our
membership was one hundred and
iwanty-Iive; now il Is one hundred
and thirty five.
/ Atthat time the number Of books
unon our shelves was ,5l2-DOw 1T Is
ST., an increase during the year o.
only siXty-ive. ,,,
! The number OF volumes taken from
The library in 1876, was H. 83-in 1871
l3.l34 or 65l more than IN '16 ana ID
1878. 4 81 or ,257 more than IN a..
Oar librarian who is very active
and perhaps the most influential sup
| pCTter of the institution, IS an accurate
aud jealous staiisticlan and from uata
supplied by him, we estimate the
number OF our visitors during tie las'
year to be something more than 80 4OO
The newspapers and periodicals FOL
WHICH We regularly, subscribe are Is
follows: New York Tribune, New
York Herald, Courier Journal, CIn
cipuati Commercial, Atlanta COnStitu'
ton. Nashville american, H0TpeT't
| VecEIy, Leslie'S Weekly, Hdrper'S BG
~qr. Ihe Atlantic, Hdrper'S AOnthsy
Hcr:bner's aud the North american
ReUie1U. Iu addition we receive the
following gratuilously Knoxville
CHRONICLE, Knoxville Tribune, Nor
ristown Gazette, cambridge Watch
man, Jenesborough Journal, Gin
cipnati Star, Athens Post, Chris
tan Advocate, HOlSton Methodist
Christian Standard, Whitesburi
Times, Sunday School Times
, Literary World, Presbyterian, Rock
Mountain Presbyterian, The AdCocdte
Railroad Journal Manufacturer am
EuaGer, Sunday School Visitor, IN
RefOrnaer and the Masonic JeWeL.
The Association received the El
4 ward Everett fund, with the condition
4 attached that the separate collection i
T which il was to be invested should re
ceiVa an annual addition of fifty dol
lars worth of books. The requisit
/. Investment for 1878 has been made
L and the selection of books. it seem
!. has been peculiarly fortunate. lt IL
cIuded portions of Hannerton, May u
: Reid. Ruskin, Mrs. Holmes, DarWl
and Oliver Optic. The immedlat
and continuing popularity attaine
Inv them, aud especially by the ia;
e mentioned, has percepu0Iy increase
our income.
J. We have secured the services OF
J, number Of distinguished gentieme
u for our winter course OF iectuTes-An
J, heretofore our lectures have Dee
d financially successfai-and nave pee
a source Of pleasure and prone 10 IL
no A.sl-cialion aud the country. a cor
IIi,,uAuce of the system il respectful
] "a sEG
!. In conclusion, we congratulate IN
y Association upon the good work 1t
e doing and upon the prospect of j!
2 creased prosperity and usefulness l
i the future. Respectfully,
J. w. CALDWELL,