The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-11-10

At the regular business meeting of the above
Association on Saturday evening last, Mr.. Thrum
ON BEHALF OF the retiring Officers and Trustees
presented the following report.
Mr.. President and Members of the LIBRARY and
Reading Room Association.
Your Committee appointed last meeting to re-
port upon the condition and Acts of the Assocla-
ton at the expiration of the term of office of the
late Board, as provided in our Constitution, beg
leave to present the following:
1t gives us pleasure TO report its condition to be
IN such smooth working order as to leave US little
or no ground for comment.
During the year under review it has held its
regular monthly business meetings with but one
omission, duly 3D., and in addition to the quart
meetings for the consideration of matters pertain
ing TO welfare Your late board of officers took
charge of affairs September 1879 with indebted
ness of $5l6 IS and a membership list of 236, a
number of whom early withdrew were stricken
from the list for non-payment OF dues we there
fore find numbers reduced to go at the end of
our term, having received 20 new members through
the year and lost So by Withdrawals explosions and
deaths. Our funds at the same time we find to be
Sl6l6 AZ, of which S10O0-have been placed at in
terest drawing per cent. per annum a nucleus
for building fund. This satisfactory financial
condition we owe wholly to the exertions of our
lady friends IN the very successful Fair held in
these rooms May 20 and 81 IN our behalf which
melted $500
This fund has enabled US to meet the necessary
expenses attending the extension which the steady
growth of the Library called for and the order or
purchase of new books from month to month, as
provided by one of the special board meetings
following the fair.
At the Anniversary Entertainment April Sd, a
report of the officers for the year was rendered,
as called for, wherein the growth of the Associa-
tion was given with much detail. Since that time
our books have increased to now number over
1SO0 volumes of which we are indebted to several
parties for liberal contributions since the former
report There have been several purchases and
orders are now abroad for new books and a
number of odd volumes to fill sets that have been
contributed.
Your Hall and Library Committee have been
jealous In the discharge of their several duties
far as their time and the means at their disposal
have allowed. The books 50 far as arranged have
been duly entered in an accession catalogue, for
registration, and perfectly cataogued by the card
system, for reference, to which additions can be
made at any time In their alphabetical order both
by titles and authors.
The Entertainment Committee while they have
not provided all the Association desired have
labored under several disadvantages which have
helped delay the same and from the success of the
lectures of DR.. Rodgers in March, and/Dr. Hutch
inson in July 1t Is to be regretted that they have
not been more fortunate in their efforts
In summarizing matters we find our tables to be
provided with 81 of the leading periodicals which
the taste OF our community calls for, representing
an annual subscription value of about $3.50 of
which number 10 are contributed, representing
SO, more.
Our monthly income averages now about $3.50
all OF which Is absorbed by the expenses which
the past three months averaged $125 but which
are now increased by the engagement in addition to
the Janitor, of young lady Librarian, to better
protect our property and better serve the public.
But of these financial matters in their details the
Treasurer has rendered you faithful reports each
month.
In closing we cannot but congratulate the Asso-
citation upon its condition for usefulness and pros
perlty, for though our list is smaller than it has
been, 1t has the advantage of being more stable,
and the use of this room to the public generally
and the visiting strangers has proved that our
abors so far for the public good have not been in
vain. Respectfully submitted
THOMAS G. THRUM, H. A. PARAIELEE.
Honolulu, November 9th 1880
The above exhibit must be regarded as very
satisfactory by the members and friends of this
enterprise Since the date to which the report was
made up tSeptember 1st) the membership has been
on the increase, fifteen new members having join
ed during the month of October alone. The num-
Der of books has also increased, being now some
thing over nineteen hundred. The Librarian re-
ports between eighty and ninety members who
habitually use the circulating library. Of those
using the reading room and consulting the
reference department of the Library no record
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