The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-20

Overture Moonlight ..........Be yer,
Caro- City Band
Vocal SOlo-Scena and Aria, .....
All Non Creda, from Bellini's OPERA
L4Sonambua,
Miss Mamie Corlss.
Presentation Addresses.
Mrs. Anna E. Stafford.
Response.
Hon, Thos. W, Halliday, Mayor
SelcCtion-Paraphase ........ Rossin
Cairo City Band.
Report Of the Library Committee.
Read by Mrs. Annie L, Smith.
PART II.
Piano Solo-Sonate No. 1O......
........,...,....... Beethoven
Miss Rosa g. Goldstne.
Vocal Trio Ave Maria .... Benz. Owen
rs. J, NJ. Lansien, Miss Clara Robbins
and Mr. Frank Metcalf.
Oriental Poem-DeO ct Literis.
Mrs Isabella L. Candee.
Vocal Solo-The Wauderer Schubert
Mrs, Marie Hester.
Gration-The Peoples University.
The Rev. +, p. Davenport, 5. r. B.
Chorus-Rembered .,...........B Bliss
Children Of the Public School.
NOTE This was fayorite song Of Mr..
afford and often called for by him when
sitting the Public Schools.
Selection Medley .......,. Lantann
Cairo City Band.
Mrs. Stafford spoke as follows
!onoro5le Mayor Halliday, Coaucilmen Of Cairo
CITY, GeLt.enen ana Ladies
The day long looked for by you and me
SIS arrived. say you as well as myself,
j or feel that it has given not little
.easure to many, ard | trust all OF our peo-
pie, to know the day the day was approach
! NJ when they could look upon building
belonging ID common TO each one, where
|,ll might reap equal benefit and pleasure.
Then / can but think you feel with me,
! hat it is but justice to my noble husband,
lour true friend and trusted citizen, that
b memorial should be placed in Cairo to
bis memory, here where he was ever ready
to aid by word and deed every good work
Mo.e than six years ago, that Is as soon
Jas | could get beyond the thought OF self,
|came the determination to erect memo
rial building to the memory Of the good
land true man-one that, while perpetuating
his memory, would also do the greatest
good to the greatest number. Plan after
plan was suggested to my mind, but not
one seemed quite satisfactory until, during
the winter of l8Sl-2, when letters came
from home, telling me the WomAn's C.uO
and Library Association had decided to
turn over their library to TIE City Council
as foundation for Free Public Library.
Then came the thought of the necessity OF
building suitable for Public Library
and Reading Room. | at once consulted
with my husbands sister, whose ready
sympathy and, kind words assisted me IN
my decision | also received the hearty
approval of my brother to 60 on with the
work, offering ready hand to assist me in
carrying out my hearts desire. How well
he has performed his part, you all know
better than can tell you. | wish here to
thank each one who has, by word or deed,
assisted me carrying out my plans. Es-
pecial thanks are due and gladly given Mr.
w. P. Halliday, Mr. w. B. Gilbert and DR..
Mary J. Stafford for their liberal donation
of a portion of the land; also Mr.. 5. s..
TAYLOR for favors most generously granted,
and Mr.. J. A. Miller for his very kind
assistance IN moving and arranging the
museum.
10 the ladies whose willing hands have
decorated the building for this occasion,
and to oil who have or will assist in this
evenings exercises grateful thanks are
extended. am fully aware that much de
ponds upon your liberality and interest for
the success and amount of good that may
be accomplished here.
have furnished you the shell only, to
you is given the pleasure of filling it with
rich kernals for thought, usefulness and
pleasure. I trust that each one of you will
feel personal interest in all that pertains
to it, for by your efforts you can lay q
foundation for large art gallery and
museum as well as to fill your shelves with
useful books. / trust in time there will be
seen an art gallery added to this building
Tiled with choice works Of art,
Friends, work for(hat end, and you viii
eomplish it-let your motto be, that o.
IT, one whose memory we honor in this
btding, "I'll try" In your hands, | leave
i,lot that shall feel my work fully don't
across the threshold this day, Chat is il
lis given me), but that look to you tt
mae It power in your hands for good II
ourommunity. have not accomplished
all longed to, but all that seemed best a
thsime. 1t now only remains for me t.
deli'r into your hands the keys OF thi
building and the legal papers conveyin!
the lpd to the city, and with them t
surreder the control I have hitherto ex
ercisd over this property In doing this
Mr.. Mayor and Gentlemen of the Cit
Counol, I wish you to feel that place or
tive confidence in you, knowing you wi