The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03
TINS COLLEGES or EmPoRrA.

A Large and Enthusiastic nEeesaDe
1-ea1 AT the Whitley Opera House
wednesday AveniRg In Furtherance
OF tae Anderson MemorIal library.
A meeting Of the citizens to give ex-
presslon TO their appreciation of and
sympathy with the generous move
ment on the part OF the friends of
COL John b. Anderson and his esti-
mable wife to celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage nv
founding library in connection with
the College of Emporia, to be known
as the Anderson Memorial Library
was held at the Whitley Opera House
Wednesday night.
Rev. j. f. Hendy. D. D., was called
TO the chair and S. B. Riggs an
pointed secretary.
The chairman stated the manner in
winch the idea first took form. and the
matter in detail was brought before
the meeting by the reading of the cir
cuiar issued by the friends of Colonel
Anderson and wife living at Manhat-
tan and Junction City.
On motion of Major Hood the fol-
lowing congratulatory telegram, to be
signed by the chairman of the meet
ing, was directed to be sent at once to
Colonel Anderson:
THE friends of Col. John B. Ander-
son and wife assembled in Emporia on
his fiftieth wedding anniversary, send
heartiest greetings and congratula-
tons. May the remaining years on
earth 60
into the eternal golden day"
After an address by the Rev. +. j.
Sauerber a number of letters from
friends contributing books or money,
together with list of books already
received, numbering about six hun
dred, were read. Hon. o. D. Swan,
Gov. c. V. Eskridge and Rev. f. D.
Altman were appointed committee
to report appropriate resolutions.
Pending the report of this committee
the meeting was addressed by DIR.
Wright.
Among the letters read at the meet
ing was one from Postmaster Birdsal
asking DR.. Hendy to remove the books
in the postoffice. This called forth a
storm of applause. On investigation it
was found that there were sixteen mail
bags full (about sixty volumes i'll each
bag) of books sent by Col. John B.
Anderson. These are volumes of
records and others very valuable and
necessary to good library. Added to
the six hundred already given by other
parties, the library starts out with
nearly one thousand six hundred vol
uHaes in the very first day of its found
ing.
1t was announced by the chairman
that the dedicatory services of the
library would take place in connection
with the commencement exercises
June 5th.
The committee on resolutions sub.
mitted the following report, which was
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Col. John B. Anderson and
wife, of Manhattan, Kansas, celebrate
this day their golden wedding, and
their friends throughout the State and
elsewhere have proposed to signaliZe
the occasion by founding a Memorial
Library at the College of Emporia, in
commemoration of this event in the
personal history Of this worthy couple
so widely known and highly esteemed,
therefore
Resolved, That the citizens of Empo-
ria IN mass meeting assembled do
most heartily congratulate Colonel
Anderson and wife, on this memorable
day, mindful of their Christian graces
and benefcent lives, the SAVIOR of
which will inger for generations to
come as an inspiration to acts of en-
lightened benevolence.
Resolved, That the citizens of En-
poria owe a debt of gratitude to
Colonel Anderson for his unfaltering
and generous sympathy for the College
of Emporia, SO often manifested in the
past and to which the College is certain
/ ly under profound obligations for much
of the welfare and development it
has achieved.
Resolved, That the citizens of EN-
poria will most cordially cooperate
with the friends of Col. and Mrs. An
derson in contributing the Anderson
pledge their active and earnest efforts
to manifest by their generous gift
/ in their behalf. the sincerity of their
affectionate regard for the honored
couple in whose memory the library
is founded.
A committee of three, consisting OF
Maj. C. Hood, Col. II. C. Whitley and
Hon. VIM. Martindale, was appointed
to devise a plan for canvassing the
city in the interest of the library with
power to appoint such committees fol
carrying out their plan as may be To
quired.
Short, stirring addresses were made
| by Professor Dinsmore and President
Tavlor IF tho State Normal School
The thanks of the meeting were ten
dered the Whitley Opera House com
pany for the free use of their house; tx
the Emporia band for their services
gratuitously given; and to the press of
the city for their generous notices o
the meeting.
Let the suspicious work, thus hap
PLY begun, be carried forward to com
plete success.