The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-03-09
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their estimation.
Respectfully,
l.. M. BKIDLER.
Lehighton, March 9. 1889.
A Communication from Members of the
Library Committee.
A meeting of the Library Committee was
called BY Mr.. Z. b. Lyttle, Gen. Sec. Of the
Lehigh Y. NJ. C. A. District, Mr.. Rankin,
Sec. of the Allentown Y.M.C.A., and Mr..
Gehman, delegate from Macungie, on Mon
day evening, Feb. IS, for the purpose Of de-
termining TO whom the management Of the
Library properly belonged and consider its
interests in general. The result of that
meeting was that after all the facts about
the matter had been fully presented, Mr..
Lyttle decided that its management Snd
control was vested entirely in the Library
Committee.
We feel 1t our duty to present some Of
those facts to the public and hope they will
give them their intelligent and unprejudiced
consideration, inasmuch rs the people gen.
orally have been influenced by misrepresen-
tations. On Jan. IL, 1887, at a meeting Of
the C. L. S. C. it was decided to give an
entertainment for the benefit Of the Y. N.
G. A. The en- ertalnment was given MAY
81, 1887, and $46,35 clear Of expenses was
realized 1t was decided to invest this
money in books, which were to form the
nucleus Of q circulating library, BY which
the general public as well as the Y.M.C.A.
would be benefited. A permanent library
committee was formed, being elected and
chosen by the G. L. S. c., which commit
tee was composed Of both the G. L. S. G.
and Of the Y. NJ. G. A. The library was
time the Y. N. G. A. did not BY any means
stand upon q solid basis, being composed
of but few members and those, with two or
three exceptions, were boys. Under these
circumstances the library committee, acting
On their cwn judgment and on the opinion
expressed by many of our most intelligent
people, thought 1t advisable to retain the
control Of the library until the success Of
the Y. NJ. G. A. was manifestly assured.
This control We have consequently rel aimed
and know IL advisable TO dc so until We can
relinquish 1t discreetly. The officers of the
late convention held In our town have with
| one accord most heartily endorsed the
course We pursued and complimented us
mighty ursn ito favorable results.
Ever since the library was opened the
members Of the Y. N. G. A. have been ben
efted bV it and have in fact received all
that was promised. They have been enti-
tied to free membership to the library by
paving the annual fes of one dollar to their
association and not to the library. The
money paid to the Y. n. G. A. as fees and
the money paid BY members Of the library
the expenses Of both the Y. NJ. c. A. and
the library we're first paid thersfreDn, the
balance, together with the amount raised
BY the pink Tea Festival" being invested
in books. There are now $40 books in the
library, including about thirty voluntarily
contributed by the Y. N. G. A..
All who are interested in the progress,
and intelligence Of our people must admit
that the library has filled long-fslt wani
and need in our town and will still NOR,
effectually do 80 In the future II properl,
managed. After various and unsuccessful
attemps to start library by persons who
were conscious of its great necessity. W,
should now feel some degree of pride in III
final accomplishment. We feel assured
from the many words Of appreciation OK
pressed by its members that it is . seurc,
of much pleasure and profit to those VII,
} have availed themselves Of its advantages
We have given all our time and labor t,
the work Of the library grAtuitously, beini
subject to the Same rulss and regu alton
! imposed on all its members. and can assur
the public that we have the interests of tn
J library At heart. Our object has alway
T been TO make II q library worthy Of tn
name, and the motives that aetuated us a
: ell times In our work we're to de the great
| est amount of good TO all concerned. When
ever q suitable room is secured In whicl
: the library can be placed-A room to whic
ladies and ysung girlS can 60 with proprl
. stv-aAd We have the surety Of its props
S maintenance, we shall. upon proper cond
I tions, most heartily relinluish our contrS
e and place 1t into the hands Of the Board G
: Directors Of our properly organized, an
. we most sincerely hope, successful Y N. CO.
/ 1t may be a matter OF interest to th
public to read the following communici
= tion from the Y. n. G. A. to the LibrAI
d COMMITTEES:
e We as members OF the Young Men
= Christian Association Of Lehighton agrs
i TO the following:
The Y. NJ. G. A. Circulating Library
e LehightOn has been under the managemeI
e of permanent committee, appointed at 4
n organization, who have judiciously and SUI
J. cessfully cared for its interests. It Is des
n rable that the members Of that committt
= should continue to act. At their reque
y we appoint the following two persons
}. Messrs. Chas. A. Hauk and E. J. Kunt
> ~ additional representatives Of the Y.
G. A. to become members Of the commi
n tee and to assist in the management ah
=