The record-union., 1891-10-09
MEN OF BOOKS.
To-morrow's Reception Of the Visiting
Librarians.
How the Members of the American LII
brary Association VIII be En-
tertained Tomorrow.

All the arrangements were completed
by the Executive Committee for the re-
ception of the American Library Associ-
alton tomorrow, at a meeting held at
Mayor Comstock's office last evening.
The programme laid out is as follows:
The San Francisco Reception Committee
will arrive at 1l:25 a. NJ, and committee
of the Sutter Club will receive them and
escort them to the club rooms.
At l o'clock the following citizens,
composing the Executive Committee, will
meet the Eastern guests at the depot,
their train arriving at that hour: Mayor
w. d. Comstock, President of the Exec
utive Committee; State Librarian w. ID.
Perkins, w. S. Leake, Hon. Newton
Booth, A. Abbott, Z. c. Atkinson, J. G.
Burke, George L. Clarke, ex-State Libra
rian r. o. Cravens, Perry Curtis, w. G.
Fitch, President of the Free Library
Board of Trustees: e. j. Gregory, Presi-
dent State Board of Trades Albert
Hart, City Superintendent of Schools; A.
j. Johnston, Superintendent of State
Printing; j. @. MARITIME. E. B. Willis, G. G.
McMullen, Colonel James McNasser, 2.
J.. Plat, President Sacramento Board of
Trade; Il. H. Wallis, eX-State Librarian;
II. w. V. Raymond, Rev. j. b. SilcoX;
r. d. Stephens, President Board Of State
Library Trustees; II. Weinstock, j. A.
Woodson, President Museum Assocla-
ton, and 0. b. Terrell, Foreman State
Printing Office.
Under the marshalship of George c.
McMullen, the committee and guests viii
take carriages, after Mayor Comstock eX
tends the welcome of the city, and drive
to the Art Gallery, Mayor Comstocl<,
President Green of the American Library
fHa of Iln
Francisco delegation and the President Of
the Museum Association heading the
procession. At the Art Gallery few
brief words of welcome will be uttered in
behalf of the Museum Association by
President ]. A. Woodson, for the city and
association.
At 2:25 carriages will be retaken and the
company will be escorted to the Capitol,
where the Hon. e. G. Waite, Secretary of
state, Will extend a greeting in the Senate
chamber. The company will then adj
journ to the State Library, where the
Library officials, through President
Stephens, viii welcome the guests. The
Library will be richly decorated with
flowers, smilaX, evergreens and trailing
plants. On the center table will be
a large floral book open with appropriate
welcoming inscription. Twenty baskets
of flowers will be disposed of in the
chamber, and they and the floral pieces
are 10 be taken by the guests TO their
train. Button-hole bouquets will also be
plentiful for the entire party.
From the Capitol drive about the city
viii be had to all chief points of interest,
and at 5:25 the guests will leave for San
Francisco. 1t is arranged that one of the
Executive Committee shall ride in each
carriage containing guests. Lafferty's
wagonette viii be set apart for the San
Francisco committee and several of the
Sacramento Executive Committee.
To-day, at 1l:50, Messrs. Perkins, At
kinson, Wallis, Fitch, Cravens and
Woodson will leave for Truckee to meet
the guests and escort them to the city to-
morrow. This committee takes with it a
supply of fruit and game for the break
fast of the visitors between Truckee and
Summit.
Mayor Comstocl1 requests that every
member of the Executive Committee
named above viii be at the depot at / P.
NJ. sharp tomorrow. Badges have been
provided for the occasion.