Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-24

Mayor Hazard Extends Welcome to
the visitors-A Most Pleasant Oc-
casion.
The programme for the entertainment
OF the visiting members of the American
Librarians association, as previously
printed in the HERALD, was carried out
to the letter as regards yesterdays part
OF the plan. The visitors special train
arrived FROM Pasadena at the appointed
time, and large number of excursion
lists visited the agricultural and horti-
cultural exhibition at the chamber of
commerce rooms.
In the evening the council chamber
and nearly the whole upper story of the
city hall was thrown open for the recep-
tien rendered the librarians by the direc-
tors Of the Los Angeles public library,
and by s 80 O'Clock the rooms were
| crowded with bravely attired men and
women representing the wealth and
social prominence of the city.
The library rooms. including the refer
ence and work rooms, were profusely
yet tastefully decorated with palms and
foliage, and their appearance was
credit to the artistic spirit of the library
assistants and the ladies of the Ruskin
Art club.
The reception, as a whole, was due to
the efforts OF the following committee:
library, G. A. Dobinson, Mrs. G. M.
Severance, Col. George II. Smith, Mr..
Frank HQ Howard, Mr.. ]. Mills Davies,
Tessa L. Kelso. Hon. H. I. Hazard and
Mrs. H. T. Hazard, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Spence, Don and Mrs. Antonio Coronel,
Baron and Baroness A. ]. A. Rogniat,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. @. Hubbell, Col. and
Mrs. F. G. Teed, Maj. and Mrs. E. w.
Jones, Mai. and Mrs. w. H. Bonsall,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. @. Klokke, Mai.
and Mrs. III. T. Lee, Maj. G.. H. Bone
brake.
The visiting librarians were formally
welcomed by his honor Mayor Hazard,
who was introduced, on behalf of the
library directors, by Mr.. G. A. Dobin-
son. In introducing Mayor Hazard Mr..
Dobinson briefly spoke of the history of
the Los Angeles public library, referring
to the fact-which the mayor would
probably be to modest to mention-that
Henry I. Hazard was one of the original
founders of the library, which formed
| the nucleus of the present large institu-
| tion.
Mayor Hazard then formally welcomed
the librarians in neat speech, in which
he happily referred to the public libraries
as among the best popular educators.
President s. S. Green, on behalf of the
association, responded to the mayors
welcome. He spoke of the wonderful
evidences of the healthful climate and
productive soil of Southern California,
which he had witnessed upon this trip;
and he had no doubt that with the
customary energy and enterprise
OF Californians it would not
be long before this state would
produce all the more delicate
fruits OF the lar east and the Mediterra-
mean, of quality and in quantities suf-
ticient to make further draft upon those
countries unnecessary. But what
pleased him most was the boundlees
iiberality and bounteous hospitality of
Californians in general and Los Angeles
in particular.
The reception lasted until IL o'clock.
After the reception HERALD reporter
met Secretary Hill of Newark, N. j.,
Mr.. G. G. Soule of Brookline, Mass, and
Mr.. Lodennilk of Washington, D. c., in
their apartments at the Hollenbeck.
These gentlemen were warm in praise
of the public library and the work al
ready accomplished by Miss Kelso, the
librarian. Mr.. Hill expressed
two very pertinent ideas in
this connection. Young as the
library is, the circulation, which now
reaches nearly 1000 per day, is scarcely
\ equaled by any eastern city of three
times the population of Los Angeles.
This indicates that the library is
useful-and it leads up to the second
strong point. A public library, to be
successful, must be conducted in a
measure just like successful store.
The attendants must be energetic,
prompt and agreeable, just as the clerks
in a store must be attentive to their
customers. The patronage Of the Los
Angeles library indicates that none of
these points have been overlooked.
These gentlemen also agreed upon an
other fact--that it will not be long be-
fore the present quarters of the library
are entirely inadequate. And they un-
hesitatingly asserted that with the same
advancement as has characterized the
past. Los Angeles would soon have the
model library in all respects not only OF
California but of the United States.
After viewing points of interest in and
about the city, the party will leave for
San Diego at 80 this afternoon.