The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-14
AROUND THE BAY.
Librarians Take a Trip on the
Steamer TIburOn.
Business Session Presidents Address" Bind
ing and Binderies Popular Meeting.
Trip to Chinatown.

Mrs. A. E. Whitaker, j. c. Rowell and
Horace Wilson, the committee, took charge
of the visiting bIbliophiles yesterday morn
ing and conducted them to the steamer
Tiburon, where a number OF citizens Joined
the party.
Leaving about $50 o'clock. a run was
made down the bay past the Union Iron
Works to Hunters Point. From there
run was made north. to show the city front.
and continued out to the Golden Gate.
Turning there, the boat was headed for
Raccoon Straits, through which it steamed
as far as Ell Campo, whence return
was made to the city, arriving shortly after
/ o'clock.
cold luncheon washed down with
sherry was served on board, and although
the day was anything but pleasant the ex-
cursion was very enjoyable.
BUSINESS RESUMED.
President Green called the business ses-
sion to order at o'clock and announced
that a photographer would be present at
Palo Alto today to take a photograph of
the association on their visit there.
r.. K. Bowker of the Library Journal
gave brief outline of his work in compil-
Ing a catalogue of American publications Of
the nineteenth century.
c. G. Soue of Brookline. Mass, read
telegram of greetings from that State to the
conference here, and announcing that $500
more had been raised for the 1000 endow-
ment fund of the association.
C. A. Cutter of the Boston Athen8um
called attention to new invention In news
paper files, which ermitS the reader to fold
the paper.
PRESIDENT GREENS ADDRESS.
President S. SWEET Green made his OPEN
"a tp a which
interesting complete and exhaustive in de-
tail. His text df such term may be used)
was: Usefulness, then, is the test Of sue
cessful library management" No depart
ment of library work was omitted by the
speaker and the names of many OF the as
sociation now present were mentioned in
highly complimentary manner for the AID
they had given by study aud invention to
simplifying the arduouS la0Ors OF the hbra-
ran in satisfying the demands of nine
teenth-centurv public. Among the number
several well-known CalifornIans were men
toned.
BooK-BINDNGs.
After short interval spent by those
present in examining the exhibits of library
inventions, etc, upon the platform paper
upon binding and Blnderies" was read by
D. V. Il. Johnston of tie New York State
Library at Albany. In his opening words
he stated that the object Of his paper was
to mass briefly all the informant ton he had
| been aOle 10 9atueF upon the suUJeCt, aittI
| which he entered into the minute details OF
| the costs OF bindings, the relative value OF
| different materials and the materials 10 De
! preferred under the various circumstances
| that might arise in the work of library
| binding. H. advanced the idea that it was
more economical to have frst-class first
| bindery even at a higher price. According
| to HIM the Sevant and UausSman mOrUcco5
| were the best materials for leather bind
| ings, while onp-half paper was preferable
to cloth for lighter volumes. The paper
| created some little discussion.
DR.. G. +. Wire, Superintendent of the
| Newberry Library at Chicago, read the re-
| port upon the Lib.ary School at Albany,
| prepared by the Secretary, F. =. Hill This
| school is to train librarians and was, by the
report, shown to be not only in most
flourishiUg condition, but also exciting d
| vast amount of interest.
POPULAR SESSION.
| The popular session was called to order
| at s o'clock in the evening, and in the alb
sence of any California speakers several oil
the visiting librarians entertained large
audience for about an hour and a half.
DR. William q. Poole of the Newberry
| Library at Chicago was the first to take the
st md and said: Had we been in Rich
mnud, Mobile or New Orleans, the subject,
| Tine Value Of Public Libraries would hive
been an easy one, as they have none" He
then briefly spoke of the commencement of
public libraries and made some suggestions
in regard to the erection of library build
ings
William l. Fletcher of the Amherst Col
lege Library, the next speaker made few
remarks upoD the value OF the conference,
advancing the idea that more real benefit
would ensue from the personal contact of
the members than from the papers and ad-
dresses to be heard during the conference,
or, as he pat it, the small contribution Of
ideas from each to each. He touched upon
the value OF libraries lightly, but i'll the
course of his remarks said one great value
was TO be found in the class of reading
matter to be found in the large public insti-
tutious of this class, as good reading would
drive cut bad, and In proof of his assertion
quoted from Chalmers essay upon 1.-The
Expulsive Force of a New Attachment"
SKEPTICIsM.
S. SWEET Green spoke at some length in
| regard TO the skepticism on the good results
| of public libraries. saying that II amusement
alone resulted they would be of great value,
as men could thereby be taken away from
the thoughts of themselves and their cares.
| This he followed up by illustrating the
great amount Of good 10 be derived from
reading.
Another telegram received from Mr..
/ Hoyey OF Boston announcing the raising OF
! an additional $500 for the endowment fund
was read.
After adjournment large party was
made up to take trip through Chinatown.
This mornings session will convene at 6
o'clock.
The State Association will have meet
ing at 8 O'clock. The afternoon will be
spent at PalO Alto visiting the Leland Stan
ford Jr. University.