The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-11-18
LIBRARY AND READING ROOM.
Annual Meeting of the H. L. & r. r.
Association.

Annual Meeting of the n. L. & R. r.
Association.
In spite of showers and muddy
streets, the Honolulu Library and
Reading Room Association managed |
to get quorunpfor it's postponed
annual meeting last night. Neither
the president nor vice president
being present, Rev. DR.. Hyde was
called to the chair. Among others
present were Rev, DR.. Beckwith,
Drs. McGrew, Emerson and Rod
gers Miss Burbank, Messrs. II. A.
Parmelee, II. Waterhouse and w.
Foster,
Mr.. Parinelee, secretary, read the
minutes of last meeting, which were
declared correct.
Miss burbank. treasurer, read her
annual report, also the report OF the
finance committee, w. f. Allen and
| j. II. Fisher, on the permanent fund.
Receipts for the year were:
From Fees to Library $1277
| From Donations and Legacies. ......,. 900
| From Other Sources s.,.,..,..,,,.,,.'' Zoo9
$s86e
Only the income of a portion of
he amount from donations and fega
cies can be used for current expen-
ses. 1t should also be mentioned
that portion of the $2O39 from
other sources" represented largely
cash balance from the previous
year of uninvested moneys belong
ing to the permanent fund. The
payments for books during the year
amounted to but S2SS.2O, as large
number of volumes were received as
gifts. The total expenditures were
about $1,000. There is now $500 in
the permanent fund, yielding inter
est of $3.50 year. Among the do
nations of the past year was 5000
from the president, Mr. G. r. Bishop.
DR.. Rodgers read the report Of the
administration division Of the library
committee 1t commended the etti-
cient services of Miss Burbank as
librarian, also of Maryama, the
Japanese assistant and janitor, and
recounted the work done in keeping
the building in good condition.
Mr.. Foster, for the literary divi-
siou, said that past experience show
, ed that the report of librarian cover
ed all the ground required, therefore
that division did not deem it neces-
sary to present report.
Miss Burbank read her report as
= librarian as follows:
, To TIE TRUSTEES OF THE HONOLULU
= LIBRARY AND READING Room AS
soClATIoN.
. GENTLEMEN:-The report for the
year from October /, 1892, to Sep
t tember 80, 1893, though not crafty.
= ing, is not absolutely discouragine
/ when it is remembered that the lib
@ rary only shares in the general de
! preston of the time, which gives
reason for the hope that with better
: times the fortunes of the library vii
e also improve.
q The records of the association
Il show falling off in the numbers Q
subscribers, being 1870 October !
. 1891; 2l0 October |, 1892; III Octo
II Der |, 1893.
v But it should be borne in mint
r Iuit d sPecial oHoiV was hiooo
;, December, 1891, to secure new sub
scribers.
le During the year the losses of mem
le bers by death were 1, by remova
ID from town 6, Others who have with
"a drawn their subscriptions %; tota
loss of :}3 subscribers. Seventy-tiv
u transient subscribers have kept tn
IN income from dues up to nearly tn
le amount of last years which wa
s Si3l2.95. While this years revenu
-, from dues is $l277.2O giving shrinl
I'll age of but S35.55 notwithstandin
to the smaller number of regular sui
le scribers.
D. The receipts from January ] t
I, September 50, 1893, show an advanc
- from the same time, January t
"a September 30, 1891, when they wer
ny SSlS, but this year S94S.5O.
ht October |, 1892, 25. subscriber
h. were in arrears for dues to tn
i, amount of $3.50. This year ar
oi in arrears; for $l.5O each, S.5(
SIS and ? for $50 each, 80; total, $l6.5'
tn The circulation of books has dt
ed creased this year also. Last year
- report shows 52S5 in circulation
~ while the number this year is 4O9'
We of which
he 6lO were history, biography an
Ill travels,
.;o on architecture,
10 on agriculture,
III essays and general literatur
"a poetry aud drama,
50 bound magazines,
y mental and moral sciences,
ed q physical science,
IT 80 religion,
ty, 3l6l fiction.
to 1903 total.
~ The greatest number taken out
'nf nf any one day was "a; the least, 3.
iHn In 1891, to September Both, tt
iLt3 average number per day in circul
~ ton was II 9-l3; 1922, averal
a' per day. about II; 1892 -'93, ayera!