The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-17

Emerson, Charles Phillips and Charles
Wilcox.
All of the trustees, thirteen in num-
Der, retired, their term of office having
expired.
The first business taken up was re-
ports. One was from the committee on
improvements treating the work done
to the building during the summer just
passed. The next was from the finance
committee and showed the institution
in a healthy condition though it is run
ming without the expected appropri-
alton of $1,000 from the Government.
Extensive reference was made to the
investment of the sum of $4,000 given
to the Association by the late 5. N. Cas-
tie, In acknowledgment of the donation
committee was appointed to present
Mrs. S. n. Castle resolution of thanks
on behalf of the Association. As fur
ther acknowle dgment of appreciation the
members of the family of the late 5. n.
Castle were made life members of the
Association.
The report of the Librarian, Miss M. a.
| Burbank, was made and was of special
interest as it showed in detail the work
of year.
To the Trustees of the Honolulu
Library and Reading Room Association:
Conference.-The report of the AssOci-
alton for the past year, from October
list, 1898, to September GOth, 1894. is as
follows:
The number of regular subscribers
October /, 1893. was 1872. Within the
year the Association lost % members, j
~ death, by removal from town and
l2 who withdrew their subscriptions.
In the meantime II new names were
added to the list. making the number OF
regular subscribers at the end of the
year, September 80, 1894, III. Ninety.
four transient subscribers, or those who
subscribe for one quarter only, added
materially to the revenue.
{ 1t is apparently not generally know
that while there is a fund for the pur
;hasing of books, all other expenses o
) the Association are paid flom the mem
+ bershp dues. The receipts from due
during the year were Sl270; the eX
, pendtures for running expenses AM
necessary repairs, $l24l 20. The read
ing room was closed for seven weeks il
August and September on account O
r these repairs.
10 AS valuable books of the rel erence de
partment have been mutilated while o
the very exposed shelves of the readin
> room. railing has been placed in til
q reading room to protect them from flu
t Their damage, and book provided i
o. write their names with the name of til
book wanted.
The number of visitors to the readin
;, room during the year, exclusive of SUI
e days, was 12,l1l, of whom probably nj
one quarter are members of the Associ;
ton. The greatest number in any on
day, March 9th, mail day, VIZ
IS seventy-five. The least in any one da,
q NOV. Run, was twenty
q The number of books in circulatio
has been 5l31. The greatest numbt
given out in any one day was 40; I'll
y least, 3. The average circulation pc
d month was 42Sla; average per da,
l, about 1Gls. Largest circulation ia an
:, one month, March, was 665; smalles
:, in September when not open evening
d. 253.
i, Works of fiction lead ir numbers
d 1926; history, biography and travel
# IA; general literature, 49, poetry an
: drama, 80: bound magazines, 46; la
and government, 81; social science, 3
- physical science, As; religion, 75 arch
lecture, 49, agriculture and athletics,
art and music, 90. Total, 5l37.
6. Three hundred and fifty-one volum
have been added to the catalogue duril
II the year, of which III were purchas,
q and $50 presented. The donors are:
r H. N. Castle, 116; DIR. A. McWayn
: %; Mrs. S. N. Castle, 10; DIR. C.
- Hyde, 10; Jonathan E. Rhoads, 8; U.
Government, 5; Mrs. E. A. Lundy,
L Professor w. d. Alexander, 2; w.
lie Clark, 9; j. T. Waterhouse, Jr., /.
lie After all reports were in, the matt
Il of raising the salary of the librari
r was discussed and it was decided so
- do. The election for trustees tn
y came up. The following thirteen lad
e. and gentlemen We're placed in nomin
" ton and unanimously elected;
of DIR C NJ Hyde, Colonel II Fisht
Colonel w F Allen, r Bishop, Pr
- NJ NJ Scott, DR. N B Emerson, Miss NJ
Burbank, President S B Dole, George
Castle, DIR Charles 4 Rodgers, ii
-, Parmalee, William Foster and Hen
III Warehouse.
W After the election the trustees held
=. short conference following which t
at association meeting adjourned.
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