The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-14

lars with which to purchase new books.
Nov | ask that each one of you will try
to add five new members to our list at
0nc4 We also need other contributions
of cash and books, and hope that you
will all do something in this direction
for The library. Old magazines are
very acceptable, and | believe that
there is hardly a family in the city who
has not from one to ten volumes of
these books put away in the attic or
storeroom. Get these out and present
them to the library. They will be
bound into volumes and put upon the
SELVES, and will be a source of enjoy
ment to hundreds instead Of being, as
they are now, practically worthless.
We need a large addition to our col
lection of juvenile books. The children
form the largest number of our readers,
and it is principally for their benefit
that the library was established. The
young people who have taken the
books from the library have had fur
nished to them a class of reading
which, while it had been pure and
clean, is not namby- pamby,o but is
literature, and the children have come
to learn that books may be interesting
and entertaining without being of the
" blood and thunder order. Their
minds are now being trained to know
what is good reading, and as they ad
vance in years they will enjoy and
profit by the study of the works of the
worlds greatest authors. A special
gift from some public spirited citizen,
which may be devoted to the purchase
of books for young readers would prove
to be of great value to the institution.
An endowment Of the library would
be very desirable, and ! would ask
that all citizens will remember this in
making their wills, and make requests
to the library with such an object in
view. Such requests received by the
institution would be invested in paying
securities, and the interests received
from such securities would be devoted
to its support.
I wish to place on record the thanks
of he community which think, are
du4 to your secretary, Geo. w. john
ston, for his persistent advocacy Of the
project while he was city editor of the
Daily News, in keeping the matter
before the public, until a sentiment in
ita..saver had been created and the
library had assumed practical ex-
Iistence.
The thanks of the library association
are also due 10 Miss l.. Il. Stearnes,
the secretary Of the Wisconsin library
commission for the many valuable
suggestions which she made to the
management in the preliminary work
of establishing the library. | wish to
express the thanks Of the library to
Geo. Yule and Edward Balm for their
very generous donations of $1,000 each
Coming as these gifts did, at the outset
of our work, they were expressive Of a
confidence in the management, and a
recognition Of the needs Of the city for
such an institutions Gifts Of cash We're
also received from the Daughters of
American Revolution, and w. A. p A..
and others, which were most accept
able, and forwhich our hearty thanks
are due.
| The thanks of the library are also
due to Mrs. NJ A. Martin, Mrs. O. S.
Newell. Mrs. F. j. Gottfredsen, Mrs.
w. Nj. FAIR, Nathan Allen and others
for gifts Of books.
The thanks Of the association are
also due to the librarian, Mrs. Clara p.
Barnes, and / wish to express the APP
probation Of the board for the salts
factory manner in which she has dis
charged her difficult, and at times,
irving duties. She has at all times
been at her post and feel that her
work has been performed to the salts
| faction of the association and its
patrons. Her report will cover the
details of her work, and will be of in
terest to all.
The members of the board of direct
ors have been faithful in their attend
ance at the meetings, and have man
aged the affairs of the library in an
economical manner, and, as | believe,
to the best advantage of the associa-
ton.
The treasurer's report, which will be
submitted by that officer, shows that
the association has received from all
sources 1924. Ga and that the expenses
or L.
of $1O68.47, with which to begin the
new year.
estimate the receipts and expendi-
lures for the year 1897 to be as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand Jan. ], 1897 .S106S AZ
Membership fees ............. 30 w
/ E1neS ~ "
| Interest. ............- 80 w
SunQr1eS- ....-.i...-- ..........- . W
Total receipts. ..... S1423 ~