Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-01
ROOMS FOR SMOKERS
Two Will Be Provided in the Con-
gressional Library Building.
PLANNING A SYSTEM OF CHECKING
Efforts to Frustrate the Aims of
PiIferers.
r Q LES FOR EMPLOYEES

John Russell YouLg, librarian of Con-
gress. is evolving ideas of his own for the
carrying on of the library which will make
1t without a doubt rot only the most COM
plete of any institution of the kind in the
world, but one which will fill every want,
not only so far as literature is concerned,
but pleasure and comfort. "Otium cum
dignitate" is one of his notices.
Recognizing the fact that smoking is
national habit, and that at times some per-
sons are not happy and contented unless
they are smoking, plans have been set
a-going for some weeks, by no means sug-
gested by any action which has developed
later elsewhere, SO that the votaries of Sir
Walter Raleigh can indulge their favorite
pastime in the library, without having
douche in the shape of a sharp rcprimand,
as the valiant Raleigh did a bucket of
water in consequence. There will be two
smoking rooms for patrons of the library,
SO that they can puff at their perfectos
at the stems of their meerschaums, and pc
ruse their treasured volumes to their
hearts content.
One of these smoking rooms will be in
the basement, where the senators and
representatives can have try at the fra
grant Havana while coming over legisia-
tive lore. The other for the United Order
of Library Smokers Unlimited) will be- i'll
connection with the restaurant, which
comes under the supervision of the super
intendent of the library building. A sys-
tenn by which the books can be allowed to
be taken from the reading room into the
smoking departments has not yet been fixed
upon, but it will come later, the libra
rian has several ideas in regard to it, and
it will be complete, SO that no loss
possibly result. A man who is fond OF
smoking, however, it is not believed by
the rest of the smokers, would have any
6aGir f,1ya ~. Ia
long to him.
System of Checks.
Mr.. Young is now completing a checking
system, to be applied to visitors to the IL
brary who have bundles Of any sort to
carry in with them. A new plan, it is
thought, will be worked in this connection
The great American public will not be re-
CURED to give up their packages or bundles,
but instead Is given a ticket for each, by
the doorkeeper. In order to leave the Ii
brary these tickets must be shown so that
there can be no possibility of anything be-
ing taken out. There will be a watchman
at each door of the reading room, who will
see that nothing is transferred in the shape
of books to the bundles carried by the per-
SOILS in it, If a book is taken out check
must be presented at the door of the read
ing room. so that there will be a double
check, as 1t were. 1t is thought this pro-
posed plan will have most beneficial results,
and it will certainly be in the nature of a
novelty as compared with the rules on such
subjects in vogue in other departments.
All umbrellas, canes and such objects as
may be used by visitors in the nature of
aggressive weapons against the ibrarys
contents will be checked at the door. This
is deemed positively necessary. Only yes
terday lady visitor with the end of her
parasol, was seen deliberately poking at a
be autiful delicately carved flower cut down
from block of marble with infinite pains.
Her idea evidently was to see whether or
not the flower YVES stuck or not. If it
had come off her curiosity would have
been satisfied, Notwithstanding its detri-
| mental effect on the library.
No plan has as yet been evolved, and
such one will hardly be framed, to ap-
pease the curiosity of the visitors. Two
ladies were seen yesterday trying a door,
which was locked up with the evident in
tentlon of keeping the public out They
were unable to gain entrance, but were
not to be thwarted by such a thing as a
door being between. They stopped down,
and one after another peered through the
keyhole.
Rules for Library Employees.
Rules and regulations in regard to the Of
fetal conduct of every member of the IL
prary force are being arranged by Mr..
Young. They will be a modification of
those adopted by the War and Navy De-
partments and the civil service commits
sion. The Navy Department methods are
deemed too complex, the civil service too
stringent and the War Department not
exactly suitable. However, parts of each
will be most likely be absorbed in Mr..
Young's code for the guidance of his peo-
pie.
Employees will be graded as to the quaint
ity, quality and character of the work on
which they are detailed. There will be no
credits in this line in the library system
of marking. Every man will be expected
primarily to be a gentleman. and any vio-
lation of this standard will require rigid
marking down of the percentage of the
violator. There will be only debts in this
respect.
All employees will be required to enter
the library in the morning by one room.
under the main stairway, room 102, and
will also be required to leave by - IN
the afternoon. There will b. a man sta
toned regularly at the door, who will learn
the faces of every person employed in the
library. First, the employees will report 10
their chiefs of staff. who will report to
the time clerk in the reading ROOM who
will note any hardness on the part of
either chief or employe The rules in re-
gard 10 being prompt will be enforced
strictly, and Librarian Young is determined
to have no lax discipline in any of the
departments
The plan of entering by room 1902 it is
considered, will be an excellent one as di-
rect admission will be gained in this man.
ner TO the lockers downstairs and the ele-
vators leading to the upstairs departments
II is really better thing for the members
OF the hbrary force, as they will thereby
be saved the tiresome labor of climbing
the stairway outside to the main entrance
overlooking the Capitol grounds.
$l.00 to Baltimore and return via Pennsv,-
wanna railroad. All trains Sunday, Sept. 5.
advertisement. 10
me request OF ]. w. Grayson of 35O1s K
street and three others for permission to
stand with their wagons on IT street h. %