Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-31
FOR APUBLIC LIBRARY.
One of the Greatest Needs of Hot Springs
is Public Library. \ scheme
for Getting One.

One of the Greatest Needs of Hot Springs
is IA Public Library. a scheme
for Getting One.
The STAR has ii scheme, and we don't
believe it is Il visionary one either
Every resident has no doubt often
thought of the needs of public IL
brary,-a pleasant, convenient place
where strangers, as we'll as residents,
might while away idle time in a profita-
ble as we'll as enjoyable manner;
place where literature concerning Hot
Springs might be found to be sent to
friends: IA place of meeting for local
clubs, and business organizations, and
for the public reception of promine ent
guests. In short just such IL place as
so many guests of the city have often
inquired for and many citizens wished
for
The STARS scheme is this: Organize
II Public Association library Asso-
ciation, Commercial Association, or
whatever name might be considered
best,) which shall have general exec
utive committee selected 10y the mem
bers- the membership to consist of
everybody who desires to join, each to
pay IL small membership fee and small
annual dues. We believe the mayor
should be made eS-otiicio president of
the association. and the city marshal
assigned the duty of caring for the
rooms of the association.
The city hall should be used for the
library association rooms, and we be-
lieve could be very nicely fitted up at
moderate expense. AS it is, this mag
niticent room is of but little benefit
to the people of the city. 1t is one of
the finest rooms in town, and if the
citizens would take hold of an enter
prise OF this character they could be
fitted up and furnished so that it would
not only be attractive but very desir-
able place for people to sojourn and
visit, and read. Our senators and con
gressman would gladly search the gov
ernment printing Office and libraries
for valuable documents; citizens gem
orally would interest themselves in OBJ
tanning books for it; concerts and eL-
tertainments could be given to raise
funds for the purchase of carpet, ta-
bles, etc, and later on for the pur-
chase of books. Many people would
gladly give their magazines after hav-
ing read them, and the STAR would
guarantee to supply the tables with its
hundreds of exchanges daily. The
room could be made the supply point
for Hot Springs advertising literature,
and visitors in the city would find it
delightful retreat during their So
journ in the city-they need just such
place. The college students and
the students of the public school would
enjoy having such place, and they
should have. Hot Springs, we believe
could not enter upon more needed
or worthy project than this, and GER
tainly every resident would take pleas.
nre in helping keep up an organiza
tion of the kind. There is scarcely q
place of any pretended Importance
that does not boast of an organization
that sustains it's club rooms. where Wis
itors of prominence may be entertained
and made acquainted with residents
Our neighboring town of Edgemont
has made many friends who have beer
of great value to the place. through
the gatherings and receptions at its
club rooms. But this city hall room
would be IA combination of IA public Ii
brary and reading room, and place
for occasional social gatherings as sug.
gested.
Theenterprise and energy now being
eXerted toward the securing of the
National Home should not be detract
ed from particle, but we are of th,
opinion that our magnificent ant
commodious city hall might be utilized
in some manner that would be beneficial
to the city. and feel that from thi.
roughly outlined suggestion something
might be sprung. Think it over. thos,
WIN utNe Iiit INTEREST VI Ulle toWu it'
heart. and give vent to your ideas
through these columns. Give us your
suggestions. either over your own sig
nature or without, but let us hear from
yon. Let us try to do something with
the opportunities we already have.
Papa IL Excused.
Here is the latest of an enfant terrible
who lord. it over the home of politi
clan i'll this city, says the Toledo Blade
The minister came to the house the 9th.
er day and the kid entertained him for 81