The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-16
A PUBLIC READING ROOM,
Is Dauson's Crying Need.
Meeting Called for To-
mOrrOu Afternoon.
mOffOu Afternoon.

lnere Is not more SeuIdl, progressive
town in Georgia than Dawson. One
needs but to be in trouble to feel the
charity or sympathy of her people. We
have splendid business houses, nice
churches, fine system of graded schools
and all modern conveniences, but the
crying need which would be the crown
ing adornment is public library or
reading room. A few years back we had
as fine a library as one finds in many
towns of our size, but it fell through for
want of funds.
Now the ladies propose to revive the
old Atheneaum and place it on a firm
foundation, and when women move OBJ
stacleS flee.
The idea is to start with a modest
showing, paying as we go, and let tie
movement grow. For small outlay, as
many as are needed of the leading maya
zines can be procured for the year; for
another small sum can be purchased a
few games, such as parchesi, logarmochy,
crokonole, etc. Furthermore, by taking
advantage of library prices at least fifty
standard works n be purchased for the
small outlay of $40. Quite a large sum
when we think of paying 1t out for a
spring hat, but when we think of the
culture and refinement lurking between
the covers of those fifty volumes it dwin-
dies into insign ifcance.
A public library is a free reading room
for all, whether or not one is a member;
paid membership only entities the midi
vidual TO the privilege of taking volumes
or magazines out of the library.
With this room open to the public
many boy who would spend his after
moons lettering about the streets hearing
smutty jokes, perchance, or many a
young man who, for want of something
better, unc0nSciOuslv finds himself in
questionable company, might drift in
and drifting in is all we want, the sur,
roundings will do the rest.
Mother, your boy may some day find
his home in boarding house in another
city, may find his evenings bereft of
tn Sc home influences, 50 will you not
for the sake of those strangers now in
our midst help US to fit mp this room?
Our girls, young ladies and older ones
are clam ring for this movement. They
will thus be enabled to indulge in varied
reading, whereas limited means may en-.
able them to subscribe to only one per
haps not even that, periodical.
The permanent establishment of this
library will be adjournment to Dawson's
culture which she cannot afford 70 leave
unerected. Mothers of sons and daught-
ers, sisters of brothers, come out and
help us in this undertaking; it will re-
quire but little of your time aud you
will be amply repaid.
You stay-at- who think
no one but your family needs you, make
an effort just this one time and show
enough interest in the Intellectual we'll
fare of that family to come up and lend
us your aid. Don't leave this privilege
to the enjoyment of a few; you cannot
afford it. Your children need some
thing more than nicely cooked food and
well made garments.
Dawson needs and will have some or
ganization for the intellectual develon-
ment of her children. A mass meeting
of the ladies of Dawson will be held at
the office of DR.. T. Ii Thurmond on the
afternoon If Thursday, March II, at 3
O'Clock. A large attendance is earnestly
requested. No other invitation is neces-
Sary. The young ladies are specially in.
vited, as their services will be indispensi
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