Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-02-01
Lincoln Library Association.

nnal meeting Saturday, January 18th,
and the enthusiasm manifested on all
sides, fully attest the high appreciation
they entertain for the welfare and ad
vancement of that fiourshing lnstitu
ton. The meeting was held for the
purpose of electing officers for the en-
suing year, and the transaction of such
other business as might be deemed es-
sential to its success. After the read
ing of, and approval of the minutes of
all the proceeding meetings of the as
sociation, the constitution and bylaws
were read for the information of those
present. The secretary and treasurer
submitted his annual report. which
shows a total membership of 73, from
whom $50 so were received as entrance
fees. and that So were collected as
fines from members for the retention of
books hey ond the prescribed limits.
Total receipts. ........ ......... $50 80
Total disbursements. Observation-Disclosures 81 10
Balance on hand. ..........--.....S 40
Mrs. Anna B. Long. president of the
ported. that the members of that club,
had in accordance with previous ar
engagements kept the library open every
Saturday afternoon from to o'clock,
until November 1st when it was deemed
advisable for the benefit and convent
on Wednesday afternoons also during
the hours above stated, thus affording
them better facilities to obtain books
and other reading material. Since that
date, the interest in the library has
been greatly encbanced and the number
of visitors largely increased so that dur
lug the intervening period above 700
have been received and entertained
From the organization of the library to
ana including Saturday December 3Ist,
1898. 572 have been loaned to various
member of the association. The mum
Der of books now shelved in the library
is 3S3. Of this number 23S are the first
consignment of the 500 originally Go
mated by MIR. William K. Palmer agent
for the Century Publishing Company of
New York; So were donated by the
Ladies Monday Afternoon Club"-34
by the ladies of the w. G. L. I'LL by
Mrs. Martha E. Cook, and 2 by Hon.
Chester l. Long together with
the ''Traveling Library containing 80
books, forms an aggregate. grand to-
tai of 433 good and useful books, with
a range of subjects, including Art.
Scieuse, Biography, Fiction, Travel,
Religious, References in literature,
Magazines, Juvenile. and Poetry, by
the best authors obtainable, among
which we recall the name of Dickens,
Scott, Crane, Hawthorne, Hugo, Elliott,
Davis, Kipling. Glider, Nansen. and
others, equally celebrated in the fields
of literature. Among the authors of
Jeveniles we find Miss AlcOtt-Mrs
Burnett, and host of other bright and
sparkling writer's, and all the latest
boys and girls books published. We
also note that the most popular books.
are the bound volumes of the Century
Magazine, y" Nansen's Farthest North
THE Seats of the Mighty" THE Choir
Invisible and the works of Dickens.
Since the plan of opening of the Ii
brary on Wednesday afternoon was
adopted the number of books taken out
has largely increased rarely falling be-
low % to 80 per day which augurS we'll
for the prescience OF those who inaug-
urated and adopted it.
After reception and disposal of var
ious business matters the election of
officers followed with the annexed re
suit:
Presdent--F NJ. Shell,
Observation-Disclosures Mary Best
Secretary and treasurer-M Nell Sample.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Mrs. A. NJ. Houchin, Mrs. Anna NJ. Hahn,
Mrs. Laura A. Lindley, Christian Keller,
Frank e. Read.
On motion of Mrs. Anna B. Long. a
vote of thanks was rendered MIR. John
Gray, for the faithful attentive manner
| in which he has performed the duty of
| library janitor, and the courteous treat
| ment, at all times by him so freely
warded the officers and members of the
| association. On motion of Mrs. Anna
| Hahn, unanimous vote Of thanks was
rendered TIE membership of the Ladies
| Monday Afternoon Club" for the faith
| full, Efficient and deligent manner, in
which they have so sedulously labored
| in behalf of the library and its best in
terests during the year just terminated.
| The unanimous thanks of the as
ISOLATION was also extended to the
| Ladies Monday Afternoon Club the
members of the w. G. L. IT,, Mrs. Mar
! tina K. Cook, and Hon. Chester L. Long
| for the generous donation of books. by
| them made to the association. 1t was
also ordered that the balance of cash
now in the treasury be expended in the
purchase of books for the use of the
| library. JNO. l.. BRADY, Sec'y.
Big Ills, as we'll as little ills of the
| kidneys. cannot resist the curative