The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
DIRECTORS NEE T
LIBRARY BOARD HOLDS ITS ELEC-
TON OF OFFICERS.
THANKS GIVEN MIR. SIMMONS.
Board of Directors Pass Resolutions on
the Death of Edward Bain-Library
Will Hereafter be Kept Open one
other Evening in the Week.

The Board of Directors of the Keno
sha public library held their annual
meeting in the library rooms Monday
afternoon. After the usual preliminary
business the Board elected the following
officers of the association for the coming
year:
Presldent--W. W. Strong.
Vice President-GeOrge Yule.
Secretary-E. G. Theirs.
Treasurer Bendt.
Librarian-Mrs. Clara Barnes.
Assistant Librarian-M A. Hawley
With the exception of Mr.. Theirs
the officers have served in the same
capacity during the year just passed
and the advancement the library has
made during that time shows that their
reelection is most wise.
The Board decided that in order tC
make the library even more useful the
coming year, it would be advisable tc
keep it open two nights in the week
and accordingly such resolution was
adopted. The choice of the extra
night will be decided upon by the
Librarians, but it is probable that
Monday and Saturday evenings will be
the open evenings.
The late Edward Balm was during
his lifetime staunch supporter of the
Kenosha public library and gave
literally to it's support and in order to
show their thanks to the family of Mr..
Balm for his kindness the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in the death of Ed
ward Balm the Kenosha public library
has suffered a great loss, Mr.. Bain'r
kindly interest in and contributions to
the library when it was in need were
of great assistance in laying the found
alton of the library. The members OF
the association will always hold the
name of Edward Balm in kind remem-
brance for the good he did to the cause
of library work in Ken0sha. Further
Resolved, That copy of this reso-
luton be sent to the family Of Mr.. Balm.
After the regular business of the
annual meeting had been transacted
the Board discussed in an informal
manner the recent offer made by z. G.
Simmons and all expressed their ap
probation of the magnificent offer in
the warmest terms and personally
stated that If it should be the will OF
that gentleman it would be their desire
to have the books now in the public
library transferred to the new proposed
Gilbert M. Simmons library.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted by the Board:
Whereas, There has appeared in the
public press proposition made by the
Honorable Z. G.. Simmons, in which he
offers to erect in the Central park of
this city library building and to place
the park in:condition to make beauti-
full setting for the building; to install
in the building "a carefully selected
library of $4,000 volumes; and when
the same is completed, to present it to
the city of Kenosha on condition that
it is to be called the Gilbert M. Sim
mons Library" therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Direct
ors of the Kenosha Public Library
hereby offers to the reading public its
hearty congratulations upon being the
recipient of this rmost generous offer
Mr.. Simmons.
Resolved, That the Board of Directors
hereby requests the Common Council
of the city of Kenosha to accept with
out hesitation this munifcent offer.
Resolved, That when the proposed
library is completed, that the Kenosha
Public Library Association be called
together for the purpose of offering its
collection of books to the Gilbert M.
Simmons library.
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