Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30

| ielQs N. d., IN WINCH II was 6hoWh A0N
organizations for specific purposes are aid
ed by collections Of books In the loca
libraries relating to the work undertaken.
! The next and last paper was presented BY
| Mr.. George Watson Cple OF New York city
| on Library Problems OF the Twentieth
| Century" He said 2 great need was q
| general catalogue Of the resources Of Amer
| lean libraries SO that a man without leaving
| his own Preside can know what the libraries
| OF his country coutains--
The meeting adjourn ned until this even
| ing at O'Clock at the pane place. This
! afternoon the 'delekases Twin visit the LII
| brary Of Congress- saponI the invitation OF
Mr.. Putnam.
Evenink Program.
The program for the session this evening.
| which will bs the closing one of the meet
ing, is as follows: ~hT
Third sessson-opening address dncluding
| obituary Of William Kite. Allen c. Thomas,
president Pennsylvania Library Club; "Cat-
aIogues in Free Libraries" Frank P. HILL
Newark Public Library: discussion opened
by Henry ]. Carr, Scranton Public Library;
printed Index Cards to the Publications
OF the Department Of Agriculture" w. p.
Cutter. librarian, Department Of Agrtcul-
ture; Catalogue of the Library Of Con-
sress," j.: c. Hansen, chief cataIoguer,
Library Of Congress.
The Opening Session.
The opening session was held last even
ing and the hall. was well filled by the
members Of the different associations. AS
might be expected from such a gathering
large proportion were women, In this way
representing with some degree Of accuracy
the extent to which women are enlisted in
library work. As this was the first meet
ing Of the kind, bringing together the mem
bers Of the three associations in joint SEES
sion, the occasion had somewhat the inter
est Of an experiment. It was evident, how
ever, from the hum of conversation which
filled the hall, as we'll as the greetings
gates as each came fn,g that the social phase
Of the gathering was not lacking.
Some of the more prominent workers In
the field Of libraries were present, and al
Of the men and women engaged in library
work which faced Captain Howard L. Prince
as he called for order. Captain Prince Is the
president of the Washington Library Asso-
In addition he made hearty speech OF
welcome His cordial manner and tone
made all feel at home. and when he pointed
out that as citizens Of the United States
handsomest and best-governed city m the
world, there must have been feeling OF
ownership and interest on the part of the
visitors in the national capital which did
not exist before. At, any rate, Captain
Prince gave the visitors. IN the course OF a
bright little speech, some idea OF how this
city IS governed ana someenlns aooue the
pecia1y to librarians His remarks were
heartily applauded at the close.
A brief but graceful little speech Of well
come was also naoe py MI. neroeit u
referring to the cordial words OF Captain
Frnce' saio tnae "nlie ne speitl ms .iiie
IN the mast OF Inventions IL peaHs hxo w
that captain rlince Is tue lipfa.an , u nc nc
had not reserted to any inventions in ex-
pressing the welcome 10 Inns Guy. ne sa.a
IN nlasssnt vein he concluded by EXPRESS
ing the expectation that hereafter D. c.
would stand to the visitors as meaning De
hfiou7 eoi oi"iit
Announcements "ade'
Some announcements. were mace ov capt
Prince to the eject that.defegates wouio De
received by the PRESIDENT SATURDAY morn
ing at 10 O clock and afterward. as planned,
the visitors will go to Mount Vernon. Ar
,aneennan+s u,era also made for them IN 90
e,'o5"N ~ q
70 ehe LiofdrS oi SoHsIess anu o'hel poniIs
OF interest ..
Mr. Bernard R. Green the SUPERINTENDENT
of the building of the library of Congress,
made an interesting address on the plan
ming and CONSTRUCTION Of public libraries.
In vsbich he sn,ke az the needs of a library
of tnday as c1mpare with the past when
the conditions were yery different He said
tba n1anSiTg If 4n,iISirg ras,,,;rad for a
modern libra nv Was an ART that de1na nda6
tha sLi11 az the hosf- arrfitacty It-is-1nw-
beinp den,anstrsted he added that the
stacI syuten, ms. vhcl,S-tS S1exti,le~ nd
hast aSsf,tsI fnr 1so4.SS Iittrarv s,,sas ;The
reading room could Be located either at the
hasa nr ton nf tho stact and tbarn co,,fd ha
nrnvjs;ons for eYnansInn eithar iataralIv
Or Observation-Disclosures He then ''disnlaves the
a. a. - ; - ~ t;is; 10y ~ -
Of which he is snnertntenflent and tba al,