Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-08

and the closing and principal address
was by Professor l.. F. Parker.
Mr. Spaulding in speech of thanks
and appreciation on behalf of the city
ciation in which his gift was held. MIR.
Spauldlng in the course of his remarks
said:
MIR President. Ladies and Gentle
men: 1t is with great pleasure that 4
appear before you in behalf of the city
of Grinnell at the laying of the corner
stone of the magnificent library to be
built by our fellow townsnan, the Hon.
joel Stewart, a man VINO nag lived
among us for many years and who has
made .he larger part Of his fortune
from Iowa farms-which as we all know
are the best in the world. Mr.. Stewart
has twice represented us with credit in
the Iowa legislature. and In building
this fine library he is building for him
self a monument which will make him
known and loved by future generations
for ages to come.
The people of Girinnell do not have to
ask Andrew Carnegie to build them
library. They have in one of their own
townsmen man who comes forward
and builds the city beautiful library,
with no conditions attached that the
lefty must raise so many hundreds or
Thousands OF dollars each year for its
running expenses
MIR. Stewart knows the people Of
EGrinnell and he knows that they will
take great pride in keeping every shelf
of this splendid library filled with the
best of books and will sse that its man
agement is placed in the hands Of Grin
neil's most competent citizens. He also
knows that the citizens will see that this
building and its ground are az carefully
kept as are those of their own homes.
which Is sufficient guarantee that they
| will be we'll cared for.
The hearty cooperation Of all of the
licitizens of Grinneli in the choice of alo-s
cation for the library; the action Of the
Congregational Society in unanimously
donating to the city the lot on which to
/ erect the library, and the large amount
of money which has been raised with go
little effort by the citizens of Grinnell
for the purchase of books to be placed
| in the library when completed can not
help but give pleasure to Mr.. Stewart
1 and make him feel, as we all do, that
| the object which he has chosen for the,
| investment of some of his surplus
| wealth is a wise and most worthy one
! II feel that I am voicing the senti-
ments of every citizen of Grinnell and
wish to say 1t in behalf Of the people of
our city, Long live Hon. Joel Stewart to
see and enjoy the fruits of his most gen
erous gift tothe city of Grinnell, the
Stewart library
! Following the speechr-of Mr.. Spauld-s
ing Mr.. Stewart placed the stone In po-
| sition. "a corner stone for noble ed-
flee whose mission in this world is to
disseminate knowledge In the stone
We're placed various papers and periodl-
lcals. among them the Grinnell city d-
rectory, 1900; quinquennial catalsg of
1 Iowa College: reports of the second and
! third meeting of old settlers of Grinnell:
course of study in Grinnell high school,,
| 1901; pamphlet, "A New England Col
llege in the Vest: Library Cook
| Book" Iowa College News Letter: the
| Grinnell Herald: the Grnnell Gazette;
Scarlet and Black; the Priscilla Year
4 Book; revenue stamps and coins, 1901 :,
| photographs of j. 3. and Mrs. Grinnell;
Iowa College catalog. 1900-1901.
| Mr.. NJ. II. Douglass. the college libra
| rian, extended a fraternal greeting and
| spoke earnestly for the work of the Ii
brary in general Following Mr.. Doug
lass and superintendent Thornburg Rev.
Morphy spoke: ~
Mrs. d. w. Norris expressed the
greeting from the state library commits
sion of which she is a member, Al the
laying of the corner stone of asfree pub
lie library building in Grinne1ti II would
he impossible to say one word for the
commission without saying two for the
heroic work of a few Grinhen people
who labored unremittingly Tor many
years to make the present work posi-
bile. The state library commission was
lorganized to encourage and assist towns
| to do just what Grinheil has 6phe Ard
| is doing-to build UP free librarles
lwhere the knowledge Of books may bs