Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
Mrs. G. III. Conover, of Chicago,
to Furnish Library Museum
and Art Room
NEWS IN TELEGRAM SATURDAY
Does the Generous Act as Monument
to the Memory of Her Father, the
Late II. e. j. Boardman-Work of the
the Women's Clubs of the City in
Equipping the Library Departments

A bit of good news. to Marshalltown
people generally came in a telegram
Saturday afternoon. received by Mrs.
II. j. Howe, president of the board of
trustees of the Marshalltown public
Conover, of Chicago. The message was
in effect that Mrs. Conover would fur
nish the museum and art room of the
new Carnegie library, which is to be
opened to the public early next year.
Mrs. Conoyer, whom Marshalltown
claims as one of her daughters, altho
for several years past she has resided in
Chicago, takes this means of establish
ing a memorial to her father, the late
II. e. j. Boafdman, who, for many
years, was one of the prominent mem
bers of the Marshall county bar, and
we'll known as an attorney and one of
the wealthy men of the state, turnout
Iowa. Mrs. Conoyer's gift to the library
is of her own volition. She has been
anxious to do something for the city
that would stand as a monument to the
memory of her father, who was one Of
the pioneer residents of Marshallton.
Mrs. Conover has always had warm
spot in her heart for Marshalltown,
the city of her childhood, and in de-
Gliding ON the manner in which to act
she has succeeded in solving problem
that gave promise of being a perplexing
one TO the library trustees.
The museum and art room is thirty
feet, ten inches in length, by twenty
three feet, six inches wide, and is to
be on the second floor of the hand
come structure that now stands at the
corner of Center and State streets. The
cases for the room have been especially
designed by the architects, Patton &
Miller, of Chicago, and their cost alone
is estimated at $500. The other neces-
sary furnishings of the room will entail
an expenditure at the least calculation
of 500, and 1t is more than likely Mrs.
Conover will not be satisfied to stop
with only the necessary cost, but will
spare no expense to make the museum
and art room by far the finest equipped
and most beautiful of the entire build
ing. Patton & Miller are also the
architects of the Academy of Sciences,
in Lincoln Park, Chicago, which is con-
sidered as one of the most ideal build
ings of a like character In the country.
The room here will be patterned largely
after the museum of that edifice.
In the cases, when finished, will be
placed the wonderful collection of geo.
logical and mineralogial specimens of
DR.. w. S. Mcbride, of this city. the
first president of the Marshalltown
public library, who has already made
the presentation to the trustees and is
only awaiting the completion of the
new building to transfer it from his
home. DR.. McBride's collection is very
extensive one and represents the work
of life time.
Work of the Club Women.
The work of the Marshailtown club
women, in furnishing different rooms in
the library, and lending their assistance
in a financial way, to the fund which
is being judiciously expended by the
trustees, is commendable. The lecture
room, on the second floor, facing State
street, with a seating capacity of It's.
is to be furnished by the Twentieth
Kirby is president The club Is going to
put $3.50 into the furnishings Of the
room, and the entire sum has been rails
ed by subscription among the different
members.
The children's room, as recently an
nounced in these columns, is to be fur
nished by the Hawthorne club, of
which Mrs. d. T. Denmead is presi-
dent. The cfiidren's rooms are made
prominent features in libraries of the
present time, and that department of
the library here will be no exception to
other cities Chairs and tables costing
$3.50 will be placed in the room by the
Hawthorne club, and additional fix
lures, such as pictures, castes, etc, ag-
gregating an expenditure of $500 or
over, viii be furnished.
The Women's club. of which Mrs. T..
w. Hargrave is president, and also a
member of the board of library trustees
has under consideration one of the inn
portant features of the library equip
ment, the newspaper room. The Won1-
ems club Is the largest organization IN
the club life of the city, apd much Is
expected of 1t. 1t was not anticipated
that this department would be furnish
ed right away, because of the lack of
funds and the fact that others were
more urgently in need of equipment.
The Women's club conceived the idea
of taking up the work, and it looks now
as if this important department We're
to have the same consideration as the
others.
The Beethoven club, of which Mrs.
w. r. Forney is president, is to give
money to purchase handsome table
for the study room. The members of
| the Entire Nous club, of which Mrs.
George Whitton is president, have no.
titled the trustees that they will give
$40 toward the fund to purchase tables
for the reading and reference rooms.
Spinning Wheel Chapter, Daughters of
| the American Revolution, Mrs. w. B.
Kibbey, regent, has under considera-
| ton the gift of large flag, which will
| float from the top Of the building upon
occasions when the hosting OF colors
| is advisable
The Ladies Reading club, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Lawrence, president; the Wite-
nagenote club, Mrs. James Cammack,
president; the Lotus club, Mrs. p. M.
Adamson, president; the Calisophian
club, Mrs.Celia White, president; Chap
| ter BIB, of p. r. o., Mrs. e. M. Sim
gleton, president; the Literary Clan
Miss Mildred Moffatt, president, and the
w. r. D. club, Mrs. C. A. Billings
president, each had something in view
| in the way of assistance either to the
fund or the furnishings. The other
clubs of the city, which as yet have not
| formulated MANS for assistance. will