Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-16
CONVENTION
Program For the State Associa-
ton Meeting III This City
Is Arranged
MEETING is PLANNED
Quarterly Bulletin Of the Library Com.
mission is Largely Devoted to the
Interests of the Approaching Con
vention, to Be He'd Here October
5-7-The Program.

/ 5-1-The Program.
nual convention of the Iowa Library
1 Association. which is to be held in this
/ city on October 81, has been issued
from the Office of Miss Alice S. Tyler,
| Des Moines, secretary of the library
commission, who, with Miss Harriet a.
Wood, of Cedar Rapids, and Miss Mary
e. Wheelock, of Grinnell, forms the
program committee. AS stated in these
j columns before the officers of the state
convention ever held by the association,
and are urging general attendance
from all portions of the state.
/ The quarterly bulletin of the Iowa
Library Commission, which has just
been issued, is devoted largely to the
approaching state meeting. and con-
siderable information is given to the
/ delegates by Miss Tyler. the secretary,
The program for the convention, as
now arranged, is as follows
Monday, October 5.
S:00-Address of welcome by the
president of Marshalltown Library
Board, MI A. c. DAILY.
! Response by Mrs. c. H. McNider,
Mason City, vice president.
| Music.
Address of the President Mr.. John
son Brigham, state librarian.
| Music.
| Informal reception and inspection Of
! library.
Tuesday, October 6.
| 9.o0-Business session: Secretary's
report, treasurer's report, appoint
ment of committees etc.
Report OF Secretary of Library Com
missionaries Tyler.
lo:0O-General theme: Practical ad-
ministration of libraries. Paper, Elk
penditure of Library Funds'-Miss
Edith Tobitt. librarian public library,
Omaha Neb.
10: 30--Discussion: AS related to
| Iowa; amount of income: number OF
chase of books: efficiency of the librar-
ian, etc--Miss Bessie Sergeant Smith,
librarian Carnegie Stout library, Du-
buque.
General Discussion.
200 p. inflow should a small IL
brary be organized p Miss Fanny Dur
en-. Eldora. Discussion.
800 p. Unnecessary steps in the
erection of library building: Con-
sulting librarian; considerations In Sc
lection of site; size of building and
necessary rooms; architect and his fee;
contract and contractor; supervision
of construction; heating, lighting and
janitor service: shelving and furniture.
Discussion by various trustees OF Ii
braries where buildings have been erec-
ted.
Evening.
Reception by the Twentieth Century
Club, OF MarshalltoWr, at the home Of
DR. and Mrs. c. G. Cottle.
Wednesday, October 7.
900 a. m.-Business session: Re-
ports of committees, revision of con-
stitution, election of officers, etc.
10: 90 a. m.--Worll Of the State His
torical Society-ProfesS Il. r. Sham
baugh, State University.
10: 80 a. m.--The Iowa summer school
of Library Training Miss Mary e.
Wheelock, Public Library Grinneil.
ll.o0 s. m.-Round table of practical
methods Miss Aheln. editor Public
Libraries" Chicago.
Library School reunion luncheon.
500 .. m.-What is the free public
library doing to justify its support by
pubiic tax MIR. A. I. Cooper, Cedar
Rapids.
ta) Its relation to study clubs-Mrs.
IT. j. Fletcher, president l. f. w. c.
(h) It's relation to schocls-Profes
sor w. l. Crane, superintendent schools,
Maishalltown.
400 p. a-Drive ABOUT city, includ-
ing Soldiers Home, given by the City
Federation Of Womer's Clubs.
Evenins-Preshyteria Church.
Organ prelude, "Andante in G.,
(Stebbins) Mrs. Ida WATSON Hodges.
Vocal solo--Mrs. i. l.. Meeker.
Addresses: Mr. John Cotton Dana,
librarian. public library, Newark, New
Jersey.
A railroad rate of one and third
fare for the round trip on the certlh-
cate plan has been secured for the con-
yertion. provided one hundred certlii-
Gates or receipts for fare paid are
turned in. This rate is good from all
points in Iowa from October Sd to losh.
Persons buying tickets for Marshall
town should secure certificates OF agent
OF whom ticket is purchased. BE sure
to ask for certificate. as neglect on
vour part may be the means of losing
tho rate for the whole association. II
tickets are purchased at more than one
point (when change of cars is neces-
saryl certificates should be secured IL
each point Upon arrival at Marshall
town certificates should be handed
promptly to the railroad secretary, Mr.
M. II. Douglass. a reduction Tor re
turn ticket is possible only on condi-
ton that 100 certificates are secured.
The program committee has tried to
avoid the crowding of the program ana
hopes that the practical subjects pre-
sented may evoke general discussion,
for which time has been provided.
The board of library trustees OF
every free public library in Iowa is
urged by the commission to send the
librarian and Mt least one member I
represent them at the meeting. Many
libra ries make it a custom to pay til
expenses of the librarian to the meet
ings of the association each year, real
ling that such expenditure is returned
to the library many fold In the bet