The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-06-18
OPEN TO-DAY.
The Doors of Public Library
Were Formally Opened
This Morning.
AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM.

until late at night reception and
mass meeting will add to the inter-
est of the day.
The reception will be held at the
Library rooms from nine o'clock
this morning until five o'clock this
afternoon. The object of the recep-
ton is to exhibit the library to its
patrons and friends, and all who have
in any way contributed or who in
tend contributing for Library main
tenance are invited.
EVENING PROGRAM.
The reception at the Library
rooms closes at five o'clock p. m,
but at eight O'Clock there will be a
general mass meeting at the Court
House where the following program
will be rendered.
Selection, Normal School Orchestra
Transfer Of Library management
from the Library Department of the
Civic Club to the Directors.
Presentation Speech. -. ..........
.... Rev. d. N. Kirkby
Response. Col. ]. G. Freeze
Address. ....... H. A. McKillip
Vocal Solo, Come to me Sweetheart
Homer Bartlett
Miss Cope.
Address. ). .... Prof. w. L. Martin
Librarian of Bucknell University
Address. Rev. VIM. Tinker
Vocal Solo. Good Bye Sweet Day
Kate Vannah
Miss Albert.
Address, Thos. Lynch Montgomery
State Librarian, Harrisburg
Selection, Normal School Orchestra
COMMITTEES OF THE DAY.
Following are different commit
tees for the day:
Mrs. Robert Hawley will have
entire charge of the Reception at
the Library Rooms. Her assistants
will be as follows: Margaret Smith
Marie Funk, Mabel Neal, Martha
Wilson, Blanche Millard, Martha
Greasy, Anna Greasy Jean Andreas,
Jeanette Boggs, Lauere Robbins
Ruth Turner, Mary Demaree,
Katharine Worthington, Harriet
Carpenter.
Committee to explain the work
ings of the Library to the guests
Mrs. J. K. Miller, Miss Marie Har
ter, Mrs. H. Bierman, Miss Lydia
Drinker, Mrs. c. A. Caswell, Mrs
c. w. Funston, Miss Lila Sloan
Mrs, M. S. r. Worthington, Eliza
beth d. Renninger,.
Miss Claire Whitmoyer will have
charge of the uest-Book.
There will be no library register
ing on opening day, but each gues'
will be asked to register in thu
Guest Book which will be kept af
ter the Reception in the Local His
tory department of the Library as {
souvenir of the Library Opening.
COMMITTEES FOR THE OPENING
The speakers will be introduced
by Col. J. G. Freeze.
The ushers at the Court Hous'
will be Max Dillon, Fred Welsh
Charles Albert and Edward Elwell
]. R. Townsend and Louis Cohel
have in charge the Court House
arrangements, decorations etc.
MOVEMENT IN BLOOMSBURY.
The Library movement in Bloom
burg had its origin in the agitation
started by the Library Department
of the the Civic Club, the duties o
which department were declared b,
the bylaws of the club to be "tC
promote and encourage the interes
in public library; also to devis'
ways and means of earning money
to establish the same" In fnrther
ance of this purpose it was decided
to give two entertainments eacl
year.
In January 1908 there stood t.
the credit of the Library Depart
ment $Iooo--$eoo earned by enter
tainments, etc., and a legacy o
$roo lett to the Library by Mrs. M
II. Mckinney.
Rooms in the Clark building
were rented, and on January ~
when the actual work of organizing
the Library was commenced, tn,
room contained four book cases ant
less than 100 books.
SKETCH OF THE LIBRARY.
1t was decided to spend 5000 o
the money in hand for books which
should form the nucleus of thu
Library; also to hold book-recep
ton, requesting each citizen O
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