Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-13
LADIES SOCIAL LIBRARY.

LADIES SOCIAL LIBRARY.
The annual meeting OF this society was
held May 4. Excellent reports OF the
| years work, improvements and successes
were read by Mrs. Carrie j. Lord, secre-
tary and treasurer, Miss Emma Jean Nc
Howell, librarian, and Mrs. Mary A.
committee.
The officers elected are President,
Mrs. e. Mabel Chase; vice. president,
Mrs. M. E. Mayo; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. c. j. Lord: librarian, Miss E. j.
Mcdowell; executive committee, Mrs.
Mary Wescott, Mrs. Helen Mcintyre,
Mrs. Abbie Slower; entertainment COM
mittee, Mrs. M. E. Mayo; Mrs. E. Mabel
Chase. Mrs. Abbie Slower, Mrs. Lizzie
Partridge, Miss Emma J. Mcdowell;
reading and reference committee, Mrs.
F. Davis, Mrs. L. Partridge, Miss Evelyn
Harding.
1t was voted to ask Mrs. Mayo to write
an article for publication in THE AMERI-
CAN, pertaining to the condition of the
library. In compliance with that request
the following facts have been collected
from the various official reports:
From report of the Executive Committee:
Number of volumes In library, 1862; worn
out, 3; duplicates purchased, 20.
The following have donated books during
the past year: Mrs. Dwight, Miss Fannie b.
Hinckley, Miss Adelaide Pearson, Mrs. Samuel
Kimball, Mrs. Arthur Kimball, Rear Admiral
Howerson, Mrs. George Cochran, Miss Harmon,
Miss Lucia McCurdy, Capt X. G. f. Candage.
Total number given, IS.
During the year the books have been cata-
logued and classified and numbered under the
following heads: Biography, IS; poetry, 81
science, 81; travels, 81; history, a; New Eng.
land, 20; religious and moral, 20; historical
novels, 10; ancient history, %; essays and gsn-
eral literature. II; fiction. 9Sl; juvenile, 21s.
Special pains have been taken to provide a
juvenile department, as we hope to win the
children to IA love OF the library.
Our thanks are due Miss Pearson for her
kindness In classifying, and we think we
should be remiss In our duty IL we failed to call
attention to the faithful aud jealous work of
the librarian, who has spent much time outside
of library hours upon our catalogue.
From report of Librarian:
| There have been 2,T54 books circulated from
the library In the year ending May 4, 1908. OF
these 1880 have circulated among the members,
making an average of thirty volumes per mem
Der. There have been thirty.two six months
subscriptions sold; the circulation among them
amounting to 64 books, or twenty volumes
each. and there have been $40 books let out by
the week. There are fifty members and one
honorary member.
Thanking the officers who have been very
helpful to me and the members aud patrons who
have made my work pleasant. l respectfully
submit this report.
From the books Of secretary and treasurer:
Receipts. sJS.i7; expenditures. Ssl 81; balance
on hand, $3.50.
We are much el,ted with the new shelves,
new cabinet and the caId.syst catalogue, that
Is almost completed, and also that we stand so
well financially
The library association, by a unanimous
vote, thanks the town for the generous
gift OF 500, and especially Frank p
Greene by whose efforts the appropriation
was obtained; also the kind friends Who
have given so many books to the library
during he past year.