The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
DEDIDATION
 OF LIBRARY Roosevelt and Carnegie
 Speak. A GIFT TO WASHINGTON Magnificent Structure in Mount Vernon Square. Patron Saint of Public Libraries Says That He Has His Mind Concentrated on That
 Business. E
A GIFT TO WASHINGTON

Washington, Jan. IA throng of per sons of note assembled this afternoon to attend the ceremonies incident to the dedication of the Washington Public auditorium of the new library, hand some white marble structure located on Mount Vernon Square.
 The participants in the exercises in- cluded the President of the United States, MT. Andrew Carnegie. the donor of the building and the presidents of the build ing committee and tAe board of library trustees. Among those who attended the ceremonies were members of the cabinet, of the Senate and House of Representa- tives and people prominent in public and civil lAe throughout the United States.
 The library building Is a beautiful white marble structure, occupying the centre of Mount Vernon Square in the very heart of Washington. For the con struction Mir. Carnegie donated 1850, OOO and as an architectural ornament to the national capitol it is quite equal to the government buildings of the city. Todays ceremonies were merely incident to the transfer of the building from the build ing committee to the board of library trustees of which MT. Theodore W. Moves. associate editor of The Star is president.
 Prior to the formal exercises the orchestra of the Marine Band rendered special musical program.
 The dedication exercises lasted scarce ly an hour. After the Bishop of Washing f1Nz N1A pronounced prayer. President Roosevelt was introduced and spokeaJ follows:
 Mr. Roosevelt Speaks.
 T count myself fortunate In being able to come here today, not only for my own private individual sake, but as in some sort representing the people of all the country, to express my profound appre- eiation of what is emphatically d gift of wisdom, gift to do the utmost possible benefit to all of the people of this coun- try, from you, MT. Carnegie. It seems to me that the man has a right to call himself thrice blessed who combines the power and the purpose to use his wealth for the benefit of our people at large in a way that shall do them real benefit and in no way can more benefit be done than through the gift of libraries such as this "a free library where each man, each woman has chance to get for him or herself the training which he or she has the desire.
 Our combination school system lies at the foundation of our educational sys- tenn, but 1t is the foundation only. Of those who are to stand pre-eminent as the representatives of the culture of the com munity the enormous majority must edu- cate themselves. The work done by this library is helpful because it represents one side of the way in which all healthy work in this community must be done. MT. Carnegie neither you nor any one else can. make man wise or cultivated. All you can do is to give him a chance to add to his own wisdom. or to his own cultivation. Applause.)
 That Is all you can do in any kind of philanthropic work. The only pfilan- tropic work that counts in the long run Is the work that helps man to help him self. (Applause.) The man who will submit or demand to be carried is not worth carrying Qaughter) and if you make the effort 1t helps neither him nor you.
 All Need Help.
 ''But every man of us needs heIp-needs more and more to be given the chance to show for himself the stuff that is in him; and this kind of free library is doing in the world of cultivation. the world of scholarship what it should be our aim to do in the great world of political and social development-that is, it Is as far as may be equalizing the opportunities: and then leaving to the men themselves to show how they are able to take ad- vantage of them.
 'I have come here because I feel +ha movement for securing better facilities for self -tralning, better facilities for edu- cation in its widest and broadest and deepest sense, Is one of such prime inn portance that the President of the United States could find no more appropriate time than at the dedication of this build ing, Mir. Carnegie, to thank you for the gift that you have made to the people of the national capital" Long and contin- ued applause)
 When the applause had subsided Presi- dent Roosevelt left the auditorium
 In brief address II. B. F Mcfarland, one of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. turned the building over to the Board of Library Trustees. President Moves responded on behalf of the Board MT. Noyess speech was not only an in- teresting review of the work which had preceded the establishment of the library but also an eloquent tribute to the liber- allty of Mir. Carnegie. He pointed out that this was not d gift of charity which pauperiZes. deadening individual efTor and aspiration. On the contrary it's ten. dency was to promote and compel a self help and self-respecting spirit. He re. ferred to MT. Carnegie as Santa Carne gle" the patron saint of public libraries He said that the people of Washington for all time would profit by the benefit. which flow from the library--an educa tional and refining influence in the com. munity.
 MT. Carnegie next was introduced Ht was given an ovation. He spoke in par as follows:
 MT Carnegie's Speech.
 ''The free library. maintained by all the people for all the people, knows neither rank nor birth within it's walls. Even ht who honors us today by his august pres ence. the elected of the majority of tn, English-speakng race-a position com pared with which all inherited position. sink into insigniIlcance, within thest walls. has no privileges which is not th'