Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-22
Assistant Public Librarian
Hands In Resignation Upon
Action of Committee
And Decides to Recommend to the
Board Mrs. Grace X. Haviland, Of
Chicago, as Librarian-Miss Parker
Was an AppIicant-connected With
Library Since it Was Founded.

The resignation of Miss Marian Par
ker, as assistant public librarian,
upon the announcement of the action
Of the library committee, which met
Monday evening, was handed III 10
President A. c. Daily, Of the board,
this morning The library committee,
composed of Henry Stone, Mrs. Mer-
ritt Greene and Mrs. I. l.. Cady, met
ut o'clock Monday evening, and de-
cided to recommend for appointment,
MS librarian, Mrs. Grace *. Havtland,
of Chicago.
The resignation of Miss Parker came
as surprise to President DAILY, hav-
ing reached him upon the delivery of
the morning mail. He waH unprepar-
ed, when asked, to give an! opinion as
ing the report Of the &C mmittee, in
view of the resignation Of Hiss Parker.
He said that he thought the board
would not want to lose lIiss Parker,
and he for one would not bs in favor of
accepting her resignation.
Situation Is Compli ;ated.
The public library situation, 1t would
SEEM in view Of today's developments,
is again complicated. Mis- Parker has
been connected with the library ever
since 1t was started as public IL
brary six years ago, beginning her
4. a-S, Goh
was in charge of the work for some
time. Miss Parker Is the only member
Of the original force who has remained
thru the various successi ons. and she
has felt that at some time matters
would shape themselves SO that she
would be given the guardianship.
Upon the resignation Of Miss Ray Miss
Parker made an applicable for the po-
sition, on the grounds OF competency
and long experience in this library.
She and Mrs. Haviland we're the only
candidates before the &C mmittee, and
| as soon as Miss Parker learned that
she was not chosen she' Immediately
| concluded that her servic IS are not ap-
preciated. Miss Parker has felt that
so long as she has workt d hard for SO
many years, in an endesyor to do all
in her power for the Der eft of the IL
brary, it would be nothing more than
| what was due her to give her the APP
pointment when chance came, ana
especially when 1t would not embarrass
| the board in any way.
Whether or not the resignation or
| Miss Parker will In any way affect the
action of the board, when the commit
te's recommendation comes before 1t,
is not known, but as usual thing the
board acts in accordance with recon-
mendations Of It's committees.
Tho New Apo ntee.
Mrs. Haviland. the nav appointee
of the committee, is said by those VINO
have met her to be a charming woman.
II the committees recommendation is
accepted she will be employed for
neriod of six months. and If. at the
end Of that time. the bolrd is satisfied
with her work, and she with the duties
incumbent upon her, contract Tor a
wear will be entered into. Mrs. Hav1-
land has not had so much practical ex-
perience in library WORK, possibly as
has Miss Parker, but comes higniy
recommended by trustees of libraries
where she has been emp Dyed. She or
panized the Olivet Hot Sc Association
library. a settlement library, in Chi
cago; and worked for time in the IL
hrarv at Evanston. Before coming
here she completed the work of cata-
1og,ne the library al Sterling, LII.
Mrss Hayiland's home is in Chicago.
and she Is graduate from the library
training school of the University OF
Shioago. She is a step-niece of Mrs.
Merritt Greene, Of this city.
1t is very likely no acton OF any ki.lu
will be taken either upon the commit
tees recommendation or MISS ParKers
resignation until the 2Stn INST. tne
time for holding the reg ular meeting o.
the board.