The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-03
HUNDREDS VIEW LIBRARY Opening of MOntgOmery'S
 Institution. MANY DONATED BOOKS No Formalities Marked h.
 spring 0ccaSOin. Fully 1000 Persons Visited Carnegie Library and Marvelled at Its
 Beauty-People of all
 Glasses in Crowd.

Seven hundred and twenty persons regis tered yesterday at the Carnegie Library O Montgomery and received application cards It was estimated at the close of the da, that fully 1000 persons had viewed tn, handsome Interior of the building on tn, occasion of the opening.
 No formal ceremonies marked the open ing of the institution to the people. The great oaken doors of the main entrance were thrown back at 10 o'clock yesterday morn. ing and from that hour until 8 o'clock las night there was steady stream of visit ors. Many of these people marvelled at the beauty of he building and many realized for the first time the importance of tn, gift which Andrew Carnegie had made tc Montgomery.
 President Phares Coleman of the Librar, Association. Mayor Thomas H. Carr ana other members of the Board of Trustee. were present when the library was first opened to tho public. President Alex Rice of the Commercial and Industrial Associa. tion. who is Treasurer of the library reached the building soon after the openins of the doors. These officials remained al the library throughout the morning and assister Miss Laura Elmore, the librarian in receiving the public.
 Persons of all ciosses and conditions in life visited the library and each one was made to feel that he was participating ir his own. The visiting list was comp "a ed mainly of women and children. but late in the evening many men. among them quite number of worixmen. were in the crowd Each person who registered was given an application card which he wrote his name, address and occupation. He also gave the name. address and occupation of his reference.
 It had been announced that the librar- ian and trustees would appreciate 1t fl citizens visiting the library yesterday and to-day would bring a book or books to swell the number of volumes, and many persons responded. Early in the day President Coleman presented the library with IS vol umes, including the messages and papers of Presidents of the United States. Dr. w H. Hudson presented the library with 500 volumes of miscellaneous medical and, sci. entific works. and other persons donated books of every description.
 Miss Julia Toombs Rankin, assistant li- brarian of the Carnegie Library of Atlanta come to Montgomery to be present at the Elmore valuable assistance yesterday. Miss Rankin has taken deep interest in the Mont gomery institution and has been of the greatest help In the arduous work of cata- loguing the books and preparing for the opening. She will remain here until to- morrow.
 Already there are about 5000 volumes ir the library and 1t is expected that they will grow daily. All persons who feel an interest in the library are invited to bring books with tht0l when they visit the in. stitution.
 To-day Is again visiors' day and the Ii- brary will be open from 10 a m. until s p. m. No books will be allowed taken from the library until tomorrow. when the H. brary will begin to observe regular hours