Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-18
SOMEKINGSI HAVE MET
THEME OF AN ADDRESS BEFORE
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
Dr. James K. Hosmer Discusses Per
sonality of Men and Women
Who Write.

Members of the District of Columbia Ii
brary Association who attended the No
vember meeting of the organization in the
lecture hall OF the Washington Public Ii
brary last evening enjoyed a treat in the
form of interesting "reminiscences from
DIR. James X. Hosmer, former president
Of the American Library Association and
for several years librarian Of Minneapolis
MINI. DR.. Hosmer Is a descendant OF a
New England family. and in his time has
had an acquaintance with many Of the lit
erary stars OF that section Of the country.
He has also studied abroad, and had sto-
ries to tell Of members Of the royal fami-
lies.
In prefacing his remarks DIR. Hosmer
said he thought the members Of the local
association might like to hear something
about the personal side Of the men and
women whose writings they catalogue
Some Kings I Have Met was his sub
ject.
His "reminiscences of the two Emperor
Williams and Of Emperor Frederick of
Germany. whom he saw when he was q
student in the father;and." were espe-
cially interesting; but much more inter-
esting to his American audience were his
sympathetic stories of Longfellow. Holmes,
Lowell. Emerson. Thoreau. Hawthorne
Louisa AlcOtt and others.
DR.. Hosmer said he always felt as II he
had had in bssn ns the
used to attend the same church in Cam
bridge that the famous bard attended, and
could remember how the latter would sit
throughout the service in the corner of his
pew with his eyes closed and an expression
of deep thought on his brow.
1T was a short time after that" said DIR.
Hosmer, that .Hiawatha' appeared.
Volunteer Soldier in Civil War.
n. rJos,,ar u,oc opa Of tho student VOL
unteers of Harvard in the civil war. and at
the conclusion Of the struggle he was
chosen to represent the rank and file in a
speech on the occasion of a commemora-
ton of the services of these soldiers. 1t
was his great privilege, he said, to speak
Immediately after Lowell had presented to
the world for the first time his Commem-
Grafton ODE which has come to be regard
ed by many persons as the finest American
literary composition.
Other speakers at the meeting of the LII
brary Association last evening We're Geo.
f. Bowerman, librarian of the washington
Public Library, who spoke on pubic H.
brary questions; James G. M. Hanson, chlef
Of the cataloguing division of the Library
of Congress- on catalOguing and claSslhca-
ton; w. Dawson Johnston OF the Library
of Congress, on photography, and DR.. Cy-
rus Adler of the Smithsonian Institution,
from whom was had an account OF the va
rious foreign representatives at the recent
library association convention at 81 LOUIS
Nearly all of the speakers referred to the
St Louis convention.
Before adjourning the meeting passed
resolutions expressing regret at the de-
parture of Robert K. Shaw. it's former sec
rotary, and wishing him success in his new
position as public librarian at Brockton,
Mass.
President Thorwald Solberg. who is also
United States registrar of copyrights, pre-
sided at the meeting. The secretary pro
tenn was Frederick w. Ashley. Informal
ballots were taken in order to nominate
persons preparatory to the annual election,
which will be held at the December meet
in