Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-18
LIBRARY IS
NOW OPEN
Large Crowd Attended Saturday,
Night to Witness0p z
Ceremonies

The opening OF the Carnegie Ifbrary
Friday night was a splendid succenE :
and large crowd was present at the :
dedicatory exercises Miss Guyer. the
librarian. had already arranged the
large cases Of books in systematfcaK
fashion and the formal opening Of the
library gives to Lewiston one Of tlsA
choicest public institutions that lies tfs.-
the gift of man.
The Lewiston Military band renderea
music during the evening and at q
o'clock Mayor Chas. @. Kress delivered
the opening address. He then introduce
ed City Attorney E. A. Cox who spoke
In behalf Of the members OF the coun-
Gil. Attorney I. N. Smith followed wifkr
an address.
In delivering the opening addrsssss
Mayor Kress said:
II have lived here in Lewiston foY--
80 long and have made this my home
and been Identified with the town anrr
watched its growth and development
with such interest that each advance
and improvement is a matter OF ex-
And this Is especially true of the OPP
ening OF this new library building. It
In an event which AFFECTS all OF Ms
closely. It's influence reaches into our
homes and affords new pleasures f0r
us older people and new opportunf-
ties for our boys and girls. i am glad.
that we have succeeded in accumulat---
ing substantial library like this ana 8
glad that we have procured this beauti- 5
ful building for It, and ! am especially :
pleased because I have been fortunate j
enough to be mayor OF your city dur Z
Ing the time when this work was ac--.-
complished.
Il have been thinking today about
this building and my mind naturally
ran back over the years that have.
known this city and been familiar with
the spot where this building in now
erected. 1t was over 40 years ago thar
first saw this building sits. That IL
more than an average life time. Some
OF you were not born then; most %
yo, were not In this locality; and there =
are only few Of the people left wisH .
cast their fortunes in with Lewistu~
and made this their home, at that tfssss :.
| For years this Normal hill secri1ss i
was regarded as practically worthless
ground. No attempt was made to set
tie it. and l remember that 2s years
ago. almost In the spot where we are
now standing. rife pits were dug ana
i the men OF Lewiston were called out to-
guard them to protect their homes andc
families during the Nez Perce war.
You can hardly understand today what
that meant to us. The conditions un--
der which we are living now are 30 :
I different from the conditions that con-
fronted us then. that II Is almost like.
n story OF another age OF another land
II n man We're to come running intOs-
this building now and announce that
the Indians were on the war path. we
would laugh. but 2s years ago such anss
announcement as that would have been
heard with attention and alarm.
These things are all past now and
belong to the past: hit have seen.
/, them. and for that reason can appre~-
ciate the tremendous changes that time
has brought to us and the great de-
velopment that we have accomplished
So for that reason probably appreciate
the advantages Of this splendid library
and handsome building more deeply
than I otherwise would, and / fee&
how much we are indebted to the Ia
dies of Lewiston whose efforts have
procured these things for us. ] believe
that l express the sentiments of ali cft-
izens OF Lewiston when l say that we,
!, honor them highly for their disinteresr
. ed public work. They deserve, and ,
!. think will receive, the entire credit fns,
: this work and we are all OF US ready
to accord the credit and appreciation to
them which they have richly
earned"
s City Attorney Cox spoke on the work
and achievement OF the ladies of Lew
p iston in having been able to bring to
II this city public library. He dweIt
"a at length on the value and needs of
N walks of life. He said that were he Ia
. inscribe a word as q monument to he
>. placed at the library door that ne
would inscribe the word Opportunity
He said that here the opportunity o.
the young men and women OF the city
IT could be satisfied by the perusaf @oi
IS choice books.
* l. n. Smith then spoke for a briei
IN space on the great advantages OF tbs
D. public library and paid a high compii-
lie ment to the ladies of Lewiston in hav-
IN ing been instrumental in interessfns
he Mr. Carnegie TO donate tie money witt
which to erect building