Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-18

has received forty-five duplicates to be used
in securing new books by exchange
To the twenty-five magazines of history,
biography and genealogy received in the
library three have been added during the
year, Mrs. Rosa states, making the num-
Der now received twenty-eight. Starting
with a nucleus of 12o volumes at the time
the first librarian general was elected, in
1896, the number increased to 725 volumes
during the first year. During the next six
years the number steadily increased until
in March. 1893 the library contained 1877
volumes. During the last two years this
number has grown to $3.50 volumes-that
is to say, the growth during the past two
years has been nearly substantially to that
of the preceding six years.
Library Specialized.
1T will be seen by the character of the
books received that our library is highly
specialized; that it is, indeed, a library of
American history, genealogy and biography.
Ii would be easy TO fill up our shelves 10
overlooking with books-even good books
if we included general history, literature
and fiction. But that is impracticabe for
want of assistants to care for the books
and space to ShelVe them
IF the library is to become what l hope
it may and what the Importance of our so
cety'S work demands that it should be-
come, all the space available for books in
Continental Hall will be required in the
near future, even if it is restricted to this
special field of genealogy, biography and
American history.
Surely no enterprise that the society can
engage in is more worthy generous support
than the building up of our library, already
well begun, but really only begun. Ii can
of course never hope to compete in total
number of books with the libraries of the
larger cities and universities. But in its
restricted field we certainly may hope to
see it rank with the best, and nothing that
We could do would bring greater credit 10
IN h1li n -,Nln, a
brary, rich in manuscripts and rare vol
umes, thoroughly indeXed and available to
the Daughters of the public.
Chaplain Generals Report.
Mrs. Teunis Hamlin, chaplain general
made an eXtemporaneous report She said
that she wanted the daughters to know
that once each month she prayed for
them particularly in the board meetings.
and that each and every day she prayed
that peace and harmony might reign and
prosperity be with them She declared
that part of the religion of Daughter
no matter what her creed, was love of
country and flag, and that along with
their religious training of the young
must go patriotic teaching. She then re-
ferred to an incident in Utah of the tear
ing down of United States flag and
ramplins it under foot by the Mormons.
The report was applauded and brought
forth vigorous antiy- polygamy sentiments
u Jill MIS- Alien, regent VI CldH
D. A. r. Notes.
Mrs. John w. Foster is the only woman
who ever visited the organization after
leaving the chair as president general
Mrs. Fairbanks declares she will not be
shelved. but will attend the meetings just
as assiduously after she Is out of the chair
as before she became president general of
the society. Yesterday was proud day
for Mrs. Fairbanks. Continental Memorial
Hall has been very close to her heart, and
she has labored for it indefatigably for the
last ten years. She said in her address that
she had dreamed" of it. 1t seems TO be
admirably planned for the purposes to
which 1t is to be put, and nothing of the
artistic is to be sacrificed to cheapness.
The Daughters feel that 1t will be wiser 10
put on the finishing touches slowly, AMI
have them enduringly fine, than to put in
IA lot of fiimsy gingerbread work that will
have to come out again in a very few years.
1 never In my life saw many flags. All
together as wanted to until today"