Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-28
Handsome Donation Of John 0
Packard GraciousIy Accepted
By City Of Salt Lake,
STRUCTURE GREATLY Admired.
Judge Goodwin, Orator Of the Evening,
Pays Just Tribute to the Donor
Other Speeches

The new public city library was for
naly opened last night, in the pres
ence OF an immense attendance. ana
the fine new home for the institution
was the object Of admiration Of all who
were there, From until sis y. mo
there was q reception on the lower
floor where the tables were adorned
with a profuse display Of chrysanthe-
NUNS ana potted plants. and punch
was served during the evening. The
auditorium on the second floor was
crowded during the exercises and many
people We're unable to gain entrance.
The entire interior was tastefully drap-
ed in national colors. an orchestra fur
nished good music, aud II was nearly
midnight before the crowds I'm atteud-
ance dWindled away Ushers were sta
tioned at needed points. and everything
was one 10 make II easy for the PEG.
pie TO get around and see what they
wanted to.
At sl5 o'clock Chairman John ..
Spencer called the audience IN the audi
forum on the second floor to order, and
introduced Bishop O. u. Whitney who
iutlNN Nllt AblAph lllb NV NAtANAbAls
BISHOP WHITNEY'S INVOCATION.
Almighty God. our Eternal Father,
the God OF Intelligence OF wisdom and
Of truth we come before Thee In the
name of Jesus Christ and invoke the
presence Of Thy holy spirit and Thy
divine blessing upon what we are about
to do. We acknowledge Thee as the
author Of our being, as the Creator OF
all beings, and as the giver OF every
good and perfect gift; and We are
grateful unto Thee for Thy manifold
mercies unto US and to our fellow clti-
zens. We thank Thee for blessings
spiritual and for blessings temporal;
we thank Thee for the Gospel of Christ
and the hopes and assurances OF eternal
salvation We thank Thee for Amer-
can citizenship. for our country and It's
glorious institutions, its heroic past,
the prosperous present and the pro-
misses for the future We thank Thee
for our State and our municipality; we
thank Thee for good men and for pure
women and the precious heritage OF
children We thank Thee for material
wealth and for the disposition TO put
It to it's proper use; we thank Thee for
the liberal man who, out OF his heart,
devises liberal things. We thank Thee
for books, for the makers Of them, and
for libraries and those who build and
endow them; and we ask Thee to ac-
cept of this institution. this free public
library this repository OF knowledge,
which has been reared unto Thee as an
offering upon the altar OF education,
as contribution to human enllghten-
ment And we pray Thee TO bless those
who are here assembled and who shall
take part IN the exercises Bless those
who make music FOR us and him who
shall deliver the address and he who
shall preside over these services. Bless
this institution and those who shall
have charge of it, and those who shall
frequent It, and all who shall assemble
here at any time for legitimate pur-
poses We thank Thee for this institute
tion for its philanthropic donor, FOR
al the blessings he enjoys, and we pray
Thee to bless this library. this noble
institution. bless It and accept 1t at our
hands and make it stand as an endur-
ing monument TO the cause of educa-
tion and to the blessed memory Of him
who hath reared It and started II out
upon It's worthy and important mission.
Amen
CHAIRMAN SPENCER'S REMARKS.
Chairman Spencer followed with these
well chosen remarks in welcome.
The opening or Tree puOllC H.
br1ry," he said us an important event
in any city, and / am glad 10 see you
nave emphasized its Importance by
coming here in such goodly numbers,
1t is a pleasure 10 come to a meeting
that knows no party, class or creed.
We are met as fellowctIzens with a
single aim, with one single desire; by
our voice ana presence to pay some
fitting tribute TO man who by his
generous act has endeared himself to
us and that man Is John G. Packard.
The pleasure Is murred by not having
him with us tonight, but I have here
a letter which ! received from him
and which / shall read Mr.. Spencer
read the following communication from
Mr., Packard, from Santa Cruz:
santa Cruz, oct 2l,--Johu d. Speu-
Ger, Esq, chairman library board