The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
LIBRARY PEOPLE
HOLD A MEETING.
Heartily i'll Favor Of Erecting a
Monument 70 Edgar
Allan Poe.
WANT The CARNEGIE. Lll551SaaHY
Also Favor Having Next Meet
ing Of American Library
Association Here.
WANT The CARNEGIE q 55H11FY

The Virginia Library Association hedl
an enthusiastic meeting In the hall OF the
House Of Delegates last night, and dis
cussed q number Of proposition relating
| to educationa matters in the State. -
a resolution was adopted declaring in
favor Of erecting q monument to Edgar
| Allan Poe, and speeches were also made
| favorable to n public city library, wheth-
| or given by Mr.. Cargenie or not.
The question Of inviting the American
| Library Association to meet here next
| year was discussed, and all the speakers
earnestly favored the invitation. Mr..
John 2. Kennedy presided, and the first
gentleman to receive recognition was
Mr.. H. S. Evans.
$ls To Honor Poe.
Mr.. Evans offered the following rcso-
luton which was unanimously adoptcd
Whereas, Edgar Allan Poe spent his
boyhood and early manhood III Ricl-
Inond, and throughout his life regarded
this city as his real home and almost
to his dying hours looked forward to
making her the place OF his final resi-
dence and great use6llness.
Whereas. his achievement In his
chosen work Of literature has placed
him in the first rank Of the worlds
| great literary masters. aud while his
writings are bcnetlcently the heritage
| of the civilized world. the glory soft
| his name is Inseparably connected
with Richmond and is perpetual
Whereas, this city of his FIRST love
| has never in open and tangible man
ner shown her appreciation OF him
and asserted her peculiar right to do
him honor as her adopted son, but in
! q Inl q N1oSSrQ .InSHnhl TO-.
Rabbi L. n. Calisch., W. Gordon Nc
Cabe. s. c. Mitchell. Allen Potts
Charles Marshall, Graves and James
have now been incorpora ted under the +
name Of the Poo Memorial Association
for the purpose, Of erecting IN Rlch-
nlond a suitable monument TO- tl!e y
| great poet, critic and master or inc (
Resolved, That the Virginia Library
Association extend to the Poe Memo
rial Association It's whrmest common,
e eae,os a bellevng 1nt this city and
this country have too long delayed
honorlng by proper expression ms
| man who abroad stands head ana
shoulders above every other American
author. 55tgf Bib
LA Splendid Speech
DR.. sc. AIitchell, OF Richmond Colle 8
was then called upon and made Q me az
dress. Dr.. Mitchci>congratuluteI me ,b AZ
men in the, State on the subject OF CIV sl,,
cation lie thought.a great deal OF creals
was due to the Legislature. G 10Y r1r
| the inspectors for the educational strides
made in this State. The speaker praised
Mr.. Kennedy and his splendid wo ,nh h an.
said that he had never seen such lNl-
| nrovcments as had been made in the state
| Library,
5Dr Mitchell earnestly advocated al en-
argement Of the library privileges a " do ,He
TO the question Of a library for RlcI'Inoha
city, rio favored the establishment OF a
city library and said It Wou va m6a
S peopo OF of the city, I'm the interest Of
people, say. that q public library ~ ~, - =
public necessity" he continued, n an !, !,
sinccrely hope that We VIII lllt'nlatclE
Secure Secure the Carnegie public library which
ID, DR.. Mitchell earnestly adyocatea q ~ ,ne
getting Of the American I.ibrarfy As s. d
lion to meet here next year. and ne was was
librarian Kennedy spoke briefly N snp.
port Of the latter portion OF Or M''e''e'' .
DE Dr' NIctculf, of Richmond College, ~,
lowad, and addressed himself chlefly %
re- r Poe mr. moeS Saras nh rGRRs1"a Graves
Who had nut the character Of Poe 80 80
clearly before the people, should haNe th H.
| whnlc country in his efforts for lltt'ns
monument to the great poet, ~,
'rhe speaker earnestly ndIpnea Zee 10 c,ts
',u,m, of Mr Carnegle's OFFER
All Are in Line.
AIR. r. Nick. Judkins followed, and Ne
cn arc, Ills belief that tho city was great Z, ),
q sea of puD rsst p of ihe S siit et
one s'' man or municipal appropriation, lle
thought pc sildrent S end ths lRnf Of
ME would wehicolmeid tn e Glasses \ 4
Mr.. Judkns favored accepting MI !, ca itia
| ncgie's OFFER, and thought the 5couneiimen !
should be cnnyassed on the subject ' az
MI. Mr., S. *. Mckee, OF the y; NJ, s.aA !,
spoke briefly but earnestly, y iayo eana o.
| a public. library here, ana i,na ~ i'4i'o
Mr.. 10 S. evans. spoke, in part as fol-
| lows: u,r.
| cjninn 4 cannot hclp b,it feel the deepest
interest in this moycnmtl IN Richnonnd
Tor a public library. isishWond, ~ 1 In,