The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-11

NJ President Hooks HegIn 10 Come IN
rolowiug closely on the announcement
nat the National Civic Federation is about
a, improve the working conditions OF the
.ro,zel yarnishers and the actors comes
I'D that Miss Rose La Harte Ia capital H
and don't forget the el, who is the Lady
Vohmria Of "A Society Circus at the
uinnodrome. has called a meeting Of her
eli and the Hippodrome's press agents
N consider plans for Orming a library
Sor the chorus girls in the big show.
The meeting was held yesterday after
mon in the press Office and was attended
nv Press Agents George T. Lynch and
viii A. Page. Only for the necessity Of
Miss La Harte's presence on the stage
=, the time she would undoubtedly lave
hsen at the meeting also. Messrs. Lynch
and Page quickly perfected plans for the
new library unassisted, however, after
rbich Mr.. Lynch moved that the Chorus
Girls Helping Hand Society" be organized.
This motion was seconded by Mr.. Page,
Who presided. Mr.. Lynch then seconded
Mr. Pages motion that the officers Of the
new literary society-the helping part is to
he of an intellectual character principally
elect officers Of the society and a librarian.
carried. Miss La Harte was nominated
for the presidency, Miss George Dix. secre-
tarv. and Miss Olive North, treasurer. Mr..
lynch and Mr.. Page made nominations
alternately and then elected the three
Young women unanimously.
The meeting was then adjourned after
,one slight discussion between the two
delegates ~ to whether il would be better
N move Mile. Jeanette's performing camels
70 Marceline's dressing room and To trans
form the stalls thus vacated into a library
or 10 move Marceline over with the camels
and place the new books in the spot nov
occupied by Marcclina.
When. after sonle heated discussion pro
and con, the press agents decided that it
world be better TO move the camels the
meeting adjourned. 4 few minutes later
Mr.. Lynch quietly sent the following type
written circular to various newspapers
between TompiInsville and Youkers:
Under the auspices NJ the Helping Hand
Society Of the New York Hippodrome. a
library for the use Of the chorus girls and
others employee in a Society Circus has
been founded as an adjunct OF the green
room, where the girls who have a few mo-
msns rest may spend their leisure time read
ing good literature and popular novels. The
Helping Hand Society, Of which Miss Rose
Ia Harte is president. has sent out a circular
letter TO all prominent members Of the theat-
real profession asking for books and maya
zines for the library. Mr.. Henry Miller re-
sponded promptly by sending a complete set
Of Dickens; Edna Wallace Hopper sent over
fifty novels published in the last few years;
Miss Virginia Harmed contributed a COM
plete set Of Dumas. with a number Of other
books. and Miss Margaret Anglin contributed
anumber Of books by American and foreign
authors. Nearly 500 volumes have formed
the nucleus Of the Hippodr ONE library. and
at the rate the books are coming in il is be-
ievsd Messrs. shubert & Anderson will have
10 set aside . separate room and employ a
librarian.
I am glad to zee thatthe newspapers are
Interested in this great work, said Messrs.
Page and Lynch, "a they stood in the lobby
with hands joined 70 receive the reporters.
Its remarkable how this news has trav-
eIled,- they continued with evident pleas
ure. Miss North, who is this year repeat
ing her great success as EsmeydIdG, intends
to take some time on just az soon as she
can get TO il and decorate the camels' stalls
next 20 the Forty-third street 1Inway 50
that the chorus girls will really want to run
In there when they have three or four min
utes of the stage and read a good, uplifting
book instead Of strnining their eyes over
fancy work as they do now"
When Messrs. Page and Lynch led the re-
porters back Of the stage works to see how
the literary work was progressing II was
learned that in addition to h books mem
toned among the contributions-and which
are as good as given nownMr, Page a
atlas Of the world and that when Mr.. Lynch
gets back TO his apartments this morning
be ia going TO dig out a copy OF The Merry
MUSES. Of Robert Burns, printed as written.
That's fine. said Miss La Harte, clapping
Der hands with delight as she came up to
the group and heard of this. i saw q
copy OF that ono and il has the pTettiest
red cover. II there is anything | .dote
on it's red covered books. Probably that's
because I'm so dark complicated"
We shall never be able 10 thank Edna
Wallace Hopper enough" exclaimed Miss
George Dix, coming out from behind a
horse OF stage. she lust told me over
at the restaurant that the hooks placed
side by side measure over six feet n that
every one Of them is by a brand new author.
They've all been written within the last
two years-not an old one among them"
m Miss pig is a yassaE girl s you I knob ~.
literary game cold and so we've decided
10 make her librarian. You were grad
ustsd in the class Of 1898. weren't you,
Miss Dix
Glass Of what" exclaimed Miss Dix
aghast. -Oh. for heavens sake, Mr.. Re-
porter, don't say that. Noughty-three
please
4 think it would be nice. =" said little Miss
Omena, as the library visiting committee
worked its way toward the camels' apart
ments. Il think il would be nice II we got
some pictures, autographed, OF course, OF
some dead swell authors like Richard Hart
ley Davis or Wendell Churchill, to hang
around the ROOM, too. II would give a
literary atmosphere to the reading room,
don't you Think"
Nc, ! think we ought to go in for lady
althors' pictures" insisted Tina Glennon,
because it will be mostly the girls that will
read the books. OF course a nifty photo
Of Richard Hartley Davis-just one, say
would set off the room. But I'm for the
picture OF a woman who wrote a novel
called Beckoned Tack to Brooklyn that
read not long ago. l forget her name,
out her picture was in the front OF the book
and I'm for her. Dreamy eyes and the
sweetest old fashioned lace collar and n
q those big round brows that one feels.
snould be gilded. She was sure soulful as
alooker."
Messrs. Lynch and Page are especially
anxious that contributors will not send
700 many books Of a light character. They
mat during a straw vote taken just
Setore the reporters arrived IL was learned
1At seventy-two and two-tenths OF the
KITS voted for books other than fiction.
Drces American Commonwealth" cad
VI Jle Voting aaU tha nraaa anQnta and