The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-05-03
Monday Club Receives.


On Tuesday evening the Monday
Club entertained the patrons of the Ii.
brary and other friends at the room of
the Monday Club on Market street,
where the public library is also to be
found. The room was artistically dec.
GRATED with dogwood, snowballs, lilies
of the valley, roses and other beautiful
spring flowers. The ladies received
their guests in pleasing manner. The
meeting was called to order by Mrs. W.
p. Harris, after which was short
speech by the librarian, Miss Arnell,
setting forth the design of the-meeting,
i. e, to help the library, and telling of
its eleven years work.
Revs. Brown, Moore and Carrico,
Prof. Lowry and Mr.. G. B. Allen were
called upon, all of whom made peril
nent remarks. The question of an as
ISOLATION separate from the Monday
Club was discussed pro and con, many
taking part in the discussion, the ma
jority seeming to think that in no way
could this do any good. 1t was thor
oughly explained that while the Mon
day Club did the work. they received
no especial benefit therefrom, as while
subscribers only pay 81 year sub
scription, thereby receiving the benefit
of not only the books, but the current
m lgazines, every member of the club
is assessed So q year for the benefit of
the library, whether they use the books
or not. Messrs. Galloway and Haskell
Wood made some useful suggestions,
and Mrs. G. L.. Smith asked aid from
the gentlemen, as the ladies had tried
to get subscribers in 80 many ways they
were tired of it. Mr.. Allen expressed
himself AZ willing to trade Main street
paving problem for the library problem.
Those who have used the library and
know its excellent selection of books
and magazines told of the pleasure they
had derived from it. Mrs. Hurlbut,
not member of the club, spoke from
long experience, of the fact that so far
from being run for self, the members
OF the club willingly gave up books
they desired to read to let others have
the first chance. Many found the loca-
ton of the library drawback, express.
ing desire to have it in more public
locality aud to dispense with the long
flight Of stairs which keep delicate peo
pie, who are often the ones with mos
time to read, from nsing the privileges
they would be glad to use. Mr.. Allen
offered to be one of twenty to raise ter
subscribers to the library, others re-
sponded, some pledging the funds i
not the actual subscribers. Severa
punches of ten were promised by gen
tlemen, then some of five, and thel
eighteen ladies agreed to furnish on,
hDIoCo. IOls
when school reopened he could get 10V
among the pupils. 1t was explained b.
the ladies that the Monday Club, beinl
a limited institution, they could onl,
have mem bers to ut limit, but libra
nv association could take in more, il
fact, all who would Join, but nothing
was done to forward that, as no on
felt that they were willing to do th
, work the ladies had done and that i
still to do, as it takes both time an,
strength to do this. Rev. Brown sug
gested that some one not member O
the club write a report of this for th
papers, hence this article by one VIII
has been for four years a subscriber t
the library, and has for 81 year ha
the benefit thereof and can speak of tn
good derived therefrom, who is not an
never has been a member of the Mon
day Club, and who has no motive eI
cept to tell people that it is worth tn
D small sum asked. Another thing, Mrs
4 ArneIl said that the library was Away
free to the public schools for reference
, a fact which should be more general
: known. After the friendly discussio
, of ways aud means, an authors contet
was announced, and cake and sherbt