The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-03-08
Rally in Interest Of Public Library.


of Education Of the state, Normal
School, the town council and private
citizens, met at the courthouse in in
terest Of a town library.
At this meeting, Dr. Jones, Of the
Normal School, presided After few
preliminary remarks. stating the pur-
pose Of the meeting, he called upon
Mr. Hatcher, minister Of the Methodist
church, Of thi, place.
Mr.. Hatcher said. "While ] am a
bird of passage, believe will YET see
a library in Farmville; for know from
experience that, if you want TO carry
anything through, you must get wo-
men back Of it. The thing for the men
to do is TO get behind the women and
support them i'm every way i'm this
good move. Then perhaps some one,
a. Mr.. Carnegie, may be glad 10 lend
"a helping hand. Mr.. Carnegie, when
a poor boy, was helped by a mans
lending him each week from his pri-
vate library a book. Then was formed
i'm that boy the determination, If ever
in hi, power, TO be blessing in the
same way to other. In that act Of
kindness to poor boy was sown the
seed that has sprung up into a verti-
able giant Of the forest, offering com
fort and shelter to thousands. ! am
heartily in sympathy with this effort
on the part Of our women
DR.. Jones then called upon Mr.. Rus
sell. one Of the supervisors Of the De
partment of Education. Mr.. Russell
said. "The effort to get library for
/ Farmyille is move i'm the right di-
rection. Some time ago when ! was
opening a box Of looks in my Office,
friend. standing near, one of the best
read men know, ask d me what my
box of books cost told him So
Then he said, Il don'tspend any mon
ev on books for / need only three
books, a dictionary, a Shakespeare,
Bible. At amere nominal price, !
get all the books ] want, for there is a
library in my town"
To encourage the leaders in this new
enterprise, Mr.. Russell told them the
origin and history Of the Flower Mis-
sion. ain one of our western cities,
he said, "a woman sick Of an incur
able disease, confined TO her home, was
the reel pient Of many flowers, messen-
gers Of sympathy and love. In the
brain Of this invalid woman, anxious
TO do something for some one sprang
up the thought Of sending some Of her
flowers, after keeping them a sufficient
time to show her appreciation, to the
prisoners Of the Jail Of her town. In
this way, one shut in with God sent
messages Of Gods love to others shut
i'm with their sins. Truly this was
little thing, yet this little seed plant
ed by invalid woman, nourished by
her prayers. under the blessing Of God
has grown into the Flower Mission |
that is sending messages Of love and |
hope to prisoners throughout the
world"
DR.. Jones next introduced Mr.. Jar
man by saying he knew Of no man
more interested in putting good books
within the reach Of children.
Mr.. Jarman told Of the library i'm the
public schools, and Of his efforts
through this library to reach the child
rem of Farmyille. He spoke Of the
great importance Of a town library and
of his interest i'm this effort to get
library that would reach the whole
town. He said he felt sure that ia
time we would have one.
As he took his seat, he called upon
Mr.. Doyne, member Of the town
council, to say something.
Mr.. Doyne, rising to his feet said
81 want to reach the boys and girls
of our town. / would to God that
there had been a town library when
was growing up"
The meeting then being thrown OPP
en-. Mr.. Walker Scott called upon
Capt. Watkins.
Capt. Watkins produced much fun
by saying, eff every man was afraid
Of his wife as ! am, he would certain
ly believe in the library, for have
had nothing preached to me for ten
days but the library
Mr.. Barrow next had the floor. He
said it would mean much if we could |
get a library, for with this we might
keep our boys from the streets.
Mr.. George Richardson said 81 APP
prove ofthis move to get alibrary, and
promise by my influence and by my
means to help"
Several others were called upon, but
modestly refused 10 respond, they,
however, by their presence, showed |
their interest.
The leaders Of this movement were
much encouraged by the enthusiasm
Of those present.
This movement originated i'm the
mothers meeting, held in connection
with the Kindergarten Department Of
the Normal School. Realizing what
a book may mean in arousing the de
sire of child to know something, TO
be something, TO do something, and at
the same time realizing the response
bility placed upon them, not only IN
regard TO their own children, but also
in regard to their neighbors child
rem, the women i'm their mothers
meetings have taken upon themselves
the task Of securing library for the
town Of Farmville.