The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
FIRST CONFERENCE
 ON PUBLIC LIBRARY Quid Pro Quo Club Will Attend
 Mass Meeting SHORT TALKS LAST NIGHT According to Present Plans City Will Be Asked to Donate slte-No Contributions Will Be
 Sought at Meeting.
 
SHORT TALKS LAST NIGHT

Il He puDilc ilDfafy IeNer IS spreading rapidly and the Quid Pro Quo club be- came infected with 1t last night The symptoms first appeared a day or two ago, when the members of the club re- ceived an invitation to an informal sup per to be held at the Country club last night At the supper it was discovered that the disease had grown very fast on them. and from the amount of enthusi- asm aroused it is not believed the fever can be suppressed.
 The supper was very informal and was merely made the occasion for boosting the attendance at the mass meeting to be held at the Majestic theatre tomorrow night No one was asked to make a con tribution and indeed the matter of con- tributions was not mentioned. Nearly every one present made a short talk and the determination that Birmingham should have public library was reflected in every utteranee and the enthusiasm shown augurs well for the movement.
 Among those present were: Gov. w. H. Sims, Dr. J. H. Phillips. pr. J. w. Stagg, Dr. A. J. Dickinson, Rabbi M Newfield, Capt F. P. O'Brien, Lieutenant-Gover- nor Henry B. Gray, Judge o. R. Hundley, T. H. Motion, Sterling A. Wood, J. J. Smith, Frank Nelson, Belton Gilreat tn, pr. T. D. Parke, A. Latady and A. T. London.
 Ask City for Site.
 According to the plan of campaign out lined by the provisional association in charge of the public library movement, the city will be requested to furnish lot for the building. The board of education will also be asked to donate the books of the library under it's control as nucleus fOr tho nl1biip libra They will pro- pose that this library be opened at once to the public, free of charge
 Typographical Union 104 has authorized that the amount of $100 be donated to the library fund.
 The meeting Thursday night will not be for the purpose of asking donations, but simply for the organizing of the as- sociation. The interest in this movement has taken deep root with the citizens of Birmingham and the Majestic theatre will no doubt be taxed to its capacity Thursday night The meeting will be called to order at o'clock
 Announcement By Committee.
 The following announcement has been issued by the committee in charge:
 The temporary Library association formed some weeks ago by representatives of all the women's clubs of the city and by gentlemen associated with them adopt ed a constitution and a plan setting forth the aims of the association. The constl- tuition and plan will be presented to the meeting at the Majestic theatre on Thurs day night, May g, for the consideration of the permanent association there to be launched
 Article of that constitution reads as follows:
 Its membership shall consist of such persons as shall manifest their interest in the work of the association by enroll ing their names as members, and making voluntary contribution for the purposes contemplated in it's organization.
 The aims and purposes of the associa- tion are declared to be as follows:
 Whereas the city of Birmingham is greatly in need of an adequate free pub lie library, and
 Whereas, We believe the people of our city and district are. abundantly able, out of their private means, to establish such an institution. and,
 Whereas The present library. estab- lished and maintained by the Board of Education, affords an admirable nucleus for such a free public library, therefore, Be it resolved. That the aims and pur- poses of the Birmingham Library asso- citation shall be as follows:
 1. To create and unifv public sentiment in favor of free and adequate public library for the city of Birmingham.
 2. To seeuresthe requisite funds for the erection of a library building and the proper equipment of same.
 B. To secure the consent of the Board of Education to the opening of the libra " now under it's control, free of mem bership charges. at the earliest possible moment and to make this library the nucleus of the public library contem- plated by this association.
 A. To secure the agreement of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Birmingham to provide suit able site for the library building. and to appropriate annually from the city treasury for the maintenance of said library sum which shall not be less than 10 per centum of the total amount of subscriptions obtained through this association.
 D. To vest the ownership of the H. brarv site. building and ppurtenances in the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Birmingham.
 G. To secure such enactments as may be required to keep the management of the library forever free from the influence of partisan politics.
 The arrangement committee appointed by the temporary association desires it to be known that the meeting on Thurs day night at the Majestic theatre Is not for the purpose of extorting or begging money, but 10 organize-to obtain the enrolment of a large membershlp-to launch the association proper It Is for the executive board there to bt elected to later provide ways and means for raising the required funds.
 SAMUEL ULLMAN, I. D. MOORE,
 R. De OWES
 w. NJ. DRENNEN,