The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-06-06
yerment Stale Librarians Meet 10
Manchester ana Elee, Offlcefs,

Manchester and Eiec, of1cers,
Iabtsrssus from al psxs. a The stale
gaalsfs.s Il NaBekeT.sr on "Wednesday.
Mar ss. wbsn sAe MARX Skinner lahrary
n lhis rlnoc entertained tbs Vermont
s4aae IAbafy Association. Daring
shea aMy the new hosei ~ Manehea-
SCI, tho Orchard park Hos@l. was
.tssr besdqasraefs. Mics Frances NJ
Pierre ~ Lsdlow. vice presidens q
The assocAsison, acted A. chairman II
,lss aanaal husissss meeting In the
nlasesne q. President Edssnd N God.
aArd u Montpelier Alien l.. Graves
u this place welcomed the visitors GU
behalf u The trustees 81 The library.
A brSsl business session followed, ri
which these officers were clecied Tor
ibe ensuing year
President. Miss Frances N. Pierce
u Ludlosg vice president. Miss Clara
NJ. Chamberlain ot Manchester see
Rotary and treasurer. Ma Ndlih '.
Clarke ~ BBriing,onl second vice
presidents, William Ellis o. Norihhcld,
Red6eid Proctor. jr., 81 Proctor. Miss
Mary y. Stakeholder of Braitlsboro,
Miss Elizabeth Rogers Of Swanion,
Mrs. X. " Barney d Springfield and
Miss Mary ". bA4oigber Of Montpelier.
A committee ~ss appointed by The
president 10 look Into tbe possibilities
81 work In the libraries for the foreign
population u the state. This commit
tee Is 10 report at the next meeting OF
the asA0cisiion and is made mp A. FOL
lows. Miss sarah c, Hagar Of BurlIng
ton. Miss Fannie Fischer " Prcciors'
yille aud Mrs. Louise Boyss II Barre.
The place for the nsIi years meet
ing was moi definitely decided upon
but il will probably be in some town
in the northern part Of the state.
THr ROUND TABLE.
The business meeting was followed
by the Round Table," which is undei
the direetop Of the Vermont Board o
Library Commissioners appointed b,
Gov. Proctor. They arr Edward u
Goddard OF Montpelier. chairman
Mrs. w. =. Smith of 81, Johnsbury
Mrs. NJ. II. Buckham Of Burlington
Mrs. G. NJ. Winslow Of Brandon. anC
Miss FrsDces Hobert Of Cambridge
secretary,
Miss Mary l.. Titeomb Of Hasers
town, Md, librarian Of the Washington
County Free Library, and secretary o.
the Maryland Free Library Commits
sion, conducted the discussions Of th,
Round Table" She spoke on tn,
topics Of Work with the Children,
Rural Delivery Of Books" GOOD
Housekeeping" Book Repairs" and
other practical ways and means. She
was followed by Mrs. Kate Woods Bar
ney of Springfield, whose subject wa,
Collecting Local Historical Material. "
Mrs. c. NJ. Winslow Of Brandon and
Miss Edith ". Clark Of Burlington
then spoke on the topic "Tse Buying
of Books" They were followed by
Miss Lucy ID. Cheney Of Rutland,
whose address was on the manner in
which small library might obtain a
collection Of pictures. THE Library
Exhibit in the Small Town" was the
subject of an address by Miss Bertha
N. Shaw of Pittsford. Miss Frances
NJ. Pierce OF Ludlow followed. Her
topic was, institutional Work of a
Library" The Round Table" was
brought to close with an address on
THE Art Of Book Binding" by Otto
X. Bennett Of this town.
David X. Simonds Of Manchester
presided over the evening session,
which was well attended by the gen
eral public. He gave brief sketch
of the history Of this town, relating
chiefly TO its different libraries, the
first Of which was started in the 18th
century, soon after its settlement. He
also touched upon the influence which
the early settlers had upon the charac-
tors of their descendants.
Mr.. Slmonds then introduced DR..
James II. Garfield, Librarian of Col.
umbia University and native Of this
place, who gave the address of the
evening. He took for his subject, 1.-THE
Place and Value of the Public Libra.
ry."
DEFINES CIVILIZATION.
The speaker defined true civilization,
ideal civilization, as the art or state Of
living together in mutual helpfulness.
That which makes our form OF govern
ment so peculiar and unique is that il
conforms so closely TO this definition.
Western civilization is the most salts.
factory and promising that the world
has known because il follows this ideal