Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07

of Scotland and "A great lover of books.
particularly books relating to Robert
Burns In addition to Burns works, Mr.
Smith owns between four and five thou
sand books bearing on Burns, besides a
copy of every book that Burns owned:
also twenty-seven biogra phical works on
Burns and 200 pictures of him. In Mr..
Smiths library are 600 editions Of the
works of Robert Burns
''In each OF the books given by Mr.. Smith
to the library is a verse In memory or
Mr.. Noyes which reads:
The bridegroom may forget the bride
Was made his welded wife yestecn,
The monarch may forget his crown
That on his head an bour has been;
The mother may forget the child
That smiles 80 swectly on her knee:
But I'll remember thee. dear Moves,
And all that thou hast done for me-
William Robertson Smith.
~ should make mention also of a mucl-
needed bookcase recently contributed 10
the library through the kindness and good
will of Mr.. Warner.
Challenging the Works
Nov, just a word as 10 the future
work of the library. Through the efforts
OF two gentlemen not members of the
board, Mr.. kumler and Mr. Wright, much
has been done during the past few months
in the way of rearranging or classifying
the books in the library and discarding
some that are of no further use. When
this work is completed It is the purpose t.
have the books catalogued and u place
a catalogue in every home in KensinS-
ton. Now that liberal income for the
library is assured il is hoped this work
can go forward more rapidly. In this
connection the board has had some cor
respondence with the Maryland state IL
hrary commission which has promised us
advice and assistance at an early date.
J. w. Townsend announced that The
Evening Star had sent City four books
the Washington Herald twelve books,
Mr.. Weihe twelve books. s. kann. Sons
& Co twelve boohS. S. s. Shedd & Bro.
seven books. DR.. IT r. NayIor six. II. {.
Gauss four, DIR. Runner two. j. W. Town
Putnam five. +. A. Bessey, Brooklyn,
y. Y. ten. F.. A. Wright four Mr.. Bur
pee seven. l.. w. Maxon two. J. w. Buck,
Norman Peter Is. II. Warner, Miss PERI
J. III. Potts. Maj. L. Knapp, Philip Potts
one each, and quite a number of books
the donors of which are unknown.
H. c. Trowbridge gave 81. DR. W. l.
Lewis 81. w. NJ Terrell 81 and Mrs.
+. T. Chapman 81.
The Kensington Orchestra Mrs. ]. ii.
Cunningham. leader. gave the first num-
Der on the program. "Marche Militaire"
Schubert Then Mr. Warner asked
Charles l.. Neibel to sing. Mrs. Neibel,
at the piano, with Mr.. Beaumont Glass
PLAYING the Floiih oougdlo, assisted MI
Neibel, who sang Doris by Nevin
; Mrs. Neibel played ''Gondoleria'' and
1.-THE Blue Danube" Beaumont Glass
gave violin solo. "Polonaise Brilliante
(Wienawskn and by the Brooklet
Ovorak). The orchestra then gave 20
Promise Me- (de Koven). Mr.. Neibel re-
cited David and Goliath and for an en-
core ''Ehris Columbia" Mr.. Glass playe cd
"a Spanish Dance" tMoszkowskD. Mr..
Neibel sang "Four-Leaf Clover" The or
chestra gave as the last number Rain.
bow fWeinrich1
J. w. Townsend said that the trustees
and all those interested in the library
thanked b. ii. Warner who gave the lot.
built the library building and gave il to
the town and interested his friend Mr..
Noyes. in the library He thanked thoSs
who had taken part, and hoped thA9
would be present next year.