The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-06-26


A called meeting Of the Tucumesri
Public Library Association was held in
the library room Monday afternoon ut
4i3O, the regular meeting Of the first
Monday In May and the hrst Monday
In June having been called OF on ac
count Of their being no lights In the
building.
The question Of changing the time
for the regular meetings was discussed
and a motion made by Rev. DuBose and
seconded by Mr.. Keator that the time
he changed to 4 clock ih the afternoon
81 the Second Monday in each month
was carried.
The report ~ the finance committee
showed a very nice balance TO the cred
It Of the ASSOCIATION.
The secretary vas instructed 10 write
Ia the b.. of l.. r.. expressing the thanks
OF the associate lou for the donation of
$500 per month which the lodge has
been giving and also extend to the mem.
bers OF the lodge \ cordial invitation
to visi, tue library often.
Mr. acAllisier rs present aud re
ported that no definite action had been
taken by tue Brotherhood o. Railway
Conductors with reference to a donation
for the library, stating that the lodge
had not been long Organized aud ex
pressing the opinion tnat the lodge
would 10 sonnet ny in the near future.
Mr.. Mcbride was asked to visit the
brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen aud
solicit a donation for the library. Mes.
,rs. MrBride aud McAllister were ap
pointed by the President as u commit
tee to try TO secure donations from all
the railway orders.
ways aud means Of supporting the
library was the next subject brought
before the association and a motion
was made by Mr.. Keator that a com
miitce be appointed TO wait upon Mr..
Porter, manager of the Electric Theatre,
and to accept hIs kind offer to give one
night, the same being the last Thursday
night Of each month, to 90 to the sup
port of the Tucumcari Library, and that
a vote Of thanks be extended him Tor
this offer. Motion seconded by Mr.. Bry.
mer aud carried unanimously. Messrs
SehaGb and Hammons and Miss Kraft
and Mrs. Gerhardt were appointed as
the committee. Same committee was
also instructed to call upon Miss Hast
iugs, who has arranged to give a con.
cert for the benefit Of the library, aud
arrange the time aud place for the con.
cert.
Method Of securing new members was
discussed and It was decided that a.
a starter each officer of the association
should secure ten new members.
It was suggested by the President
that announcements Of the children :
reading hour he made at the various
sunday Schools. Miss Williams of Nara
Visa M asked 10 read TO the children
this week the hour being from ten To
eleven O'Clock Friday morning.
Motion made by Mr.. Mcbride that
the $500 now in the book fund bee
turned over 70 Mr.. Keator, chairman Of
the borL committee with instructions
to invest the amount in hooks immcdi
ately, mostly boys hooks, carried.
The librarian reported that Marshal
Benson has offered 70 pay a years sub.
scription To some daily paper. Motion
made by Mr.. Mcbride that the offer be
accepted and that the book committee
be instructed to select the paper. Mo.
lion carried.
The question Of better lights for the
library room was discussed aud b. sug
gested that a lighter tint Of plasterinp