The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-01
BIBLE LEADS THE
BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS
Two Committees Are Appointed, One
to Work in Behalf of Piano, and
the Other in Getting Contributions
of Either Books or Money-Will
Be Located in City Hall.
Especial to THE T1MEs,)


East Chicago, Ind, April 1. - East
Chicago has the nucleus of public
library, which it acquired yesterday,
when Mrs. J. D. Kennedy, president Of
the Tuesday Reading club, donated the
first book that has ornamented the
sh vles of the spacious apartments in
the city hall. reserved for library pur-
poses. The book is a Bible and 1t is
expected with this start that the Ii
brary will grow apace and will in the
near future have to its credit a note
worthy number of volumes.
Tuesday Reading Club Pledged.
The Tuesday Reading club has evolv-
ed a novel and what is hoped to be an
effective method of providing East
Chicago with its long coveted public Ii
brary While the city hall was under
construction, the organization had a
covetous eye upon one of it's rooms,
which the members desired to secure
as a place of meeting for their club.
This was the library A committee
therefore suggested to the mayor and
city council that the club be granted
the privilege of meeting in the library
once a week, in return for which favor
the ladies proposed to do the utmost
library, or such part of library, that
the remainder would be speedily forth
coming through the interest Of public
spirited citizens. The plan was agreed
TO by the city officials and Mrs. Ken
nedy at yesterdays meeting of the
Tuesday Reading club, started the ball
rolling by donating her share of the
contribution pledged.
Two Committees Appointed.
Two committees were also appointed,
one to work in the interests of piano
for the library. and the other to work
for the library proper. The idea is
that every citizen of East Chicago, who
is in a position to do SO, be prevailed
upon to present a book. or the price Of
one. to the library. Members of the
Tuesday Reading club are, however,
pledged to set a good example, also
wherever possible, by coming forward
with volume or one dollar, which last
is the average price Of the kind of
books as are desired especially for use
in the library.
The city recently installed book
cases. and now all that is lacking is
the books.
VIII Be No LOafinE Place.
The members of the Tuesday Reading
club wish it understood that the Ii
brary is to be strictly a public library
for use by the public in general, and
that their activities in its behalf do
not give the many greater claim upon
its benefits. when benefits there are,
tina nhas every citizen of East Chicago
and Indiana Harbor. They merely were
DESTROYS of getting the library under
way, and have taken this means of
repaying the city for the permission
granted them to use the library room
as place of meeting for their club.
Notwithstanding all this the library
is to be no lounging place for the great
unwashed, and spitters viii be elected
with little or no ceremony. The ques-
ton of whether cuspidors will be made
a part Of the furnishings of the library
has not yet been up for discussion
either among the women of the club
or by the city council.
After the library has been given a
fair start it is hoped by the women
that the city may give an appropriation
for carrying on the good work.