The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-17
CAMPAIGN FOR LIBRARY STARTED.
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BOOST FOR THE LIBRARY IS MOTTO 900 -....-'
ADOPTED BY THE WOMEN Of PLYMOUTH
Six Reasons Why Plymouth Should Have Library Are Given
by Rev Wareng in Address to Meeting of Club and So
ciety Women of the City Held Yesterday Officers Elected
and Committees Appointed

An interesting meeting, at.
tepded by about seventy-fve
Ladies', representing every Wo-
mems Organization in the city,
was held at the residence of Mrs
Harry Humrichouser on north
Michigan street Monday after
noon, to formulate plans, and
take steps in the campaign for
securing Public Library for the
city of Plymouth. The object OF
the organization is to start a
city wide movement, in which
every citizen of Plymouth will
lend aid in the work. The plan
is to secure a Carnegie Library
for the city. A commission ap-
pointed by the great library phil
antbropist Andrew Carnegie, will
appropriate funds for the estab-
lishment >of public free libraries,
under certain conditions. The
conditions are these: The site
must be provided by the citizens
or city. and the city wherein such
a library is located, must levy a
tax for the maintenance of such
ali institution equal to ten per
cent of the cost of the building,
and library per year. In other
words, if a $4,000 library is Sc
cured, the location must be pur-
chased by the citizens and tax
must be levied by the city coun-
Gil, which will raise $500 per
year for the naintainence OF the
library. The purpose of the unit
ed action of the Plymouth ladies,
is to raise funds for the purchase
of suitable site. The ladies will
later perfect plans for the univer-
sal raising of revenue. The site
must be as near the city as pos
sible, to be Of greatest benefit.
1t is planned to have rest rooms,
for country people, and play
grounds for visiting children, in
connection with the library itself.
Committees and Officers.
The assemble ladies proceed
ed to organize by the election of
officers Mrs S. E. Boys was elect
ed president, and Miss Hazel Dell
Neff, secretary of the organiza-
ton. After lengthy discussion of
plans, ETC., and listening to an
address by Rev. F.. c. Wareing
on the subject, a number of i'm
portant committees were appoint
ed. In the hope OF interesting the
township, one committee was
named to confer with the trus-
tee OF Center township, with a
view of including Center town.
ship in the project. Another COM
mittee was appointed 10 view
prospective sites for the location
of the library. and obtain prices
upon such sites. This commit
tee is already at work, having a
number of sites in mind. Still an
other committee will interview
members of the Civics Club,
which has had communications in
regard to the proposed library,
hithertofore. The next meeting
will be held Friday afternoon, in
the rooms OF the Girls Club over
the Postoffice.
"Why We Need the Library"
After considerable discussion
and an election of officers and ap-
pointment of Committees Rev.
Wareing, Pastor OF the Methodist
church was introduced and asked
to give the ladie. a talk on why
we need the Library" Mr.. Ware
ing gave six reasons naming as
the frst-Other goou and pro-
gressive cities have libraries or
are getting them. He said what
ether cities are doing for the COM
mon good ought to interest us.
The matter OF library is not an
experiment. Other ,lties find
such an institution of great value
and never a burden. Second, he
gave this reason-We ought to
have a Library because OF the
value such a building would be
to the appearance OF the city.
This is material reason and may
not at first appeal to some of us.
But Plymouth is growing and all
cities are Judged by their pub
lie buildings. Our streets are civic
improvements are far in advance
of our public buildings. We are
going to have a new Catholic
church some OF these days, may
be a new Federal building, may
be a New Methodist church, a
new building on Lauer corner,
and are now seeing the new San
itarium getting into sight, and
we must have a new library. That
shows that the city has reached
in her development the Library
stage.
AS the third reason he gave
I'VE need the Public Library as
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