Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-31
The LIBRARY
AT METUCHEN
Celebrated Ito Twenty-fifth
Anniversary With a Pleas
ing Program.
INTERESTING LETTERS
INTERESTING II
,psoias to the EVENING NEWS.

the auditorium of the high school.
The program was as follows:
Piano solo, Norma, Miss Estelle
Nook.
Tenor solo, "Sing Me a Song of a
Lad That is Cone" w. Roy Thor
nal.
Historical sketch Rev. j. G.
Mason, D. D.
Violin solo, Alteration" John
Wood.
1.-THE Advantage of a Library in a
Place Like Metuchen," Thorfn TAFT.
Silver offering.
Baritone solo, even Bravest
Hearts," Carlton Ayers.
Recitation, ga Sisterly Scheme"
Miss Ada Soden.
Violin solo, selection from Car
man." John Wood.
why You Should Become a
Member of the Literary Associa-
tion,' George Benton.
Soprano solo, THE Silent Water
Lily Miss Pauline Long.
Ballad, "Sir Walter Scott's
Iochemar,'" Messrs. Ellis and
Carlton Ayers, James Riddle. Har-
old STEELE, Roy Thornal and DR.. Lip
pineott.
John j. DeMott, chairman of the
program committee, introduced the
speakers in a pleasing manner He
read letters from absent friends, The
first of these was from Henry Mills
Alden, editor of Harper's Magazine,
who has been interested-in the en-
terprise from the start. Mr.. Alden
said that his g gave him the priv
jIpQn of CtaVin0 OF hOpDn nf NIGHTS
He likened the present building to
a Mohammedan mosque, with min
arets, and predicted that the day
would come when it would be but
the vestibule to a much larger and
more adequate building. Another
letter was from Charles l.. Corbin,
written from his sick bed. Mr.. Cor
bin recalled his early days when
Books were few and children were
brought up on Pilgrims Progress"
''PIutarch's Lives" and a few Others
which are old yet eve new. Charles
II. Mundy, the only life-member OF
the Literary Association, also sen
a greeting. Whit Mr.. Alden's letter
came an autographed picture which
will be framed and placed in the IL
brary. Prof. T. w. Hunt sent a
check for $25-
Among the other letters read
were the following:
City of New York,
Office of the Mayor.
Dear Mr.. DeMott:
/ should be glad to attend the
meeting of your association on Oc-
tober 28th, but my voice and health
are in such a condition that / could
not do SO. 1t is very gratifying,
however, to know that there is such
an association at Metuchen, and that
1t has done so much good work.
Nothing gives SO much pleasure to
mankind as good books. What
would We do without books? Any
one who has any disposition to study
in this age has every facility afford
ed to him for that purpose by such
libraries as yours. Anyone who
would devote a short time every day
to study and reading may become
equal in learning to those who go
through college.
l once went to a library at Great
Darlington, Mass, and asked to see
the Bible, as / was at work On some
matter which required me to quote
some passages of Scripture, but the
librarian, after scratching her head
for some time, told me they had no
Bible | nthe library. / trust that is
not true of the library of your asso-
citation.
Sincerely yours,
3 ~&2 w. j. GAYNOR,
pwE#n Mayor.
State of New Jersey,
Eyacutiya Mansion.
My Dear Sir:
/ earnestly hope that your project
for increasing the membership OF
your library association may be sue
cessful.
The value of a public library in a
community is beyond estimation. 1t
soon becomes a center of all intel
lectual interest and in every way is
and beneficial tt a locality.
/ hope that you will have success
your efforts.
Yours very truly,
JOHN FRANKLIN FORT.
Princeton University,
Presidents Room.
My Dear Sir:
Allow me to acknowledge the re-
eeipt of your letter and to wish the
best possible success to the assoeia-
which is promoting the inter-
ests of the circulating library of Me-
tuchen. It is work of the first i'm
pertance. and consequence and ought
certainly to command the support of
all public spirited citizens.
Very Sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Office of Vivian NJ. Lewis,
Counsellor at Law, Trenton, N. j.
Dear Sir:
My brother Vivian is at present
/ curing the state. | will endeavor
10 get in touch with him in time to
with the request in your IA
FOR.
Sincerely yours,
RANDALL b. LEWIS.
A pleasing feature of the gather
ing was the recognition of the long
ana faithful services of Miss Ruth
Thomas, who has been Librarian
from the beginning in 1885. In a
few well chosen words DR.. j. G.. Mae
son-presented Miss Thomas with a
leather handbag and silyer-mounted
umbrella. The silver collection and
special gifts amounted to seventy
hye dollars, while it is expected that
The revenue of the Library Assocta-
ton will be largely increased as q
result OF the new members secured.
SOUTH ANNOY WANTS.