The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-09
Library Notes.

The books ordered last week have
come and will be ready for circulation
Friday. Most of this order consists of
rev action, so we will take this oc-
casion to start the pay duplicate col
lection spoken of some weeks ago. In
order to start this collection the library
purchased two copies of each Of sew
eraI works of new fiction: one copy Of
each of these will be placed on the free
shelves as usual, while the duplicates
will be placed in the pay duplicate col
lection and the sum of two cents per
day will be charged the reader. No
one is obliged to use these books as
the same one scan be read from The
free shelves, but persons who are not
willing to wait until they can get GER
tain books that are continually In cir
culation may avail themselves of this
opportunity If they care to- An ac-
count will be kept of the money re-
ceived from such book and just as soon
as one pays for itself it will be put
upon the free shelves. In this way the
public as we'll as the library Is bene-
fitted.
These are the books: Conner, For
eigner; Crawford. Stradella; London.
Martin Eden; Mighels. Furnace of Gold;
McCutcheon, Truxton King; Montgom-
cry, Anne Of Avonlea; Montgomery.
Green Gales; Nicholson, Lords Of High
Decfsion: Parrish, My Lady of the
South; Reed, Old Rose and Silver; Rich
ards, Zandrie: Rinehart. Man in Lower
Ten: Rinehart, When a Man Marrfes;
The new books not in the pay collec-
ton will be given next week.
Mrs. j. Frank Meeker, president OF
the Woman's Study club and recording
secretary OF the Indiana federation,
has returned from her visit at South
Bend and reports very enjoyable time.
She went as the guest of the Progress
club of that city to attend their cele-
bration of state Day" on March 8,
and saws the South Bend ladies are roy
al entertainers. At the evening session
Mrs. Richard Elbel president of the
Impromptu club of the home city, pre-
sided Mrs. Phoebe Wiley. chairman
az the South Bend district. was the
first on the program and spoke in be-
half of better school buildings, making
a special point Of the of manual
training in the public schools. She
further called the ladies' attention to
SHINE of the bills to come before the
next legfs1atufe, asking that they try
to use their influence for the widows
pension bill.
Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke of Indiana
polls, president of the federation, gave
a short address of greeting.
Mrs. Stella Meeker OF Crown Point
talked to the ladies on the object OF
club spirit and laid emphasis on the
club woman's duties and relations tc
the child and school. Especially should
1t be a clubs duty to rectify the pres
ent overcrowded conditions of the pu-
pills an doverworked state of the teach
ers.
Mrs. Guildine of Fort Wayne and
chairman Of the home economics de-
partment of the general federation
brought out In her talk the advise
bility of domestic scfence with demon
STATIONS in the public schools. ant
further told of the work of the leagu
in beautifying Fort Wayne and of how
the women of the city had raised
thousand dollars to establish and main
tain vacation play
Luncheon was served at the Olive
hotel presided over by Mrs G. F
Drummond as POSTMASTER. Mrs. Clark
gave the toast to Indiana" and Mrs
Guildine to The Biennial" while Mis-