The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-10
Book Shower For libraIV.

OVV0 0bSV"VS . W a0WsSss
One of the most happy events
socially of the season was the
book shower in charge of the
library committee and the wo-
mans club, held ct the high
school Friday evening of last
week. The spacious high school
room and the corridors leading to
it were filled with a large assem-
bly,, all experiencing a pleasant
social evening. The main object
of the workers, to impress the
existence and scope of the library
upon the public and to enlist the
support and patronage of all for
the project was agreeably
accomplished. Incidently to the
party some $50 books were do
mated to the library, which by
this time has something like a
thousand volumes. A program
of addresses was given, the first
speaker being Mayor Finch, who
alluded to the strenuous task of
developing an ordered community
out of the raw prairie wilderness
of few years ago. He pointed
out the sweeping influence of
good reading on the development
intellectually of the community,
and especially on its youth, ad-
vising the library mmittee
carefully to examine the books
as to their moral tone.
Prof. Salisbury gave an excell-
ent talk on books and literature,
on the power of printed thought,
and on the development of litera-
ture, as traced in the development
of the book.
Logan Berry rehearsed the
story of the development of the
schools of Lennon, pointing out
the squalid beginnings out OF
which has been developed the
present splendid condition Of the
city school. He showed what
big sacrifice this development re-
quired, and how that sacrifice
has ever been most cheerfully
made. He then told of the start
ing of the library through the
munifcent gift, last summer, by
Rev. J. H. George, who then
served Trinity Episcopal parish
as it's missionary rector. of 900
volumes, including many valuable
books and whole sets of standard
authors, further emphasizing the
fact of the beneficent influence
which a library. properly cared
/ for must have on the community.
These addresses were inter
spersed with instrumental select
ions by the Robinson orchestra,
a solo by Mr.. Gross, nicely
, rendered chorus by the high
. school octette, and by several
spiritedly and artistically deliver
ed numbers by the newly organ
a lied band. The latter was espec-
! tally appreciated, and The Her.
I aid has been commissioned to
express the heartfelt thanks of
the library committee and the
Woman's club for the pleasure
; they added to the evening in
). their assistance.
f After the program the ladies
q of the Woman's club dispensed
I coffee and sandwiches, the re-
freshments and pleasant inter-
f course keeping the crowd togeth-
5 er until nearly midnight. The
> guests of the evening took ample
; opportunitg in addition to stroll
through the various class rooms
+ and acqurinting themselves more
; fully with the splendid work
/ now going on in the school.
; When in summer Rev. George
presented his books to the city,
, it almost looked as if Lennon
were too busy place to fully
appreciate the value of the gift,
but the last few months have
amply shown that Lennon and
it's people are wide awake to the
) boon that was bestowed upon
them by the large hearted donor,
and, though now far away in the
east, Rev George may be assur-
ed that he left behind him re-
membrance which finds grateful
recognition here.
, The library is at present open
for the exchange of books each
, Wednesday afternoon and Satur-
day afternoon and evening, and
the public are invited to avail
themselves of it's advantages.