Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

marble stairway to the second floor.
which has gallery around the open
space under the dome.
SECOND FLOOR ARRANGEMENT.
The second floor contains ar assembly
room over reading room. the trustees
room. conversation room, study room.
| trustees lavatory and a relic room for
| historical collections.
The basement contains an unpacking
loom near the hatchway door, farm
ers' rest room. children's room with
connecting lavatory. a high. damp proof
basement stack room. janitor's room,
furnace. coal. wood and storage rooms
and mems lavatory. The building IL
! lighted by an indirect system Of electric
lights and Is equipped with bells. tele-
phone and wires for vacuum cleaner
and kinetescope.
All rooms are furnished in oak with
brown stained and grayish green over
lay and the walls are painted light
tan with ceilings Of a cream color. The
floors with the exception of the rotunda
are light. hardwood waxed. The furn-
ture was made to match the woodwork
by the Derby Desk company Of Boston.
| The staff will consist Of librarian. one
| assistant and a janitor. The architect
| was F. s. Frost and the contractor w.
| Shelton Swallow, both Of New York
! city
SURROUNDING TOWNS BENEFIT.
Books will be free to the people Of
Nergennes and surrounding towns Spe-
cial attention will be paid to children
and school work. Miss Frances Hobart.
the librarian. is a graduate OF the Drexel
Institute Library school Of Philadelphia,
Pa, and Is we'll fitted for tho position.
having for over six years held the Of
fee of secretary Of the Vermont State
library commission. Miss Adella Ing
ham. who for the past four years has
been librarian OF the city library, Is en-
gagged as children librarian.
| The library will be open every day and
evening. About $500 books from the old
city library will be turned over to the
new. About 800 books belonging to Mr..
Bixby will be placed In the library
which, with the new BOOKS purchased.
will make the total number Of books
about 600. The chidrens reference and
fiction books and a large number Of
non-fction books are all catalogued but
cannot be put into circulation until they
are labeled.
The trustees Of the library are Charles
! II. Strong. president; Capt. Charles A.
Parker. secretary and treasurer; e. 8.
| Norton, DR.. f. w. Shipman. w. r.
Warner. Judge Frank l. Fish and J.
A. Harrington. DR.. Shipmar is a FORM
er resident OF this city, but now OF Rich
mOnd Hill. n. Y. The trustees have
planned and labored to carry out as near
as possible Mr.. Bixby's ideas In regard
to the library he so generously donated
to his native city. and for which he
made such liberal provisions
The library is without doubt all things
considered. one OF the best institutions
of its kind In Vermont and Is thus fit
ting memorial to the donor.
TRUSTEES GIVE A BANQUET
The library trustees gave a testimonial
dinner at the Stevens House last evening
to the architect. Frederick G. Frost, the
builder w. Shelton Swallow. the superin-
tendent A. Z. Jardine, the librarian,
Miss Frances Hobart. and a few invited
guests. The banquet room was tastefuily
decorated with roses. carnations and
smilax and the orchestra played through
out the dinner
Judge Frank L. Fish acted as toast
master and fitting sentiments were ex-
pressed by Capt. c. e. Parker, Congress-
man +. l.. Greene. w. S. Swallow. Miss
Frances Hobart. Prof Charles Breed OF
the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo-
gy, and engineer for the Vermont public
service commission. Fl. r. Hunting OF
Springfield. Mass. @. W. Stone and
President Thomas OF Middlebury College.
In the order named
Before Introducing the last speaker.
Judge Fish presented DR.. Thomas a
large framed photograph Of the Bixby
islands now owned by him. The photo
graph was part OF the personal effects
OF Mr.. Bixby. the former owner of the
Islands In Lake Champlain. where Pres.
Thomas now has his summer homo.
Those present at the banquet were Mr..
and Mrs. r. G. Frost. Mr. and Mrs. w.
Shelton Swallow and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
f. Jardine OF New York city. II. r. Hunt
ting OF Springfield. Mass. Miss Dewey
OF Fair Haven, Miss Rice OF Castleton.
Miss Stewart OF Bristol, Miss Cheney of
Rutland. Miss Meldon of bennington, DR..
J. NJ Thomas OF Middlebury. the Hon.
F. L. Greene of ST. Adams. Prof Charles
Breed Of Boston and Charles II. Strong.
Miss Mary Strong, j. A. Harrington, Miss
Lucy Harrington. Judge and Mrs F. l..
Fish, Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Warner. Mr..
and Mrs. f. G. Norton. Capt. and Mrs.
c. f. Parker. Mrs. j. G. Hindes. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Norton. Miss Frances Hobart,
Miss Adella Ingham. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ].
Strong. Mrs. r. W. McCuen and Mr. and
Mrs George W. Stone OF this city.