The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
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LIBRARIANS REPORT.
EDITH \. EVANS,
Librarian.
Secretary's Report.

! take pleaurc in again presenting TO
you the Secretary'S report of the work
of the year in the Village Improvement
Association. There have been held
nine regular and two called, or special
meetings, the meeting being suspended
during July, August and September.
The membership has been increased by
the addition Of eighteen new members
In all departments work has been car
ried on with interest and energy, under
The philanthropiC department.
In February Mrs. J. A. Randall, chair
man Social Conditions Committee in
the State Federation, visited the ASSo-
citation and addressed the ladies OF the
town at the Hall. By request of the
mothers she spoke to the pupils in the
High school AS result of her talks a
Mothers Club was formed under, and
with The hearty co operation of the AS
ISOLATION The young ladies have been
assisted with their tennis club and are
enjoying the court which has been
built in the grounds. The flood suffer
erS in Ohio and Indiana were assisted
with check and with other donations.
The band has had cordial support and
substantial aid.
In the Civics department trash con.
taincrS have been placed in the hall, in
the public school and the .poSt-oifice
and disposed OF to the leading mcr.
chants. a cleanup" day wag conducted
in December and the cross walks on
Central Ave. repaired in the carly sum-
mer, Mr.. BorSon kindly donating two
loads OF she'll for this purpose. Through
the efforts of the CivicS committee q
cement Side-waIk on Park Street has
been laid, the V. |. A. making a cash
contribution TO the same.
The literary department has distribute
ed magazines, conducted the usual read.
ing class, given two illustrated Gravel
talks, one Down the Rhine" by Miss
RawSon, and one on Spain" by Mrs
Scabrook-wilh a social afternoon at
the close of the season when the asSo
citation had the pleasure of listening 10
paper on art written by Miss Stryker
for the State federation.
The library has been re-catalogued,
SiXty-four new books purchased and
fourteen books have been donated. A
small contribution has been made TO the
travelling library.
Palmetto cemetery has been well
cared for and the association has been
instrumental in arOuSing sufficient in
tcrCSt TO form cemetery association to
purchase and care for Eden cemetery.
The hall has had its usual ConScicn-
touS care and has been used free Of
charge, by the Humane Society, the
Mothers Club and the Tennis Club,
for their meetings
40 !, a., 1. !
was built on Central Ave. has been
paid.
We have Joined with the others in
the state federation in the work of the
| legislative committee, in the prize Of
fcrcd the girls canning clubs, in the
support of the kindergarten scholarship
and in the sale of Christmas stamps.
| Four entertainments from the Alklhcst
! LyCcum System have been provided the
public at slight money loss to the As
ISOLATION. Funds for the carrying OF
this work has been provided for by va
riOuS entertainments, two day fair and
a womanS exchange. We have been
honorcd by the State Federation in hay
ing our president, Miss Bessie Williams,
chosen for the Federation treasurer.
Miss Strykcr, as member of the Arl
Committee and Miss Johnson as a mem.
Der OF the Committee on Bird Protcc
ton.
Your secretary has sent out thirteen
year books, sixty nine letters aud two
hunprcd fifty three postalS, besides vari
Gus press notices and reports In a sum
mary, as this report of necessity must be
no attempt has been made 10 give de
tails OF the work, but the hope that the
work itself is far.rcaching and effective
enough 10 speak for itself should en-
courage US TO continue the work We
have undertaken.
A. r. TORRFY,
SaCr,Eary