Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-20
LIBRARIANS AT WESTERLY
tate Association Holds Pleasant and Profitable Sessions
 Luncheon at Weekapaug- I'll. T. Dougherty of Paw tucket Elected President-Potter Hill Store Entered Cyril F. Higgins Graduated From St. Thomas Seminary

are constantly increasing, and at the present time we have a summer pop ulation of something over 2,OOU at Watch Hill, Pleasant View and Week apaug. Our shores are tempting place of recreation for our working people as well as for the cottage and hotel guests and add greatly to the health and enjoyment of our commu- nity. All of these heafthful resorts we hope to introduce you to before the day is over and trust that you will return home from this days con- yention with pleasant memories of Westerly. its library and it's environs. When MT. Perry concluded there was an address by Walter E. Ranger, Rhode Island commissioner Of pubic schools on the subject. The Relation Between the Library and the School. He was followed by Frank o. Draper, superintendent of Pawcatuck schools, whose subject was The Public Library an Integral Part of Education. Both addresses -teemed with instruction and were of value to all present in their library work.
 librarian Peacock then outlined the program of the day. He announced that the party would leave at 12.15 on a special car for Weekapaug, Where dinner would be served at the Inn to be followed with two addresses. Then the party would take a trolley ride to Watch Hill returning to Westerly at o'clock, with supper at o'clock in the parlors of Calvary Baptist church, the evening session to be held in the assembly hall of the Memorial library.
 There was the annual election of off, ficers during the morning session, the report of William E. Foster. Mrs. H. H. Richardson and Mrs. Jennie E. Briggs, the nominating committee, be- ing accepted, and the candidate elected by ballot cast by the secretary. as fol- lows:
 Harold T. Dougherty, Deborah Clark Sayles Free library. Pawtucket, pres ident
 William D. Goddard, naval war col lege, Newport, first vice president.
 Joseph L. Peacock, Westerly public library, second vice president.
 Miss Edna D. Rice, Deborah Clark Sayles Free Public library. Pawtucket, secretary.
 Miss Margaret B. stillwell, John Garter Brown library, Providence. re- corder.
 Lawrence M. Shaw, Providence Pub lie library, treasurer.
 Miss Bertha H. Lyman, Providence Public library, Miss Grace F. Leonard, Providence Athenaeum, Miss Ida F. Bridgham, East Providence Center
 
 Herbert o. Brigham Rhode Island State library Providence Harry L. Koopman. John Hay library, Mrs. Mary F. S. Root, Providence Public library, committee on relations with state board of education.
 An elaborate luncheon was served at Weekapaug Inn. Later an inter esting address was made by Ethan 0f terly Public library on the subject of Library Development in Westerly. He referred to the three first libraries to be incorporated in Rhode Island, one of them being the PaWcatuck library. which was incorporated in 1797, but which gradually languished and went out of existence. In 1847 there was 8 second Pawcatuck library which yras the direct predecessor of the Yves erly Public library that was opened August fl. 1894. MT. Wilcox told of the lib-s eral action of Stephen Wilcox that re- suited in the erection of the Memorial building to commemorate the deeds of the citizens of Westerly and vicinity who served in the Civil war, in which rooms were provided for the Grand Army posts. and for public library which was subsequently, adequately endowed by NH and Mrs. Wilcox.
 Following Mr. Wilcox there was an address by Mrs. A. V. Phelps. of Wes- terly, on The Influence of the Modern Novel
 There was large attendance at the evening session, which was open to the public. George s. Goddard of Hartford, librarian of the Connecticut State li- brary, gave an address on The Func- tfonssof a Library, which was a most instructive lesson and a fitting ending to the annual meeting of the Rhode Island association