The Washington times., 1914-05-25
LIBRARIANS ARRIVE
ON EVERY TRAIN
Special From Chicago, Bearing
14O Delegates. Reached
Here This Afternoon.

The Library Special" a Pullman
train Of nine cars. from Chicago. car
rvinE more than 40 delegates to the
conference of the American Library AS
sociation. which opens here tomorrow.
reached Washington this afternoon.
Already scores OF delegates have ar
rived I'm the city. and each incoming
train is increasing the number. The
conference will last five DAYS.
Among the former presidents OF the
association who reached here on the
- ihrarv Special were DR.. Z. W. An
drews. Dr.. A. f. Bostwick, librarian
nf the ST. Louis Public Library; pr. NJ.
T. c. hodges, Librarian of the Cincinnti
Public Library. and Henry F.. LegleL
librarian of the Chicago Public Library.
The general sessions of the association
will be held in the evening in the Me-
mortal Continental Hall. beginning to-
rteht at Sis o'clock.
The various departments of the asso-
citation will meet in the New Willard
and the New Ebbitt, and at the exhi-
bition room Of the Public Library.
The Organizations Represented.
The affiliated organizations and their
places of meeting follow:
Joint session of the League of Library
Commissions and College and Reference
Section, Tuesday. $780, in large ball
room, New Willard.
American Association of Law, Lii
bTaries. Tuesday, $780, in red parior, New
Ebbitt.
day, go, large ball roo-l, New Will
Agricultural Libraries Section. Tues
day, go, small ball room, New Will
lard.
small ball room, New Willard.
Children's Librarians Section, We'd
nesday. $50. large ball room, New Will
lard. ,.
braries. Wednesday, $50, red parlor'
League of Library Commission, We'd
nesday, go, small ball room, New Will
lard.
nesday, 2:30, large bail room. New Will
ard.
Special Libraries Association. We'd
nesday, 2:8O. Gridiron room, New Will
ard.
Joint meeting of Normal and High
School Librarians, Friday, 9:N, large
hall room, New Willard.
Normal School Librarians, Friday,
SIS, exhibition room, Public Library
High school Librarians. Friday, Sis,
exhibition room, Public Library.
Educators of Note.
The foremost librarians of the coun-
trv and educators of note will par
ticipate in the program. Among the
subjects that will be presented to the
genera, meeting will be the establish
ment of an American free public IL
brary at Feking, China, and the neces-
sity of a national archives building Tor
Washington.
At the opening session tonight greet
ings TO the delegates will be extended
nv DR.. Herbert Putnam, Librarian OF
Congress. A brief response will be
made by Edwin H. Anderson, Of New
York, president OF the American Lii
brary Association. following which Mr..
Anderson will give his annual address.
In this the president CT the association
will touch on the tax on ideas. y. L.
Bostwick will follow with report on
the committee on library labor-saN ing
devices. and an illustra ted talk will
be given on the libraries of Washington
by II. II. b. Meyer. chief of the dl-
vision of photography. Library of Cen
ETess.
The American Library Association is
composed of $500 members scattered
throughout the United States, Canada,
ana some foreign countries. Delegates
Rave alreadE registered from the prov
iHces of Quebec. Ontario, Alberta. and
Saskatchewan, Canada, and from all the
states in the Union.
An Exhibit a Feature.
In connection with the convention
there will be an exhibit in the Public
Library. showing all the latest and most
improved labor-saving devices fer use
H. libraries. SiXty-three large manu-
facturers have installed exhibits.
Local arrangements ror the confer
orce are handled by DR.. George f.
Bowerman. of the Public Library.
and by George Il. Ctley, of Chica 20,
secretary OF the American Library As
SoCiation.
A tour of Europe will be made by a
number of librarians who will be pres
cnt at the sessions Ul the association
here this week. During the visit abroad
the librarians will attend the intorna-
tional exhibition of the book industry
and graphic arts in Leipzig. Germany,
nd the interna tiOna. meeting 0f lihrar-
ans TO be held in oxford. England
iater in the summer. The tour is be
ing arranged by 4 committee composed
OF J.. w. FaXon, c. Z. Brown. and J.
r. Phelan. of Boston, from which port
I'll.