Evening journal., 1914-09-11


lighted and ventilated auditorium ac-
eommodating about 200 people Here
entertainments, fairs and socials are
held. Glasses in physical culture for
both boys and girls are conducted dur
ing the winter months. On two even
ings a week the people are entertained |
with the best motion pictures. This
serves to keep in their home commun-
ity the young people who had been m
the habit OF migrating to neighboring
towns for these pleasures. A room con
tanning billiard table and other games
attracts the young men and keeps them
from places that are OF morally destruc'
tive character. Practically every boy
and girl in the village is found at the
library during the time it is open for
their use.
A room with showers and bathtub
was added TO the equipment about two
years ago and is used by the women
and girls on specified days as well as by
the men and boys. A manual training
shop form part Of the equipment OF
the Memorial Library. Boys from II to
Is years OF age have been instructed M
making useful articles OF furniture.
Cooking School Serves Community
Banquet.
A domestic science room with every
facility for efficient and systematic
work in sewing and cooking is included.
The girls thoroughly enjoy the work
and carry the training into their homes
One of the girls conducted a fair and
from the sale of articles realized con-
siderable sum which they used to pay
their instructor in physical work. AT
community banquet. the first OF its
kind ever held in the village, the cater
! ing was done by the girls in the do
nestle scieice class. For several years
| the domestic science and the manual
training work has been part Of th'
school curriculum.
The children are being educated q
thrict and economy by a savings sys
TEN which has been introduced. Fo
several years number of the villag'
boys have attended a county camp an,
have been influenced for good through
the comradeship and the influence o
the other boys. One summer a camI
for girls was conducted.
lot within quarter Of a mile OF tn,
! village was rented and used for a play
! ground The playground contained
baseball diamond and a basket ball ant
| tennis court. A cottage was built or
the grounds aud the secretary and his
family lived here all summer givins
supervision to the work at all times
On the Fourth of July a big home day
was held ON the grounds with band mu
sic, baseball between two rival teami
and other attractions.
Before the new agency came into th'
life of the VILLAGE of Il spirit o
depression seemed to permeate the en-
tire community. The inhabitants wer'
discouraged IL was under such condi
tions that the Memorial Library wa
opened
Start Of Civic Improvement.
In the first year of the work a village
improvement committee was organized
This was appointed from the representa-
tive men of the village and rsidcnts O
the surrounding estates who gladly re
sponded when approached for financia
assistance. The first thing the commit
tee decided upon was TO light th'
streets with electricity. tt wa
thought that the taxpayers would no
assume this expense until they had seei
the great improvement the lights woul'
make ia the streets. The committe
had the lights installed and for tw'
years met the expense through publi
subscription. The amount they wer
obliged TO raise was 81 800. The thir'
year a lighting district was established
Iurt 4fFn1 Nn. rfTnn
the petition to have the lights paid 70
through taxation.
One of the greatest needs Of the vii
lage was a water supply. For five year
the committee tried TO solve this prob
lem and recently its labors have beel
rewarded. A company supplying waite
to a village three miles distant ha
been induced TO extend its mains TO tn
village of u. fire company
to be organized with its home in th
Memorial Library.
One of the churches had been strue
Cling for years with a debt. The sec
retary of the Memorial Library offere
4 10 cooperate in canvass to pay %
the entire indebtedness. A lagre papC
H elephant blocked off to represent var
Gus amounts, the aggregate represent
( ing the church debt was placed in on
of the stores. Everybody was enlisted
ed 20 help and two days before the tin
appointed for the canvass 10 close II
+ entire sum had been raised. Everybod
gave 10 Kill the elephant"
These are the more spectaculi
achievements due to the inauencl
emanating from the Memorial Labrar,
but in point of fact. the whole con
munity has caught the spirit of pr
grcss. Instead of Indifference and n
glect homes are being improved, hous
painted. lawns well kept and otherwi
much is being done TO make the villa
attractive.
The new community spirit has chan
ed the life and built new town
the old site was brought about throu,
resident leadership. DO such resul
merit the investment of a lie in
small town
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