The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-04
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY
Association For the Past Year. Plans
Outlined For Next Year.-NcW
Directors.

at which the reports Of the treasurer
and Librarian were read and approx
cd (the regular reading Of minutes
being dispensed with and the follow
ing plans outlined for the winter.
After careful consideration it was
decided to make the fee for monthly
membership, 25 cents, instead OF ten
cents, as heretofore.
The ladies feel they have perhaps
done the Library an injustice, in fix
ing the sum below that of the other
libraries of the State, so have taken
this action. Those who have ALREADY
subscribed for the year, at S1.OO, WILL
of course, find their membership hold
good: those who subscribe now Tor
the year likewise; but the monthly
membership fee, (as with other lpra-
ries) will be twenty-five cents, or
three months for fifty cents.
For the next three months it has
been decided to open the Library"
proper on Tuesday and Friday only of
each week from $3.50 to p. m.
The Reading and Rest Room will be
opened as heretofore, but no books
will be exchanged at any other time
than that mentioned above. This was
agreed upon in view of the stringency
of the times. and the fact that proba-
bly, very few members will, during
tie short winter days, care Tor
more than two books per week.
In doing this they do not feel they
are retrograding; in fact, they feel
they have made some advance, espe-
cially since the last move.
The new quarters have been Sc
much more accessible than the last
occupied on the square, they are sure
that had it not been for the expense
they we're obliged to incur in hXln@
ND these rooms for occupancy, the Il
nancial part of the problem would not
now be a serious one.
More books have been given our
daily, seldom less than six IN an al
ternoon. oftencr from ten to htteeh'
anyone allowed peep at some OF the
naees of the ledger and the large
number of books read by some SUD-
scribers in a year or month could tes-
tifv to this fact. This brings to con-
cideration the greatest drawback TO
the success of the Library, viz; tne
want of new books.
They have in stock about $50 vol
nmes some of them standard lltera-
ture of course, most of them good
readable and entertaining, but OF inc
100 volumes added during the pas
two wears, only about twenty-five nave
been purchased from Library 1unoS
the other seventy-five have been giVe'
nv friends who saw the dire need
The Library has some warm 1riehu'
in this regard and feels the deoe .
gratitude strongly. Among these ma
he mentioned the following: Mrs. WI
liam Haskell, Mrs. ]. H. Hill, Mr.. ane
Mrs. A. B. Morse, DR.. G. A. Neu1er
Mrs J. F. Miller, Mrs. L. A. Smith
Miss Helen Porter Smith, Miss Loreh'
Beacham, Miss Kate McDlll' MIS-
Margaret Cothran, Miss Ellzaoeu
Barksdale, Mr.. T. G. Perrin 'OooA'
and magazines) and others.
The ladies are also indebted to the
following members for generous SUD
scriptions on Sept. 1e, 1914, Mrs F. b
speed $500; Mrs. A. B. Morse sz''o
Mr.. NIB. Hipp $500; Mr. W. D. Barks
dale $500; Mr.. c. D. Brown $780, al
of which are highly appreciated.
The ladies are also indebted to 9th
er friends for favors shown and ser
vices rendered; Mrs. Fanny Furmar
and Miss Maggie Latimer for thei'
services on "Tag Day" to Mrs. J. z
Miller and Miss Grace Smith for book
cases used in the "Childrcn's Room
to Miss Eunice Calhoun and others
for faithful service rendered this de
partment of the Library work, in pro
curing the new books which have s.
recently been bought for the childre!
and which have been much enjoyed
during the summer months.
These have been the result of Mis-
Calhoun's labors to that end an'
should receive special mention.
The question Of fuel expense pre-
senting itself at the beginning OF th'
winter of 1913, the ladies felt the'
could not afford to keep un two fire'
daily. and as they could not eXper
reoDlc to sit in a cold room to rea'
thev allowed the magazine CATER ~
ing on the table for very short time
to he taken out by members, read an: