The Hattiesburg news., 1914-06-22
DR.. DONALD POINTS need
OF EXTENDING SEWERS
Declares Persons Who Do Not Use
Sewers Are Endansering Health Of
Rest of Community-President Joe
Cook Speaks en- LawIessness And
The Cause of it.

From a small library of 76 books in
tended for use only of the Philathea
girls to circulating library of 1850
volumns; from having loaned "a books
the first month to a circulation of
1852 in May, 1914 and from a small !
Philathea class room for a library to !
two nicely furnished rooms in the Car
ter building, these grown too small
for present demands, is the story of
the growth of the Philathea Public
Library from it's inception to date as
told by Miss Addie Greedy at the Ba-
raca meeting last night at Main Street
Baptist church.
It was a story Of a desire on the
part of the members Of the Philatheas
to have good literature and COM
Portable reading room.
The Philathea class room at Bay
Street Presbyterian church was first
used. After several months in this
room, it was found that the room Was
too small for their needs as a great
. many books had been acquired.
When some of those interested in
the movement spoke to Capt. Carter
concerning a home for the library, he
gave them two of the most desirable
rooms, rent free.
On Nov. IL, 1912, as a result of 9
larger vision, the young women opened
the library to the general public as
reading and rest rooms.
On Sept s, 1913, it was made cir
culating library, having accumulated
935 books. From this date on, the
library has steadily grown as showr
by the following record of books
loaned out not including the large
= number of newspapers and magazine!
y read and the magazines loaned out
1st month, loaned "a books; End, 156
3rd, 279; 4th 345; 5th, 419; 9Th, 763
u 7th, S42; Sth, $685. 9th, 1882.
y These results have been attained
. largely through the untiring efforts o
y inexperienced but energetic youn:
women, many of them working girls
= who were imbued with desire to ge
the best things in life and in so doing
pass them on to others who are no
able to have books of their own.
Urges Extension Of Sewers.
DR.. Robert Donald and President 10,
Cook also spoke at the meeting. DR.
= Donald's subject was Sanitation" ant
President Cooks was Training Fo
Citizenship"
ut is not much trouble to create
interest; but 1t is hard to get sustained
interest, especially in matters sani
tary," said DR.. Donald. There ar
only about sixty per cent Of our pee
: pie whose homes are connected wit
! the city sewers, although sewers ar
the only means by which the sewerag
may be disposed of without some dar
e ger Oh ulS6dSeS WHICH are tTdCedUle
n the fly
7. "The remaining forty per cent, VIII
" do not properly dispose of their sew
g erage, endanger the lives of the other
Il The great need of our people is
l. create a civic interest in sanitatio
l. and maintain it. The medical profe
D. sion stands ready and willing to hel
in any way they can"
It Source of Lawlessness.
N Mr.. Cook said in part, 81 have hear
IN the lawlessness which is a characte
istic of our nation from Maine to Cal
ut fornia and from Oregon to Florida
in laid at the door of the lawyer becaus
d. of his desire to win his case whatevt
IN may be the justice in the matter.
has been laid at the door of our wor
~ en- for accepting a double standard
morality; 1t has been laid to Big Bus
rg ness because 1t has no conscientio,
C. scruples; but the root of the matt,
H. rests with the unwillingness of the I
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