Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-23
CLOSING SESSION HELD THURS.
DAY AFrERNooN-oELEeArEs
GUESTS At LUNCHEON.
coLFAx AND IOWA CITY
BID FOR 1915 CONVENTION
Both Cities Send Warm Invitations For
Annual Meeting Of Association Next
Year Executive Committee to Sc
Iect Meeting Place in Winter-Favors
Free Delivery Of Library Books.

| Inc twenty -1lftn amman convention
| Of the Iowa Library Association, that
| has been in session since Tuesday, was
/ brought to a close with short session
| Thursday afternoon. during which two
/ addresses We're made and the report
| of the resolutions committee was re-
! ceived and adopted. The convention
favors the free carriage of books in
the mails, and Endorsed the efforts OF
! the National Peace Congress in its
movement for world wide, lasting
| peace.
| Many of the delegates left for their
| homes early in the afternoon, but those
!, who remained were taken in automo-
biles for ride about the city as soon
as the convention adjourned and were
| the guests at luncheon served in the
| library building.
Two Invitations For 1915.
| The executive committee will choose
| the 1915 meeting place some time next
I, winter. Both ColfaX and Iowa City
are applicants for next years conven-
/ ton. The board of trustees of the Col
| fax library, all of whom were present,
| and the commercial club of Colfax sent
| a warm invitation for the association
i to come there. From Iowa City came
! an invitation from the faculty of the
state university and the board of trus-
tees of the public library.
Closing Addresses of Convention.
! a splendid paper on Modern Poet
ry" was read by Miss lone Armstrong,
| librarian of the Council Bluffs public
| library Miss Armstrong told of the
! VII OF iSt of tS
| and then read selections from the
works of each. She made especial
mention of the work Of Alfred Moves
and of Paul Laurence Dunbar. the
| first negro poet developed in this
country whose work has received wide
merited attention because Of it's gem
eral excellence.
| Curator Edgar r. Harlan, OF the
state historical department. gave a
short talk on Historical Collections
| in Small Libraries MIR. Harlan said
| the libraries were the logical place
! for gathering and preserving histor-
| ical relics.
Resolutions Adopted.
The convention strongly endorsed
| the effort being made to procure the
delivery, Of library books on the rural
routes without carriage charge, as is
embodied in the bill introduced in con-
4 gress by Congressman Greene, of Iowa.
! The executive board was instructed to
| take all means necessary to advance
1 the measure.
| All efforts for world peace We're
commended and especially the work
| being done by the National Peace Con-
, gress. A resolution of appreciation and
F., thanks for courtesieS and kindneSseS
shown by the city, library trustees,
Twentieth Century Club, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. r. Willard, Woman's Club, Mar
shalltown Club. and the staff and Of
| ticers of the library, was adopted.
Luncheon at Library.
The library was closed to the public
from to 6 Thursday afternoon on ac-
count of the luncheon given there for
the visitors and a few other guests. In
the receiving line were DR.. Cora Will
! liams Choate, president Of the board
| of trustees, Rev. DR.. j. J. Fitzpatrick,
vice president of the board; Mrs. II.
j. Howe. member of the board of
| the Iowa library commission, and Miss
| Anna Maude Kimberly, librarian.
| Coffee was poured at tables in
the reading rooms, and chrysanthe-
NUNS, nasturtiums and cosmos were
| used for decorations.
| The hostesses were Mrs. Aaron Pal
| mer, Mrs. NJ. S. Mcfarland, president
| of the Woman's Club, Mrs. E. III. KEEL
! ler and Miss Grace Kimberly. Lunch
| con of ice cream, coffee, and cake was
served by Misses Hazel Kellogg, Lau-
retta Nichols. Marie Clemens, Eliz-
abeth Urine, Marie Meyer, Mabel
| Shearer and Irene Eason. Those who
poured were Mrs. Mamie Berriman,
Springfield. ILL.,: and Misses Florence
Sellers, May Dell AXE, and Lola
Scott.