The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30

and under which all new libraries are
organized. At present one hundred
and ten libraries are operating under
this law, and with some marked eX-
ceptions, these are the most live and
useful libraries in the state. This law
with some slight notifications in de-
tails of operation is the one Whcih the
appointed committees are to try to
have adopted as a general law Even
so short a statement of the facts as
this must make it apparent that a
general uniform law condensed into a
reasonable amount Of space on the
statute book is highly desirable.
Other reforms to be incorporated
into this law WILL it is hoped, be a
provision for one incorporated town to
Join with another in supporting a pub
lie library, a provision making it pos
sible for township in another county
to join with a town to maintain a IL
hrary. and provisions for the estab
lishment and development of county
libraries.
There are at present ten counties in
Indiana in which there are no public
libraries. Several Of these counties
are too poor or to small to support
more than one good library and Their
is need Of a law making it possible
for a county library system with
main library in the county seat and
branches or deposit stations through
out the townships in the county.
Every person who realizes the i'm
portance Of the library in the educa-
ton of the people should take interest
in this proposed bill and lend all pos
sible assistance TO obtain its passage.
Mrs. A. d. Moffitt, of Elwood. who
was one of the interesting speakers at
the Sixth District convention held in
this city last Thursday and Friday,
is chairman of the Federation com
mittee on Library Extension
Thirty-five members of Social Num-
Der Nine, Pythan Sisters, attended the
meeting held Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles Wright on West
Third street. Garden flowers and
ferns We're used in decorating the
rooms where the guests were so
charmin@ly entertained. The hours
were spent socially and with needle
work. A dainty luncheon in several
courses was served. In a fortnight,
Mrs. Keller will entertain the social
at her home on North Fifteenth street.
AS number of the members are
did nor meet last evening with Mr..
and Mrs, Earl Mann, at their home
on EaSthaven avenue, as had been the
original intention. This was to have
been the last meeting of the year
4 meeting of the Ladies' and Pastors
| MON Of the Grace NJ, E. church was
held yesterday afternoon at the
church parlors. The members Of the
four sections of the organization were
in attendance. After the business
session It social hour followed and re-
freshments We're served.
Charming in every detail was the
card party given Thursday afternoon
by Mrs.. =. +. Beach, at her home in
New Castle. Mrs. G.. ID. Slifer, of
North Eighth street, who is the guest
Of Mrs. Beach was a guest of honor
Bowls of sweet peas, Killarney roses
and sYringa We're the flowers used in
decorating the rooms Of the Beach
nome. The color scheme pink and
white was carried out in the luncheon
There We're guests present to fill six
tables.
Mrs. Frank Waters will be hostess
friday afternoon Of the coming week
FOR a meeting of the Five Hundred
club at her apartments in the Nc
COnaha flats
Mr.. and Mrs Will Jones, Miss Lu-
clle Jones, Mrs. Mary Jones. Mr.. For
rest Jones and Master Melville Jones
motored to Economey today and visit
ed relatives and attended the Decora-
ton Day exercises
Mrs. Warren Hill and son, and Miss
Sadie Hill, of Chicago. have come to
spend few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Bayer Of South Eighth street.
Mr., Gus Behr. of Bloomington. H..
is the guest of friends in this city over
Sunday.
Mr.. Edward Henshaw and Mr. Me
worth motored to indianapolis to at
tend the races.
The Magic Flower" the annual
class play by the Seniors of the high
school will be presented Wednesday
evening, June 3, at the high school
auditorium afternoon and evening
The public is invited to attend.
MIR. l.. \ Estes, who recently return
ed from South America, left last even
ing for Youngstown, Ohio, where he
will be manager of the Sales Engineer