The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-05-01
PUBLIC LIBRARY
MEETING HELD
Many Interesting Speeches Made
Commenting the Work Now so
Actively in Progress
CAMPFIRE PEOPLE BUSY
Everybody Interested and Enthus-
iastic and Success of Movement
is an Assured Fact

cstng and enthusiastic. There seemed
to be no doubt in anybody's mind
that Cape Girardcau could have Il
Library and all that was talked of at
the meeting was plan for getting
1T.
Mr. \. II. lIinchcy, acting rs
chairman, opened the meeting with
a good talk making as his main
point, that while we have been so
progressive along every other line
we have fallen way behind in the
failure to provide Public Library.
He said that rs secretary of the Com
mcrcial Club he has often been very
much embarrassed when, after hear
ing him rccitc the long list of things
of which We are so proud, our fine
schools and churches, our miles Of
paved streets, and our wonderful
business progress, visitor would
say, "aud of course you have
library and the good secretary must
needs change the subject. But from
this time be- said be felt sure he
would never have to experience the
same embarrassment again For We
will have Public Library.
When asked by the chairman to
express their interest in the library
movement and willingness to stand
behind it by rising, the meeting rose
to a man at once and the next step
was to organize. Those present and
all others interested in the movement
were organized into an association
which it was decided to call the
Cape Girardcau Public Library AS
sociation. II was then moved that
nominating committee bc appointed
TO select the names of 10 men and
women who should form board
of control for the carrying on of the
Library movement, this board to
have the power TO elect the officers
of the association, form its policies,
and direct its finances.
Mr.. J. W. Croker, Miss Kent,
Mrs. J, 5. Kochttzky, Mr.. b. G.
Hardcsty and Mrs. Jared Johnson,
were appointed on this committee.
During the deliberations of this
committee, the treasurer of the
temporary committee made report
stating that $3.50 had been collect
ed and S42 more had been promised,
making a total Of Sl27.50.
The chairman of the temporary
committee reported the work that
had been done, the girls having or
ganizcd to get some sort Of Public
Library, their plan was to make a
beginning, no matter how small,
keeping in mind always a Library
which should be an honor to the
town with reading rooms, club rooms
and assembly rooms for the young
people, which will make it of some
real use in the community. They
have been very much encouraged to
believe in the speedy accomplish
ment of this large undertaking by
the offer of very valuable site for
a Public Library should $4,000 be
raised for it in the coming year.
There followed little discussion as
TO whether it might not be wise to
try to get Carnegie library but
there could be no decision reached
as all of the policies of the library
are to be in the hands of the Board
OF Control. While many thought
that we could have a much finer
library should we ask help from
Carnegie others held just as firmly
that a library which we build our
selves with effort and self sacrifice
on the part of every citizen will
mean far more to the town than a
magnificent building in the getting
of which we have had small part.
Mr.. Davis gave a history of the
Campaign for a Carnegie library, IL
years ago when Mr.. and Mrs. Houck
offered to play the part of Carnegie
IN order that we might have our own
library given by our own people.
This offer was accepted and the nee
essary tax for its suppose voted, but
the Supreme Court of the state de-
cided that the town was already
taxed to the legal limit and could not
collect the library tax. This tax
was, however, collected one year,
Judge Davis said he believed and
would no doubt be turned over to
the library board by the Council
at once. 1t amounted to about
$1,000 he thought
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was heard at this point and
unanimously accepted, The board as
elected is; Mr.. Louis Houck, Fred
Naeter, II. A. Nussbaum, w. II.
Huters, Emil Drusch, Mrs. Geo.
A. Bell W. II. Harrison, Misses
Anna Osterloh, Martha Shea, and
Elizabeth Davis.
The chairman then called for the
report of the book committee. 1856
books were roDorfpd IN hand rloss;