Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-10

contrast ID the advantages Of my
mother whose library was limited TO
four books and an old almanac What
YOU are doing today was her cherished
wish and J am glad to bo here with
you on this day
Mrs. Baston has notified the library
board that she win furnish the desk
over which every. book loaned from
the building win be passed. This shr
offers In memory OF her mother.
In the corner stone was placed O.
copper box containing a history of the
efforts TO obtain the building, the
original letter 10 Andrew Carnegie, a
copy Of the Tulsa World and Democrat
of this date and containing articles
about the library and an exposition
gold dollar bearing the date 1918.
Iibrury's History.
Like many another library the
Tulsa library has been the outgrowth
of the broad vision Of "a woman, Mrs,
ID. u. Seaman.
I'm 1904 she and Mrs. Fred Turner
wrote the Carnegie commission ask
ing for an appropriation for a library
building. but their plea was not
granted AZ that time. Mrs. Turner
shortly after this removed To Musko-
gee. but Mrs. Scaman's and Mrs. Fred
$. Clintou's interest In the work never
Jagged and they continued 20 aid the
movement i'm every way, often undet
the most disCOuraging circumstances
In 1910 the Woman's club appointed
Mrs. T.. +. ShalIenherger To interview
Mr.. Carnegie concerning "a donation
for a Tulsa library building, She was
fortunate In securing an ~apprOprta-
ton Of S35, 900 for a building, condt-
toned on the icty furnishing "a suit
able site. The city did not provide q
site at once and in 1872 the Tuesday
Book club appointed a committee 10
undertake the estahlishing OF a small
public library.
The committee was composed of
Mesdames \. w. Roth, w. II. Hendrcn,
John Roy and T. +. Pearce. The com
'mittee went before the city commits
sion and obtained an appropriation of
500 a month for the maintenance of
q library.
Gave Room Free.
The county commissioners gave the
free use of "a rOom on the ground floor
of the courthouse. The committee
then took the matter before the CoUu-
ell of women and also asked for the
cooperation Of the Commercial club,
as a result of which a provisional com
mittee was appointed, consisting of
! Mesdames W. II. Hendrcn, %. -. Hunt,
he
T.. r.. ShallcnberEer, \, w. Roth, 5. Il,
Dunn, u. A. WicRiZer and McSsrs. o..
II. Leonard, James II. Mckinney. w
!. Williams. e. A.. Sandersou, f.. j.
kat and Reverend MCGHvcrn.
~ ,"r,n,;ttl, in rbarra for Octobor
sne N"Hll'''l'' Ia n,hioL,
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tulSaIS NJ Iinr MAS n]Ioiniy
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directors hl''l'u'
4 board of directors was elected
and a constitution adopted. Those
who composed the board were O.. II.
Leonard, president, Mrs. T.. 70. shall
lcnbcrgor. Nicc-u president; j.. u Kotz,
secretary: Reverend McGavern,
treasurer; W. J. Williams, G. A. san
derson ana Mesdames w Lyle
Dickey, h. S. Wagner and John Roy.
\ book shower was then h''I m iNe
+, Commercial club rooms ana a hu-
cleuS OF seven huIl"Ieu 'o'u'''S 0o'E
UrlDuted'
The board OF trustees having DeeIl
Nl'D''Nf NV
the books secured, the next step was
to elect a librarian. The board Sc
cured the services OF Miss Alma Reid
McGlenn, u graduate of the Pitts
hurgh training school for Librarians,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
A hook committee was appointed
consisting of w. !. Williams, Mrs.
6 u Dunn and Mrs. A. w. Roth,
wbo with the assistance of the Ii
hrarior s,Ia,tod the hooks and mar
- f,,. no uLra,y on Decar,bnr
90 1oto oranny dayu was mold
= - -, - tba 1ibr,r,
IHul ro oIei.tad hv MAIL
DoaIu' WIZ W. a an Wy pt 80 ~
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IIly WIN 'itS l'7"'[ ls"' '"c u"y >
eliortS HeIIeu d pooN I""u u ""o"'
nVe hundred uoIlaIs.
In the autumn OF 1919 hfouBni
the effort of II. d.. Mason, a local
attorney, Mr.. Carnegie increased his
appropriation to fOrty-twO thousand
dollars. a lot was purchased by the
city on the corner Of Third and
CHEYENNE.
MhniciDaI Library.
In nan, lotL ho .it, ,o,rmis-
IN 1umr, 49,, ar1i ,,y n,nLing
s'on'lS p'Gii h a"d o,n"jntn55
~ " nra . tro LoI,,.d 81 tTrrstcos
q n McCuUough. president: Dan J..
n" 'l''1H, ~.