Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-08-15
LIBRARY LADIES
PLAN A SURPRISE
FOR LITTLE FOLK
Nearly 100 at Story Hour
Yesterday-19 in Contest
and Answers Good.

Ten boys and nine girls have en-
tered the story hour contest which
closed at the library yesterday, and
the nineteen letters are now in the
hands of the committee, awaiting the
selection of the judges from along
the stars of the forthcoming Chau-
tauqua, who will class and grade
the papers and decide upon the prize
winners.
The contest closed yesterday even
ing at o'clock, and to the pleased
surprise of Mrs. w. B. Morgan and
the other ladies of the committee,
Mere were more answers filed than
had been anticipated.
A feature of the affair which caus-
ed considerable comment among the
MEMBERS of the committee was the
fact that the boys outnumber the
girls. In fact, for while it appear
ed that there would be very few girls
to enter the contest. The first letter
come from boy, and not until the
last two or three days did the girls
Sppear in any number. Even at that,
however. the boys were more numer-
Gus on the final count.
"The answers are surprisingly
good" said Mrs. Morgan last night.
"The interest and enthusiasm dis
played by these children are most ex-
hilerating. The answers are from
children ranging in age from 9 to Is
years, and it is plain that these chill
dren appreciate the advantages of
having library, not only because
fhov h1n RI i,,+o uoy,1yc
IF fiction, but because there are ref
erence books and other works of
studious nature The children made
free use of the reference works in
preparing to submit their answers"
Many at Story Hour.
More than Is children were in at
tendance at the weekly story hour
yesterday afternoon, and they were
delighted youngsters when Mrs. Ches-
ter Flournoy and Mrs. w. O. Tag
CART told stories for their entertain
ment and benefit. Mrs Flournoy en-
@rtained the younger children and
Mrs. Taggart told stories of particu-
lar interest to the younger folks.
SO great and SO we'll sustained has
been the interest of the children in
eHS olOly AOuI, lIul lllS COlIlIl Luee
IN charge is planning "the best thing
yet" according to one of the library
officers yesterday. The nature of the
Sffair is being withheld from the chill
sren until all the plans are perfected
but already enough progress has been
achieved in the preliminar;es to as
sure the success of the movement.
Mrs. c. w. Pettigrew, secretary of
the library association, said yesterday
.hat with the order of books recently
sent out, the library now owns 1915
volumes.
Twelve new shelves have been add
ed to the library the past week. and
"a more will be ordered the coming
week. These will be just enough for
the books now On hand, and every day
sees more books donated by Pine Bluff |
people from their homes, it is grow
Mg more and more certain that it |
will not be long before the present (
will be overcrowded, and a |
new home will have to be found for
the library.
X. c. Donation.
gift that caused undisguised !
pleasure to the officers of the library
association yesterday, came from the
Knights of Columbus, which organ
lzatlon wrote Mrs. c. w. Pettigrew,
secretary of the library association.
to announce that it was prepared to