Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-15

association at the union meeting of
the library associations of Rhode ISL
and, Connecticut and Massachusetts,,
to be held on Thursday, FRIDAY and
Saturday next at Newport and James
town. On the arrival of the delegates
in Providence Thursday morning they
will be escorted to some of the libra
ries in that city, including the state
library, the public library, the Provi-
dence Athanaeum, the John Carter
Brown library, the John Hay library,
Rhode Island School of Design and
the Rhode Island Medical society libra
ry.
The delegates will leave by boat
Thursday afternoon for jamestown,
where the opening session will be pre-
sided over by Harold T. Dougherty,
president Of the Rhode Island Library
association. In the evening William
E. Foster of the Providence public
library will speak on Some Literary
Memories of Newport. The topic How
Far Should We Help the Public in
Reference Work? will be discussed by
Miss Agnes Van Valkenburgh, in
struCtor in the New York public libra
Puech, librarian at the school of de-
sign. and Walter B. Briggs, librarian
of Trinity college at Hartford. Miss
Margaret Reynolds, librarian of Mil
waukee-Downer college, will speak on
How They Do 1t in Wisconsin.
held in the pavilion at Easton's Beach,
Newport. Herbert L. COwing. vice
president of the Connecticut Library
association, will be the presiding Off
Ger. At 9 o'clock the librarians will
visit the libraries of Newport. At
1915 the business meeting of the Con-
necticut Library association will con-
yene. At IL o'clock William Paine
Sheffield, director of Redwood library,
Newport, will speak on The Libraries
of Newport The Selection of Books
for Children will be discussed by Miss
Caroline M. Hewins. librarian of the
public library in Hartford, and by
Mrs. Belle HOlcomb Johnson, visitor
and inspector of libraries, Connecticut
public library committee.
Miss Della I. Griffin, director of the
ChiIdren's museum of Boston. will
make an address on A Children's Nfu-
scum. Under the heading of Work
With Children there will be reports of
committees of the Massachusetts Lii
brary club, and the Western Massa-
chusetts Library club by Miss Lucy B.
Grain, assistant librarian of the public
library in SomerviIle, Mass, and by
Miss Bertha E. Blakely, librarian of
Mount Holyoke college. AT 1915 the
Rhode Island Library association will
hold its business session. At l o'clock
luncheon will be served at Easton's
Beach pavilion.
The afternoon will be devoted to
trips around Newport, and the conven-
ton will hold it's next meeting in the
evening at Jamestown. J. Randolph
Coolidge, Jr., president of the Massa-
chusetts Library club and a trustee of
the Boston Athenaeun, will preside.
At 7.30 there will be an informal round
table meeting of local secretaries of
the Massachusetts Library club, con-
Quoted by Miss Louisa NJ. Hooper, Ii
brartan of the public library at Brook
line.
The Massachusetts Library club will
hold it's business meeting at s o'clock.
This will be followed by an address on
The John Carter Brown Library and
the Widener Memorial Library by
George Parker Winship, who has lust
been appointed head of the latter.
Harry Lyman koopman, librarian of
Brown university, will discuss Why
Vacations and Holidays? and the final
address of the evening will be given
by Rev. Charles A. Dinsmore of Wa
terbury on Dante, the Man and the
Poet.
Saturday morning the meeting will
be held at the naval war college, and
Harold T. Dougherty will preside. Will
liam ID. Goddard, librarian of the naval
war college, will speak on War Litera-
tUre. Loan Desk Problems will be the
topic to be discussed by Gardner M
Jones, librarian of the Salem public
library; Miss Bertha H. Lyman. refer
ence librarian in the Providence public
library, and Herbert I. Cowing, head
OF the loan department in the New
Haven public library. Training Classes
Tor Small as Well as Large Libraries
Will be discussed by Miss Alice Shep-
ard, assistant librarian in the city Ii
bra1y at Springfield, Mass; Miss Nav
ASHLEY, librarian in the public library
at Greenfield, Mass, and by George [.
Lewis, librarian in the WestfieId Ath-
enaeum The final item scheduled for
the convention is luncheon at James
town at 10 o'clock Saturday.
Timely discovery ana prompt action
prevented the fire fiend from DESTROY
ing the Surf hotel at Narragansett Pier
sunday evening. The blaze was dis
covered in the laundry building adioin-
ing the hotel in the rear and was prob
ably caused by the explosion of q small
gasoline stove. The fire department
responded quickly to the call, but by
this time the blaze had shot up
the rear wall of the building to the
ROOF, out was extinguished before
reaching the interior of the hotel. The
damage will not exceed $500.
Dr.. Louis TetEow of Westerly led the
field in the qualifying round of the
club championship at the Wannamoi-
Sett Country club and Is others oua1i-
had the best gross. The state cham
pionship contest will be played at the
Rhode Island Country club at Nayatt,
starting next Tuesday, and the quail
Tying round will be played that day,
the first 16 to qualify. The first and
second rounds will be played Wednes-
day, the semi-ffnals on Thursday and
the finals on Friday. On SATURDAY.. a
36-hole medal handicap will be played,
open to all contestants in the tourna-
ment. William Clark of Westerly is
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments.
Flag day was generally observed in
Westerly by the display of the Stars
and Stripes, but the real observance
vas by the Westerly lodge of Elks
who in common with all Elkdom, paid
special respect to the flag and ali that