The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-03
tuesday Glib Gave
Good Entertainment
Mrs. Budleng, State Librarian at
Bismarck, Gave IN Enteret-
ing Talk
PUBLIC LIBRARY BENEFITED
Public Institution Only Ono
Year Old and Is Growing
Rapidly

Last Tuesday marked the
progressive work being done in
Washburn by the women. They
are Behind the public library
movement and, doing all they
can to make it a public. institu-
tion to be proud Of.
The Tuesday club invitetl Mrs.
lsudlong, state librarian, to
come up and inspect the library
and to give Il talk at public
meeting. She came up from Bis
marck Tuesday morning. In
the afternoon reception was
held at the library and during
the hours from three to five
about forty women came in to
meet Mrs. Budlong.
In the evening a public. meet
ing was held at the. Methodist
church. This was opened by the
singing Of America. Miss Mus
son, the president of the club,
gave short talk on the work
being done by the club and the
number and kinds Of books in
the library. This was followed
by a song from the male quar-
tette. Five minute talks were
given as follows: "Importance
OF Book Selection" "by Rev. Reid !;
'Results Of a Good, Library" by
Rev. Broeckel and "Co-opera-
ton in Library Support" by
Rev. Pengelly. A mixed quar-
tstte then gave pleasing num-
ber called "The Auctioneer."
The speaker Of the evening,
Mrs. Budlong, was introduced
by Miss Musson. Mrs. Budlong
has an attractive personality
and kept the audience interest
ed throughout her talk about
Library work. Her best points
were the "dont Is" and if re-
membereG, it will save money
and experience to those who are
interested i'm this kind of work.
One that she emphasized most
elnphatically was "don't buy
ii ON book agents. She told
how easily it was to spend more
money than nee; ssary and to
get books that were never tax
ell from the shelves, especially
it sets Of books were bought.
Everyone who heard Mrs. Bud
long were pleased and, benefit
I'd by her talk. The concluding
OH the evenings pro-
gram was song by the Girls
Gee club.
On Wednesday afternoon thee
ladies met again at the library
TO get some more ideas from
Mrs. Budlong on how to conduct
Il library successfully. 1t was
time well spent.
During the last Legislature the
members saw fit to cut down
expenses and one Of the deduc-
tions made was in the work be-
ing done by the state library. In
the past where new libraries
were opened some one was sell.
ont from the state library 4,
see that the new work was sta t.
ed right and to give ppinters IN
now the work should be- ~
lucted. This can be tone in i;
future only to very limite,. =.
.ent as the funds are 80. sm...
This kind OF work benefits =,
many and 1t is to be regrett Il
hat a cut had to be made in
his line. Ii enough show their
interest it may Ee changed dur
ng the next legislature.
Mrs. Bndlong left for her home
Wednesday afternoon and be-
Ore departing complimented the
women on the start they had
made in the library, rest room
and womanis exchange.
The following is the program
for the meeting Of the Tuesday
club on December Il: Leader
Mrs. w. H. DeGraff; Story,
= Dickens Christmas Carol, ~
Mrs. Jos. Mann; Paper, "Simp-
Christmas Giving" Miss
Musson; Roll Call, Quotations