The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-19

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ficient Reading Matter Of the Proper
Kind For Each OF the Thirty-two
cantonmsnts Prominent Bankers
Lend Support to Nation Wide Plea.
Governors of the various states have
been invited to assist the Library War
Council, appointed by the secretary OF
war, to establish libraries for our sol
diers In the field and our sailors on
s~hipboard. kilograms and letters re-
ceived at the headquarters OF the Ii
brary War Council I'm Washington show
that Secretary Bakers action In APP
pointing n national body to provide IL
braries for our troops has met with
popular approval throughout the coun-
try.
The fact that the work is being done
under the expert direction of the War
Service Committee Of the American IL
brary association has brought into serv-
ice the assistance of trained librarians
In all parts of the United States, who
are acting as sponsors and collectors
for the movement In their respective To-
~calities.
The council comprises Frank A. VAN
derlip, chairman, president OF the Ma
tlonal City bank, New York city; Asa
G.. Gambler, banker. Atlanta, Ca; Z. +.
C~laxton, United States commissioners OF
education: j. Randolph Coolidge, archi-
tect, Boston; Mrs. Josiah II. Cowles.
president general Federation of Wo
mems clubs, Los Angeles, Cal. John Fl.
Finley, New York state commissioner
of education: James A. F1aherty, SUI
preme knight, Knights of Columbus: f.
I. Stotesbury of J. p. Morgan & Co,
New York city: Colonel Theodore N.
Vail, president American Telephone and
Telegraph company, New York, and
Harry A. Wheeler, vice president Union
Trust company, Chicago.
Librarians on the COMMITTEES.
A campaign for the raising of the
necessary funds Is In charge of Harold
Braddock of Montclair, N. j., with Of
fees In Washington. The war service
committee is headed by j. /. Wyer, Jr.,
of the New York State library. The
other members are Edwin III. Ander-
son, New York Public library; Arthur
II. Bostwick, st. Louis Public library;
Gratia C~ountryman, Minneapolis Pub
lie library; Electra q. Doren, Dayton
(O1 Public library: Matthew 8. Dud-
geon, Wisconsin Free library commits
sion, and Frank p. Hill. Brooklyn Pub
lie library.
Already several governors have ap-
pointed state library war councils, and
cities are organizing local councils to
carry ON the work.
The appeal is for 100000 for the
purchase of regularly constituted IL
braries Of 10000 volumes each, one for
each of the ~thirty-two cantonments.
These libraries, the experts say will
be equal II not superior to the average
library In cities OF from $1,000 to $4,000
population. The same system of selec-
tion and circulation which governs city
libraries will prevail I'm the camps.
A 81 contribution, library experts
say, will place a book In the camps and
will keep 1t In good condition and cir
culation for three years. The re-
sponses from officers and soldiers and
sailors themselves reveal that they are
eager for the plan to be put into effect
as soon as possible. Give us libra
rics, lis their appeal. Authors are giving
their royalties, and the publishers are
giving a liberal discount on volumes
purchased.
The appeal is not only for 81 popular
subscriptions. but for corporate sub
scriptions. large individual contribu-
lions and requests OF money by libra
ry boards.
The Y. M. o. A. and the Knights Of
Columbus are working closely with the
war service committee Of the Ameri-
a Library association In making the
appeal.