Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-08-24
OUR PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY
1t has been our earnest dasiro to ho

1T has been our earnest desire to be
OF real service to the people of Hot
Springs in the past and we shall
make an even greater effort to be so
in the future. An active part was
taken during the Better Babies Cam
paisn here in the spring. We have
conservation Of food, better babies
and all phases of the Red Cross work.
We are cooperating with the Com
mnnity Club IN their efforts toward
civic oettcrment.
We will BIZ more than glad to &C
cert and benefit by any criticisms or
suggestions which might be offered.
We are here to serve the public and
the public should make the best use
of this service. 1t is your library,
you ray for it, so do not let your in
vestmert lie idle. Draw interest on
your principal by coming to us for
information about your profession or
business, politics and world affairs,
good fiction for your leisure moments,
or dramas and essays.
OUR FRIENDS
In the death of Mrs. Evans the Ii
brary suffers an irreparable loss. She
was one of our staunchest friends and
most liberal supporters, giving gen.
erously of her time and means. When
the Library Association was formed
in 1885, she was elected the first
president and served on the Board al
most continuously up the time of her
death this last spring. We can not
say too much OF her splendid person
ality and character.
We wish to thank those public
spirited citizens who have given
books to the library the past year.
Some of our best books have beenspre-
sented to US as gifts. We are very
glad t. acknowledge the kindness of
this newspaper in aiding us in our
publicity work. Space in these col
umns has always been freely granted
us and we are very grateful for it.
We are most appreciative of the gen.
ero':s appropriation granted us by
the Mayor and City Council for their
support and interest in our work. We
have just received gift of sub
scription to the Literary Digest for
the period of two years. We wish
to express our thanks to the giver.
We arc Very much indebted to var
ioas people in the city who have so
kindly volunteered their services for
the Story Hour during the summer.
We have, in fact, very much apprecia-
ted the kindly interest displayed in
our work by the citizens of Hot
Springs
LIBRARY BOARD
The Librarian is indeed grateful
for tho sympathy, courtesy and
splendid support which has been
given By the members of the Library
Board during the past year. With
E. r. Juckett, Mrs. j. H. Gillespie and
the newly appointed Board, Mrs. w.
NJ. Knowlton. Mrs. L. E. Highley and
G.. C. Smith, we look forward to
1913 as a bigger and better year for
the Bot Springs Library.
Very respectfully submitted,
MARION JOHNSON, Librarian.
CIRCULATION STATISTICS
Number Of new volumes added 1876
Total number of books in Ii
brary ---.-.. -.--------.-..-.-.-...----- 3l3S
Number Of new borrowers reg
istered .......................-.. ia
Total number of borrowers. 981
Total circulation of books 8238
Averase daily attendance in
library .--..-----..-..-.------.--- 0A
Percentage of non-fiction cir
culated ......- -..----..--....------...--- y
N..mber Of periodicals on fle-- ~
N. Ii ber Of newspapers on f1le... lO
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
RECEIPTS
Unexpended balance on
hand July /, 1916.-.---$ .223 u
City appropriation..--... / 823 O5
Cash drawer receipts
(fines, rent. etc. )......- 70 81
Total receipts .....----$2 126 Az
EXPENDITURES
Books s.................$ 157 25
Periodicals .. 64 "a
Binding IL sc
Librarian, salary .............. 500 OC
Janitor, PA OC
Fuel 1856 Sc
Furniture and fixtures.....-.. ~ 8s
Repairs and improvements 131 81
Stationery and supplies. % 81
Printing ... S sc
Postage. express, freight. 13 ~
other expenses ...... 43 OF
Total expenses ......$1 499 81
Balance on hand July LIST,
1917 -.-----..-.----.--.-.-------- b1o o.
Total 12s AZ
PARKs-WRIGHT NUPTIALS.
Stanley Parks and Miss Ruth Wright
Married Monday at Custer.
The many friends of Stanley M