The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-18
BOOKS TROOPS
ARE BADLY NEEDED
Governors Are Invited TO As
sist Library War Council.
TRAINED MEN DIRECT WORK
Plans Are Under Way to Provide Sui
ficient Reading Matter of the Proper
Kind For Each of the Thirty-two
Cantonmsnts - Prominent Bankers
Lend Support TO Nation Wide Plea.


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 OF
shipboard. kilograms and letters re-
ceived Mt the headquarters OF the IL
brary War Council I'm Washington show
that Secretary Bakers action In ap-
pointing a national body to provide IL
braries for u troops has met with
popular approval throughout the u
try.
under the expert direction of the War
Service Committee Of the American Ii
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 I'm their respective To-
c~alities,
The council comprises Frank A.. Van
derlip. chairman, president of the Ma
tional City bank, New York city; Asa
q. Gambler. banker. Atlanta, Ga; +. p.
Claxton, United States commissioner 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; r..
II. 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 I'm charge OF Harold
Braddock OF Montclair, N. j., with Of
fees I'm 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 Countryman, Minneapolis Pub
lie library: Electra @. Doren. Dayton
tO) Public library; Matthew 3. Dud-
con 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 81 100000 for the
purchase of regularly constituted H.
braries or 10000 volumes each, one for
each Of the thirty-two cantonments.
These libraries, the experts say, will
be equal III not superior to the average
library In cities OF from 1900 to 25,Ooo
population. The same system of salec-
ton and circulation which governs city
libraries will prevail In he camps.
A 81 contribution, library experts
say. win place a book In the camps and
will keep IL 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 o as possible. "Give us libra.
ries, Ia 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. Nj. @. A. and the Knights OF
Columbus are working closely with the
war service committee OF the Ameri-
"A Library association I'm making the
appeal.