Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-09-19
coNTRlBlu1T I0Ns FOR
SOLDIER ubRlRIES

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Achievement Provided 1t
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A nationwide campaign for mil
lion dollars or more, Is under way for |
the erection of libraries and the pro-
vision of sufficient interesting reading
matter for the soldiers in the thirty
two cantonments, outposts, naval sta
tions, on board ship, in the hospitals,
and at all points at which soldiers and
sailors of the u. S. Army will be sta
toned.
The American Red Cross because Of
the multiplicity of it's calls was unable
to appropriate an adequate fund for
the Library work, and at Mr.. Fos-
dicks request, the American Library
Association undertook the task of rails
ing the necessary funds, selecting the
books and periodicals and other SIM
liar work to which it is particularly
adapted.
There will be thirty-two library
buildings, costing $4,000 each Canton
ment and Training Camp. They will
be 40x120 feet in size, with large light
perfectly equipped reading rooms.
Each library will carry eight to ten
thousand books, newspapers and mag
azines. Building will probably be
used for local library purposes .at
close of war.
There will also be provided library
service for all groups of soldiers, large
or small, wherever they may be, by
means of 250 deposit stations and
travelling libraries, and for the latter
purpose the welfare agencies estab-
lished by the Y. M. C. A., the Knights
be utilized.
To a great extent the Cantonements
will be isolated, and in nearly all in
stances are far removed from the
home states of the assembled troops.
The Government will see that moth
ing is lacking in equipment and ma
terial to make the boys efficient fight
ing men, and further, precaution will
be taken to remove all dangerous in
fuences common to the training
camps of the past.
Churches, post Offices, recreation
rooms, gymnasiums, moving picture
theatres will be features of every can
tenement and the Library War Coun-
Gil officially appointed by the Secre-
tary of War has undertaken the i'm
portant duty Of providing adequate IL
brary facilities for recruits, men in
training, men in mobilization, garri-
sons, outposts, during rest periods,
while on the march, and while at the
front. These Libraries will serve the
crippled and manned men returning
from service, mounted soldiers, pris-
oners of war, sailors on ship board,
men awaiting muster out and sailors
of the naval stations. Not man in
the service of the United States will
be neglected.
The United States Government, thru
the Library War Council, asks this
State to help brighten the hours of
these boys-some of them your own
SONS, or brothers, who are cheerfully
undergoing many hardships for you
who will, If need be, give their life
blood for the protection of you and
yours.
We can not all go,-but we all can
give.
It will be of interest to know that
every person who gives to the library
war fund will have his or her name in.
scribed upon book plate in the front
of one of the books which goes to the
cantonements. The inscription de-
cided upon by the American Library
Association follows:
"This book plate is placed in this
book in acknowledgment of the con
tribution of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
to the war service fund which makes
the cant0nment libraries possible"
The man or woman who gives $500
will have his or her name placed in
five books. The man or woman
who gives $1.00 will have his OF
her name placed in one book, each
contribution of $1.0O emitting the don
or to a>book plate, The Library War
Council hopes that every person who
! has an interest in the soldiers who
are to see active service, will contrib
ute literally to this fund. Send your
contributions direct to the librarian in
charge of the local library, Miss Amy
Hanscom or place contribution in the
box. provided at the county fair.
| w. E. Scott was called to Mime
apolis last Thursday morning by the
death of his father. Mrs. Scott left
for Minneapolis in the afternoon.