The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
BURLINGTON LADY
MADE CHAIRMAN
SOUTHEASTERN IOWA LIBRARY
ASSOCIATIONS.
INTERN ALL GERMAN BOOKS
Hun Literature To Be Destroyed Or
Laid Away Until After War. Good
Attendance and Fine Program
at oskaloosa Meeting.


After a most enjoyable and ap-
petising luncheon at the Penn College
DorTaitory the delegates TO the
Southeastern District Librarians meet
ing, were brought back TO the Pub
lie Library and on Tuesday afternoon
and Immediately reconyened in their
closing session. ksNMM
Miss Miriam B. Wharton, the Ii
brarian at Burlington, Iowa, gave
comprehensive review of the most
satisfactory books that have been
published on the subject of the War.
There has been so much written OF
sensational character regarding the
war. that Miss Wharton advised great
caution in the purchase OF books, ana
to select only those that would give
the most reliable and definite in
formation and in general would stand
the rigid test of investigations
Miss Rose f. Lewis. OF Penn col
lege, gave a vitality interesting re-
view of the writings of Hamlin Gar
land which illustrated the passing OF
the industrial and social life of the
pioneer days of the middlewest and
introduced the developments that
have made this section practically the
garden spot OF the world. Mrs. Laura
NJ. Duncan of Abba gave sketch OF
the books best fitted for garden work
and an insight into the methods OF
canning clubs.
German To Be lnterned.
An important fact was developed
during the afternoon and that was
that all books that in any sense
seemed to favor German interests,
have been either withdrawn from Iowa
Library shelves or have been interned
until after the settlement of the war
question. Miss Julia Robinson tie
secretary of the Iowa Library Com
mission was insistant that matters of
this kind Le safely guarded until the
close OF the war.
The report of the nominating com
mittee. composed of Mrs. ]. b. Finney
OF Eidon. Miss NJ. b. Wharton OF
Burlington and Mrs. R. d. Walton. of
0skaloosa. was given and they pre-
scented the name of Mrs, E. l.. Miller
of Burlington as the Chairman 6f the
next meeting and she was duly elect
ed
Miss NJ b. Ditch of Ottumwa, dis
cussed the question OF Publicity and
the various methods used to bring the
interests Of the Library TO the atten-
tion and the needs of the people.
Miss f. G. Denny of Washington.
spoke on Children's Books and ex-
planned an exhibit that was on dis,
play.
Miss Alice Frost presented the mat
ter Of the show window publicity that
was given TO the public last fall in
oskaloosa. Miss Elizabeth Michener
also presented an exhibit in Garden
bulletins that the Oskaloosa Library
were using in connection with their
War Garden Work. In this connection
1t was stated BY Miss julia Robinson
the Secretary of the Iowa Library
Commission. that this kind of Public
ity had no doubt been effective in
Oskaloosa as the city held the high
est per capita rank in circulation. ian
average Of seven per capital OF any
city in the state.
Miss M. B. Wharton Of Burlington
presented special vote of thanks to
the trustees of the Library for the
cOurtesies extended TO Miss Forbush
and her associates for their kindly aid
and to Miss Hawks and the faculty of
Penn College for their hospitality.
Mrs. /. c. Johnson called the atten-
ton of the delegates TO the state
meeting to be held in Waterloo in
October and urged that all Libraries
send large delegations.
Those In Attendance.
The list OF attendants is as follows
Miss Julia A. Robinson, Des Moines.
Secretary OF State Commission, Miss
Miriam b. Wharton Librarian of Bur.
lington. Josephine B. Finney President
OF Library Board. Eldon, Miss Rachel
B. Forbnsh. Librarian. Miss Alice
Frost, First Assistant, Miss Elizabeth
Mishener and Miss Margaret Z. Nor
row. Assistants. 0skaloosa, Miss
Blanche Hawks Librarian Penn Col
lege. Margaret Dunlay Librarian, New
Sharon. Miss Rose e. Lewis OF Penn
College. Mrs. Eleanor Harold, Oska-
loosa. Mrs. Marjorie Graves Walton,
former Librarian and trustee, Oska-
locsa. Mrs. Mary Burnside Johnson.
President OF State Librarian and
Trustee 0Ekaloosa. Emma e. Funk,
Secretary Library Board. Eddyville.
0rei Crocker Librarian. Sisourney,
Laura NJ. Duncan. Librarian. Abba.
Mrs. w. s. Fall, Trustee. Abba. Eval
G. Denny. Librarian, Washington. Mrs.
n. M. Joiiey. former Librarian ot-I
tumwa. May b. Ditch. Librarian. otrI
tumwa, Mary Edris. former assistant
Oskaloosa, Irma Bresecher.
Librarian. c. II. u. University Park,
Mrs. r. NJ. Epperson. President Board.
Or. L. A. Rodgers. Presi-l
dent Board. oskaioosa Prof r. c-l
Trustee. 0skaloosa. and >Al-l