Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Eurntt1g Chat

| pansion of the work of the Harris
burg Chapter of the Red Cross has
necessitated the Harrisburg Public
Library giving that splendid or
ganization more of the space in the
library building plans are being y
made to carry the story telling
feature of the institutions activities
to the children of the city instead
of having the boys and girls gather
at the Library. This idea of Miss
Alice r. Eaton, the librarian, will
mean greater development of the
community scheme and it is hoped
to get the use of such places as
parish houses, schools and the like
for Saturday mornings after the
first of October. Ever since the
Library was opened hours have been
set aside for talks and story telling
on Saturdays and some of the city's
best-known men and women have
given their time, while Army and
Navy officers and state officials
have contributed. The assembly
room of the Library is now used for
the Red Cross in addition to the
old Eager School and it is the
scheme to seek the use of such we'll
located buildings as the Shimmell,
Foose, Lincoln and Steele schools,
parish houses up town and on the
hill and other buildings where
members of the Library staff, who
will work in conjunction with the
energetic and enterprising Story
Tellers League of the city in telling
stories to the children. This work
will start in October and continue
throughout the winter.
In spite of the fact that cjrcu-
lations of libraries all over the state
are reported as having been affected
by war time activities the circulation
at the Public Library started off on
August 1 after a suspension of a
month for painting and renovating.
at faster pace than any previous
August. The demand for books of
a serious nature and for studying
mas shown remarkable jump and
the chlldren's service has expanded.
Plans are being made to add ma
terially to the stock of books for
little folks and some will arrive next
month. 1t is the hope Of the Library
whose staff has been established for
the winter after undergoing many
changes because of designations of
members to go into war work to
launch its school library work
promptly. A meeting of principals
VIII likely be held soon to discuss
the facilitation of the work. The
> Library has six libraries in schools
and has had requests to establish
j, seven more which can not be met
owing to the heavy expense attached
! under present conditions.
! Collection of books for soldiers Is
, 70 be resumed at the Library under
1 the direction of the state headouar-
ters established by the American
= Library Association and State
Librarian Thomas Lynch Montgom-
| cry The Library is asking for volun-
( teers TO gather and prepare books.
Y Last winter the Library bore expense
4 OF collecting the books in the city
t and thousands were forwarded to
camp Hancock for the PENNSYLVANIA
= soldiers. The books will be as
= sembled here, arranged and sent
: where directed by state headquar-
I ters. Director Thompson. of viii
e Transport, was here in conference
with Miss Eaton about the way to
n handle the books and maga zines.
[ Live material, not junk, is wanted
{ for the men at the camps and at
y the front.
l Men connected with building and
q loan associations in this section saw
Y that they havN had no trouble in
8 regard to the Liberty bonds in which
i the associations had invested funds
t because the stockholders in many
S cases came around and wanted to
n BUY them. The bonds have been
n very much in demand.
Under the caption of For the
Duration of the War" Arthur j.
Anderson, editor of the Pennsyl-
| Vania Farmer, writes this interesting
bit: I'VE recently shared a car seat
with one of the boys in Uncle SANS
Army. He had worked his way
through college course in mechan-
les and was now a proud top SER
geant in the artillery division.
Among lot of other worthwhile
things, he said: Uncle Sam is the
best father man ever had. My
own father was a railroad section
hand. but that didn't prevent me
from getting an education. Uncle
Sam gave me free schooling and
practically free college training.
I am asked to fight for humanity's
rights, but not a woman or child
will be wilfully injured IN Uncle
Sans fight. Not a hospital will be
bombed, not a Red Cross station in
e jured, not a legal or humanitarian
n trust broken. And look at me.
am we'll cared for, we'll fed and we'll
clothed. These shoes, this uniform
and this entire equipment is the best
that money can buy. 1t is all Uncle
Sans and until this war is over. the
man inside this uniform belongs to
Uncle Sam"
The manner in which the young
men of draft age are listening to
descriptions of the Army insurance
plan indicates that the idea is max
ing great headway. Next to want
ing to know how to handle them
selves when they get to camp, the
draftees are asking about insurance.
Flavel L. Wright, the insurance man,
who has been making addresses
about it at various gatherings, says
he has to give more time to eluci-
dating than to speaking in public.
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