El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25

DAUL KING. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. ".
E King. Of Hagerman. n. N. en-
listed in the navy from FL Paso last
July.
He received his training at san
Diego. Calf, and has lately been
assigned to active service on the At
lantic
He is the nephew Of Mr.. and Mrs.
" n Pence. 1417 Montana street
OF Alan Seeger, Rupert Brookes and
Joyce Kilmer being constantly called
for. Joseph Pencils beautiful draw
ings and the startlingly vivid car
tOOns OF Raemaker have also interest
ed many people.
Books for Soldiers.
Another way in which we helped
in war work was by lending our base
ment to the American Library asso-
citation. This association sent q rep
resentative here in May, 1918, to es-
tablish center for service on the
Mexican border. They were in this
building seven months, when Il be-
came Necessary 10 seek less crowded
quarters.
We could offer only a little space
for so large an undertaking, but the
saving OF expense while the work
vas in its beginning stage was great
" appreciated by Dr.. Herbert Putnam.
AA4AaLAAm o. CONGRESS- anu director OF
the library war work
II IS impossible TO give more than
a brief summary OF the many activ-
titles which engaged the attention Of
the library during the period OF the
war. That il was Of real service to
this city Is beyond question.
Reference Department Valuable.
There are no figures OF statistics
which show the amount Of reference
wcrk which IS done every day. An
attempt IS made TO keep a list OF all
Important questions looked up. The
years record shows material pro-
vided for many debates, and lists pre-
pared en- special subjects for clubs
and Individuals It f. interesting to
no-s the character OF the information
gathered from different sources for
the public It covers a wide field, as
shown ty a few Of the questions sub
mitted for solution:
The history OF YANKEES Doodle"
Does oversupply make war a ne
History Of postage stamps"
1Buoyaucy OF boats"
Oats. their digestibility and chem
zeal composition"
The use Of PHOSPHORUS for a
luminous watch dial"
The names Of all patriotic societies
and their history"
Information by Telephone.
Then there are the many telephone
calls during the day, the pronuncia-
ton OF words. looking up dates Of
important events, and settling argu-
ments on all sorts OF subjects
We are much handicapped by haY-
ing our reference material so scat
tered Lack Of space makes It i'm
possible to have books, periodicals
and government publications shelved
SO that they may be conveniently and
quickly consulted There is nothing
SO trying TO the reference worker as
unbound periodicals, some OF them in
the basement and others In stacks on
the main floor, or wherever a place
can be found for them To keep a
complete file OF periodicals which are
not bound Is a tremendous task in any
library. The particular number
wanted is so often missing
There Is no more important phase
OF library service than that which IS
done in the reference department, and
every facility should be given IN the
way OF space and equipment for salts
factory work
Scope Of Extension Work
The FL Paso library is very far
behind other libraries In the matter
OF extension service. It Is OF the
greatest Importance TO reach every
outlying district OF the city and to
have collections OF books in every
school
The establishment Of "neighborhood