Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
LIBRARIAN URGES
! MORE BRANCHES
Or. BoWerman Tells Chamber
I of Commerce City Should
! Have Its Quota.

Six more branches of the Public Lii
brary in separate buildings and at least
twenty-five branches in suburban school
buildings would give Washington its
proper quota in proportion to other
cities of it's size. according to Dr.
George p Bbwerman. librarian of the
Public Library. speaking last night be-
fore the Washington Chamber of Com
merce at the Willard Hotel.
DR.. Bowerman pointed out that at
the present time Washington has one
library and one branch. The average
for other cities of the United States of
over 100000 population. he said. is fif-
teen branches.
The speaker urged the support of the
chamber and asked each member to use
the library at all times. asserting that
the library contained 225,O0O books of
Ill descriptions and on all topics.
Quotes From Letter.
To show the service rendered. Dr.
Sowerman quoted from letter recent
~ received:
Can you direct me to any book de-
voted to the business of buying and SELL
Sg investment securities, or describing
3he business?
You have in your institution many
Sne DOCKS devoted to investments, treat
ing the subject in a purely academic or
theoretical way. but what l want to find
cut is the business end of this COM
Saratively new profession?
Dr. Bow erman said that the experts
IN the staff of the library Immediately
looked up the matter and the follow
ing four books were recommended to
The writer: THE Machinery of Wall
Street" Practical Points on Stock
Trading" Work of the Bond House"
and Work of Wall Street"
Wide Range of Subjects.
On any question that you are
doubtful about" said the librarian.
'call up the Public Library and our
STAN viii look up the matter for you
and telephone you the results of the
4ndings. We want the people of
washington to realize on their invest
1nent in the Public Library and we are
mere for that purpose. We want the
institution to mean more than an or
nate building in the downtown sec
6on: we want it to be a part of the
community life"
Samples of various books in the Ii
6rary covering a wide range of sub
3ects were on display and members
were urged to look them over at the
elose of the meeting.
A. E. Seymour, secretary of the
chamber, gave a detailed report of
The convention of national CONNER
IL
vas held in Chicago recently.
The secretary quoted from several
Of the papers read at the convention
ey the delegates, one of them being
tWhat Motives Actuate Membership
IN the Chamber of Commerce"
coo Organizations Reply.
Mr.. Seymour said that this paper
mad been most carefully prepared and
answers had been received from over
f0A
district the following results were OBJ
9Eined:
Nineteen members joined the cham
Der because they were urged to do SO
~ friends; "a Joined for business rea-
SONS; Joined in the enthusiasm of
membership drive: SO because they
fealized it was for the good of the
city; So because they appreciated the
need OF such a body in the city; 10
because they desired the affiliations
that membership would give them; Z
because they appreciated the various
chamber bureaus, and on account of
She luncheons given By thu chamber
Letter From HafdiaE.
Mr.. Seymour also read a. letter re-
Aeived from President-elect Warren G.
Harding in which he gave his reasons
kor joining the chamber of commerce
n Marion, Ohio.
Urging the restoration of the in
tuguf1l BAH, Isaac Cans. chairman of
me retail trade committee, which has
brst adopted the slogan, washington
he Logical Home for National Or
Plantations" submitted his report. 1t
Was unanimously adopted. Tie re-
Bort also recommends that a commit
zee be appointed to conduct shopping
bours for woman members of conyen-
lions held in this city.
I'VE also feel" says the report. the
great need Of buildings wherein
small factories might locate and find
che necessary beat. light and power.
30 far as your committee can learn
the space available for such concerns
Is less now than ever, though with
TIE proper zones indicated, such
buildings would undoubtedly prove q
krofitable Investment for all con-
berned."
After considerable discussion the
public health report, submitted by DIR.
E. r. -Dufour. chairman of the COM