Evening journal., 1922-03-04

possibly I would bein a position to
be helping in the laying OF the cor
ner-stone. You can see all around
US the improvements Of time. Our
visitors to our city. who may be
your uncle. your aunt or your
cousin. as well as those who visit
us daily in their regular routine of
work. cannot help but be impressed
with the wonderful growth of our
city, and / assure you now that
there is "a feeling OF deep gratitude
and warmth in my heart for the
lcity OF Wilmington.
Let me inspire you with the pa
triotic thought to always think Of
your city. If you are native or II
you are a resident, as the one home
which is Incompatible 10 the NUM-
cipallties Of these great United
States. Wilmington is a very old
city, and we have seen the great
progressions which have been going
on for many years. and after you and
are gone. there will still be further
progress made IN this civic life.
I'VE hardly realize until the years
are gone. just what the efforts Of
, men who have gone before us have
tried to accomplish. This building
. when completed will have within its
walls the great works Of the great
authors and you and l in moments
, OF recreation will gather within It's
borders TO try to improve our moral
, and physical nature. Many OF us
: here today are now thinking Of the
, great use that the present library
situated At Eighth and Market
streets Is giving to our city. Like
many buildings OF its nature. 10 is
giving way to the new building.
which I'm the near future will be duly
u dedicated and given TO us as citi-
zens Of Wilmington and when We
occupy this great building, let us
think OF those whose Impressions
% have been 80 straight and true and
o whose efforts are now shaped.
n "I am told by one who is great
!, lover OF books and who knows the
To- history Of the authors, that this
IS building is the greatest asset TO our
g. city Possibly there is reason that
}. you and / cannot fathom. just what
s. this means TO our municipality. Sit
o. uated as 1t is. in the center Of the
s. city and so close to Rodney Squt e
e which. within few months. Will
% have It's appropriate exercises. ID
4 cannot hut help stand forth as a
e monument. showing that our good
citizens are wide awake with the
-e interest of the times. How pleasing
.e and how assuring II would be II ID
n were possible that those who insti-
.s tuted the great thought of a library
T. could be here today TO see these
is glorious exercises. For this purpose
10 we are gathered here 20 share in the
% glory which Is due all persons oi
o the Creator"
rs At the conclusion OF Presiden
Wards address. the Right Rev
le John J. Monaghan. Bishop OF tk'
10 Roman Catholic Diocese OF VII
be- mington. pronounced a benediction
and the ceremony came to a rever
- q. .i1l end.
a number of years ago. while al
tcrations were being made 10 IN
~ present library building. al Eight
q, and Market streets. the corner
4, stone of that structure, which wa
a laid in 1869. was exposed TO view
o. and the metallic box containing IN
io papers and objects contained in
r, we're removed by Librarian Bailc
and carefully preserved. From TIL
ss box ne took the following old paper
n and articles and transferred them Z
20 the new one put into place this al
m ternoon:
Is Delaware Inquirer. July 21. 1856
As Weekly Commonwealth. July il
So 1860.
BE- Delaware Gazette. July II. 1861
rs Grimshaw's Messenger, July
'n 1850.
j. Maltese cross. deposited by Jam,
y Bradford.
Four new nickel cents for 1855
1855. 1853. 1860. deposited by Joh
Il r. Bringhurst
M Package Of Old papers deposite
r. by William Candy in 1850.
A. Photograph OF John Dickinson
r- house. corner Eighth and Mark'
ig streets.
Lessons for children printed
Ie Wilmington in 1901.
t- Complete set OF copper coins {
in the United States. l793-1S60, depo'
IN tied by y. p. Buckley.
OF In addition TO these the followin
er new papers and photographs wei
e- today sealed up for benefit OF futui
az generations:
re- stockholders tickets Young Men
es Association for Mutual improvement
'" Thomas j. Lawson. July. 1857
.H' Stockholders tickets. Wilmingto
". Library and Young Mems Associ'
a,. tion for Mutual Improvement. Thon
IL as J. Lawson. January. 1859.
q stockholders tickets. the Wilmini
H. ton Institute. Albert Commons. jan
,e- uary /. 1894.
wilmington Institute stock ce
is tihcate. dated ninth July, 1873.
lot Index the library. (Brkef histoi
Iot and catalogue published in 1850
We Photographs OF present buildin
Id. exterior and interior.
ITS Last annual report Of the WI
ne mington Institute.
le- List OF board Of managers al
pr committees OF the Wilmington 1
sti;ute.
List OF members Of library sta
All library blanks and forms
~ present use-nineteen in number.
New books at the library, Decer
DIV ber. 1921.