Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
Ann SEmPLE FREE
LIBRARY IS OPENED
Located In No. 22 School and
for oenetk OF the
Community.

Tho official opening OF the Ann Sem
pie rrre Library. In No. ~ school. at
SECOND and Justison streets took place
lac, night,
Pastor W. l.. pe,tlr4ill of the North
baptist Church presided. Addresses
were made by Harry Emmons, sur
,'ving executor " the scmplc estate.
a. whose ndclltv the library Is largely
due. Arthur l.. Hailey. lihrarian ~ the
Wilmington Institute FREQ Library;
superintendent OF schools David a.
Ward. Dr. conwcll Rsn'on or the.
Hoard of Educs,icn: Rev. Benjamin
= Mooro. pastor Of shiloh Baptist
vhurnh. Miss Whitien and Miss Char
lott. slowe. former and present prin-
.,rsi ~ No. s2 school. and Iicv. Henry
ioncs. pastor OF Eighth Street Baptist
Church.
\ douhic quartet OF singers from
i.sion Raptiet Church furnished music.
ln abiding TO the origin of the IL
hrnrv. Mr. EmmonS paid tribute TO
Miss acmple. who dicd In 1899 at the
zee ~ so. lie said that she was
Good samaritan 20 tho poor and needy.
and was particularly Interested In the
welfare of the colorcd race.
she gave 90 the Delaware Avenue
baptist Church tho plot on which the
nrcscnt structure Is erected, and her
vii mado hcquests 10 the Ninquadale
Home, 90 shiloh Baptist Church and
tho ncmeopeshic Hospital. The resi-
duo after paying the hequcsts was left
10 trustees for the establishment Of the
library.
As this consisted only OF buildins
a. sixth and Penn streets, which was
hut slightly productive, ;herc was
nothing then for the trustees 20 do
and as surviving executor Mr.. En-
mons took charge. In the Intervening
time this has hcen increased 10 be-
TWEEN $1,000 and $4,000 which with
the euildlns has now been turned over
tr tho trustees
With the cooperation ~ tho WI.
utnston Institute r'rce Library and
\ tho bosrd 81 Education, no desire o
the donor has al ionSth been realized
end tho library is now at the service o
ne cclored community without dis
Lncfion of denomination or residence
Tho Anne Scmple Library was opei
runonlcially) 90 tho public on Thurs
nv evening. Dec. 1, 1921. with 80
pulunics on tho ehclves. Of which So
Ulumcs wcra purchased from th
Anne semplo Fund and 6. volume
Wer~ supplied from the shelves cf IN
yr~s Library. Two women attendant
y Beatrice Hall and c. Marie Coleman
W~F~ carefully instructed by Mis-
Jnmma rc<man. OF tho FREQ Library
Vhc spent several evenings with then
N ~As soon apparent that there Wa
Oct = sufficient number ~ books 10
0h~ email children and more wer
Wnpsly ordered.
A the end OF the month 1s9 person
haa r~si-tcr~d for tho privileges {
th~ library md aT' books were sssues
DTT 90 children and e5 20 adults. IN
library was open 20 days
The following periodical. are q
r'e. Afro-Ancrican, American Mas
siro. Christian Century. Christia
worh and Evangelist. Crisis. Mentor
Philadelphia Tribune and Woman
homc Companion.
Hopes for tho gyfwth and prosper'
a. ~ the enterpri~s Mere oxpresss
NY pr. Hanton. Mr.. Bailey. and Supel
intcndcnt Ward. Misses Whitien an
Sicwo called special attention 10 IN
exceptional suitability 81 the scho
buuding, which was formerly Pulasl
iiau. for tho purpose % the library al
reading room,
Members 81 the Goodall club ar
auxiliary and sChool pupils and friend
So tho number Of 200 or more. aiten'
"a tac exercises.