Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-04-27
WOMEN WILL DONATE
LIBRARY TO Triton
If City Will Make 1t Free and Main.
tain 1t. Something of What
Fitzgerald Is Doing

! The great possibilities for good that
lie in free public library, both to
the cause OF education, to civic I'M
provement and to public information
as well as practical help to old and
young, when library is free and its
affairs efficiently managed, was dem.
onstrated to the committee fro Tiff
ton that visited the Fitzgerald library
| Friday afternoon
Triton has library that is seven
| teen years older than the one at Fitz-
| gerald, but those at its head realize
that they had something to learn
from their neighbors, hence the visit
The Fitzgerald library is supported
by annual appropriations of $1,75O
from the city; $3.50 annually from the
Board Of County Commissioners, and
$3.50 annually from the Ben Hill
County Board of Education. 1t is
making rich returns on these wise
investments. Monthly it supplies
twenty books to each of the thirteen
rural schools and sixty-five books each
to six consolidated SCHOOLS. 1t has
a daily circulation of $50 to ESQ vol
uhiSo III tHC SitJ, anu d TuIdl THeITIDeT-
ship of 800.
The Visitors From Triton
The visit was made at the reques,
of Mrs. H. H. Tiff, President of the
Twentieth Century Library Club, and
Mrs. J. N. Mitchell, Chairman of the
Library committee. Those going ov.
er were: City Manager w. T. Har-
grett. Secretary Board of Trade, w
Z. Algec; County Attorney H. S. Muir
ray, City Commissioner Frank Cor
ry; S. L. Lewis, principal A. & M,
School, ]. L. Herring, Morris Levy
Mrs H. H. Tiff, Mrs. J. N. Mitchell
Mrs Henry Miller, Mrs. ]. H. Price
Mrs. w. H. Mccartney, Miss Holder
and Miss Greene. Mrs. Levy, Mrs
Bohrman and Mrs. Glass accompanied
the party for visit to Fitzgerald
Mr.. Cory, Mrs. Tiff and Mr.. Levy
kindly furnished their cars. The triI
was a very pleasant one, weather and
roads both good and was enjoyed by
all of the party.
A Courteous Librarian
AT the Fitzgerald Public Library the
visitors are indebted to the Librarian
Miss Louise Smith, for many cour.
tesies. 1t has been said that she is
one of the best Librarians in the
United States and her work bears this
out. The building is very convenient
ly arranged, and Miss Smith has ev-
cry department in admirable order.
The meeting was held in the lectur,
room which is also used by the Fitz.
| gerald Woman's Club.
The library has about 1900 vol
umes and $1,000 insurance is carried
on the property They need ST ,50(
annually to keep the book stock VI
as the demand is growing fast. Las
year 5000 was spent for books, news
papers and magazines.
Miss Smith readily and charmingly
answered many questions.
What Triton Wants
Mrs. J. N. Mitchell then told Of
Tifton's plans. 1t is not intended tc
erect library building now but tn,
club has on hand a library of $500
volumes, valuable lot for a building
and building fund of $500 in Lib.
erty bonds. The Club women want
to make a donation of this library lot
and money to the town, that the town
may make it free library rs Triton
ready to take it?" she asked.
The members of the library Club
intend to put the matter up to the
people of Triton, if they want a free
library.
If they don't believe such library
would be fine thing for Triton, they
should take the trip the Committee
took Friday.-Tifton Gazette.