The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
1900 VOLUMES
GIVEN LIBRARY
Kiwanis Club Book Drive
for Library Proves
Big Success
TO CONTINUE EFFORTS
Monument 1000 Feet High
Could BE Made From
Gift Books

The Tuln public library huH
found in the klVnuls ,lub 1 p'r-
iuaucnt aud enthusiastic friend
Although the ,lub's campaign tp OBJ.
tain books closed saturday night %
win continue Goo operate with The
library throughout the coming
ycnia. constantly trying Jp obtain
moro books aud thus eventually
mnEc TulnH library one or the
largest Iu tine southwest
when tho two weeks campaign
closed Saturday Frank " Reed
president uf the KiwauiH club, an
uouucci 1900 volumes have been ro-
ceivod. THE lis 1900 short 81 the
number hoped for by the club. but
Ia considered BY Reed and other
members NJ extremely satisfactory
and an addition ~ inestimnblc
value 10 the resources and usefulness
OF the library
Uccd said saturday % number ot
books will be collected Monday from
persons who called headquarters
Friday and Saturday and explained
they would gather together their
spare volumes sunday.
IIclfcu Contributes.
a number of out-of-town men and
women learning Of the campaign
and itg purpose. have slgniflcd by
letter they expect to make donations.
Shipments are expected from Tue
son, Ariz. Guthrie, S. Louis, Seattle
and New YorS city. the ono from
New York 60 be n set Of musical
books donated by Jnscha llelfet2,
noted vlolinisi who filled an engage
mcnt In Tulsa n few days ngo.
eet Of books on railrondiug was
received Saturday Several medical
sets and single volumes wcro do
mated and lleifot2 laid the fouuda-
ton FOR n musical department. Tho
Tulsa County Medical society expects
TO sponsor a medical department In
the library according to It's mem To-
bers. az well ns to medical students.
Mr.. and Mrs, n G. Won Thuru,
l. Frances street, West Tulsa, gave
q check for go with which TO pur-
chase a set OF books on house
furnishings and interior decorating
for the benefit of local young men
ana young women who may wish 10
take up the profession OF Interior
decorator.
The Kelly May company gave n
large oil map of oklahoma, and
Col. w. H. Peck oil editor Of The
pertaining TO oil and Rns
President Reed said Saturday tho
results OF this campaign have been
extremely gratifying to the Kiwanis
club as n whole. to the library
hoard. and to Individual members OF
these organizations that have de
voted all or part OF their time (,
thls constructive effort on behalf q
tho library during the past Nv,
viii be adopted by civic orEHniza
tlon I'm other cities In which publ,
libraries have Neon neglected and
the usefulness OF which will be sub.
stantlnlly increased by the addition
of surplus books that have nccumu-
lated in cltizons homes.
Could Make Monument,
Anyone wishing To donate books
10 tho Tulsa library through the
Kiwanls club may do 30 by callluE
telephone Cedar 10 any time, Reed
advised. A messenger will respond Ia
all telephone calls.
Having u few minutes Of spare
time and a bent for statistics, thoA,
at campaign headquarters YESTERDAY
compiled a few interesting figures
In connection with the number OF
volumes received.
II all the books were placed IN ono
stack. one on top OF the other, they
would form a monument 1000 feet
high. They wNuld form six piles M
high as tho Cosdon building ant
eight piles ms high ns the Kennedy
building, with ninth pile from tn,
sidewalk TO the fourth floor.
II all books received were PLACED
on a shelf, In ordinary position, the,
would require a shelf reaching from
tho pnStoftiCe Ia Hotel Tulsa. PLACED
end 10 end and laid on tho pavement
they would reach from the city hal
Ia tha Arkansas river bridge or 4
the center OF owen park,