Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-31


 brairy and on the lawn of the Congre- gational church to enjoy the occasion which is always looked forward to with pleasure by hundreds
 The meeting of the Bill Library As- sooiatiop began at Ii o'clock in the morning President William I Allyn. presiding. The report of Secretary Fred eriek W. Burton was read and accept ed The report of Treasurer Billings T. Avery was in brief as follows:
 In bank from
 Henry Bill fund .......... s4,s46.3S
 Dividends U. s. Steel bonds 35e.79
 Dividends \. Y. N. H & H.
 R. R. bonds ......... 725.S1
 Frederick Bill, bonds ~ 1s499
 Billings T. Avery, Jr. Mem
 orial Fund 216.4s
 Bonds and stocks .......... s,ooo.Oo
 ss.4ss.45
 Expenses of current year. Library, S147.73. Annual dinner $2o4.e3
 The account of MT. Avery. especially concerning the Henry Bill fund illustrates to advantage the wise. methods pur sued by the directors of the Bill Li- brary Association since it's incorpora- ton in handling the finances of the as- sociation. Tn 1887 Henry Bill gave the sum of s1,ooo, the income and interest to be exnended for the maintenance of town library. Later he added other funds that brought the total to near ly $4,OoO. Of the first gift of s1. 1000 the greatest increase has been made. Year after year the directors have wise ly utilized the income from this sum and today the fund amounts to s4,- 946.3S.
 The report of the library book com mittee was brief this year, little action having been taken because of the fact that changes in methods of accounting and checking have been installed at the 1 library during the year.
 A resolution was passed on the death of Charles A. Satterlee, a director of i the association, that mention be made 1 in the records of the meeting and that copy of the resolution be sent to the 1 family.
 Mrs. Avery. librarian reported that from the start of little over 1000 vol 1 umes, the library now contains nearly 5000 volumes, all classified. Two hun dred new books, or magazines were add ed during the year. and the number of l books taken out has substantially in- creased The library now is as up tc | date as any library in the country. a 1 system of charging and card indexine ] having been installed during the year The meeting closed with the election of the following officers: President, Will jam I. AllSn secretary. Frederick W l Burton; treasurer, Billings T. Avery book committee, Billings T. Avery, Rev A. E. Kinmouth, Mrs. Julia Bill, Fred erick W. Burton.
 The trustees are as follows: Isaac c l Geer, Jacob Gallup, Rev w E. White | IT7 '. Tr1ay M f.F-ax William L Allyn, Henry W. Hurlbutt Charles A. Gray. Billings T Avery Charles $. Hewitt, Joseph E. Holdridge Joseph A. Clark Everett Gallup anC Frederick ". Burton.
 Following the annual business meet ing of the Bill Library Association tn exercises at the Congregational churcl were opened by William I. Allyn, win called upon Rev. Allen Shaw Bush, o Gales Ferry, for w9rds of welcome Rev. MT Bush in his welcome said tha , althought this reunion had it's happ, side, there was another side, the seri ous. Throughout our country as Tn man other lands, ignorance reigns, and the ol standards of America, the church, tn school and the library are in danger
 Mrs. Beatrice Ashe Maher then rend , cred two delightful soprano solos, "Sh Never Told Her Love-" Hadyn; an
 "Sylvelin,' by Christian Simbreig. whic instantly met with the approval of he : audience.
 : The prayer was offered By Rev. :. E. Falmouth of Ledyard followin which Rev. David A. Pitt, D. D., of No1
 wich, was introduced as the speaker c
 the day Rev. Dr. Pitt expressed hi ' pleasure at being present for the ar 7 nual reunion, and agreed with Rev. Nil
 Bush that although it was indeed a fes r tive occasion there was more ser . ous side. The church, school. and | : brary must be kept in our land 7 Speaking of his eight years in Berke
 ly. Cal, Rev Mir Pitt told of whs Q New England had done for that gres : state and how much education pIaye : its part. In Berkely. now, said Re- f Dr. Pitt, stands the University of Cal r fornia, one of the greatest institution of learning in this country, with an al
 tendance equalled by no other college l. the country and probably the world. Tn r story back of this wonderful fact is ths D many years ago several New Englan 5 men, all graduates of Yale universit, r left for California and dedicated then P i selves to the church and school Flint
 ing no education in San Francisco. the - lined up the children on the streets an . by this horrible example shamed tt
 people into starting education for chi
 dren. They founded tbe Christian co
 lege and kept up their work until Cal u fornia said. we need colleges" IT college was then given to the state Let us now contrast New England wit y California first taking size. Californi [ is many times larger than our Ne Il England states, has thousand milt ' of sea coast, and one must travel mol s than a day to cross it at the wide T point. Look at these two in history Il old California with it's religion of Spai New England in its Professionalism. TT
 motives back of the settling of Ne
 England was for freedom, in Californ 5 for seaports by Spain who in the O