Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18


Mr. NoyeS urged the committee 10 take favor
able action on the bill.
mr. Spoford also addressed the committee~
THE bill providing for the Public Library was
finally passed. and approved on June ;.
1895, Eut no appropriation was provided until
the act OF June 80, 1898, was approved In tho
meantime, however, the Commissioners, in
pursuance Of the law Of June 3, 1895, appointed
the following board of trustees: s. w. Wood
ward, B. H Warner, A. r. Sponord. J. r.
Du Bots. r. r. Perry T. w. Moves, C. J. Bell
and r. H. Thayer who upon being organized
selected the following officers: President.
Theodore w. Moves; vice president Brainard H.
Warner; librarian, secretary and treasurer,
Weston Flint; first assistant librarian, Miss
Irene Gibson, and second assistant librarian,
Miss Emily A. Spiman.
The first location of the library was in rented
quarters at 1926 New York avenue northwest
and the present magnificent structure. the
benehcence of Andrew Carnegie, was opened to
the public on January Z, 1903 DR.. George F.
Bowerman is the librarian, treasurer and Sec
rotary of the board and shares in the success
Of the library and the wonderful progress it
has made.
Its several branches throughout the city, with
only an exception or two, are distinct credit
to the Capital.
However, the city is growing fast, and 50 Is
the business of the library, and only recently
polttan Church to relieve the congestion in the
main building, and where sermons were for
merly preached, books for the education of the
public will be bound, and other use made of the
space allotted.
Taking it all in all, the Public Library is
. great institution and an everlasting credit
to the wisdom of those who fought for years
for tax-sustained library to be paid from the
general fund.
nice letters regarding his stories that an
pear in these columns. He would like 20 use
all, but sometimes he finds he cannot do So
However, here Is one that he is going to pass
along. since it Is too good to keep:
December %, 1899.
Dear Mr.. Proctor:
II have just read your interesting article
about the old Seaton Building and it brought
back very happy memories, for I attended
school there through the fourth and seventh
grades. Miss Sadie White and Miss E. Billings
were my teachers, Miss Mary Rowe was prin-
cipal. 1t seems to me that N. P. Gage was
music teacher at that time, but I may be mis-
taken about that. There were no boys in the
building at that time but the boys used to
come around and firt with the girls which was
just too much for Miss Rowe, who was very
strict. and she had an officer stationed outside
to keep the boys away but he happened to be
very good looking. so did not stay long for he
said the girls fiirted with him too much At
the time went to school there the Lansburghs
lived just across the street in one of the big
houses still standing. and well remember how
a man servant used to carry the little Lans-
burgh girls across from their house to school on
rainy days
MY name was Nellie Friebus only daughter
OF Theodore and Florida Van Tyne Friebus
have been married 81 years to Paul Fout Grove:
have one son, Paul Friebus Grove.
81 am native Of Washington, D. c., and my
mother was also born and raised here You
said in your article how nice it would be TO
hear from some one who attended Old Seaton-
therefore this letter ,-
Respectfully ~