The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-08
HISTORY GROUPS
HELP DEDICATE
STATE LIBRARY
Conference Ends Tonight;
Sectional Sessions Held
During Day.

An address tonight by President
William c. Dennis. Earlham Col
lege. was TO bring the sixteenth an
nual Indiana History Conference to
a close after a two-day program.
The concluding event of the pro-
gram. which included participation
in the dedicatory ceremonies Of the
states new million-dollar Library
and Historical Building, an even
century after the first Statehouse in
indianapolis was built, was to be
the annual dinner Of the Society
Of Indiana Pioneers in the Riley
Room at the ClaypOOl at which rep
resentatives Of the Indiana His
torical Society and State Historical
Bureau will be present.
Throughout the day, the three
organizations listened to addresses
in sectional meetings. This after
noon Florence Ven. 1924 Kenwood-
av, Librarians, was scheduled TO ad-
dress the general session on The
William Henry Smith Memorial
Library"
Times Editor Speaks
Charles N. Thompson, Indian
apolis attorney, and Indiana State
Library Commission President,
will speak on Sons of the Wilder
ness" and r. B. Yule. 1886 Carroll
ton-av, engineer, will describe the
old Vincennes drawbridge.
Talcott Powell, The Indianapolis
Times editor, was the speaker at
the luncheon of the social studies
section of the Indiana state Teach
ers' Association in the Florentine
Room of the Claypool.
Mrs. Sadie Bacon Hatcher. Fl.
Wayne, presided. Mr. Powell dis
cussed the relation of newspaper
men to historians.
Today'S program started at Indi-
annapolis Athletic Club with a break
fast for college teachers. Albert l..
Kohlmeier, Indiana University, pre-
sided
Early History Recalled
DR.. James A. WOODBURY., Bloom
ington, presided over the dinner
meeting of the conference last
night
Theodore c. Pease, University of
Illinois. history professor. recalled
that Indiana formed one of the
most important points of contention
between France and England in the
struggle for world empire during the
French and Indian War
The evening meeting was pre-
coded by the annual dinner of the
Indiana Historical Society, over
which Mrs. w. w. Gaar, Richmond.
presided. Stephen c holland, In
dianapoliS News editor, spoke on the
history of the indianapolis Literary
Club.
The foyer of the new State Lii
brary was filled for the dedicatory
ceremonies yesterday afternoon
when Herbert P Kenney. New AL
bany. Indiana State Library Com
mission president, officially turned
over the building to Gov. Paul ".
McNuNt.
MIR. McNutt Accepts Building
Governor McNutt, accepting the
building and its equipment on be-
half of the Public Works Depart
ment, recounted that the ceremonies
occurred on the centennial of the
building of the first StatehouSe in
Indianapolis and the bringing of
the first State Library by the then
Secretary of State. This library, the
Governor said, consisted of a few
books carried in a basket. for use
of members of the legislature.
All officers of the Indiana Histor-
ical Society we're reelected at the
annual business meeting yesterday
afternoon. over which Mrs. Harvey
Morris. Salem. second -presi-
dent. presided.
The officers are: MIR. Lilly, presi-
dent; Dr. w. G. Weatherill, Lafay-
cite. first president; Mrs. Nor
ris. second vice-preSident; Arthur G..
Mitten. Goodland, third vice-presi-
dent: John G.. Rauch, Indianapolis,
treasurer, and Christopher B. Cole
man. indianapolis, secretary.