Evening star., 1935-10-13

LIBRARY'S DRAMA
1t Is Ever Occurring in the Quiet Confines of
Shrine to knowledge Which Draws Daily Tide
of Visitors Reaching Average of 5000.

assistant receives the book and sends
it at once to your seat number
Imagine. sister, they even bring It
to you!-Well, I can scarcely be-
lieve it,
II motioned for an assistant and
they stood watching the readers go in
varying from blue-shirted bonus
marchers to sleek Orientals. Sister,
she said, maybe we're oppressed and
don't know it, Then she turntJ 10
me and caught her breath as she said:
oh, you have wonderful privileges
in America! You people don't know
what you have. In my country you
should have to 60 from one minister
to another before you could get into
room like that Marvelous!'
HERRIOT, the former French pre-
mier, dropped in one day, and so
have any number of princes and men,
bers of royal families. They do not
usually say very much. but Prince
Henry of Prussia was quite emphatic.
He came in with his staff of IL in
resplendent uniforms, among whom
was an admiral. The prince gazed in
silent admiration at the walls and
ornamental ceilings-walked from side
to side-then Strode back to the adj
miral. Look what The giant baby
has!" he exclaimed. AS he revolved
on his heel for sweeping view of the
interior. Probably the most beautiful
temple of knowledge that man his
ever created"
Vandals are unknown in the bui'd-
ing, while irrepressible souvenir hunt.
ers conflne themselves to the pilfer-
ing of useless instruction cards, as
please do not touch" that are placed
to protect the exhibits. However, six
tiles of gold mosaic were found to be
missing from Minerals flowing robe
one day, necessitating the rule for
checking all canes and umbrellas.
Shortly after this rule went into
effect a party of gentlemen stepped
of the elevator and approached the
reading room door. 1t was noticed
they carried top hats ir their hands,
but the guards attention was riveted
on the advancing flock of canes. With
out looking up, one of them said:
Gentlemen, will you please check
your canes?"
With that they all stopped but one,
who came to Mr.. Bazata and said:
Must we check our canes?" 1t was
the Presidents secretary. and Bozata
saw President Wilson standing at the
head of the group.
Il didn't know how to squeeze out
of the predicament," he says. You
will never know how relieved I was
when the President sro!le up. good
naturedly: Why not?' he said. It's
rule of the institution I'm check
ing my cane-come on, you may as
we'll check yours, too But still
felt there was something ought to
do. When they had passed in walked
over to the check room. What was
the Presidents check number2' I
asked.
"Forty-six,' was the reply. 'Why?'
"'Oh, nothing-plain curiosity I
said. But, somehow, knowing that
number made me feel better"
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les one afternoon and made a close
study of Alexander Hamilton. He
examined the photographs, records
and letters on exhibit. then asked to
be shown clear copy of Hamiltons
singature. His interest occasioned a
little wonder at the time, but after
ward his reasons were apparent, for
later in the year George Arliss was
starred in the moving picture, Alex
ander Hamilton"
THE Lincoln exhibit retains its out
standing popularity year after year.
Grown-ups and youths will stand in
line to read every word of the first
draft of the Gettysburg speech-wr.t-
ten by his own hand on single she It
of Executive Mansion corresponds 'ce
paper. Children gather invariably
around the humorous sketches of Marx
Twain.
Look" said one of two debutantes,
who stood rapturously regarding-but
little comprehending- Vedder's
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