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Evening star., 1937-12-12
NATIONAL UNION

President Harry Sehnger presided at
the meeting of Congressional Council.
Michael ]. Kindsfather. senior sena-
tor, and John A. Marshall of Scott
Council spoke on the formation Of q
class ceremonial to be known as the
Arthur 8. Brown Class
Election of officers was held by VIC
tory Council. William p. Lovelace was
admitted to membership. William C..
Conneh entertained with moving pic
lures. The officers are: President,
George w. Spire; vice president, James
F. Bonifant; speaker, Samuel Trupp;
ex-president, George w. Vail; record
ing secretary, Harry L. Stroh; finan-
cial secretary. Arthur w. Finkelstein;
treasurer, John M. Coover; chaplain,
John c. Stewart; usher, Louis B.
Strickrott: sergeant, John H. Robb:
doorkeeper, Alfred Walford; trustees,
John G. Stewart, Louis B. Strickrott
and Samuel Trupp.
Meetings this week are: We'd
nesday, Congressional, Typographical
Temple. and Friday. United,s Pythian
Temple.
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Meetings This Week.

meetings Vn1S week.
Today - National Cathedral
Post, Sons of Legion Squadron.
installation of officers, 2 pm,
Reno Esther Hall, 1928 Window
place NV.
Monday-U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post. Thomas Circle Club, 8 pm;
Bureau of Engraving Post, tbs D
street NV. 8 pm: Government
Printing ONCE Post, G. P. O., 8
pm; Columbia Post, Drum and
Bugle Corps. Registers Building,
pm; Costello Post, Drum and
Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory. 8 pm.
Tuesday-Victory Post, 8 pm;
James Reese Europe Post. Twelfth
Street Y. M. G. A.. SPIN; Treas
ury Post. 1886 Massachusetts, ave-
nue NV, 8 pm; Fort Stevens
Post. Drum and Bugle Corps,
Roosevelt High School. 8 pm.
Wednesday - Stanley Church
Depue Post. 1926 Massachusetts
avenue NV. 8p.m.; joint Christ
mas party, Sons of Legion and
Juniors of Auxiliary. stansbury
Hall. 8 pm.
Thursday-Police Post, Stans-
bury Hall, 8 pm; Kenna- Main
Post. 2408 Minnesota avenue Sc,
8 pm; Cooley Mccullough Post,
Department Bank Building, 8 pm.
Friday-Sons of Legion, Drum
and Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory, 8 pm; Agriculture Post,
Agriculture Department, South
Building, room 1899, 8 pm.
Saturdays pengler Post,
Christmas party. 1925 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, 2 to 6 pm.
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SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Department Comdr Victor L. Wool
bridge has received an invitation for
himself and members of his staff to
attend the Christmas party to be
given by Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary December 20, at 8 pm, in
Northeast Masonic Temple.
1t. Richard j. Harden Camp was
presided over by Comdr. Herbert M.
Manning. Chairman Charles D. Long
of the Sick Committee announced the
death Of Jacob Hageman on Novem-
Der 81.
Election of officers was as follows:
Comdr. James E. Wilson; senior vice,
Walter L. Piper; junior vice, Victor
McCloskey; officer of the day. Charles
II. Appich; officer Of guard, James j.
Fitzpatrick; trustee, Herbert M. Man
ming. They will be installed at the
first regular meeting in January.
Chairman Charles D. Long of the
Department Banquet Committee pre-
sided at meeting of the Executive
Committee Friday evening, when
tentative plans were made for the
banquet In honor Of Commander in
Chief Alfred w. Kennedy February IS
at the Mayflower Hotel. He has issued
call for the full committee meeting
at e21 Pennsylvania avenue Sc. De-
cember II.
Comdr. Robert Burg presided at the
meeting of Col. John Jacob Astor
Camp. New members admitted were
John F. Coyne, Company E, 46th Vol
unteer Infantry; Ezra Adams, Com
pany L, 9th United States Infantry,
and Samuel F. Depoy, Company A,
Sra Mississippi Volunteer Infantry.
The following officers were elected:
Commander, John E. Grifin; senior
wee. James M. Benner: junior vice,
william Parkinson; of1icer Of day,
John F. Coyne; officer of guard,
George c Shaw, and auditor, James
E. Byrne. Installation will be had
at the first meeting in January.
Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp was
presided over by Comdr.. Claude L.
P1ckens. Onicers elected were: Com
mander, D. H. Sibbett; senior vice,
Joseph Lane Smith; junior vice, James
L. Dillon; ofiicer of day, John Yount;
ofncer Of guard. Ernest r. Graves;
auditor, Edwin NJ Lawton. Install
lation will be held January 3.
President Mary Burke presided over
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
iliary and formally inducted Ceicle
Hamilton and Marion Duffy into the
auxiliary. It was decided to hold q
Christmas party at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple on December 20, to
| which the officers of the Department
Of Auxiliary and United Spanish War
Veterans have issued invitations.
Omcers were elected as follows:
President, Madge Ryce; senior vice
president, Lillian O'Neil; junior vice
president, Jennie Rhodes; chaplain,
Willie Coles; conductor, Lillian Inge;
assistant conductor, Mary Hagen: his
torian. Nancy Evans; patriotic In.
structor, Ella Hanaback; guard, Car
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bers to buy their seals from that booth,
which will be in charge of Mrs. Julia
Long, department child welfare chair
man. The booth opened last Friday
evening
Government Printing Ofice Post
will meet at the G. P. o. tomorrow at
7 pm. Business will be dispatched as
soon as possible, after which the meet
ing will adjourn to Harding Hall,
where Representative J. Walter Lam
beth, member of the Battle Monu-
ments Commission, will make an
address and show motion pictures of
the dedication Of the American War
Memorial at Bellicourt (Ainse)
France, where he officiated on August
8, 1887.
All veterans are welcome and espe-
cially employees of the Government
Printing Office.
Vincent B. Costello Post met Tues
day evening at the Washington Post
Clubhouse. Comdr. Julius I. Peyser
presided.
Costello Posts Christmas party,
under oe Craftsmanship of Jimmie
Pistorio. was announced. All men,
bers who know of any needy children
are urged to send the names OF these
children to James Pistorio, 4723 Ninth
street NV. Assisting Comdr. Peyser
are John Dominic Fitzgerald, Charles
c. Campbell. Morris Lerer, Charles K.
West, Charles J. Cardosi, Louis Korn,
Lloyd Dopp and Thomas A. Kane. jr.
Ollie Schrider, crack shot of Co.'S
tello Post and coach of the Fidac rife
team, was presented by the COM
mander with a crossard as a token of
his fine service on this team.
Comdr Peyser announced on March
l, in memory of Vincent B. Costello,
he will give prize to the member
bringing in the largest number of new
members.
The following were admitted to
membership: Wilbur l.. Gray. Jacob
Roberts, Louis Trossbach, Harry Bris-
ker, Alex A. Downey Harry N. Simp-
son, William o. Conway, Sam Polino
and Lawrence E. Culpeper.
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MAI. GEN. LITTLE
LEAVESFORPOST
He Is Commander of Fleet
Marine Force at San
Diego.

Maj Gen. Louis McCarty Little.
commanding the Fleet Marine Force
and the Marine Corps base at San
Diego, Calf, left here this week for
his post following service on the Senior
Selection Board here.
Brig. Gen. Douglas c, McDougal,
commanding officer at the Marine
Barracks, Paris Island, S. c., also
has gone back to his station. He will
soon be back in Washington, as he
will be ordered to report at Quantico,
Va, for the general court-martial Of
Brig. Gen. Harold C. Reisinger, pay
master of the Marine Corps, accused
Of irregularities in his personal off,
cial travel accounts. The court-mar-
tial is scheduled for January 3.
Maj. Gen. James c. Breckenridge,
commanding general at Quantico, who
was president of the Senior Selection
Board, and Brig. Gen. Frederic L..
Bradman. president Of the Marine
Corps Equipment Board; Brig. Gen.
Richard P. Williams. commanding the
1st Marine Brigade of the Fleet Ma
rine Force. and Brig. Gen. James T.
Buttrick, commandant of the Marine
Corps Schools, have now returned to
Quantico following the boards termi-
nation.
Early in the New Year the Junior
Selection Board, which will consider
the advancement of majors to lieu
tenant colonies, is expected to con-
vene at the Navy Department. Later
further selection board, to pick first
lieutenants and captains for promo
ton, will be assembled here, officials
at Marine Corps headquarters said.
Brig. Gen. Randolph c. Berkeley,
president of the Marine Corps Ex-
amining Board here. is i'll in the Naval
Hospital at Annapolis, Md. The gen
eral lives in Annapolis and commutes
to Washington
About January /. Marine Corps
headquarters announces, It. Col.
Thomas B. Gale will be detached
from the Sd Battalion of the Fleet
Marine Corps Reserve at New York
and come on duty at Marine Corps
headquarters at the Navy Depart
ment.
Scheduled to sail aboard the United
States Army transport Republic from
San Francisco. Calf, yesterday was
Maj. Harold D. Shannon He has
just been detached from the Marine
Barracks, Puget Sound, Wash. Navy
Yard and is to 60 on duty at the
Marine Barracks, Submarine Base,
Coco Solo. Canal Zone.
Capt. William L. Bales has been
promoted to the rank of major. Sec
ond 1t. Graham H. Benson, recently
on duty at the Marine Barracks here,
has just joined the 1st Marine Brigade,
Fleet Marine Force, at Quantico
Second 1t. William K. Davenport,
who was recently detached from the
Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition
Depot, Dover, N. j., has also Joined
the 1st Marine Brigade at Quantico
Capt. Carl S. Schmidt has been re-
detailed as assistant paymaster, ef-
fective January l.
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rie Ham; assistant guard, Matte
Reilly.
Col. James s. Petit Auxiliary will
meet Monday evening for election of
officers. President Marie Lucas will
preside.
Meetings this week are:
TIesday-Col. James s. Petit
Camp.
Wednesday-Gen. M. Emmett Urell
Camp.
Thursday-Lt. Richard j. Harden
Camp.
Monday-Col. James s. Petit Aux
iliary.
Wednesday-den. M. Emmett Urell
Auxiliary.
Friday-oen. Henry W.. LAwtou
Auxiliary.
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headquarters as soon as possible. Each
Of the camps will be for a period of
IS days.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars at
tendance trophy will be presented to
the 29th Division Military Police
Company at formal ceremonies at the
armory next Tuesday night. This divi-
sion has been the only unit to win the
trophy since it was first put into COM
petition by the local department Of
the veterans organization.
1t. Col. Peyton g. Nevitt, assistant
adjutant general Of the local militia
and adjutant general Of the 29th Ma
tional Guard Division, represented the
local contingent Of the division head
quarters at conference held in Bal
timore last week by Maj. Gen. Milton
A. Reckord. commanding the division,
and his staff. There was a map exer-
else, and in addition the coming train
ing problems in the field were dis
cussed.
Maj. j. A. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partment, in charge of target practice,
has received number of challenges
from various units and rifle and pis-
tol clubs for match with the Guard
team, and all of these probably will
be accepted if dates mutually salts
factory to both sides can be arranged.
Pvt. Albert j. Lowry. jr., Battery
c, 260th Coast Artillery, has been hon.
orably discharged in order that he may
enlist in the United States Navy. Pvt
William c. Howard, Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery, upon his own request
has been honorably discharged. he
having completed one year of a three
year re-enlistment. Sergt. Harry R
Johnston. Battery B, 260th Coast Ar
tillery. has been transferred to the
inactive list because of business
interference
Corpl. John A. Porch has been pro-
NOTED to sergeant in Company A,
12lst Engineers.
Pvt. (First Glass; Earl F. Fischer
Battery C. 260th Coast Artillery, was
ordered before an officers examining
board, Of which Col Walter w. Burns
is president. last week, to take an ex-
animation foE promotion to a second
lieutenant of coast artillery.
Pvt. Frederick r. Abner, Company
E. 12lst Engineers, has been honor
ably discharged to permit him to en-
list in the United States Navy.
The following have been ordered
transferred to the inactive lists of
their respective units because of busi-
ness or educational interference or
temporary removal from the city: Pvt.
Robert B. Quick, Headquarters Com
pany. 29th Division; Pvt. Robert A.
Sadler, 29th Division Military Police
Company; Pvt. Eugene L. Sutherland
Headquarters and Service Company
12lst Engineers; Pvts. Alton w. Hud-
son, Harry M. Kilgore and Joseph E.
Collins, all of Company A. 121st En-
gineers. and Pvt George R. Pickerel
Medical Department Detachment
121st Engineers
Pvts. John Vasco and A. Burch
Gwynn, Company A, 121st Engineers
have been transferred to the active
list of Company A, 121st Engineers.
Capt. Lawrence w. Linderer, Head
quarters, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast
Artillery, has been appointed motor
transport officer.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

John j. Keehan and William L.
Smith, newly elected members of the
Council Of Administration, District OF
Columbia Department, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. were obligated at a
meeting of the council by Department
Comdr. David B. Herman.
The commander announced bingo
party next Wednesday night at North
east Masonic Temple for the benefit
of underprivileged children.
Officers of McKimmie- Ca atterton
Police-Fire Post were installed by De-
partment Comdr. Herman as follows:
P. w. Graves, commander; William
L. Fielder, senior vice commander;
John Engle, Junior vice commander;
c. w. Shaw, chaplain; Richard A.
Burton, quartermaster; Andrew M
McCallum, adjutant; Thomas c.
Kelleher, advocate, and Ira B.
Weatherall, trustee.
A past commanders badge was
presented to Thomas c. Kelleher.
Follow-Me Post accepted the fol-
lowing applications for membership
last Tuesday evening at the Northeast
Masonic Temple: Enoch j. Spence
who served with the 317th Field Ar
tillery in France. and Joseph Warga
who was a member of the l26th En-
gineers in France during the World
War.
Richard H. Hall, John Metzger and
Charles Goodhart were elected trus.
tees to fill the unexpired term OF
Comdr. Walter D. Jones, Senior Vice
Comdr. H. James Fogle and DEMO F.
Basile.
Defense Post is sponsoring a Christ.
mas party for children and Christmas
baskets will be given to the needy in
the Woodbridge community.
The post is also planning a birth
day party to commemorate its sixth
year of activities here in Woodbridge
Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards
Posts officers were installed by Past
Department Comdr Daniel E. Camp
bell as follows: Commander, Paul L
Hutchins; senior vice commander
Frank D. Norton; junior vice com
mander, Karl Standish; quartermas-
ter, Levi st. Peter; post advocate
Almon F. Rockwell, and chaplain
Joseph Jordan.
The next meeting will be held Wed
nesday evening.
Herbert L. Edmonds Post will spon.
sor turkey shoot at Camp Simms
Congress Heights, D. c., today from
noon to 4:30 pm. Twelve-gauge gun.
will be used exclusively. The public
is invited.
H. L. Edmonds Post is making 3
bid for the citation offered by the ma.
tional organization for the post havin,
the largest percentage of paid-ur
members for 1885, More than 95 pel
cent OF the members have paid theil
dues already. At the last meetin,
John Koester was accepted to mem.
bership. At the meeting December III
committees will be appointed BY
Comdr. Obey.
Washington Post met Wednesday
evening at 100 L street NV, with
Comdr. Fred w. Wacker presiding
The members by voluntary contribu.
tions raised more han $40, which wa.
turned over to Department Comdr
Herman for the Christmas party to bt
held in the Washington Post Club De.
cember %.
Timothy G. Mccarthy was elected
manager of the Washington Post Club
vice Walter P. Boehm, resigned.
Comdr. Fred w. Wacker appointed
Archie u. Turner chairman of a com.
mittee to provide Christmas baskets ol
foodstuffs for INDECENT families or
Christmas eve. All contributions o.
foodstuffs should be delivered at tn.
clubhouse not later than pm. De.
cember %.
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REGULARS

At the meeting of the National
Executive Council last Monday night
at 90l Twenty-second street NV.
Comdr. in Chief ]. A. Poirier outlined
briefly the plans Of the organization
for the coming year.
John ]. O'Donnell, national treas
urer, gave . report. Adjt. Gen. Edgar
H. Taber read . letter from Gen.
Frank T. Hines, administrator OF
veterans affairs. In which the Or
ganiSation was highly praised for It's
seryice to thoss Who had served the
das. A-
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Woodmen Circle.

Willow Grove on December 3
dedicated their two new flags. Edith
Allen sang and Evelyn Hunter read
. poem, Our Flag" Santa Claus pre-
sented gifts.
The Imps Club met at the home Of
Ruth King. A large basket was pre-
pared for one poor family and other
charitable enterprises discussed. The
next meeting will be December is at
tho home Of Lena Mae Holloman, Is
Sixth street NE.
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Modern Woodmen of America.

Washington Camp will hold election
of officers Tuesday at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple. The Junior Senior
Club members are invited. There is
a movement under way to organize q
drill team, in which this group is to
play an important part. Capts. Mer-
chant and Leroy have been appointed
on the Committee for Refreshments
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COUNCIL Of V.E.W.
HOLDS CEREMONY.
Newly Elected Members Are
Obligated by Depart
ment Commander.
Meetings This Week.
Monday-Front Line Post, 1700

Monday-Front Line Post, 1700
l. street NV.
Tuesday - National Capital
Post, 10l5 L street NV. Admiral
Robert E. Peary Ship, 1700 L street
NV.
Wednesday-Maj. Gen. Clar-
ence r. Edwards Post, 8l5 Fiji
teenth street NV. Overseas Mil
itary Band, National Guard Arm
ory. Cootie Drum and Bugle
Corps, National Guard Armory.
Thursday-H. l.. Edmonds Post,
Hamilton Hotel,
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VETERANS GROUP
TO PICK OFFICERS
Federal Chapter of Disabled Sol.
diers to Meet at Club To.
morrow Night,

Federal Chapter, Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans of the World War. will
meet at the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club tomorrow night for elec-
ton of officers.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

The Department Executive Com
mittee passed q motion that no reso-
luton adopted by any Individual post
be released for publication prior to Its
final approval and passage by the Ex-
ecutiveN Committee Of the department.
This was later amended to pertain only
to resolutions relating to national ap-
pointments or policies Of national Inn
portance to the Legion.
Dept. Comdr. Mason reported the
Legion will again this year have charge
OF the sale Of Tuberculosis Seals at the
Palais Royal store and urged ali mem.
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U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post will meet
at Thomas Circle Club, tomorrow at
8 o'clock. Memberh are requested to
bring donations of canned goods and
toys for Christmas baskets.
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headquarters as soon as possible. Each
Of the camps will be for a period of
IS days.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Edison Will Join Little Cabinet
At Sacrifice of Business Plans
He Had Planned to Re.
tire to Private Life,
aide Asserts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST ORANGE, N. j., January IS.
"A keen sense Of duty to his country,
inherited from, his famous inventor
father, led Charles Edison to WASH
ington and his new post as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy today despite a
strong personal desire to quit public
life.
"He had made up his mind to de-
vote his entire time to his private
interests and had planned to retire as
State director Of the National Emer-
gency Council" an aide said. Then
President Roosevelt asked him to call
at the White House. When he left,
he was Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. He just couldn't say no."
That Edison wished to remain in
New Jersey so he could direct the
Edison industries was shown in previ-
Gus actions. He withdrew as assistant
Federal housing administrator after a
brief term in Washington to become
State N. E. c. director and about a
year ago he declined to run for the
United States Senate. He said then
he preferred to stay here.
He feels that since he hasn't the
Evening star., 1937-01-15

planned, "he should make UP for It
in some other way. He's q business
man and its Is o business man that
he is serving"
Quiet, reserved and modest. Edison,
now IS years old, doesn't like to talk
about himself. He says he is happy"
to take the new Job but that he's
afraid he'll be "homesick." He has
torn up about all my roots" here, he
said, before leaving with his wife for
Washington and q new home.
He bears . striking resemblance to
his famous father Like Thomas A.
Edison, he is slightly deaf and often
cups his hand behind his ear to catch
what is being said. Like his father,
too, he never seems to tire, works long
hours every day. He's OF medium
height and carries no excess pound
age. His hair is graying but he looks
like . young man.
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to give service to the people Of Wash.

to give service to the people Of Wash
ington.
"The library trustees and librarian
have many times pointed out that the
people residing in fully half the area
of the District have no branch IL
braries convenient to their homes
that the library practically does not
exist for them. If there is any
justification for the use of the phrase
used less it is because this half of
the population-and especially the
children-does not have any public
library facilities that it can use.
THE table also. shows that the local
Public Library's book stock, actual
and per capita, the number of its
registered borrowers and its book cir
culation, actual and per capita, the
number Of library employees, actual
and per capita, are all smaller than
the average of the Is other cities with
which the comparisons are made.
"All of this means that the Dis
tricts library system has too few
agencies for service to all the people,
that it has too few books land too
little money with which to buy books)
and too few employees to give ade-
quate library service. These are the
reasons why the library is used less
and not any lack of need or desire
on the part of Washingtonians for
books and library service"
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LIBRARY REPORT
EvOKES PROTEST
Jacobs Committees Own
Statistics Disprove Find
inus, Official Says.

One OF the generalizations reached
by the Jacobs Fiscal Relations Com
mittee that the District Free Public
Library system is used less" by the
public than those Of Is comparable
cities today drew q protest from DR..
George F. Bowerman, librarian.
He showed from statistics used by
the committee itself that registered
borrowers of the District actually used
more books than the average. per reg
istered borrower, in the other IS cities.
In other respects, DR.. Bowerman
found the committee statistics sup
ported requests made by the Board of
Library Trustees and the librarian for
expansion Of the library plant. its
equipment and personnel.
Scope Of Report.
The committee reported that the
total number OF volumes, the total
circulation, the personnel, the total of
registered borrowers and the number
of branches and subbranches Of the
system here are lower than the average
for the other cities. DR.. Bowerman
explained that the trustees and the
librarian repeatedly have pointed out
that persons residing in fully half OF
the area of the District have no
branch libraries convenient to their
homes.
Statistics found in section l3 OF the
fiscal report page 1lO show the fol-
lowing, as OF 1885:
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The report said: THE District
library system is smaller, used less
and manned with fewer employees than
one typical OF other cities"
This comment, particularly the
phrase suggesting that the local Pub
lie Library is used less" by the public,
DR.. Bowerman said sounds like a
slurring one" He added:
1T is unfair since the very compar-
ative table shows that the registered
borrowers of the local Public Library
actually borrow more books per regis
tered borrower than the average of
the other IS cities with which the
comparison is made (23 volumes here
compared with the average of 22.4 VOL
tunes in the Is other cities. This
shows that Washingtonians have a
bigger appetite for public library
books than do the average readers in
these Is other cities.
Number of Branches.
"The most striking comparison in
this table is that of the number of
branch libraries in Washington as
compared with these other cities with
which the local Public Library is COM
pared. According to this table WASH
ington has nine branches and sub
branches as compared with an aver
age Of 28.5 in the Is other cities
This. OF course, means that the local
library system has too few agencies