Evening star., 1939-01-15
Petworth Library
Dedication SET for
January II
Dr.. Bowermon, Mrs. Smith
And Civic Leaders
To Speak
BY JERRY O'LEARY, Jr.

Dedication Of the new $180,00C
Petworth Branch Library at~Ge0-
gia avenue, Kansas avenue and
Upshur street NV: has been tenta-
lively set for January 81 at 8 Pm,
depending on whether or not the
building is turned over to the Ii
brary tomorrow by the constructors,
1t has been said by the of11ce a DR..
George F. Bowerman, librarian OF
the District.
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith of the
Board of Trustees of the library
and also OF the Board Of Education
will preside at the dedication and
turn the edifice over to Miss Char
lotte Clark, head librarian of the
new library.
Many Groups Take Part.
Among units to be represented
at the dedication, as members of
the Joint Library Committee, which
fought for the library, are: The
Petworth Citizens Association, the
Petworth Parent Teacher Associa-
ton, the Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association, Petworth Wom-
ems Club. Park View Citizens As
sociation, Piney Branch Citizens
Association, Order of the Eastern
Star, Joppa Lodge; Petworth Lodge,
F. A. A. M; Joppa Lodge, F. A. A..
M; Pioneer Women's Club, WASH
ington Colony Of the National So
ciety Of New England Women, ST..
GabriePs Catholic Church, Wallace
Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Petworth Methodist Church, Rock
Greek Episcopal Church, Petworth
Baptist Church, Mcfarland Parent
Teacher Association, Barnard Par
ent-Teacher Association, Roosevelt
High School Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation. Truesdell Parent-Teacher
Association, st. Gabriel's Parochial
School, Raymond Parent
Association, West Parent-Teacher
Association, Keene Parent-Teacher
Association, Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association. Citizens Forum of
Columbia Heights, Chillum Heights
Citizens Association, Primitive
Baptist Church, Christadelphian
Chapel, st. Paul's Methodist Church,
Columbia Park Citizens Associa-
ton and the Columbia Heights
Business Mems Association.
Those expected to give short
speeches include DR.. Bowerman,
George Potter, president of the Pet
worth Citizens Association; Mrs. r.
T. Hall, president of the P. T. A.
group; Mrs. Oscar Nelson. president
of the Women's Club: Mrs. Alfred
Norcross, chairman of the Joint Lii
brary Committee comprising all the
interested groups; Henry J. Smith,
president of the Georgia Avenue
Business Men and members of the
board of trustees.
The Roosevelt High School or
chestra will provide musical enter
tainment at the dedication.
Commissioners Invited.
Invitations have been sent Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen and Da-
vid McCoach, jr., to attend the
dedication in an official capacity.
More than Is organizations of
various kinds were extremely active
in the fight for the erection of the
new library, which has been over
a year and half in construction.
The building consists Of two
stories with children's reading
room on the second floor. Accord
ing to Miss Clara w. Herbert, assist
ant Librarian, more than $4,000
books have been furnished the Ii
brary. 1t is expected that this
number will be increased from time
to time.
Program plans call for brief cere-
| monies, to consist principally in ad-
dresses by the various notables. Or
chestra music and a final presenta-
ton of keys to the new librarian.
Library officials did not expect the
building to be ready for use before
Monday. January 30.