Evening star., 1945-03-23
Cleveland Park Drive
For Memorial Library
Fund Goes Over Ton

Over the top by $l,364 in their
drive for $4,000 to purchase a site
for memorial library and commu-
nifty auditorium for the Cleveland
Park area, campaign workers are
ready to cooperate in the next steps
necessary for completion of their
objective
Cash gifts of sl,76l from % donors
boosted the cash total on hand to
$30,659 at a dinner last night at the
Cleveland Park Congregational
Church which closed the drive. Ad-
ditional pledges of $705 raised the
grand total to s31 1854.
Miss Clara w. Herbert, public L.
brarian for the District, who was a
dinner speaker, promised that IL
brary trustees would do everything
possible to speed the building pro-
gram and expressed hope the new
library would be open for service
in the summer Of 1947.
Next Step Legislative.
Pointing out the next steps will be
legislative, she said they included
acquisition of $3.50 for plans and
specifications and subsequently $751;
500 for building and equipment.
Miss Herbert suggested the
Library Committee or representa-
tives of the participating organiza-
tionS continue as an organization to
assist in legislative and building
stages.
Further community cooperation
was assured by the enthusiasm of
more than 100 citizens of the area
who reviewed the purposes of the
campaign at the windup dinner.
Mrs. Cazenove Lee, who pre-
sided, recalled the drive was in
augurated after a request for re-
zoning in January. 1914, threatened
to make commercial property out
of the lot on Connecticut avenue
between Macomb and Newark streets
NV, which the community had re-
garded as its pet library lot"
Eventually a congressional appro-
priation. of $4,000 was obtained
| provided the community match that
amount for the 100000 needed to
acquire the property.
Memorial Planned.
Hand in hand with the plan for a
community library and auditorium
has been the wish to make it me-
mortal to men and women serving
in the armed services from the area
All the funds over the 100000 needed
to purchase the site will be used
in connection with the memorial.
Largest cash gift last night was
$500 by the Children's Museum from
the advanced seat sale of a benefit
marionette show to be given Satur-
day afternoon at the Shoreham
Hotel. 1t was turned in by 14-year-
old Lloyd Hinton of the junior
museum staff.
From the beginning, Mrs. Lee
pointed out, children have been
among contributors. Two apart
ment houses and a chain store
making donations last night also
were cited. Mrs. Lee praised the
cooperation of business men
Throughout the campaign.
Other Speakers.
Other speakers included William
Leahy, District director of selective
service: Dr. Harry M. Lydenberg
past president of the American Lii
brary Association, and John B. Ma
son of the Foreign Economic Ad-
ministration.
Members of the Library Commit
tee present included Julian Boiling
chairman: Dean william C. Ruedi.
ger, chairman Of special gifts; Mrs
w. w. Coblentz, who was described
as the main spring" Of the move
ment and received q standing ova-
tion; Miss Blanche Weaver, who
headed the work of junior solicitors
as education chairman, and Mrs
Harry Grove, memorial chairman.
! Harry C. Grove was introduced az
president of the Connecticut Ave-
nue. Citizens Association through
which the campaign was launched
Cooperating were the Cathedral
Heights Cleveland Park Citizens
Association, headed by Owen
French, and the Kalorama Citizens
Association. represented by Mrs
Harvey w. Wiley. Miss Elizabeth
Groves is treasurer.
i Miss Herbert read q letter from
Theodore w. Noyes, president OF the
Board of Trustees of the District