Show I THE PACKARD LIBRARY 1 Most important to every eiry citizen of ot Salt Lake Laic was tb the formal o opening ani ot cit the John Q Packard public library on p Friday From this time tit for tor forward forward ward the building bunding and the books con contained tamed in it will be b the property of the public W We know of ot no city approximating approximating mating Salt Lake Lak in else be that has such suck a library And there is no city lu In luthe the th country that possesses possess a public more beautiful in fn architecture moro more complete in finish or better adapted to the purposes purpose for Cor which It Is intended John Q Packard could have no bet bettor 1 tot tor monument to his life ute and his j work ork 1 here bore While the city endures hia hIe name rame will bo a known mown and nd honored Yet Mr 4 Packard had bad no rio allou ht of ot n when whOn wh n he offered to t build bund and nd 1 j M iu nuj lI library tor Tar Lik ett tty Tho who I II I h f know him him to be a st kindly ii it I I i iwho who would w ld be the thelast last l st to 1 k what he has done for the tho advancement of his community COlm unity This fact could have e received r no let bet better et ette tar ter te illustration mu that tha wa t the absence of ot Mr Or any it y per personal p r 5 nat representative from opening ceremonies Pew Few F w mon man re resisted resisted the temptation to t enjoy the plaudits that would rightfully ha 11 hae JE e been Mr J Packards I her had arranged to t be at the lIbrary building Friday F ida night At least few fes men do dot ii fe such temptations Most people 1 suffer so many buffets endure so many ad adverse adverse adverse verse criticisms that when an honest t opportunity to bask balk in th sunshine of ot genuine praise does come they glad gladly gladly ly avail themselves of ot it Though absent from the ceremonies however Mr Il Packard was present in inthe inthe the hearts of ot those who ho to took k part and andin andin in tho the throng throne that assembled Judge Ju ge Goodwins address was one of the hap happiest pleat of the happy speeches he lie 11 has huts made A better choice could not have been made mafte by the committee for Judge Goodwin had known Mr Pack Packard P ck and ard for more than half halt a century since they wore were boys together in California And Aud Judge Goodwin touched ly l y the keynote of Mr lIr Packards char chir ch r oter a when whan ho he said concluding his re remarks remarks remarks marks We know U the Ule e giver gIer wants no fulsome praise It would be distasteful dl for him himo to t o h hear r jt lt if It we could It but he should know that wo we are sra grateful to him bun that hat t we honor him and that In our hearts as w t salute lute him we wo are Aro ro hoping and praying that he may still sUll he very long spared J tred to this thia world that the tha afternoon of f t his IV may be In ht warmth and calm that finally when Wild the evening fades into the soft night of the Ute great beyond that night may be e filled with stars IIII |