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Show PRESIDENT HELPS TO DEDICATE A LIBRARY JORDANVILLE. N. Y-, Aug. 26. With a ceremony In which President RoosevT took a prominent part, the Jordanvllle public library was today presented to the people of this community, tho donors being be-ing Douglas Robinson of Mohawk and New York. Mrs. Robinson and Harriot D. Wolrlch Whltmore. Mr. Robinson's sister, who erected It In memory of Mr. Robinson's Robin-son's father and mother, Douglas and Fannie Robinson. President Roosevelt, personally Interested Inter-ested In the- dedication, his sister. Mrs. Douglas Robinson, being ono of the donors, do-nors, honored the occasion with his presence, and, although he had originally contemplated talking but briefly, pleased his nudlence of Interested townspeople and dwellers In the nearby countryside by making an address of some length. Tho President, In his speech, touched upon a topic near to the hearts of those whom he was addressing, amd followed up his recent writings on tho same subject by eulogizing the farmer's wife and advocating advo-cating tho uplifting of the farmer and his family. He also spoke along moro general gen-eral lines of social and economic problems. prob-lems. In a striking clause declaring himself him-self willing to talce any necessary sVp In carrying out the desires of the people for the stoppage of practices that were Impairing tho national well being. |