Show SAILORS GIVEN BOOKS lUn Unique que Stunts Employed to Gather Volumes I e A I fd i Sailors Sailor read read as indicated by the seaman with his book on the deck of a cargo ship He and many other seafarers are provided with books I by the American Merchant Marine Library association of which Mrs Henry Howard inset of Newport and Cleveland is pre president ident A. A M. M M. M L. L A. A Operates Public Library of High Seas for U. U S. S Merchant Marine NEW MEW EW YORK Dec 22 AP AP-A AP A Ayoung young girl In knickers and big fur overcoat steps lightly into the passengers passenger's passengers passenger's passengers passenger's pas pas- scat of a waiting airplane her arms laden with bundles of I pamphlets A A. light snow Is falling failing but she I adjusts her goggles tucks her I heavy coat snugly about her and motions to the pilot in the cockpit The plane rises through the swirlIng swirling swirl swirl- ing flakes Shortly Philadelphians see floating floating float float- ing downward on their city large oblong flakes of ot paper along with the finer flakes lakes of snow The rhe paper sheets carry a a message mes ones sage sage and and their distribution from froman an airplane Is but one of the numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu workers workers work work- stunts employed by ers and friends of the American Merchant erchant Marine Library association tion to tp appeal for gifts of books during National Book Week Yeek ATTRACT ATTENTION That was was was' in the last book week but but no lack of or variety in methods of attracting public attention attention attention atten atten- tion to the work during the approaching approaching ap ap- ap- ap period probably to be set for some time In February will be evident The association of which Mrs Henry Howard of Newport R. R I. I and Cleveland 0 O. is president operates operates op op- op- op crates a public library of ot the high seas for American merchant marine marine marine ma ma- rine men nen It distributes libraries collections of selected books booles in standard boxes to nearly 1800 ships to nearly life saving stations and to lighthouses Having no n support except voluntary voluntary voluntary volun volun- tary contributions the association known as A AMMI constantly alms aims to secure more volumes in order to increase its circulation which last year was Besides the airplane flight light of Mary Iary Channing Wister Vister secretary of the Philadelphia hia committee of ofA A 1 LA other novel methods of attracting attention in the last campaign included installation of boxes constructed to resemble I giant books bools in several largo large railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road terminals Signs painted on tho the COV cover l' l of each such book appealed to readers renders to leave leavo a abool Trolley conductors conductors conductors con con- book bool boolas as as you pass and laundrymen also were enlisted to collect books The rhe association and its committees committees committees commit commit- tees In various cities now are thinking of ot new stunts with which to further their campaign in 1929 I Mrs Howard president of the association association as as- also is Js its organizer Without remuneration she sloe spends a large part of her time In the New York headquarters or in tr traveling eling In its behalf The association had its origin orgin through the social service bureau of the recruiting service of tile the United States shipping board during during dur dur- ing the World war when Mrs rs Howard Howard How How- ard aid as chief of or this bureau asked the help of the American Library association for the men of the merchant marine |