| Show PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEPTION Addresses and Music at Last Nights ro mal Opening In the Joint Building ut ThIC Com to Tho WIo WIt rroldol vshiow hunltmr by mhr WUUwn Citizens The formal opening nn < 1 reception at tie free public Hilary occurred 1 In the joint ulllInK I last night A large number num-ber nt Prominent 11Icn were In attendance at-tendance InttrefitlnB aptecties were mad and good music redcult The decorations were appropriate wild beautiful beau-tiful I real lent Webber was the ltnt anti principal speaker Ito mid There la a fan Illar adage to the > feet that all things Settle to these walt w-alt The citizens of 8nlt Lake have alted and their waltlllg in I now rewarded re-warded hy the Possession ot a tt Inlied lie library and you have been Invited to Join with u In dedicating It under < hot I I believe to In cullarly happy Eircimistaracm IaCh ono of you has i the I good fortune to be Ills I own host as WIN lIS Ills On guest so there cn i he no iiiestion aa to the pleasure of tile Oecto ilonio doubt an to Its 1 omplete I nuccesn This library Is I the Joint I pro city oC every man woman anal child In Salt Like and the Kill er InK hre 1 la I an nsscn by of stockholders mi leg to further the welfare ot theIr o tn enter irlae About 20 years aGo the Ladles Lit erary club hal a collcctln ot some 2M volumes which thy turned over to tho Masonic fritclnlty ot ill Is city These with the hook 1 they then Pon eeused formed the nucleus of the Ma ehIViT1Znd s nlo lllrary Year ly year additions were made until the lllrary btcim quite large It waa then tranaferrrd to on Incopomted or nlzntlon knowlI as the loneer 1 7orgnnr1znt = > kCihwnn 1 Tgaln the Ladles Literary w lety rcn lered oluallo all to the new ansncla tlon contributing omthln y7RNC0 worth 01 new hook Th CIMon tho Wo nan s club anti perhaps other ladles club a Min Rave stantlal aid How I much the Masonic and Pioneer libraries did for cultivation and e lucatlon Is I noon well known that It needs no elaboration nrLb l I on my Part i Its I book have slim i Jed and entertained hundreds 1 mui polp 1 Who Would otherwise have hZ I i I ut little mrource In a literary way It to not the Intention to weary you with tho obstacles It encounUrel or i the circumstances that have delaye1 until now the establishment of it II fallacy ly the people for the free use of all old and young rich and poor JlllkThe The directors of the library although confirmed 011 i NoV C found tbmselv occupied at the outset with neGolia Here for the possession of the Pioneer books which M necessity were 10 laingei until Dec 23 ot last year On that date In consideration ot 11 400 ob JlBBllons Incurred by tie old nssocla linn the city becam trustee of the books you now ste about you There were In all some Pee Of olumes repre venting with the fixtures an 01 tiny of 121 QtWiennd nil actual cIIh value todoy nC at leaat 115000 For this liberal gift the city Is Indebted to the nralty of the Maons of Utah anti I thotn mem here and officials oC the Plonser no elation who promote 1 the negotiations The only condItion of the transfer was that the collection of hook I should be mall ta ned as a free public III I rary a con lltlon which I WU gladly accepted and which we nil feel sure will be fulfilled ful-filled nlldOn On Dec 23 the fQrmercouncit unted the directors the free use of these room and on New Year morning the hook wr removed front the foird ot trade building tn Ihl 8 room Thai his conlulon Incident to n change ot administration ad-ministration men led In n further delay but on Jon 11 Ihe I new co ell confirm oil 1 the nctlon of Its prcdsors and the Av ork of Installation WIIS i brgun Inc edlately The coun1I eomgiltlt on cOII1 I and library his honor the mayor may-or and the members ot the coun1I cnllertvily lave pr Tided for the II Irary with a liberality that leaves nothing to le desire They lave le voted tie best rooms to le hal the hal light and Janitor senl e all free anti I with a generosity a ell 1 oml will that has made their lounty I doubly UI Irecltd I I rven the city recorder Mr O 11 Jckmon who WM croded out to n nke room for the book paved the way for his own Inconvenience and wll Ingly wurlllood I Ills own comfort to the general good PIVIth such encouragement nt the outset out-set It un 8 uu oy matter to do the rest A you know the library was oponvil l for hostile at 10 olock last Monday returning The developments or tie three first days nMoi fshe V and cratldel the most sang Ine friends of lie library On the opening lay oer 200 people visited the rooms D rlnrthe I larce dayo 238 borsowers cards were Issued and nearly 800 blank applies lion for cards were take away for the ncesory grantor melgnnlwaa ir I not nnol I t a see tIe roolln room me crowded that the 0Ung cOPllelty I sI aut on1 rcodrs ore Ito = 1Iy1J8 I-to u as the Ita ear ledsc ell for accom mointlon In More three dais 195 looks have been tike out anti tie record Phone n constantly Incrolng demand Tho record Ito si 0 s that of hose US looks 73 have Uen Juvenile works a more Index ot the hookhuner I a erasing the rising generation A glance nt the vacancies In the J ju ve lie will how Von l that the board has res Minded to an urgent < lem nd In placing Its Met order of about 600 volumes moet ol wllrh are for the school children es peclnlly I may aid that the call r > r hook I Is I so reusing l that the I heards < lIt usln I I ss after the completion t of matters noW III i hon will he to secure the books for which there la I an Imme dlnte demnn For the firsts oi u e imrnry sex Itene the 111MIle luoufor the pur chase of nw books after Irovldlo for expenses much me olrl of I bra clan and oItnnt eotaloltln to 11 dim 9 ete etc t will be IImlld I therroro suggest to those nt you who have hook nhIch ou Cerl cnn be 1 FT air IjOuaffflctoh el t thllt you ooy b I urr tho library val rept them gladly and gIve thtm tho I wldt lMM 111111 ot Amefulnl With tho V111rd 1toTO 011 It w laim Ill ulc to drhat the QUo lion its to wh ether ills library jivit1flon its ol n cxltcocp The ocr drllobt h which Ihc chlldrn nvoll thIIIlv es ot It < lucalol1 MtaRc the eui 1 nf tudol ot notlro age the chrnclcr ot btailo lIIont In email < I 1tclaro with lnrrring cortolnty the Ism nt the leglhtorla ho 114 1 the Illimry law lIC the nerMr 7ho signed the Nil and the gtim71whilh prnvldt thr monn4 vllh which to estaillall thl Intltutlon A a a InPAFI ure oC civic prorress end an Indlo lion nt tho puhllc Inlll I genre the IIhrn nlld It Ionul pr ollblot nC pride for every tblnkln rllizen ay I we hope hat Its fill urs will r urii n a dvnnep In all nt coca to make 0001 citizenship In uhlla spirit and Intel lerltlnl I growth Drlot rrmnrk wr made hv voun cllman mehl 1waYs ell nthuIlIo supporter oC thP Iuhllo lIIav ex Congressmen A Ion ani Dr Illorag Tel more aftfrXIch on bour wo spent In cxomlnlIon ot the library |
