Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-06-10 | Page 10 | Civic Achievements

9 Achievements J By Don E. E M Mowry oUry S Secretary the American Com Com- Advertising As Association o CITY MUSEUMS NOW CONSIe- CONSIe ERED AIDS TO DAY DAY DAY-BY-DAY DAY WELFARE By ByDON DON E E. E MOWRY Secretary th the Am American Community r nit Advertising Advert Association r I until quite cuite recently museums Were vere considered dark and dismal places s. s filled With t relics Hei of f a 11 musty p past st In fn which only grinds and antiquarians an antiquarians an an- were interested In Jill all too tao few C Cases s' s ss s's s was vas there any connection connection con con- between A Al museum and the present Newark ark N. N j J. for tor one OM example ample has 11 how W a museum can be made i acla an important factor In the ever everyday day day by y life lite of ot any people It all all' aU aUe began e fn In 1909 when the trustees df the Newark library ry I asked k d the city government to buy for Tr 10 a cOll collection of Japanese and nd curios curlon and pr present sent it as os se Be foundation of ot f a a. public museum IpU to a s corporation chartered chartered char char- t as the he Newark l I Museum S asso association elation clation In 1926 after atter seventeen years Mrs of partner partnership with the Newark II Ii- Ii tary Q-ary th the N Newark rk museum pie pie- l on property r perty given b bj by the city elty a handsome building n by one of bt f the city's gre great t merchants Louis r Iri Id this build tin t hilr are col collections i In science art rt and Industry Wh whose e one onG purpose e is to help N In the work and andI I pl play y of of their dally daily lives e 10 if ive mcm member Jer participating in iii appreciation and ism A Little theatre like an art museum museum mu mu- seum scum R a system of P parks or a public publia hull hall Js Is bound to be an important factor in the life me of ot any city A. A A. A h A