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Show COMMERCIAL I BOOSTER'S CLUB I WEEKLY NEWS I i '1 Miss Mnry u, Downey of tho Stato ' Hoard of Education wns present nt 4 H tho icgujnr monthly meeting of tho , Commercial Club held Wednesday, M February 10, nnd explained the plan ' nnd purposo of securing a Carncglo fl library nnd mado'ri strong plea for J J Its establishment In Logan, ' H MIbs Downey wna much pleased over tho llbrnry In Richmond which H sho visited during tho day. Rich- iV H mond has done exceedingly well In i H making siidi n splendid collodion of , M books In such a short tlmo. Thoy U M havo moro books per capita than nny n M library In tho stnto. From thirty to J " forty llttlo tots were nround tho tn- ' H blcs rending books suited to their ! grndes which goes to show thai jj '' H Richmond is getting great benefits Att H from Its llbrnry. f M Tho peoplo of Garland report that ' B tholr library Is tho best business as- ' ; l' sot in tho city, ns many of tho out j -?H of town peoplo visit tho library and j I'Ji H It serves ns a rest room. iM Tho matter of securing tho lib- f H rnry for Lognn was thoroughly dls- i jw H cussed In tho meeting and tholr was H not ono dlssontlng voice. Owing to j B so much detail work It will bo from V H eighteen months to two years before if il wo shall bo prepared to ask Mr. I fl Carneglo for the building nnd In tt.nt '), J H tlmo hundreds of books cnn bo col- ;'-, lected, tho special water tax will (' H havo been taken care of, the building I !m H commlttco thoroughly acquainted ' I; )" H with tho plans for a modorn llbrnry "'iuH and tho mistakes mado in other build- H Ings and a good slto secured, and 'J when tho building is completed It j. r;fl will not bo a burden to maintain or L.')V furnish it. i ' WM Tho following motion provalled: .,!, '--JH That It bo tho senso of the Commer- ! '. H clal Boosters Club thnt wo favor tho , I, 'H establishment of a Carnegie library 1 ' i 4H In Logan City not to cost less' than rj ;H $3S,0dO that wo will ngroo to main- t! 'H tain It, that wo will commonco at m SB onco to secure It, that wo start a B collection for books and if possible L '' jf H open up n reading room. H ;fl Mr. Joseph Odoll contributed fifty ' j'' , volumes toward tho library. iU H Tho special library committee of ji f H tho club will report to tho Board on ',' !!'.fl March 8 Immediately after which' j , 'jH stops will bo taken to secure tho If 1 1 'S library, as tho sentiment Is very a jM much in favor of It. J '.'jtfl Tho following applicants woro n j J- ;M unanimously elected as tnembors 'of II ' M tho club: S. S. Roynolds, Dr. S. F. j ', jlH Harris, N. R. Erlckson, A. F. Car- jj )H don, and Glen Hudson, Logan. PfMI Tho National Park Highway com- mlttco presented a letter for npprov- f ilfl al. It wns nccepted. ' IliPB Mr. Joseph Shopard, secretary of I fulfl tho Utah Chambor of Commcrco, was i mil presont to explain tho purposo of tho L w 9 Chamber, tho work It was doing, and jjlj fl asked that wo lond our lnlluonco to T ' get tho county to support It, It was IlilI'H decided that a commlttco of thrco lil'ifl bo appointed to ascertain tho sentl- SiS'l ment from tho commercial clubs of a tjf 'ifl tho valley, tho county fair ofllcors, ;ji 'I and tho county commlaslonors, nnd S L t'l report back to tho club, itwiH As tho Interests of northern Utah tP -I and southorn Idaho nro mutual, tho f I'tfftifl Public Entertainment commltteo of lTOB tho Commercial Club thought thut It I ijfflljl would bo a good thing to Invito Gov- iilliiil ornor Alexander of Idaho to speak ct Illlf the next club dinner. Tho Govornor I'Fi&B was very pleased to got the lnvlta- 1 tlon and has accepted it. Ho has f ! Ml, I advised that ho will bo hero about ! ufl tho second week In March. In a day it ' II or so, tho dato will bo doflnltely set S ( mB and the dlnnor advortlscd according- Wl j II ly. Tho mayors of Preston, Frank- IfcB Itn, Richmond, Smlthflold, L'ewlston, J3 . Pfl Hyrum, Wcllsvlllo and othor proml- A ! ml ncnt men of the valloy will bo In- ll vlted to attend. ' ' jf I Tho commtttoo Is pleased to an- ft fiM nounco that tho Boosters vaudovlllo I mm will (ako placo at tho Lyric thoator ' xM Wodncsday March 1G. This will bo H , 19 tho attraction of tho season A K"o4 ' 1 variety of parts are being prepared- K jam and thoro will bo somo surprtsos. ;j I |