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T«5AM<m, w|U» a tmall attend- W&' f:-$f^:m-Wight Inoraaat. . «n%ere iras a slight Infcreass in the circulation over the previous year; volame* circulated, which was tain of 410 over the year before, 'Wjj&kjM average daily circulation of $jj|p.TIia reading rooms were well pa- on pleasant days, but owing to .the long continued cold weather y 6,062 readers were registered, for' Attendance was small when the er was below zero. ^e Contents of the Library. jbUjU- our last report this library Ipbtained 4,694 volumes. During the past year we have purchased 344 vol- and received by gift 142 vol- tUBSS, a total of 486 accessions. Our purchase of books was sixteen vol- umes more than the previous year. We have received as donations to the library the following: "A set of Shakespeare in six vol- "three volumes of United States history by Spencer. ? "Three volumes of 'Battles of Amer- ' by Tomes. "Bight volumes of Scribner. "Two volumes of Munsey. I "And many others, including fiction and non-fiction. { "A list of donors is appended to this report. The total number of books classified, accessioned and catalogued was 486; for them 2,000 cards were necessary. Registration and Fines. "The term of the borrower's card is limited to two years from date of issue. At the end of that time a new registration is required. The number of cards Issued to borrowers ^during the year was 467, sixty-six more than the previous year. !^ "Four hundred cards have expired :.%and nineteen were given up. Borrow- |;_-Ors' cards in use at present time, 898. t "During the year thirty-one books il^fcave been sent to the bindery; less ^ than usual, owing to a small binder's || kit having been purchased by the 1 1>oard and a great deal of the repair ~ work Is done in the library. %. Ml take this opportunity of thanking the library board for,their kind con- ition and helpful spirit with ^Khich -they meet all suggestions, and also Miss Frances Blade, who has as- sisted me in the library work. "Respectfully submitted, "Anna H. Law, Librarian." Annual Statement for Year Ending March 31, 1912. Number of volumes in the library March 81, 1911....... 4,694 tfumber of volumes purchased.. 344 Number of volumes donated... 142 Total accessions past year..... 486 Number of volumes worn out and withdrawn .............. 72 Number of volumes lost or dam- «f*l ••....................... 10 Total number withdrawn....... 82 Total number of volumes in library March SI, 1912.......5,098 Number of volumes circulated the past year................15,151 H Number of volumes circulated ^J the previous year............14,741 g& largest issue for one day, March W-:~-r 16 .......................... 141 Smallest issue for one day, Sep- tember 11 .............••••• Library was open for circula- tion days ................... Average daily circulation...... Attendance in reading room, adults ...................... Attendance in reading room, children .................... Total attendance .............. Number of readers' cards in force March 31, 1911..,..... Number of readers' cards added the past year................ Number of readers' cards given up......................... Number of readers' cards ex- pired .............•......... Number of readers' cards in force March 31, 1912......... Number of periodicals sub- scribed for.................. Number of periodicals donated. Cost of periodicals............. Money received from fines..... From books lost or damaged... From other sources............ Total amount received during year ........................ Balance from previous year â€" Amount of expenditures....... Balance on hand............... The list of donors during the past year is as follows: Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Bookwalter, Mrs. George E. Cole, Mrs. Colegrove, ( Christian Science church, Mrs. Foreman, Miss Law, Mr. Osman, Mr. Rice, Mrs. Schapker, Mrs. Skewes, Mrs. Taylor, Reading circle, Illinois Historical society. Annual Growth of the Library. Number ot volumes July, 1901, 1,347; May,* 1902, 1,699; May, 1904, 2,669; May, 1906, 2,985; April, 1908, 3,521; April, 1910, 4,236; 13 308 49 2,526 2,637 5,062 850 467 19 400 898 25 2 46.15 63.32 1.50 4.10 68.92 10.72 76.22 3.42 2,259; £,928; 3,190; 8,820; May, 1903, May, 1905, April, 1907, April, 1909, April, 1911, 4,694; April, 1912, 5,098. BRIDGE DANGER TO BE REMEDIED The dangerous condition of the bridge over the sanitary canal at Lin- coln street, brought about by the ab- sence of a sidewalk on the north side ot the structure, is soon to be reme- died. This information was given out this morning by city officials who stated that the sanitary district had left the walk open until necessary work on a water main had been completed. This work has been done and the opening will be closed very soon. There was no protection from the gap that had nothing for a bottom but the fall to the water. The many out- ing parties last Sunday and Thursday noticed the conditions and reported it to the city. Well Known Man Opens Fine Restaurant After Being Away From Evanston For Some Years. |tomen who, m- To those women through force of stances, atten< affa^ the' Bank extej^n^a mtatqpfl^ise its jand counsel with its ^Bsnoers when advice City National Bank optai - sieouooo NEW FOUNTAIN IS ON ITS WAY HERE Word has been received by John H. Moore, commissioner of public works, that the new fountain for Fountain Square has been shipped from the Mott Iron Works, in New York. The fountain is expected to arrive most any day, although the freight handlers* strike may delay, its ar- rival As soon as It comes the water will be let out of the basin and the fountainf will be put in place. Evajstii Tbtitrs Week of June 3rd ^faXa* ML THE AMATEUR BANQUET HELD LAST NIGHT After a few years' absence from Ev- anston's business world William O'Fla- herty is once more established In the restaurant business, his old occupa- tion. The new restaurant is located at 805 Davis street. During the years he spent in the west the business district did not seem natural without the well known man's name in front of an eat shop. In his former years in Evanston he was lo- cated first on Davis street and later on Sherman avenue. '<0," the most familiar cognomen by which he is known, is perhaps one of the best known business men that ever operated a store in Evanston. For years his restaurant was a student headquarters and during many school years there was probably not one stu- dent that did not know him. Friend of Students. He gained fame among the student body by continually betting against the Purple. This was done at first as a sort of a "josh" on the students but it finally became so that whenever the athletic teams of the local institution were to meet another school the boys ran to "O's" and placed their money. "O'Flaherty's prominence was not confined to the limits of Evanston, but he was well known in every college town in the middle west He made it a point to be present at every athletic contest held here and often times went to Marshall Field where the Maroon rooters always welcomed him. It has been said that every athlete who competed in this city In years gone by, knew O'Flaherty. To them he was also known as just plain "Q." While he always swapped yarns with the students and had many ready re- marks for them his trade mark seemed to be "Nothing's to good for the byes." Was Banqueted. A short time ago O'Flaherty decided to re-enter Evanston and he leased his present location from Hayes A Hayes. The building was given a thorough overhauling and was made practically new. To celebrate his com- ing back a banquet was held in the restaurant Monday by the local busi- ness men. Eighty-four ctrong they took the place by storm and enjoyed a most pleasant evening. The place was deco- rated most appropriately for the occa- sion as most of those present were members of the Evanston Commercial association. £. CL A. peasants vsre saseh la evi- dence all about the place and even on the menu It was given a prominent place. There was nothing formal about the affair but the men enjoyed a good menu and a delightful evening. Opened Tuesday. The doors of the new eat shop were thrown open to the pnbtto yesterday, and there is no one that doubts that "OV popularity is everlasting. Following Is n list of the men present Monday evening: JDan McCann. James McGsnn. George Krover, James Hodman, Thosaas Fo- ley, George Wefland, James Inikhv William Sehfldgsn, Josepsi TTfijmfins. At Faneher, LooJs Fanchcr. Dan afe- V M. I* emails, John L. Smith. P- amis, wm. Pavers, Theo- Al Kahr, Arty Bontag, Henry Santa*. Gmurlss Connor Henry Anpsv CL H, C. ML Hayes. B. M. Kelly. A. CL Gamin, ___ __________ . r-yiiLi/U'] X '.".'* . W J. O'Connell, Frank OflSW&yA.'». Van Deusen, John H. Moore. H. M. Walker C S. Wallace, J. F. Boyer, George B. Winter, Clyde Winter, Frank O'Beiley, John Kerevan.J0.H. BaI* lett W J Hamilton, Joe English, Wil- liam A. Dyche, George Tomlinson, F. j Scheidenhelm, Robert Lorimer, Wil- liam O'Brien. D. Olsen, John Hahn, H. E Chandler, C. G. Franklin, A. H. Bowman, Frank Sammons, A. Peter- son, George Iredale, John Nally and B. J. Brady. WILL GIVE BOILED DINNER. The men of St. Matthew's church, Evanston, will serve a New England boiled dinner tomorrow evening at the Parish house, Hartrey and Lin- coln streets. Fifteen men of the church will act as waiters. Several novel features will be introduced. 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