1914 - Library Honor Roll - Book Donations  

1914, April 9 - Is Your Name Here?

Contributions of books for the public library have been coming in quit satisfactorily, 296 volumes have been donated up to yesterday from the following persons.:



W. S . Easterday Mrs. S. J. Lenon Mary Alice Buswell Grace Buswell Mrs. John Buswell John Buswell 0. A. Gandy Russell V. Gandy A. B Holt B. M. Speyer Harry Speyer Mrs. J. G. Beak J . G. Beck Elizabeth Wagoner Mrs. Emma Porter Blanche Fisher Russell Fisher Ray Fisher

I. G Fisher W. 0. Osborn Goldie Burch Charles Cowen John Mitchell Mrs. W. E . Hand W. E. Hand Mr. and Mrs F B. Stapp Anna and Mary Robinson William Hollett S. C. Shilling Tim Wolf Lester Young Mres. W. D. Ralston Dan Wolf Rev. J. F. Kenrich Evangaline Bogardus Irene Bogardus



The committee was surprised and gratified to receive on Saturday a large and valuable collection from the Misses Robinson of Indianapolis. The collection included sets of Shakespeare, Emerson, Burns, James Whitcomb Riley and Cyrus Townsend Brady. The accompanying letter from Miss Anna Robinson expressed an interest in Culver's effort to establish a library and stated that she and her sisters would be glad to make a further donation of tables and chairs.

There is no doubt that other cottagers will feel enough interest in the movement to help us.

Mean time let us at home, all over the township, take up the matter with an enthusiasm that shows we mean business.

This is a people's proposition in which everyone, in town and country is interested. A beautiful library building will be as much the property of the country people as of the town people, and the public comfort and restroom features will be especially valuable to out of town residents.

1914 - Apr 16 - Library Honor Roll.

Contributions of books for the public library are coming in day by day. The number is now over 350.

There ought to be 1,000 volumes on the shelves by May 1.

This number is easily possible if the people will take hold of the project. Nothing better for the people of Culver and Union township has been instituted in many years. The pleasure and profit to be derived from free access to an abundance of good reading is worth while making an effort for. The more each individual puts into a library the more he is able to take out.

Following are the names of persons who have donated books since last week :



Mrs and Mrs T. E. Slattery Benj. Easterday Mr. and Mrs. P. R. McLane Vada Burch Mr. and Mrs Arthur Morris H. H. Tallman Jesse Pettis Alice Overmyer Deane Walker Charles Easterday

Mrs. M. Shewmaker Amanda Easterday Rose Buswell J. E. Young Gladys Porter W. J. Curtis Kenneth Howard Bernice Howard Evelyn Howard Mr. and Mrs G. Howard W. M. Hand and wife

1914 - Apr 23 - Get Busy, Good People !

During the past week 18 more names have been added to the public library honor roll, and the number of volumes thus far donated is over 400.

Only one more week remains of this honor roll contest, and it would be rather a fine thing, if you are intending to make the library a present of one or more books, to have your name inscribed.

Of course a great many people are intending to give the books they can spare, and donations will keep coming in all summer. The gift will be acceptable later as well as now, but if it is made before May 1, your name will be preserved permanently as one who helped start the good work.

The following are the additional names:



W. P. Bland Geo Vories and wife Walter Medbourn Wailter Wiseman Lota Curtis Mrs. B. A. Curtis Bruce Boggs Dorothea Beck

Caroline Hollott Lois Hollett Mr. and Mrs. John B. Elam Mr and Mrs Harvey Elam Osie Stahl Edna Stahl Glen Behmer Alice Clemens Grant Clemens



The library committee acknowledges the receipt of 24 volumes from Mr. and Mrs. John B. Elam and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Elam of Indianapolis

1914 - April 30 - Library Grows Rapidly.

There are now over 500 volumes in the public library - the gifts of the interested friends of the new institution

The rooms have been prepared for the reception of the books, but nothing has yet been done toward cataloguing, numbering, and carding - a task of considerable proportions

Those who have contributed volumes since last week's issue of the paper are:



Delmer Clemmens M. R. Cline W. H. Curtis Mrs. W. J. Curtis Henry Zechiel Mrs Henry Zechiel Vane Lowery Clarence Behmer Gertrude Behmer Ruth Grace Behmer Donald Behmer Frank Hosimer Daisy Hosimer Ina Kessler Genevieve Warner May Warner George Warner Orville Zechiel John C. Zechiel Blanche Keithe

Mrs. D. G. Walter Mr. and Mrs John Mc Cormick Mrs. J. M. Dresser Miss Dresser J. M. Dresser Cora Bohlon Mrs. and Mrs. Claude Newman Mrs. M. M. Kriger Mrs. V. D. Elick N. W. Pinkerton Florence Kantz Mabel Kantz Cora Myers Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bush Mrs. and Mrs. H. E. Behmer Mrs. and Mrs Batterman Mrs. J. F. Behmer Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Roberts Richard Roberts



Mrs. Dresser and her son and daughter are two more lake resorters who have donated books. A package containing 23 came from them last week

1914 - May 7 - Givers to the Library.

The honor roll of the first donors of books to the new library closed on April 30.

There have been about 660 books contributed by 154 persons.

These volumes will make quite a showing when placed on the shelves, and will give the people of the whole township an abundance of reading matter.

Among the late givers are Miss Culver, daughter of Knight Culver of St. Louis, who donated 65 volumes, and the academy which sent in 37 volumes, including a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Following are the Names added since last weeks's Publication



W .G. Zechiel Elva Zecbiel Goldie Alexander Anna Medbourn Ruth Hawk Joseph Coon Russell Stahl Charity Stahl W.C.T.U. Milford Bradley E. J. Bradley Mrs. E. J. Bradley Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Easterday Mr. and Mrs. H. Precher Beatrice Goss Mr. and Mrs O. T. Goss Victor Easterday Vernon Easterday

Culver Military Academy Oliver Schilling Margaret Schilling Cecil Smith Miss E. Jane Culver Mr and Mrs G. M. Beck Mildred Castleman Mary Clemens Roy Clemens Helen Clemens Oscar Young Alexander Joplin Earl Adams. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Elick Mrs A Byrd John P. Walter Helen McLane Mr. and Mrs D. A. Bradley Robert Joplin



The library committee was delighted on Tuesday to receive a check for $75 from Mrs. Elizabeth Marmon of Indianapolis. The donation was entirely voluntary and was inspired solely by Mrs. Marmon's interest in the effort to establish a reading center in culver.