ADDINGTON LIBRARY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16419, 13 January 1919, Page 2

ADDINGTON LIBRARY.

THE OPENING CEREMONY. An Interesting ceremony took place at Addington on Saturday afternoon, when tho new Public Library was formally opened by the Mayor, Mr H. Holland. The library is a compact and neat little building of brick, next to the Addington Police Station. It is very well appointed, both outside and inside, and is in every way a decided acquisition to the district. There are two main rooms, the public reading room aiul the circulating library. The formor is -well equipped with newspapers from all parts of the Dominion, while,, in tho library proper there are over'l.flOO volumes, with periodicals of evfcry description. Two large tables and other furniture have been given by the Addington Burgesses' Association, and there are over 30 chairs, all presented by people living in the district, and each having a plate inscribed with the nami> of the donor. In tho reading room, the reading desk has been orectcd as a memorial to the late Mr J. Hoppor, who loft a sum of money to ♦he committee, which was spent in this fashion. The library opens with a subscribing membership of 425. The weather was the reverse of propitious on Saturday afternoon, but, nevertheless, the function passed off successfully. Seats were arranged outside the front of the building, and tho speeches were delivered from the steps of the porch. Besides the Mayor there were present: —Mr G. Witty, M.P., tho Town Clerk, Mr H. 11. Smith, Cr. P. B. Climie, Cr. W. Nicholls, Cr. F. Burgoyne, Mr R Nairn, Mr F. Drayton, and a large number of well-known city and Addington residents. A numbor of decorative palms, etc., were provided for the occasion by Mr It. Nairn, and tastefully arranged. Mr David Brown, president of tho Addington Burgesses' Association, briefly welcomed those present, and then gave a rapid sketch of the birth and ultimate realisation of the proposal to erect a. library in Addington, stating how, afler the Burgesses' Association had decided on the idea. Mr H. G. Ell,' M P., had seen to it that the present site wafi secured. The deeds had tHen, he said, been handed to the City Council, and the building, which the Council had erected, Tvas a credit to the Council and to Addington. Tho speaker especially, thanked the Mayor and Mi" Frank Drayton, to whom, amongst other things, had been entrusted tho purchase of the books, and their work in connexion with tho building. Mr Brown, in conclusion, said that tho financial position of the library was highly satisfactory. Subscriptions and donations had totalled £266 16s 9d, and expenditure £168 0s Bd, leaving a credit balance of £98.16s id. In addition there was £300 insurance on the building, and £500 on tho furnishings and books. Cr. Burgoyno heartily congratulated the residents of Addington on procuring thoir library, and eipphatically expressed his opinion that money spent on libraries was money well spent. He hoped that many more would be erected all over Christchurch. Personally, he thought that spending money on a library was of much more use than spending it on the top of tho Port Hills. (Laughter.) A library was moro "get-at-able," and certainly the money spent on it would yield good interest. Mr Geo. Witty, M.P., spoke in a similar strain, and insidentally paid a tribute to the work of tho Burgesses' Associations generally. Mr Witty spoke of the value of libraries from an educational point of view, and expressed tho hopo that the residents would loyally support the committee, and use tho building to tho best advantage. Mr F. Drayton congratulated the district on securing its library, and urged all to mako the best use of it. Mr W. A. Sheldon, secretary of the library, briefly traced the steps that had led up to the securing of the library, and incidentally asked Mr Witty to do his best to secure a subsidy for the library. Mr Witty promised he would do his host, and said that such subsidies would be revived after tho war. The Mayor, who is .patron of the library, heartily congratulated tho district, and said that, liko Cr. Burgoyne, ho would like to see many more libraries erccted in Christchurch. Ho thon formally declared the library open, and wished'it and the committee every success. Afternoon tea was served by tho ladies, and the visitors wero given an opportunity to inspect the building. Tho library was actually open for tho ■first time the same evening, from 7 o'clock until 9. AVOID HOME-Mti.DE CALF FOOD. Keßults count in buying a calf food, not the price you pay per bap. 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