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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1919)
, 38 Pages Third Section Pages 17 to 24 38 Pages Third Section Pages 17 to 24 East Orcgonian Round-Up Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, September 18, 1019 UMATILLA COUNTY LIBRARY STROVE TO SERVE COUNTY DURING WAR; BOOKS AND MAGAZINES BY HUNDREDS FORWARDED TO SOLDIER CAMPS During the day of the great war which engrossed the mlndM of all American!) the Umatilla County li brary enlisted In the cause and made war service one of Its main activities. i The library was made headquar ter for the adoption of the fatherless children of France, and lints of the names of the children, with pictures were sent to the building so that any ' one who wished to adopt a child mlKht see the picture and name and thus get a personal Idea of the child, Two hundred and forty four children were adopted throughout the county, and for some of these the branch li braries were responsible as they also were actively engaged In the work In the first year, 200 children were adopted and In March, 1919, this county led the state In the number adopted. The library turned over Its club rooms for the making of surgical dressings for the lied Cross and It be came the headquarters for the surgl cal drersing work. The rooms were open all day and also in the evening, so that surgical dressing classes could be In session at all times. The library was headquarters for all materials and the electric cutting machine was located in the building. Hnit Rooks and Magazines. Hundreds of books and magazines were received at the library, sorted and sent to Portland where the books were classified and sent to army can tonments. Another service of the library Is the collection of the pictures of I'matlla county soldiers, sailors and Marines who were In the recent war. The pic tures, with the names and rank, are on display at the l'brary. The pic tures of the men who lost their lives In the service have been designated by gold stars. A clipping bureau devoted entirely to material concerning Umatilla county men who wore Uncle Sam's uniform was established by the library with Miss Ida Boyd of this city In charge. Miss Boyd donated her ser vices and at the" conclusion of her task the clippings will be made Into scrap books. The clippings contain stories of the men In service, as well as letters from the boys overseas. which were printed In the local pa pers. War Kccords Kept. The plan for keeping a record of the enlistments and war service of every Umatilla county- man ' originated In the library, but wus later taken up y the Umatilla County I'atrlotlc Service league. These records are to be kei-t by the library. Since the end of the war, tho patri otic service of the library hus not ceased. A recent addition to the li brary was a "liook Canteen," with 1 books attractively displayed, and I bearing the announcement that the j books in the canteen, are loaned free of charge, as are all volumes In the (library. To bring the canteen before jthe notice of all ervice men, a book (entitled "Your Job Hack Home" has been piaeed in several public places. Tho book gives a list of the books which are available and Invites visi tors to the book canteen. The vol umes which are loaned and which are claiming tho Interest of service men Include among others books on JouraliHrn, airplanes, automobiles, banking, wireless telegraphy, office work, mathematics, engineering met al work, gas engines, building, and j railroads, besides many leuflcts, de j voted to various trades and profes sions. The library has purchased j about 300 of such books for the book j canteen ulone. ! I'mutilla County's System I'rgnl. Tho county library was founded as a city library and It" was not until l'JM that It became a county Insti tution, with branch libraries through lout Umatilla county. 1 Umatilla county's experience tn the use of a county system Is used in a bulletin printed for the Oregon Ste Library as a meuns of bringing be fore the public the advantages of suph a system, which Is advocated for Oregon's adoption by the state li brary. Under the head "The Experience j of Umatilla County," the bulletin j shows that during the four years 191 fi ito 1914 when the library was a city j library the total circulation was 6i,- 673, while the circulation during 1 1914-1917 totalled 195. o;8, as a r. - suit of the inauguration of a co :nt. system. The above totals were obtained books, circulation 17,922. from a report which shows that while Jn the four year report after the M a city-library, the library in 1910 had brary became a county library. It is 4,332 books, with a circulation of 15,- 556. In 1911 it had 4,717 books, cir culation 15,028: In 1912, 4,282 books, circulation 15,267, and in 1913, 4.733 shown that In 1913 there wera .8 volumes In the" library, with a clrcu- (Contlnued on page 1) ARCADE THEATRE TO SHOW BIG FAIRBANKS . FILM "HIS MAJESTY THE AMERICAN" 5.4 xr.. t iiJJ: I JJ -.' e. ffw lt" ... JnK-- - m iy it en i mat 15' i W M il, f"-t ,-; "U - Umatilla County Library Building It Is i ' AUil if any motion plctur ; t.::r, e"sr. iw.iiisl with as, much in- j r' itt( anticipation in' Pendleton Dou-'iaa Fairbanks' new picture jTi llajes'y. The American," which ' II be the attraction at the Arcade Theatre, in October. Something more than mere interest in a motion picture lies back of this anticipation, - for "His Majesty, the American" Is Douglas Fairbanks' first! independent production, and marks' the first release of United Artists Corporation, the so-called "Big Four." ' In January of 1919 the entire emusement world- was stariied by the formation of the .United Artists As sociation. This association was form ed by Mary Pickford, Charlie Cnapllt. Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Grif fith. The:-e artists, conceded through out the world, to be the screen's fore most producers, .after havingi released their pictures for a number of years through various distributing com panies decided' that to assure their - best work.-an(Tln order to have full independence for the highest expres sion of;. their art, they would, upon the completion of their then-lexistlng contracts, release their own pictures, direct to the theatres of the country. This mcve .for independence by the foremost artists :if the " screen is the most "iniDortant and' beneficial sten I that has been taken In the motion pic I ture business since It assumed its 'leadership in the amusement field, j It means for the motion picture pa trons that Mary Pickford. Charlie Chaplin. Douglas Fairbanks; and D. W. Griffith will hereafter be enabled j to produce pictures In their own way. I They will make fewer pictures than they have made before, and this in itself will be an advantage. Hereto fore they, have been, obliged to turn out a certain number of productions within a given period and consequent ly have not always had the time to perfect their work. Thus, under the leadership of the screen's foremost artists Is the perfec tion of motion pictures entertainment In- sight. . The first picture made -under these Ideal conditions' Is "Hli Majesty, the American." The management of the Arcade theatre feels great pride lb having secured this production for lt city. The Arcade has always endea vored to choose Its attractions with discrimination and regardless of ex- . pense In the case of "His Majesty, the American," knowing what a Dou glas Fairbanks film will be with the inimitable "Doug" can put his best In to it, the theatre management feels and" justly so. that It will offer to tta patrons what should prove to be the very light of screen entertainment. A .SSlSlSSISSSSSlSSKMSSKSSHBSSMiSSiSSMiSSB.HSSSSM1 , . 'MfpSi i ' ARG&D E-EATR E; -T---:-'-rf-:r ' I 1 Coming Soon DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS St IN HIS BIG NEW PICTURE "HIS f THE A 1AJESTY. MEEICAN" THE FIRST UNITED ARTISTS PRODUCTION. FROM EVERY STANDPOINT OF PRODUCTION "HIS MAJESTY. THE AMERICAN" OUT SHINES ANYTHING DOUG. FAIRBANKS HAS EVER ATTEMPTED. BY FAR THE BIGGEST PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR. V WATCH FOR IT! OTHER ATTRACTIONS COMING, BOOKED THROUGH NORTH . . WEST EXHIBITORS CIRCUIT . , "BETTER WSrm "A HOUSE DIVIDED 9? c I I . : 1 1
