VOL 3. NO. 1
G resham O utlook
GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY. MARCH 4, 1913
“Ever at Your Service
Phone 701
$1.50 PER YEAR
GRESHAM’S CARNEGIE LIBRARY IS OPENED
Handsome Structure Graces Appropriate Addresses and Shows What Confidence and Complete in All Appointments
Will Be Mecca for Readers Assistance of Many Influential
Valuable Corner on
Music at Opening
United Effort Can
Will Be Incentive to
and Students from All
Persons Is Gratefully
Main Street.
on Saturday.
Accomplish.
Higher Art.
Parts of County.
Acknowledged.
The m ost Im portant event, from a th a t th e chairm an urged the people
social or educational standpoint that of th e whole county to use the m istress, Mrs. I. McColl, and going rectors of nine persons and rep o rt at lng of th e week and to give her
In the fall of 1911 a num ber of
to P o rtlan d for th e ir books.
a subsequent m eeting. This com m it special train in g , provided th e books
ever occurred in Gresham , was the building as much as possible.
He
new Carnegie libraries were In line
Hooks from Portland.
tee reported on Ja n . 6, 1906. The could be placed in a su itab le room.
form al opening of the new Carnegie said it would be useless unless it
for P o rtlan d and o th e r Oregon cities.
In the fall th e public school teach report was adopted and the follow A fter much discussion the directors
library building last S aturday a fte r could be used as an educational in
This
led Chas. Cleveland first to
noon. The stru ctu re has been fin stitu tio n like the public schools, or ers, consisting of Prof. A. F. Hersh- ing persons were elected directors: decided to ren t the lower p art of m ake a little personal investigation
ner.
Miss
H
attie
Pierce,
Miss
H
a
rri
Rev.
C.
A.
N
ultey,
Mrs.
J.
W.
S
hat
ished and occupied, and was put as a social center like th e grange.
the building one door eaut of the as to the possibility of securing one
into actual use with its dedication If not so used, as it is Intended It e tt A lexander and Mrs. C lara An tuck, Mrs. A. Meyers, Mrs. H attie city hull. One dozen
new chairs for Gresham . He became so en th u
the W ostell, Miss Lucy Gedamke, Dr. A. were purchased, two large reading
to th e uses fo r which it was in- shall be, the Board will be disap derson, became Interested in
siastic in th e m a tte r th a t he brought
p roject of furnishing a reading room Thompson, Dr. J. M S hort, Mrs. M tables w ere donated by E. C. L ind
tended.
pointed. He urged the boys’ and
it before th e Com mercial club, and
Several hundred persons a tte n d girls clubs to m ake it th e ir center to which books from th e P o rtlan d Clanahan and D. J. Culy.
sey, the reading room was neatly a com m ittee was appointed to work
They,
ed the opening of the library, among and hoped the rooms would be used library m ight be brought.
F irst O fficers.
furnished and on the evening of w ith th e Library board to th a t end.
them being the County L ibrary Board by all such social and civic g ath er to g eth er w ith Mrs. McColl and Rev
The first officers of the associa April- 3, th e form al opening was a t
This com m ittee consisted of AI. O.
composed of W. B. Ayer, president; ings. He said tlie opposite course C. A. Nutley, solicited funds for the tion were, president, Dr. J. M S hort; tended by a large and en th u siastic Nelson, Dr. A. Thompson, Chas.
W. L. B rew ster, chairm an of the would only give offense, and a full carrying o u t of th e project. Mrs vioe president. Mrs. C lanahan; treas crowd
A piano had been secured Cleveland, H. L. St. C lair and G. R.
Extension Com m ittee; Rev. T. L. use of the building and its con- i McColl gave several m o n th 's ren t u rer, D. J. C uly; secretary, H. L. by C. A. Nutley and B. W. Emery Robinson. The library board at th a t
E liot; W. L. L ightner, county com tents would be g ratify in g to Mr. for the back room over the post- St. Clair. An ad ditional 100 books for th e occasion, and the Gresham tim e was composed of T. R. H ow itt,
hanging were soon secured from the P o rt orchestra furnished
m issioner; W. L. W oodward and Carnegie and th e Board, and th a t office. A stove, table,
music.
Mrs W II. Bachm eyer. R. R. Carlson,
R obert H. Strong. Alias Mary F. the people could tak e a living in ter lamp and six wooden chairs were land library, m aking a to tal of 160. H attie W ostell was appointed the Mrs. M, C lanahan, Theodore B rug
Isom, head of the P ortlan d library, est here in all public works for the prehased. D. C. Ross donated a Besides these several valuable book first custodian u nder the new ger, Mrs. J . H. Metzger, Mrs. Chas
load of wood which was brought were donated to th e G resham L ibra regime. In Ju ly , 1907, on account
and Miss Nelly Fox, county libra most they could get out of it.
Cleveland. Miss A lida Culy and Mrs.
from his farm by the Misses Pierce ry association. In Septem ber, 1906, of the rem oval of Rev. C. A. Nutley
rian were also there.
L. P. M anning. These com m ittees
B ook F a n n in g A p proved.
and
A lexander. E arly in Novem- j
Mr. B rew ster presided and made
Mr. C rane spoke upon th e connec her a box of 60 books was Installed H. L. St. C lair resigned as custodian. the association was left w ithout a met and organized w ith Chas Cleve
an opening address in which he said
tion of the farm er and the grange w ith Mrs. McColl as custodian. The ( The association authorized th e open president. At a meeting of directors land as president. It was deemed
th a t the cost of the building had
ing of th e reading room on W ednes Mrs. H attie W ostell was elected di advisable th a t the people show th eir
with the public library especially th a t
been som ew here around $9000,with p art which placed stan d ard a u th o ri reading room was kept open as a ? day evening, and
Saturday afte r rector, and Mrs. L ena St. Clair, good faith by purchasing a site, and
branch of the P o rtlan d L ibrary three noon and evening, and the securing president, in his place.
about $1500 additional for the fu rn
early in Ja n u a ry , 1912, a soliciting
ties on the shelves for reference in
evenings
in
th e
week
u nder of a custodian at $1 a week. Up to
ishings. To this will have to be
New Location.
com m ittee went to work. This com
ag ricu ltu ral p ursuits.
He encour
th e care of Miss P ierce and Miss this tim e m any persons had given
a id e d th e cost of drainage, which
The location of th e reading room m ittee consisted of Jaa. E lkington,
aged th e use of them as a means to
A lexander.
Miss Pierce soon be care to the reading room gratis. Miss did not prove satisfactory because of
is estim ated at $1000 more.
He success.
C. S. Sm ith, A. Meyers. L. L. Kid
came custodian, and a t the close Culy was secured as custodian, the probability of th e building be
paid a high com pllm eent to the peo
der. O. R. Robinson, Chas., Cleve
A nother violin solo by Miss Gill,
of school th e care of th e books was
ple of G resham upon th e ir e n te r
which position she held u n til March, ing sold a t any tim e, and when in land and Theodore Brugger. L ater
and a few closing rem ark s by Mr.
given to Rev. M. L. H aringham , who
prise and successful efforts in se
A ugust it was learned th a t the pres ; several o th ers volunteered th e ir as
B rew ster closed the pleasant cere was in charge for about a year. The | 1907.
curing the lib rary from the Carnegie
en
t reading room could be rented, sistance and did good work on the
In
December,
1906,
th
e
directors
mony of dedicating the new building
circulation of volum es during 1904
fund, and asked th a t the donor be
rented th e back p a rt of the room the directors im m ediately secured soliciting com m ittee. Among them
to th e uses for which it is in ten d was 667.
held in reverence as one who had ed. afte r which a thorough inspec-
in the Metzger building where the it. It was rem odeled and painted, were Mrs. Jas. E lkington, Mrs. <).
D uring th e early m onths of 1906
placed w ith the people here an in
library now is, cleaned it and fitted and new book cases built at a cost A. E astm an, Mrs. Chas. Cleveland,
i tion was m ade of it by as many as
the branch was continued with more
stitu tio n as educational as the pub wished to rem ain.
it up for a read in g room. A n"at of about $40. The reading room Mrs Max Schneider, It. it. Carlson
or less success, but th e difficulty of
lic schools and as social as the
hom e” was given here Dec.
15, was reopened in its present q uar und J. N. Clanahan.
Miss C. H. H aile, the lib rarian ,
finding some one to give his tim e
grange.
C a rn eg ie I. i I teary H ecurcd.
which was attended by th irty or ters Sept. 1, 1907. Mrs. W ostell re
was a charm ing liostses and made
reg u larly to the care of th e reading forty persons.
M edallion W indow s.
signed as custodian, and on Nov. 4.
In th e m eantim e the P o rtlan d P ub
i evervobdy feel at home in her
He called atten tio n to th e m edal I spacious and beautiful new quarters. room m ade it necessary to discon-1
Miss A lida Culy was appointed in her lic L ibrary had taken full charge of
.Mniv A ssistan ce Given.
tinue it in May, and th e books were
lion windows, each of which repre
In Ja n u ary , 1907, new officers place.
all branches in th e county, and the
She will continue the work she is
j retu rn ed to P o rtlan d .
sented the trad e m ark of fam ous so well qualified to perform .
D uring th e year the sum of $32 m atter of securing a C arnegie lib ra
were chosen as follows: president,
p rin ters, and told his audience that
Library R eorganized.
of ry for Gresham was tu rn ed over to
I Rev. C. A. N utley; vice president, was received from the F o u rth
The arrang em en ts are perfect
G resham now had one of the most
In October of the sam e year the Mrs. J. W. S h attu ck ; tre a su re r, Mrs Ju ly com mittee, and th e proffer was the County Library Extension com
and
the
facilities
are
now
adequate
beautiful and convenient sm all libra
room over th e postoffice was again
secretary, Mrs made by Dr. Short of a lot near the mittee. Miss Isom was In New York
ry buildings th a t could be erected. for adding 10,000 books to the secured, a bookcase was m ade and H attie W ostell;
lists
in
all
dep
artm
en
ts
and
classes
;
.'.at
tie
B
row
nhill.
J.
W. S hattuck. F irst S tate Bank for the erection of C'ty at th e tim e, and added her per
Before announcing the num bers of
presented
by
D.
J
.
Culy,
a
box
of
sonal Influence to th a t of th e com
R. R. Carlson and Mrs. L ena St. a lib rary building.
the program he apologized for the of literatu re , and the Gresham libra
books was installed, and the read : Clair were elected directo rs for three
D uring the present m onth the be m unications already sent from G resh
ry
will
rank
with
the
best
in
many
absence of Hon. W. W. Cotton, who
ing room was reopened w ith H. L. years in the place of Mrs. W ostell. quest of $25 from the estate of Mrs am. W ord was soon received th a t
was unable to atten d on account of cities of ten tim es the size of
St. C lair as custodian. Miss A lida i Airs. S hattu ck and
Gresham.
the library had been g ran ted , and
Dr. Thompson AI. K. H ow itt was received.
illness, but had prom ised to come at
Culy, Mrs. C lara A nderson, Mrs. j whose term s had expired. At this
The L ibrary association owes very In F eb ru ary , 1912, this site was d e
an early d a te prepared to give a
for th e
H irtory of th e L ib rary Movement in Grace Metzger, Miss P earl Lindsey meeting resolutions were received much to all those who by th e ir In cided upon and secured
stereopticon lecture on Egypt.
and o th ers assisted in th e care of from the Odd Fellow s lodge and terest and unselfish effo rts
have building. This site com prises lots
Gresham .
Mr. Brew ster then introduced
The following history was read at the reading room.
und
1 from
the Gresham
Development helped to place the library where it purchased from Ed. Osborn
Mrs. H. L. St. C lair who read a
T hrough the effo rts of th e E ast I league, assuring th e L ib rary associa- is today. The good th a t has been Airs. J. H. Metzger at a total cost of
the
Carnegie
lib
rary
building
March
carefully prepared history of the
M ultnom ah Record in terest was I tion of th e hearty co-operation of done to the people of this com m uni $1,900, and bus a fro n tag e of 100
G resham library front Its Inception 1, 1913, by Mrs. Lena St. Clair,
aroused in th e organization of a these organizations. A num ber of ty can not be m easured. Espec feet on Main street and 145 on 4th
and
em
bodies
a
report
made
to
the
down to th e present. Her article
library association to provide b etter men proved th eir sincerity by pay ially is it indebted to Miss Isom, street In
th e sam e
m onth new
excited the w onder and adm iration of Gresham L ibrary association on Jan.
q u arte rs for the books. At a mass ing the in itiatio n fee and a y ea r’s the P o rtlan d librarian, and to Miss officers were elected in th e G resh
31,
1908,
and
which
was
published
everyone for its com pleteness and
m eeting of citizens called on Nov. 4. dues, and becoming m em bers of the Fox the county lib rarian , who have am Library association, Mrs. Min
for th e co-operative spirit th a t has in the Beaver S tate H erald under
1906, th e m atter was fully discussed association.
date
of
Feb.
7.
1908:
Soon a fte r th is the labored earnestly for the upbuilding nie C lanahan becoming president.
held th e people steadfast for ten
and
prelim
inary
steps
taken.
A
j
G resham , Ore., Ja n . 31, 1908— To
city council passed an ordinance of th is branch, and whose unfailing The association has n o t disbanded,
years front a beginning of th e priv
com m ittee consisting of Timothy g ran tin g to the L ib rary association enthusiasm have encouraged when and now can do a g reat deal to aid
the
mem
bers
of
the
Gresham
L
ibra
ilege to borrow books a t the P o rt
Brow nhill, Dr. J. M. Short and Mrs. I
In m aking th e library useful, and in
th e sum of $5 a m onth to be used th e prospects were darkest.
land library to th e vast proportions ry association: I have th e honor to
Respectively subm itted,
J. W. S h attu ck was appointed to tow ard the m aintenance of a reading
extending its influence.
subm
it
to
you
th
e
following
rep
o
rt
now reached. Mrs. St. C lair's a rti
MRS. LENA ST. CLAIR,
On F eb ru ary 1, 1912, Miss Culy
of th e doings of th e Gresham L ibra d raft co n stitu tio n and by-laws. On room. Next cam e th e offer on the
cle is reprinted here in full.
President.
Nov.
13
a
co
n
stitu
tio
n
and
by-laws
p
art
of
th
e
P
o
rtlan
d
L
ibrary
asso
gave up her position
as librarian
ry
association
for
1907,
which
I
beg
A song by Miss Lucile P a rk e r of
and Miss Schaffer had charge for a
P ortland was the second
num ber, to preface with a brief history of were adopted and a com m ittee ap- • ciation to pay for th e services of a
A brief history of the Gresham
followed by Theodore B rugger who the effo rt to establish a reading pointed to nom inate a Board of Di- librarian every afternoon and even- Library association from th a t tim e, few weeks, when she resigned and
Miss C. H. H alle has been the effi
voiced the th a n k s of the Gresham room in Gresham . This history I
Jan . 31, 1908, follows: th ere were
cient lib rarian to the present time.
association and th e people of the have compiled from rep o rts of the
then in the lib rary , according to the
Special m ention should be made
and
vicinity to those who had placed P ortland L ibrary association,
estim ate of Miss Fox, about 400 vol
of Mrs. H attie Brow nhill who was
from
the
records
of
th
e
Gresham
here the splendid m onum ent of learn
umes. Several m agazines were be
secretary of th e Gresham L ibrary as
I have
ing and progress th a t they now had. L ibrary association, which
In looking over th e list of persons
Now th a t tb e scope of the library ing furnished by the main library,
sociation from March 1, 1907, to
supplem
ented
w
ith
many
incidents
The gem of the entertain m en t was
who have built up the Gresham li j has been en larg ed , and ii is no and In th e follow ing m onth the May 28. 1908, and of Geo. R. K eller,
a violin solo by Miss F rances Gill, which have been told me by those
brary
one is Impressed with th e ab longer an in stitu tio n supported by Gresham association subscribed for who held th a t office from the lat
who
had
to
do
w
ith
th
e
beginning
of
of P o rtland. It was loudly encored
Gresham alone, it would be a wise L iterary Digest, and R. R. Carlson
te r d ate to March 11, 1912, and
and was followed by another of equal things. My only object In w riting sence of nam es of people living out- policy to go beyond th e town lim its for Review of Reviews.
whose carefully kept records have
this history is to g ath er to g eth er side of th e town. People from ail
beauty and feeling.
in the election
of new directors
F irst Money for Hit«-.
made th is history possible
The Mu
item s of Interest which, if not soon around have "p a tro n ize d ” the lib ra
Cordial R elations.
' Those who have directed its destin-
The g rea’ r p a rt of th e Mary K.
Mayor Lewis S hattuck wag intro recorded, will be forgotten.
ry and have been welcome to do so, ■ ies for ten years could not be im H ow itt bequest was used for perm a tual Telephone company has donated
the rent of a telephone to the lib ra
In Ja n u ary , 1903, th e legislature but those living on the farm s have
duced and spoke of th e cordial re
proved upon as m anagers, but the nent reference books, but $10 was ry for several years, and
persona
of
Oregon
authorized
a
county
tax
lations existing between th e -Libra
always felt th a t th e ir assistance was adm onition so u g h t to be impressed set aside as a nucleus for a library too num erous to m ention have w ork
The county not required, and in most cases have by the county board In recognizing
ry Board and the Gresham city gov for library purposes.
fund, and was finally used toward ed In various ways for the upbuild
ern m en t, as two official bodies th a t court of M ultnom ah county ordered htbld aloof. The llbrkry has been the farm ers should be favorably con- the purchase of a site for th is build ing of the library.
G reat credit is due those who,
had co-operated in the work. He a tax of one-fifth of a mill, and en looked upon by many from the o u t i sidered, as the new lib rary is for all ing.
th ro u g h these ten years have given
tered
Into
a
contract
w
ith
the
P
o
rt
promised th a t fu tu re relations would
side as a distinctive Gresham in sti ; the people of E astern M ultnom ah,
In October, 1908, occurred
the of th e ir tim e and Influence for the
be as cordial on the part of th e city land L ibrary association to extend tution, and, so far as we can reniem and many of those on th e farm s are first haliow e’en social, which became
good of the people. J u s t ten years
the
privileges
of
th
e
lib
rary
to
resi
as in the past and expressed
the
ber, tb e grange has never been in Just as capable as the people liv an annual event, and which was the
h are passed since th e first effo rts
satisfaction of the people in having dents of th e county. This fact was vited to ta k e any p a rt u n til S atu r ing in tb e towns.
one money m aking scheme of the were m ade to take ad vantage of the
at
once
advertised
in
th
e
daily
pa
such an auxiliary added to th e ed u
day last when it was given repre
It Is som ething u n u su al, as Mr. lib rary association.
Everyone took opoort unity to
get good
books
cational and social features of the pers, and later a personal le tte r was sentation on the program in the W. B. Ayer stated on S aturday, for an Interest In it, old and young
They were at first years of discourage
sent
to
each
postm
aster
in
the
coun
town.
person of one of th e county depu a town of the size of Gresham to get worked for It, and it was alw ays a
m eat, and success seemed far away
A second song by Miss P ark er ty, explaining, the lib rary privileges, ties.
a Carnegie library. Twelve hundred g reat financial and social success.
The
m eeting reported above formed
and
enclosing
a
notice
to
be
placed
was listened to with rapt attention,
The Gresham school and all the people do not usually have $10,000 j In F eb ru ary , 1909, Mrs. J. W
a half way point between th e then,
then followed th e introduction of F. in the postoffice, also applications churches have been considered a given them for th e ir benefit or S hattuck was elected
president, »nd tb e now. This climax to o u r
H. Crane, grange county deputy, for m em bership to be filled o ut and p a rt of th e m ake-up of the library, pleasure, b u t th e su rro u n d in g popu which office she held
fo r three efforts was made possible by the
who was introduced as the represen returned. A num ber of th e resi and It is fittin g th a t they should be; lation was considered by th e exten-1 years, though for many m onths, d u r
tativ e of the farm ing com m unity dents of G resham and vicinity avail but they are ail distinctly local as slon com m ittee, th e county board and j ing Mrs. S h attu ck 's residence else faithful work of the P o rtlan d llbra-
trib u ta ry to G resham . It was here, ed them selves of th is opportunity, far as leadership and m anagem ent Mr. Carnegie. The people of G resh where, Theodore B rugger was act r» people, the Gresham library pco-
|-1*. th e county library board, and
in his introduction of Mr. Crane. tak in g out cards th ro u g h the post is concerned.
am should consider them also
ing president.
tbe G resham Com m ercial club
SCOPE OE LIBRARY IS BROADENED
N otire of Annual M eeting.
Notice is hereby given th a t
a
special m eeting of th e Gresham Li
brary association will lie held Mon
day evening, Alarrh 17, at the li
brary, for the purpose of electing
th ree directors, and for voting on re
ducing the an n u al dues of th e asso
ciation, and conducting such other
business aa properly comes before
this meeting.
By order of th e president,
MRS . M. CLANAHAN.
Revival Meeting* Continue.
Drama a Success,
Rockwood and Fairview
Those who
G< mm I Shooting.
N ew P o rtm a rtcr a t Corbett.
Revival efforts are being contin
The d ram a, "D oings nt Elk Ridge" missed th e Initial perform ance will
ued in the F ree Alethodist church given at P leasan t Valiey on S atu r have an o th er chance to witness It in G resham 's trap shooters had a good
R. M Dodson, of Dodson Bros.,
w ith an encouraging outlook.
Ev day evening last, was a glitterin g the near fu tu re.
tlay Sunday, m aking fair scores, Mar has been appointed postm aster at
ery resident of G resham is urged success from every standpoint. A
tin Roberta shooting down 58 clay Corbett to succeed A. A. Loeb, re
to attend these m eetings.
Those record breaking attendance greeted
F air Trip E asily Financial.
Mr. Dodson has been In
birds out of a possible 75, giving signed
who are atten d in g say they have the rendition of th e play, the house
If you have th e slig h test in ten him the highest per cent. Indlvld- charge of the office pending the ap
received help. Several have knelt being filled to overflowing.
Over
pointm ent of Mr. Loeb’s successor
for a deeper work of grace and many ! $50 was realized
T here is an in tion of going to San F rancisco in aul scores;
T here has been a spirited contest
Shot at Killed I between Air. Dodson and W. R.
m ore are seeking
The surround-1 sisten t dem and th a t the dram a be 115, you can finance the trip by
Irg country has felt the im pulse of repeated which will probably be done commencing today to m ake small ! D AI R oberts. . . .
6 8 I K night which resulted in the post-
I. S hattuck
.1 5 0
108 office d ep artm en t sending a special
these meetings
soon, and several other
localities m onthly paym nets at your local bank i A.
Leland ............ . . . . 26
16 officer to C orbett to Investigate the
are
calling
upon
Mr.
Snasball
and
Those who do not attend do not j
J.
J.
H
allgan
.
.
.
.
73 situation and report, which resu lt
realize the great opporutnity they ills troupe to come to them with a W rite to o r see L. II. Stone, at H. Matt b e s ............ . . . . 113
. . .188
127 ed in Mr. Dodson's appointm ent.
Among P ortland h ead q u arters, San F ran - i
are missing. Come tonight and ev- j promise of good support.
Dr W. J O t t . . .
46 The office has been form ally turned
ery night this week, and tell others three places are Gresham , L e n ts ,( cisco Tour Co., in M ultnom ah Hotel. F E T o d d ............ ----- 75
46 over to Mr. Dodson.