Sullivan, Timothy (75), 4855 W. Van Buren street. Sweeney, Eugene (75), 225 N. Waller-av. Theis, Theodore (79), 2729 Pine Grove-av. Wachter, Henry, 3938 North Hoyne avenue. Weber, Mrs. Barbara M. (89). 1880 Milwaukee avenue. 1850-Bechtel, John, 4927 North Irving-av. Bomhake, William (74), 5442 Leland-av. Butterfield. Caroline S. (74). 1225 Columbia avenue. Clingman, Chas. W. (74), 4748 Kenwood-av. Leander, J., 530 North Clark street. Ohlerking, John H. (82), River Forest. avenue. Schaffer, Ferdinand (75), Blue Island. Weihe. Mrs. Caroline (83), 5064 North Winchester avenue. 1852-McGinty. John B. (76), 6741 Normal boulevard. McGinty, Henry (74), 6131 South Whipple street. Snowel, Henry. 8044 Blackstone avenue. DIED IN 1924. Allegretti, Louis (84), 2553 West Monroe street; arrived 1840; died Jan. 5. Bennett, R. J. (88), Pasadena, Cal.; arrived 1844: died Jan. 28. Bradley, Charles H. (74), Pasadena, Cal.; born in Chicago 1850; died Oct. 3. Buckley. Mrs. Mary A. (84). 842 Grace street; born in Chicago 1840; died Feb. 4. Carson, Mrs. Carrie (77), 315 West 60th place; arrived 1851; died Feb. 23. Doyle. Austin J. (75), 7310 Princeton avenue; born in Chicago 1849; died Feb. 6. Eisfeldt, William (72), 2216 Southport avenue; arrived 1852; died Jan. 19, Farlin, Mrs. Amanda (85). 1244 Lake Shore drive; born in Chicago 1839: died Nov. 19. Flagg. Mrs. Emma J. (86), Los Angeles, Cal.: born in Chicago 1838; died Sept. 23. Hall, Mrs. J. S. (82), 508 Lee street, Evanston; born in Chicago 1841; died April 21. Halleck, Mrs. Mary A. (83), 222 South Elmwood avenue, Oak Park; arrived 1848; died Aug. 19. Hamilton, Henry E. (84), 222 Forest avenue, Oak Park; born in Chicago 1840; died Sept. 11. Kouba, Joseph F. (1847), 912 North Western avenue; arrived 1851; died Feb. 9. Lilly, Mrs. Mary A. (73), 5071 West Monroe street; born in Chicago 1851; died Jan. 14. Lockwood, Mrs. Juliet R. H. (81), Brooklyn, N. Y.; born in Chicago 1843; died Aug. 23. Manierre, George (79), 100 Bellevue place: born in Chicago 1845; died Jan. 29. Nibbe-Thilo, Mrs. Eva (83). 819 Belden avenue; arrived 1847; died April 17. Peck, Ferdinand W. (76), 1826 Michigan avenue; born in Chicago 1848: died Nov. 4. Pinkerton, W. A. (78), 199 East Oak street: arrived 1850; died Dec. 12, 1923. Ripley, Jane (90), West Chicago; arrived 1848: died May 7. Ryan, Patrick J. (80), Congress hotel: born in Chicago 1844: died May 16. Schimmels, Christian (79), 4324 West 22d street: born in Chicago 1845: died July 15. Simmons, Mrs. Eliza (95), 1371 East 48th street: arrived 1850: died March 1. Storch, Leopold (81), 20 South Whipple street: arrived 1848; died Dec. 8. 1923. Wiggins, John B., 4625 Greenwood avenue; born in Chicago 1842; died Dec. 25, 1923. ALFRED L. BAKER & CO. STOCKS BONDS-GRAIN For the Advertiser When planning announcements of any kind for Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Originators of Types that Talk 829-831 South State Street Chicago Set in Pencraft Faces Pencraft Border No. 445 Brass Rule No. 5444 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Telephone Haymarket 5400-Monroe and Throop Streets-Chicago 94 942 PRINCIPAL LIBRARIES OF CHICAGO AND VICINITY. James THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY. Michigan avenue and Washington street. J. Healy: Board of Directors President, Colin C. H. Fyffe: vice-president, Frank F. Tollkuehn, Lawrence Cuneo, Paul A. Hazard, Michael Iarussi, Andrew J. Kolar. Louis M. Severson, Fannie B. Williams. Library: (1924-25) Standing Committees Iarussi, Williams and Healy. Administration: Tollkuehn, Kolar and WilBuildings and Grounds-Severson, Hazard and Iarussi. Meetings Regular meetings of the board at p. m. on second and fourth Mondays of each month, except that in July and August one regular meeting shall be held on the second Monday of each month. Secretary-Harry G. Wilson. Librarian-Carl B. Roden. liams. Department Hours. Week Days-Circulation department, 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. newspapers, periodicals, patent reports and civics departments, 9 a. m. to Reference, 10 p. m. Art. music. 9 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Memorial Holidays comprise New Year's day, Lincoln's birthday. birthday, Washington's day. Independence day, Labor day. Thanksgiving day, Christmas day. All departments are closed on Independence day and Christmas day. ery. General Information. The Chicago public library is a free public Illinois under the institution. established library law of 1872. It derives its revenue from an annual library tax of eight-tenths of one mill. A board of directors of nine members is appointed by the mayor, three annually for terms of three years. The library occupies the site formerly known as Dearborn park, Michigan avenue, Washington bounded by street, Garland court and Randolph street. The cost of the building was about $2,000,000, including the furniture, book stacks and machinThere are thirty-eight branches, seven high school branches and 217 deposit stations. The right of drawing books from the public library belongs to all who reside in the city of Chicago, and also to those who make their homes in the suburbs within the limits of Cook county and are regularly employed in the city. In order to become a book borrower it is necessary only to file an application giving the name and residence of the applicant and bearing the signature of a second person, who must be an actual resident of the city, appearing as such in the latest city or telephone directory.. This person becomes the guarantor to the library for the proper observance of the library regulations on the part of the applicant. These regulations merely provide that books drawn for home use must be returned within the stated period and must not be defaced or injured. of At the close of 1923 the public library con- Branches. Independent collections of 3,000 to 20.000 Volumes in quarters owned or rented by the library or occupied by arrangement with the Dark boards and administered by a librarian nd staff. are All the following branches, except one. Bessemer Park-89th-st. and Muskegon-av. Morse School-North Sawyer-av. and Ohio-st. Ogden Park-64th-st. and Racine-av. Stanton Park-Between Vedder and Rees-sta. wood-av. Deposit Stations. Small collections placed in outlying and re- Association House-2150 West North-av. Bethany Union-103d and South Wood-sts. Brotherhood House-1080 West 14th-st. Dunning-3940 Narragansett-av. East Forty-Seventh Street-636 East 47th-st. Grace Episcopal Church-1439 S. Wabash-av. Hegewisch-13300 Houston-av. Emil G. Hirsch Center-4622 Grand-blvd. Mont Clare-Belden and Newcastle-avs. Normal Park-6843 Wentworth-av. North Clark Street-2932 North Clark-st. Olivet Baptist Park-av. Church-31st-st. Park Manor-350 East 71st-st. and Portage Park-5621 Irving Park-blvd. Ravenswood-4356 North Hermitage-av. Roseland-11056 Michigan-av. South Sacramento-4200 North Sacramento-av. Buffalo-av. West Division Street Institute-1838 West Division-st. West Harrison Street-3054 West Harrison-st. West Roosevelt Road-2013 West Roosevelt-rd. Windsor Park-2522 East 73d-st. Business House Deposits. Collections are also placed in various business houses for the use of their employes and administered by a librarian employed by the firm. CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY: North Dearborn and West Ontario streets. President-Dr. Otto L. Schmidt. First Vice-President-Charles B. Pike. Second Vice-President-George W. Dixon. Secretary--Frank J. Loesch. Treasurer-John J. Mitchell. Librarian-Caroline M. McIlvaine. Executive Committee-C. J. Hambleton, Chauncey Keep, Mrs. George A. Carpenter. Edward L. Ryerson, Joy Morton, John A. Spoor. The library, museum and portrait gallery are open free to the public from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. on week days: Sundays from 1 to 5 p. m. It is a repository of matter relating to the history and archæology of America, particularly of Chicago and the northwest, comprising some 40.000 volumes and 75,000 pamphlets and a large collection of MSS. maps, views, etc. THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY. Secretary and Financial Agent Jesse L. Moss, The Newberry library. Sept. 1, 1924. contained 417,780 books and pamphlets, chiefly in the field of the humanities. history and literature being the major subjects intensively covered. These are not circulated, but are for consultation and use within the library building. The library is free to the public. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY. At the university, 59th and Ellis avenue. This library contained July 1, 1924. more than 700.000 volumes and 250,000 pamphlets. It is composed of the general library located in the Harper Memorial library and the departmental libraries located in the various departmental buildings. It is primarily intended for the use of the faculty and students of the university, but residents of Chicago engaged in serious study are permitted to use the reading rooms of the general library and of the School of Education and others may have the privilege of drawing books available for circulation upon the payment of a fee or on recommendation of a dean or head of a department of instruction. Properly accredited scholars visiting Chicago will receive compli mentary cards upon application. The associate director of the library is J. C. M. Hanson. THE JOHN CRERAR LIBRARY. 86 East Randolph street. President-Thomas D. Jones. Vice-Presidents John J. Mitchell and Robert Forsyth. Secretary-Walter B. Smith. Treasurer-William J. Louderback. Board of Directors-Robert T. Lincoln, Marvin The John Crerar library contained in September, 1924, 488,630 volumes and 300.000 pamphlets on the social, physical. natural and medical sciences and their applications. They cannot be taken from the library, but may be freely consulted by all who wish to do so. MUNICIPAL REFERENCE LIBRARY. contains The municipal reference library books, pamphlets and other data relating to municipal government in Chicago and other cities. It provides and renders available for the use of members of the Chicago city coun cil, its various committees and special com missions and municipal department and bu reau heads and other city officials and em |