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A,, and the various afilliated as- SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION sociations and sections are already en- Monthly except .Tuly and ~ug&t. gaged in framing the Ottawa program and Edltorlnl and Publlcntlon OtBce. Stnte Library, are determined that with the assistance Indlanagolls, Ind. of contributing librarians and specialists it Subecrlptlons, 03 ~rondstreet, Boston, Mass. shall be no whit behind that of previous Entered at the Postoaice at Indinnapolla, Ind, as secOnd-Clas~mntter. ccnferences; and the travel committee have -- - travel plans sufficiently formulated to give Subscription. ...$2.00 a year (10 numbers) all necessary preliminary. information. Com- Single copies ....................25 centrl plete details may be expected in the May Bulletin. President .................Robert H. Whltten Publlc Servlce Commlsslon, New Pork Clly Preliminary Travel Announcement. Vice-l'resldent .............Herbert 0. Brlghnm Rhode Island Stnte Llbrnrr. While application for a special reduced Secretnry-Treasurer ........... Guy B. Mnrlon rate on account of the A. L. A. Conference Llbmry, Arthur I3. Llttlc, Iuc, 03 Brond St has been )made, ~t seems doubtful if such Boston, hlnsfi rate will fall much below the regular sum- EXECUTIYB BOARD mer excursion round trip which will be in( Presldent, Vice-Presldent, Secretnry-Treasorer, force to Ottawa from most points in east- George W. Lee, Stone le Webster, Boston ; W. ID. Critter, Engineering Soclqtleg, N. Y. ern and central United States. This rats Mnnaglng Bdltor of Sl~eclnl Llbrnrles :-JqQn A. varies greatly from d~Berentpoints in com- Lnpp, Stnte Llbrnry, InBlnnupolis, Incl. parison with the one-way fare. We advise As.rlxtnnt I0dltor, Eihcl ('lclruid, SLnte Library, all to consult their home railway agents Incllnnnl~oll~,Ind. regarding it, and regarding possibilities of -- ..- ... -- .-- .- - - - - -- a variable rate going and returning. Ottawa Conference .....................20 If the going trip does not pass through Philadelphia ~ommerciai Munrum.. ...............31 Select List on Compulsory Voting . ..... .3? Montreal and you desire to take the post- Currant Refcrencea on Fire lnaurancc and Alllcd Sulrjecte. ...30 confereiice trip, tickets should be bought Innurnnce Arsocmtian Notcn ...... ........ .39 if possible to Montreal, via Ottawa with Clasnified List of Booka on Accounti~ig ..........40 Current Reference. ....... .......$42 stop-over privilege at Ottawa for the con- Bnmon Co~opcrattvcInformation Bureau ..... 43 ference, and at Montreal for the post-con- --- ...-- - .-- .- - -.-- -- - -. ference trill. OTTAWA CONFERENCE. From easlern Catladian points a round- -- trip rate on the certificate plan will prob- The Special Libraries Associalion will ably be granted us, on basis of one and hold its annual meeting at Ottawa in con- three-fifths fares, or possibly one and a nection with the American Library Assocb third-l~rovided fifty or more certificates are tion, June 26 to July 2. presented at the meeting The committee in charge of the program Party Travel Plans consists of ,John A. Lapp, Robert H.Whitten and Guy E. Marion. To accommodate those desiring to travel The announcement made by the American togelher and have all arrangements for Library Assoc~ationfollows: their comfort made, the Travel Committee The annual conference of the ~kerican will operate three special excursions to Library Associatioil will be held this year Ottawa, one from Boston, one from New at Ottawa, Canada, J~ine26 t.o July 2. The York, and one fr0.m Chicago. first and thus far only Canadian meetisg Boston Party of the A. L A, was held at Montreal in 1900. The past twelve years have seen (Includes Eastern and Central New notable l~rogress to the library profession England.) both in the Un~tedStates and Canada an,d Special sleepers will leave Boston early those who attended the Montreal confer- on the evening of June 25th, running prob- ence will doubtless And their minds re- ably via Boston Q. Maine, Central Vermont verting from Ottawa to the library situ* and Grand Trunk railways, due to arrive in tion when last we met with our northern Ottawa about noon June 2Gth, the opening members Indications point to a large ,at- day of conference. tendance. The local committee is already The round trip fare Bqston to Ottawa at work a,rranging for our comfort and ac- will probably be $19.40 and lower $erth ccrmmodation; the program committees, of $2.50 one way. 30 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Reservat~ons for this party should be University and the Westmount public lib- made with Frederick W. Faxon, 83 Francis rary. 01-1 Wednesday evening, July 3rd, St., Boston, and depos~tcovering Pullman the party takes special steamer and pro. will later be required. ceeds down the river, passing Quebec the next morning, csllillg in the afternoon at New York Party the little French village of Les Eboule- (Including Eastern ~tlanticStates.) ments, and later at Tadousac at the mouth Thls party will leave New York on the of the Saguenny. Between Tadousac and evening of June 35th by Albany night boat, Cape8 Eternity and Trinity occurs the very thus ensuring a restful night journey. flnest scenery on the Saguenay; and this From Albany special parlor cars will be part of the route will be traversed whiM used, the party reaching Ottawa about sup- the sun is setting and the late moon ris- per-time, June 26th, thus giving a pleasant ing, so that the Capes themselves may be daylight trip through the Eastern Adiron- seen by moonlight. Early next morning daclr mounlains, the eteamer will be at Ha Ha Bay, near The round trip. excursion rate will be Chlcoutimi, and chosen instead of the latter about $2200 from New York City, which as the turning-point of the excursion, Hav- includes stateroom berth on boat and par- ing ascended the Saguenay by night the lor-car seat -going. descent will be made by day with a long Tickets will be good returning all rail. stop at the Capes, and at Tadousac. Thence Rate from Philadelphia will be $4.50 in the steamer will cross the St. Lawrence addition to the above. here 18 to 20 miles wide, in order to give This party will be in charge of C. H. the party an additional taste of salt water Brown, Brooklyn public library, and deposit and also to get the effect of the sunset on covering stateroom berth and parlor car the northern cliffs. The next day will be seat for going trip will be roquired later. spent at Murray Bay: the next (Sunday) at Quebec. Three Rivers at the mouth of the Chicago Party St. Maurice river will be reached on Monday (Including the Middle West.) morning, and there a landing will be made A special Pullman train will be run from for a day's excursion to Shawinigan Fallrr, Chicago to Ottawa without change, leavlng On Tuesday morning at G o'clock the Post- Ch~cagothe afternoon of June 26th, arriv- Conference trill will end at Montreal Ln tbme ing at Ottawa on the afternoon of the next for all holnebound trains. day. Round trip fare from Chicago to C, H. Goulcl, McGi11 University library, OLtawa will be $20.00, lower berth $5.00 one Montreal, will make all arrangements for way. Reservations for this party fihould this trip. be made with John F Phelan, Chicago pub- The A. L. A. Travel Committee: lic l~brary,and deposit coverlng Pullman FREDERICK W. FAXON. Chairman. will be required later 83 Francis st., '~oston,~afis. Attractive return trips with low rates by CHARLES EI. BROWN. way of Boston, New Yorlc. Niagara Falls, 26 Brevoort ~1.1Broolclyn, N. Y, Washington, Norfolk, etc., will be announced JOHN F. PHELAN. ill the May Bulletin. Special rates from Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Ill. po~ntswest of Chicago will be made based C. H. GOULD, on the round trip fare from Chicago to McGill University Llbrary, Montreal, Can. Ottawa. Those lvetnrning by way of Niagara Falls Ottawa Hotels will have choice either of all rail to Chi- Headquarters will be at the Chateau Lnur- cago, or boat from Buffalo to Detro~t,with- ier, the new hole1 which has been in course 0111 extra charge of construction for the past three or four Complete information regarding routes years and which the management is plan- and rates will be announced in the May ning to open Emgire Day, the 24th of May. Bulletin. Rooms (w~thoutmeals) will he from $1.26 up to $3 50. Table d'hote dinner will be Post-Conference Trip. served for $100, other meals will be on (July 3rd to July 9th.) European plan. A l~ost-conferencetrip is planned on the The New Russell Hotel, st present the St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers, endlng best in Ottawa, is about a minute's walk at Montreal on the mbrning of July 9th. from the Chateau Laurier, Rooms (without The cost of this week-long river trip will meals) from $100 up to $3.50. Meals on be well within $40-including stateroom European plan. (holdlng two persons), meals and side ex- Grand Union Hotel, about flve minuted cursions, An outline of this trip follows: walk from Chateau Laurier, offers rate of The party will leave Ottawa on Wednes- $2.50 a day, American plan.