1935-09-26City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 09/26/1935
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Katharine P. Loring, Saul J. Cagan, James A. Cronin, Thomas F.
Delaney, Marian P. Motley, Fred. H. Porter, Robert O. Small, and Horace W. Woodberry, Jr.
Board members absent: Clarence S. Pond
Others present:
Recorder: Marjorie H. Stanton
Beverly, September 26, 1935
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the Library on Thursday, September
26th, at 4 p.m.
There were present of the Trustees, Miss Loring, Mrs. Motley, Messrs. Cronin, Porter,
Woodberry, Delaney, Cagan and Small.
The records of the meeting of June 27th were read and approved. Mr. Small presented the
report of the Finance Committee, giving expenditures and balances to date. Voted: that this report
be approved.
The report of the librarian, giving circulation and registration figures since the last meeting,
and a brief summary of the Regional Conference held at Lake George, was read and placed on file.
The list of magazines for 1936, as presented by the Committee on Circulation, was approved,
with a few minor changes, and the Secretary was instructed to send copies of the list to three dealers
who had requested them - estimates to be submitted at the next Trustees meeting.
Miss Loring presented a Resolution on the death of Mr. Louis D. Webber, a former member
of the Board; and it was voted to adopt this Resolution and to send a copy to the Webber family.
Voted: to adjourn
Adjourned
Marjorie H. Stanton
Secretary
Resolution on the Death of Mr. Louis D. Webber
Louis D. Webber was born in Searsport, Maine, in 1866, died in Belfast, Maine, September 22, 1935.
He lived most of his life in Beverly, where he had a successful business.
He was at one time a member of the Board of Assessors and, from 1903 until 1923, a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Beverly Public Library. During the last two years of his term he served as
chairman of that Board. All who had the privilege of working with him, had high regard for his
fidelity to the work and for his good judgement in all questions of policy.
During his term, the Library was moved from the little room in the Town Hall, to its present beautiful
quarters, and at this time the rapid growth of the Library began.
In honor of his memory, the Trustees present the following resolution to be spread upon its records
and a copy to be sent to his family.
"Whereas: the Trustees record their high esteem of the ability and judgement which made Mr.
Webber a distinguished member of the Board and they send a message of sympathy to his family."