On motion of Dr. Andrews it was voted that the program committee be asked to consult the wishes of the affiliated organizations regarding the closer grouping of their respective sessions at the annual conference.
Voted, that at future conferences of the association the ensign of the United States and the British union jack be placed side by side to signify the international nature of the association.
Adjourned.
Note: The standing committees for the year 1912-13 were later appointed as follows and although these appointments were not a part of the Ottawa conference business, the list is here given for convenience of reference.
A. L. A. STANDING COMMITTEES, 1912-13
- Finance
- C. W. Andrews, The John Crerar library, Chicago.
- F. F. Dawley, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Edwin H. Anderson, Public library, New York.
- Public Documents
- G. S. Godard, State library, Hartford, Conn.
- A. J. Small, State library, Des Moines, Ia.
- Ernest Bruncken, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
- John A. Lapp, State library, Indianapolis, Ind.
- M. S. Dudgeon, Wisconsin free library commission, Madison, Wis.
- T. M. Owen, Department of archives and history, Montgomery, Ala.
- S. H. Ranck, Public library, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Adelaide R. Hasse, Public library, New York.
- C. B. Lester, State library, Albany, N. Y.
- Co-operation with the National Education Association.
- Mary Eileen Ahern, "Public Libraries," Chicago.
- Marie A. Newberry, Public school library, Ypsilanti, Mich.
- Irene Warren, School of Education, Chicago.
- George H. Locke, Public library, Toronto, Ont.
- Harriet A. Wood, Library association, Portland, Ore.
- Library Administration
- A. E. Bostwick, Public library, St. Louis, Mo.
- Geo. F. Bowerman, Public library, Washington, D. C.
- John S. Cleavinger, Public library, Jackson, Mich.
- Library Training
- A. S. Root, Oberlin college library, Oberlin, O.
- Faith E. Smith, Public library, Chicago.
- Mary W. Plummer, Library school, Public library, New York.
- Adam Strohm, Public library, Detroit, Mich.
- Caroline M. Underhill, Public library, Utica, N. Y.
- Chalmers Hadley, Public library, Denver, Colo.
- Cornelia Marvin, Oregon library commission, Salem.
- Geo. O. Carpenter, trustee, Public library, St. Louis, Mo.
- International Relations
- Herbert Putnam, Library of Congress, Washington.
- E. C. Richardson, Princeton university library, Princeton, N. J.
- J. S. Billings, Public library, New York.
- W. C. Lane, Harvard university library, Cambridge, Mass.
- R. R. Bowker, "Library Journal," New York.
- Bookbuying
- Walter L. Brown, Public library, Buffalo, N. Y.
- C. B. Roden, Public library, Chicago.
- C. H. Brown, Public library, Brooklyn.
- Bookbinding
- A. L. Bailey, Wilmington Institute free library, Wilmington, Del.
- Rose G. Murray, Public library, New York.
- J. R. Patterson, Public library, Chicago.
- Federal and State Relations
- B. C. Steiner, Enoch Pratt free library, Baltimore, Md.
- T. L. Montgomery, State library, Harrisburg, Pa.
- Demarchus C. Brown, State library, Indianapolis, Ind.
- Paul Blackwelder, Public library, St. Louis, Mo.
- C. F. D. Belden, State library, Boston, Mass.
- Catalog Rules for Small Libraries
- Theresa Hitchler, Public library, Brooklyn.
- Margaret Mann, Carnegie library, Pittsburgh.
- Mary L. Sutliff, Library school, Public library, New York.
- Travel
- F. W. Faxon, Boston Book Co., Boston, Mass.
- C. H. Brown, Public library, Brooklyn.
- J. F. Phelan, Public library, Chicago.
- Co-ordination
- C. H. Gould, McGill university library, Montreal.
- J. L. Gillis, State library, Sacramento, Cal.
- N. D. C. Hodges, Public library, Cincinnati, O.
- W. C. Lane, Harvard university library, Cambridge, Mass.
- Herbert Putnam, Library of Congress, Washington.
- T. W. Koch, University of Michigan library, Ann Arbor.
- J. C. Schwab, Yale university library, New Haven, Conn.
- Work with the Blind
- Mrs. Emma Neisser Delfino, Free library, Philadelphia.
- Laura M. Sawyer, Perkins Institution, Watertown, Mass.
- Laura Smith, Public library, Cincinnati, O.
- Miriam E. Carey, Public library commission, St. Paul, Minn.
- Charles S. Greene, Free library, Oakland, Cal.
- Program
- Henry E. Legler, Public library, Chicago.
- E. H. Anderson, Public library, New York.
- George B. Utley, A. L. A. Executive office, Chicago.
COUNCIL
First Meeting
The first meeting, held June 27th, was called to order by President Elmendorf, with 37 members present. First Vice-President Legler, at request of the president, took the chair.
Voted that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to nominate five members for Council to be elected by council for a term of five years each. The chair appointed George H. Locke, R. G. Thwaites and Mary L. Titcomb.