lating to the history and archæology of the northwest, particularly of Chicago, comprising some 40,000 volumes and 75,000 pamphlets and a large collection of MSS., maps, views, etc., illustrative of the development of Illinois and the central west. RYERSON LIBRARY. Art institute, Michigan avenue and Adams street. The Ryerson library of the Art institute is devoted to works on fine art and travel. It contains about 12,000 volumes and collections of 35,000 photographs and 18,000 lantern slides. The Burnham Library of Architecture, kept in the Ryerson library, contains about 2,000 books on architecture. Open daily from 9 to 5; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until 9:30 p. m.; Sundays 2 to 8 p. m. (Open free Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and three evenings from 6 to 9:30.) The library is primarily for the students of the institute, but is practically a free reference library on fine art. Librarian, Sarah Louise Mitchell. ical books and periodicals, is open to resident physicians and nurses and to others by special arrangement. The total number of volumes June 1, 1918, was 61,618. Librarian, Marcus Skarstedt. OAK PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY. Grove avenue and Lake street, Oak Park. The Oak Park public library contains about 33,000 volumes. It is open every day except Sundays and holidays from 9 a. m. to 8:30 p. m.; south branch, Harrison street, near Gunderson avenue, open afternoons 2 to 6 and evenings 7 to 9. Librarian, Helen A. Bagley. PULLMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY. 73 to 77 Arcade building, Pullman, Ill. Contains 10,000 volumes. Library open from 10 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. and in the evenings from 6:45 to 9 o'clock; also Sundays and holidays, 2 to 6 p. m. Librarian, Bertha S. Ludlam; assistants, Caroline H. Mott and Freda Grapes. HAMMOND LIBRARY. ELBERT H. GARY LAW LIBRARY. Northwestern University building. North Dearborn and West Lake streets, Chicago. The Hammond library of the Chicago TheologiThe Gary Library of Law was the gift of Elbert cal seminary contains over 33,000 volumes. It is H. Gary of New York, N. Y., to Northwest-intended for the use of the faculty and students ern University Law school. It is open, without charge, to nonresident lawyers presenting satisfactory credentials. Resident lawyers who are graduates of Northwestern University Law school are charged a registration fee of $1 per year for the privilege of using the library; all other resident lawyers are charged a registration fee of $4 a year. The library in 1918 contained about 46,000 volumes. Librarian, F. B. Crossley. LEWIS INSTITUTE LIBRARY. 24,000 volumes and 9,000 pamphlets. The public ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE LIBRARY. The library of the college of arts of Loyola university contains more than 45.000 volumes for the use of the faculty and students, but may be consulted by others on application to the 11brarian. Open from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Librarian, A. J. Garvy, S. J. EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Orrington avenue and Church street. Free to residents of Evanston and open to others on payment of an annual fee of $2.50, or 25 cents a month. Reference department free to all. Library open from 8:30 a. m. to 9:30 p. m. weekdays. Reading room open from 2 to 6 p. m., Sundays, except during July and August, and holldays, except Jan. 1. July 4, Thanksgiving day and Dec. 25. The Coe music collection, which contains about 1.600 books, 400 pieces of sheet music and 600 pianola rolls, is open to all. The medical science room, containing over 900 medi. of the Chicago Theological seminary, but may be used by clergymen and others. The library is open on weekdays from Oct. 5 to Aug. 31 from 9 a. m. to 12 m. and from 1 to 5 p. m.; Saturdays, 9 a. m. to 12 m.: closed Sundays. Librarian, Rev. Harry T. Stock. VIRGINIA LIBRARY, 826 Belden avenue. The Virginia library of the McCormick Theological seminary contains more than 44,500 volumes and is open every weekday of the year except legal holidays not only to those immediately connected with the seminary but to others as well. The hours are 9 a. m. till 5 p. m. and 7:30 till 9:30 p. m, while the seminary is in session, and the same during the vacations with the exception of the evening hours and Saturday afternoons. Librarian, Rev. John F. Lyons. GARRETT BIBLICAL INSTITUTE LIBRARY. This is a reference library of theology for the use of the faculty and students of the institute and neighboring clergymen, but open to the public October to September from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. and from 7 to 10 p. m. Oct. 1, 1918, the library contained 53,279 volumes and 20,873 pamphlets. Librarian, Doremus A. Hayes; assistant librarian in charge, Samuel G. Ayres. CHICAGO LAW INSTITUTE LIBRARY. The library contains about 65,000 volumes. CHILDREN'S SCIENCE LIBRARY. The Chicago Academy of Sciences, Lincoln park, contains more than 500 volumes for children on natural history, including plants, animals, astronomy, geography and industries. The reading room is open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. each weekday. WESTERN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS. 1735 Monadnock block. The technical library maintained by this society contains about 10,000 volumes upon the subject of engineering. Members of the society may borrow books from the collection. Nonmembers may receive this privilege upon the deposit of a required amount. The library is open to the public from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. (except Saturday, when the hours are from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.). Secretary. Edgar S. Nethercut: librarian, Virginia Savage. FIRE UNDERWRITERS' ASSOCIATION LI- holders have the privilege of taking out becks. The library, which contains a large reading room, is open from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m., except S days and holidays. Librarian, Grace M. Rogers. -་ BRARY. Room 2132, 175 West Jackson boulevard. The library of the Fire Underwriters' Association of the Northwest contains 4,500 bound volumes, containing information relative to fire insurance and allied subjects. Library open from 9:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., except Saturdays, when it is closed at 1 o'clock. The library of the Fire Insurance club of Chicago, room 2132 Insurance Exchange building. 175 W. Jackson boulevard, contains 800 volumes on fire insurance. Hours same as above. Librarian, Jeannette C. McFarland. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES. Evanston and Chicago. The Northwestern university libraries contained 175,431 bound volumes and 141,693 pamphlets July 1, 1918. The Evanston part of the library is open during the college year from 8 a. m. to 9 p. m. daily, except Sunday, and during the summer vacation from 8 a. m. to 12 m. and from 1:30 to 5 p. m. The building is known as the Orrington Lunt library. Other parts of Northwestern university libraries are located in Northwestern University building, Nerth Dearborn and West Lake streets, Chicago, and in the Northwestern Medical school, 25th and South Dearborn streets, Chicago. Librarian (vacancy). MAYWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY. South 5th avenue near St. Charles avenue. The Maywood public library, the building for which was given by Andrew Carnegie, in October, 1918, contained 8,365 books and pamphlets. Householders or persons vouched for by house MUNICIPAL REFERENCE LIBRARY. 1005 city hall. The Municipal Reference library contains books, pamphlets and other data relating to municipal government in Chicago and other cities. It prevides and renders available for the use of mes bers of the Chicago city council, its various com mittees and special commissions and municipal department and bureau heads and other city officials and employes public reports, documents, books, pamphlets and other data bearing upon municipal, legislative and administrative projects. plans and proposals, keeps on file all official pub lic reports issued by the various governmental agencies in the city of Chicago and the annual reports, charters and ordinances of other cities. The library is open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. n. and until 12 m. on Saturday. Frederick Rex, municipal reference librarian. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Room 1543 Conway building. 111 West Washington street. The library of the Portland Cement associa tion is a reference library on the literature of the cement industry. It contains some 2.000 books, 5,000 pamphlets and 4.000 mounted clippings. The library is open from 8:30 a, m. to 5:15 p. m., except on Saturdays, when it closes at 1 o'clock. It is a free puble reference library. Librarian, Mary B. Day. FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Director of the Museum and Secretary-Frederick J. V. Skiff. Treasurer-Solomon A. Smith. Assistant Secretary and Recorder-D. C. Davies. The Field Museum of Natural History, established in 1894 at the close of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, occupies the temporary building erected for fine arts in Jackson park, the exposition site. The founding of a scientific institution of this character in Chicago was made possible by the gift of $1.000,000 by Marshall Field, who on his death (Jan. 16, 1906) bequeathed the institution a further $8.000.000, $4,000,000 for the erection of a permanent building and $4,000,000 for endowment. In addition $1,500,000 has been donated by other individuals and there is an annual income from other sources than endowment of about $25.000. The citizens of Chicago have confirmed legislative provision for the levy of a tax for the maintenance of the museum when a new building shall have been erected. which it is estimated will eventually produce approximately $100.000 per annum. The new building is now near completion. near and south of 12th street extended in an easterly direction. The architecture of this building is ornamental and dignified in charac-| ter, as befits its location in a public park. The general architecture of the present building in Jackson park has been retained as well as the beautiful effects of the colonnade structure. The nucleus of the exhibition material was gathered by gift and purchase at the World's Columbian Exposition. Most of this material. however, has since been rearranged, readapted or discarded. Several departments created at the organization have been abandoned, until, after the lapse of twenty years and the expenditure of approximately $6.500.000, the museum is now divided into five departments-namely, anthropology, botany, geology and zoology, and the Harris public school extension. Many expeditions for the purpose of obtaining study. exhibition and exchange material and data have been dispatched all over the world. The results of these expeditions, investigations and researches have been published by the museum from time to time, which publications have been distributed to kindred societies and insti tutions both at home and abroad. An im. portant contribution of $250.000 by Norman W. Harris was announced in December, 1911. for the extension of the work of the museum into the public schools of Chicago. The plans for carrying out Mr. Harris' wishes were placed in operation in the spring of 1913. The maseum has a working library of about 70.000 titles. an extensive exchange system. fully equipped departmental laboratories, a herbari um of more than 500.000 sheets, study collec tions in mammals and birds reaching many thousand specimens. a large two story taxidermy section, a well equipped printing shop. illustration studios and assaying and lapidary rooms. In North American ethnology, in the world's mineralogy, in economic botany, the museum is particuarly prominent. while its se ries of mounted mammals furnishes examples of advanced museum methods. The present main building covers nine acres and is open to the public on all days except Christmas and Thanksgiving. An admission fee of 25 cents is charged except on Saturdays and Sundays, when admission is free to all. Students, schol ars and teachers are admitted free on all days between 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. The museum is incorporated under state law and the administrative control rests in a board of trustees with president, secretary, etc. The executive of the museum is the director, under whom there are five head curators with divisional assistant curators, preparators, etc. The entire museum records. the accessions system. the historical files, publications and supplies are in charge of a recorder. MUSIC IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Founded by Theodore Thomas. was The Theodore Thomas orchestra was organized in Chicago in 1890-1891 by a number of inen interested in promoting the highest class of instruniental music. The Orchestral association was incorporated Dec. 16, 1890, and Theodore Thomas, famous for many years as a conductor, was engaged to lead the new organization, which was then named the Chicago orchestra. The prepara. tions were completed in 1891 and the first public rehearsal was given at the Auditorium Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, of that year. Financially the result of the first season was discouraging, the fifty or more gentlemen guaranteeing the expenses being compelled to meet a deficit of about $53,000. Receipts, however, continued to increase from year to year until the orchestra was finally placed on a permanent basis. This was accomplished when Orchestra hall, erected by submore than 8,000 persons, scriptions from completed at 220 South Michigan avenue, and the organization was provided with a home of its own. The first concert there was given Wednesday evening. Dec. 14, 1904. Theodore Thomas died Jan. 4. 1905, and the orchestra, which until then had been called the Chicago orchestra, was named the Theodore Thomas orchestra. Feb. 24, 1913, the title was changed to the Chicago Symphony orchestra (founded by Theodore Thomas). Frederick Stock, after the death of Mr. Thomas, was made conductor, a position he held until Oct. 2, 1918, when he withdrew until he could acquire citizenship in the United States. His place was taken by Eric De Lamarter. The plan of giving two performances a week-a public rehearsal on Friday afternoon and a concert on Saturday evening-has been followed from the beginning, The season consists of twenty-eight weeks, beginning in October and ending in April. The first officers of the Orchestral association were: N. K. Fairbank, president: C. Norman Fay, vice-president; P. A. McEwan, treasurer and secretary: Milward Adams, manager. Officers in 1918. President-Clyde M. Carr. Vice-President-Charles H. Hamill. Treasurer and Business Manager-Frederick J. Assistant Treasurer-Henry E. Voegeli. CHICAGO OPERA ASSOCIATION. The Chicago Opera association, known until 1915 as the Chicago Grand Opera company, was established in 1910 by a number of citizens of Chicago and New York, who organized with a capital of $500.000, of which $300,000 was subscribed in Chicago and the remainder in the east. The Auditorium was leased, important alterations were made and the first performance by the new company was given there in November, 1910. The officers were: President-Harold F. McCormick. Vice-Presidents-Charles G. Dawes and Otto H. H. Ruby Herl. C. Alice Zeppilli. Directors-The above named officers and Robert Goelet, Frederick T. Haskell, John J. Mitchell, Ira N. Morris, LaVerne W. Noyes, Max Pam. Julius Rosenwald, John G. Shedd, Charles A. Stevens. Harry Payne Whitney, H. Rogers Winthrop. Marie Cavan. Jane Osborn-Hannah. Minnie Saltzman- Mario Sammarco. Emilio Venturini. *Guest artists. Fourth Season (1913-1914). First performance ("La Tosca") Nov. 25. 1913. Fourth season ended Jan. 31, 1914. Seventh Season (1917-1918). Operas produced for the first time in Chicage Massenet's "Sapho" (Jan. 10, 1918). THE APOLLO MUSICAL CLUB OF CHICAGO. President-C. S. Jackson. Vice-President-Charles J. Chamberlain. Business Manager and Treasurer-Maude N. Re THE CHICAGO MENDELSSOHN CLUB. Secretary-Allen M. Weary. Business Manager-Harriet Martin Snow. (Jan. 6, THE CHICAGO BAND ASSOCIATION. Gunsbourg's "The Old Eagle" (Jan. 20, 1917). Amelita Galli-Curci. Mary Garden. Irene Pawloska. Louise Berat. Geraldine Farrar. Julia Claussen. Marguerita Buckler. Maria Claessens. Lucien Muratore. Hector Dufranne. Marcel Journet. Charles Dalmores. Giulio Crimi. Giacomo Rimini. Francesco Daddi. Juan Nadol. The conductors were Cleofonte Campanini and Marcel Charlier. President-Harry H. Merrick. Secretary-Frank E. Scott. Treasurer-Edmund D. Hulbert. Conductor-William Weil. Office-230 South LaSalle street, room 506. MUSICIANS CLUB OF WOMEN. President-Mrs. John F. Smulski. Secretary-Mrs. Charles F. Everett. IN ILLINOIS. They may also vote for the following township officers: Supervisor, town clerk, assessor, collector and highway commissioner. WOMAN SUFFRAGE Under the state law of 1913 women in Illinois may vote for presidential electors, members of the state board of equalization, clerk of the Appellate court, county collector, county surveyor, members of board of assessors, members of board of review, sanitary district trustees and for all the officers of cities, villages and towns (except police magistrates), municipal judges and upon ail questions or propositions submitted for approval at elections. Woman voters must be citizens of the United States. 21 years of age or more, resident in the state one year, in the county ninety days and in the election district thirty days next preceding the election. Women must reg ister in the same manner as male voters. 63,439 POPULATION OF CHICAGO. LATE CENSUSES AND ESTIMATES. Government estimate (1918).. School board estimate (1916).... .2,185,283 South. .680,527 ..725,691 West. North. Total. 844.244 326,817 1,851,588 938,883 343,121 2,007,695 764,621 297,430 1,714,144 872,056 827,986 1.924.060 Year. .2,596,681 May. 1898... May, 1900.... .........2,550,000 July, 1904........652,093 ..........2,652,000 May. 1908........724.018 Apr., 1910........813,406 1,003,261 May, 1914........886.818 1.133.197 Oct. 1916t.......906,615 1,158,497 426,827 2,491,939 *Exclusive of 16,222, unclassified. †Estimated by municipal referencé librarian. POPULATION BY CENSUS YEARS. 4.479 | 1880............ 503,298 28,269 1890. Ratio. Period. Ratio. .......570.3 1880 to 1890.........118.6 1850 to 1860.. ......264.6 1890 to 1900......... 54.4 1860 to 1870.. ......173.6 1900 to 1910......... 28.7 1870 to 1880......... 68.3 The figures of the school census for May 4, 1914, showed a normal ratio of increase for the four years from 1910 to 1914 close to the 28 per cent ratio for the decade from 1900 to 1910. FOREIGN NATIONALITIES (1910). [From federal census report.] The following table includes all white persons in Chicago in 1910 of foreign birth or parentage classified by nationalities: •Per •Per Country. Total. cent. Country. Total. cent. Austria... 227.958 13.5 Norway 47.235 2.8 Belgium 3,931 0.2 Roumania.. 4.322 0.3 Canada, Fr. 12.873 0.8 Russia ... 184,757 10.9 Canada,other.53.580 3.2 Scotland Denmark... 20.772 1.2 Sweden England 63,054 3.7 Switzerland Finland ... 1,569 0.1 Turkey France 7.138 0.4 (Asia) Germany... 501,832 29.6 62,823 Greece 7.454 0.4 20,456 1.2 37,990 2.2 59,962 Holland 69,359 Hungary 66,884 Ireland.... 204,821 12.1 74.943 4.4 Total .1,693,918 100.0 82,428 *Of white population of foreign birth or parent.110,650 age. tNative whites whose parents were born 69,272 in different foreign countries. Less than one..100,986 tenth of 1 per cent. Nativity and Parentage. Total 781,217 Both parents born in same foreign country. .562,980 696,535 307.212 1.567,727 †One parent foreign born. the other native born. Apr., 1896........585,298 734,245 286,870 1,600,413 Parents born in different foreign countries. 705,019 207,682 Total-Male 44,103 Female White-Male 25.760 Female 18,343 Negro-Male 108 Female 1,778 233 445,139 Foreign or mixed par.. 912,701 Foreign born white...... 781.217 MALES OF VOTING AGE. Native white-Native par. Chinese, etc.............. |