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<b>January 5, 1935:</b> Card party report; subscription to Golden Idaho discussed; committee made to plan special book shower for library; program by Dr. Jewell, who talked about children's' diseases (colds, flu, chicken pox, etc)<br><b>February 2, 1935:</b> Library shower day set for Feb. 16th; club collecting fruit for the Children's Home; Carrie Cato urged for more help mending books; program consisted of a paper on improving leisure time, followed by violin numbers<br><b>March 2, 1935:</b> Luncheon with guests, the Kuna Improvement Club and Country Club of Nampa; committee appointed to help with Girl Reserves Stunt Night; motion carried to move club plant exchange to April; Mary Matchem reported 100 books collected during the book shower; library report; presidents of the visiting Kuna and Nampa clubs briefly spoke; program consisted of a readings, musical solos, and a paper on the present conditions in India<br><b>April 6, 1935:</b> Plant exchange led by Tessie Davidson; Mary Matchem provides library report; committee reports; Maude Younquist and Mattie Flack elected delegates to Federation convention; program of violin solos and a talk on native Idaho flowers from Mrs. La Grande Young; Dora Leighton demonstrated polychrome work to finish the meeting<br><b>May 4, 1935:</b> Nominations for next year's club officers; club to help serve luncheon for the Royal Neighbors; Mary Matchem library report; General fund report; program of music solos; partial financial paper report attached<br> <b>June 28, 1935:</b> Annual picnic; Marlys Robinson provided the club auditor's report, accepted by club; motion carried to have club financial report and the library report published in Meridian Times newspaper; motion carried to sell set of reference books from the library to the High School for $50; new club president, Zelma Mathews, addressed the club on doubling the membership over the next year; float for the 4th of July parade discussed and motion to do so passed; motion carried to discontinue Girl Reserve dept.; motion carried to can 38 jars of fruit for the Children's Home; committee reports presented<br><b>July 13, 1935:</b> Reference books sold to the high school; club announces that they are out of debt; jars for the Children's Home on hand to be distributed and filled; Mary Matchem library report; other financial reports; program consisted of musical numbers including a guitar and a ukulele as well as a talk on drugs (both useful and harmful)<br><b>August 3, 1935:</b> Mary Matchem library report; banquet for the Idaho Power Co. discussed as well as a card party; financial report given; program consisted of musical numbers, and impromptu talk on the Ladies Symphony of Long Beach; Rev. Lines gave address on juvenile delinquency's cause and cure, preaching from Mathew and Ezekiel<br><b>September 7, 1935:</b> Mrs. Goldie Carter sponsored a food sale that raised $10 for the club building fund; Mary Mathcem library report; discussion of club yearbook materials; other committee reports; financial report; paper on the topic of Women in Foreign Lands, this one specifically on women in Turkey and the YWCA work that goes on there; Women of Turkey elected 17 women to office the first year they had suffrage, leaving club to wonder what they could do in America<br><b>October 5, 1935:</b> Mrs. Mateer discusses new club in Meridian, for both men and women, called the Commercial Club, the new club has invited the Occident Club to work with them; Occident Club invited to Columbian Club of Boise meeting in December and Kuna Improvement Club in October; Mary Matchem library report; club yearbooks distributed this meeting; list of members who paid dues and other financial reports; program consisted of music and a talk by Julia Beck of Boise on the new work of the Red Cross and the new emergency stations for First Aid placed along the highways<br> <b>November 2, 1935:</b> Committee reports (many with none to give); Mrs. Crummly of Boise provided a program on "Possibilities in Recreational Improvement for Youth," teaching that one can't mold the character of children as they are always changing; suggestions for youth activities in Meridian discussed<br><b>December 7, 1935:</b> Club to supply a Christmas basket to a needy family; financial statements; program consisted of Christmas music presented by the Girl Scouts and a talk by Mr. Gaylord, the librarian at the Boise Carnegie Library; Gaylord spoke on how to help the club meet the needs of their community through the library; a demonstration of useful and homemade gifts was conducted

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Title:
Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1935
Creator:
Meridian Occident Club
Date Created:
1935
Description:
January 5, 1935: Card party report; subscription to Golden Idaho discussed; committee made to plan special book shower for library; program by Dr. Jewell, who talked about children's' diseases (colds, flu, chicken pox, etc)
February 2, 1935: Library shower day set for Feb. 16th; club collecting fruit for the Children's Home; Carrie Cato urged for more help mending books; program consisted of a paper on improving leisure time, followed by violin numbers
March 2, 1935: Luncheon with guests, the Kuna Improvement Club and Country Club of Nampa; committee appointed to help with Girl Reserves Stunt Night; motion carried to move club plant exchange to April; Mary Matchem reported 100 books collected during the book shower; library report; presidents of the visiting Kuna and Nampa clubs briefly spoke; program consisted of a readings, musical solos, and a paper on the present conditions in India
April 6, 1935: Plant exchange led by Tessie Davidson; Mary Matchem provides library report; committee reports; Maude Younquist and Mattie Flack elected delegates to Federation convention; program of violin solos and a talk on native Idaho flowers from Mrs. La Grande Young; Dora Leighton demonstrated polychrome work to finish the meeting
May 4, 1935: Nominations for next year's club officers; club to help serve luncheon for the Royal Neighbors; Mary Matchem library report; General fund report; program of music solos; partial financial paper report attached
June 28, 1935: Annual picnic; Marlys Robinson provided the club auditor's report, accepted by club; motion carried to have club financial report and the library report published in Meridian Times newspaper; motion carried to sell set of reference books from the library to the High School for $50; new club president, Zelma Mathews, addressed the club on doubling the membership over the next year; float for the 4th of July parade discussed and motion to do so passed; motion carried to discontinue Girl Reserve dept.; motion carried to can 38 jars of fruit for the Children's Home; committee reports presented
July 13, 1935: Reference books sold to the high school; club announces that they are out of debt; jars for the Children's Home on hand to be distributed and filled; Mary Matchem library report; other financial reports; program consisted of musical numbers including a guitar and a ukulele as well as a talk on drugs (both useful and harmful)
August 3, 1935: Mary Matchem library report; banquet for the Idaho Power Co. discussed as well as a card party; financial report given; program consisted of musical numbers, and impromptu talk on the Ladies Symphony of Long Beach; Rev. Lines gave address on juvenile delinquency's cause and cure, preaching from Mathew and Ezekiel
September 7, 1935: Mrs. Goldie Carter sponsored a food sale that raised $10 for the club building fund; Mary Mathcem library report; discussion of club yearbook materials; other committee reports; financial report; paper on the topic of Women in Foreign Lands, this one specifically on women in Turkey and the YWCA work that goes on there; Women of Turkey elected 17 women to office the first year they had suffrage, leaving club to wonder what they could do in America
October 5, 1935: Mrs. Mateer discusses new club in Meridian, for both men and women, called the Commercial Club, the new club has invited the Occident Club to work with them; Occident Club invited to Columbian Club of Boise meeting in December and Kuna Improvement Club in October; Mary Matchem library report; club yearbooks distributed this meeting; list of members who paid dues and other financial reports; program consisted of music and a talk by Julia Beck of Boise on the new work of the Red Cross and the new emergency stations for First Aid placed along the highways
November 2, 1935: Committee reports (many with none to give); Mrs. Crummly of Boise provided a program on "Possibilities in Recreational Improvement for Youth," teaching that one can't mold the character of children as they are always changing; suggestions for youth activities in Meridian discussed
December 7, 1935: Club to supply a Christmas basket to a needy family; financial statements; program consisted of Christmas music presented by the Girl Scouts and a talk by Mr. Gaylord, the librarian at the Boise Carnegie Library; Gaylord spoke on how to help the club meet the needs of their community through the library; a demonstration of useful and homemade gifts was conducted
Subjects:
libraries public libraries clubs women-societies and clubs library clubs private clubs
Location:
Meridian, Idaho
Latitude:
43.6094542
Longitude:
-116.3931117
Source:
Occident Club Minutes Folder 1935, Meridian Library District History Center
Source Identifier:
col002_ocminutes_1935
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application/pdf
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For educational and research use only. Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. Please contact the History Center at history@mld.org or 208-888-4451, ext. 1023 for further information. The Meridian Library District is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
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For educational and research use only. Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. Please contact the History Center at history@mld.org or 208-888-4451, ext. 1023 for further information. The Meridian Library District is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
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