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Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1945 Item Info
![Occident Club Emergency Closet yearly report and library report in front of yearly minutes<br><b>January 1, 1945:</b> Bills discussed but no lengthy committee reports; Paper read on "Benefit of Hobbies"<br><b>February 5, 1945:</b> Library and committee reports; motion carried to charge more for library cards; discussion on a library sign; report on the club use of crutches etc.; legislative committee discussed bills including slot machine tax and the voting down of the "18 year old right to vote"; club president encourages members to attend the League of Women Voters in Boise in February; program of music<br><b>March 5, 1945:</b> Committee reports; motion carried that half the money earned from Lions Club dinners go to the library fund; lavatory fixed in the clubhouse; Emergency Closet report; paper presented on "Idaho Birds"<br><b>April 2, 1945:</b> Committee reports; members of Lions Club helped with clubhouse grounds upkeep; motion carried to donate money to the Red Cross; paper on Idaho wildflowers<br><b>May 7, 1945:</b> Committee reports; motion carried to donate to Cancer Control; recreation center plumbing nearly complete; elections for club officers with Marie Sandy elected president; piano solos; paper presented on "Outstanding Mothers of America"; attached recommendations for bylaw changes including making all individuals over 65 honorary members if they have been present for two years, with honorary members not needing to pay yearly club dues; 1944 Red Cross report<br><b>June 2, 1945:</b> Committee reports; discussion on where Emergency Closet items would be stored with inventory of items given; motion carried that the club continue putting on Lions Club dinners; motion carried to have a novelty and exhibit show to raise money for both the library and emergency closet; Zelma Mathews shared pictures of her trip to New York<br><b>July 2, 1945:</b> Committee reports; emergency closet report; paper given on the history of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution; talk by Mrs Acre who left Idaho to do missionary work in Costa Rica discussed Latin American people<br><b>August 6, 1945:</b> Committee reports; library fund report and how many books loaned in previous month; Mrs. McCoy reported on the sign for the library; motion carried to move hobby show to beginning of October<br><b>September 3, 1945:</b> Committee reports; Red Cross sewing work report; motion carried that prices for hobby show be 35 cents and 15 cents, to be held October 6th & 7th; personal poem readings, piano solos; reading of the Potsdam Surrender terms for both the Nazis and Japan; Elma Veach welcomed as a new member to the club<br><b>October 8, 1945:</b> Committee reports; Lions Club dinners report; Red Cross report; Mrs Veatch [Veach] gave a reading on "Americanism"; discussion on hobby show; recreation center report; program of music and a talk from Mark Colnon on his experience as a war prisoner in Germany<br><b>November 5, 1945:</b> Mrs. Veach, Americanism chairman, gave story of "Old Glory"; all equipment from emergency closet had been loaned out; money made from Lions Club dinners; study group committee agrees to take up the study of Japan; vocal solos; Mr. Packard, who had been imprisoned by the Japanese told of his experience<br><b>December 3, 1945:</b> Letter read from United National Clothing Collection asking for clothing for overseas relief, club tabled the discussion of donation for next meeting; club members collect individual donations for the fight against infantile paralysis; committee reports; recreation center report; library report; Lions Club dinners; Christmas numbers performed, followed by a Christmas message and gift exchange](/occident_club/objects/small/col002_ocminutes_1945_sm.jpg)
- Title:
- Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1945
- Creator:
- Meridian Occident Club
- Date Created:
- 1945
- Description:
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Occident Club Emergency Closet yearly report and library report in front of yearly minutes
January 1, 1945: Bills discussed but no lengthy committee reports; Paper read on "Benefit of Hobbies"
February 5, 1945: Library and committee reports; motion carried to charge more for library cards; discussion on a library sign; report on the club use of crutches etc.; legislative committee discussed bills including slot machine tax and the voting down of the "18 year old right to vote"; club president encourages members to attend the League of Women Voters in Boise in February; program of music
March 5, 1945: Committee reports; motion carried that half the money earned from Lions Club dinners go to the library fund; lavatory fixed in the clubhouse; Emergency Closet report; paper presented on "Idaho Birds"
April 2, 1945: Committee reports; members of Lions Club helped with clubhouse grounds upkeep; motion carried to donate money to the Red Cross; paper on Idaho wildflowers
May 7, 1945: Committee reports; motion carried to donate to Cancer Control; recreation center plumbing nearly complete; elections for club officers with Marie Sandy elected president; piano solos; paper presented on "Outstanding Mothers of America"; attached recommendations for bylaw changes including making all individuals over 65 honorary members if they have been present for two years, with honorary members not needing to pay yearly club dues; 1944 Red Cross report
June 2, 1945: Committee reports; discussion on where Emergency Closet items would be stored with inventory of items given; motion carried that the club continue putting on Lions Club dinners; motion carried to have a novelty and exhibit show to raise money for both the library and emergency closet; Zelma Mathews shared pictures of her trip to New York
July 2, 1945: Committee reports; emergency closet report; paper given on the history of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution; talk by Mrs Acre who left Idaho to do missionary work in Costa Rica discussed Latin American people
August 6, 1945: Committee reports; library fund report and how many books loaned in previous month; Mrs. McCoy reported on the sign for the library; motion carried to move hobby show to beginning of October
September 3, 1945: Committee reports; Red Cross sewing work report; motion carried that prices for hobby show be 35 cents and 15 cents, to be held October 6th & 7th; personal poem readings, piano solos; reading of the Potsdam Surrender terms for both the Nazis and Japan; Elma Veach welcomed as a new member to the club
October 8, 1945: Committee reports; Lions Club dinners report; Red Cross report; Mrs Veatch [Veach] gave a reading on "Americanism"; discussion on hobby show; recreation center report; program of music and a talk from Mark Colnon on his experience as a war prisoner in Germany
November 5, 1945: Mrs. Veach, Americanism chairman, gave story of "Old Glory"; all equipment from emergency closet had been loaned out; money made from Lions Club dinners; study group committee agrees to take up the study of Japan; vocal solos; Mr. Packard, who had been imprisoned by the Japanese told of his experience
December 3, 1945: Letter read from United National Clothing Collection asking for clothing for overseas relief, club tabled the discussion of donation for next meeting; club members collect individual donations for the fight against infantile paralysis; committee reports; recreation center report; library report; Lions Club dinners; Christmas numbers performed, followed by a Christmas message and gift exchange - 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 1945, Meridian Library District History Center
- Source Identifier:
- col002_ocminutes_1945
- Type:
- text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Rights:
- 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.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1945", Meridian Occident Club, Meridian Library District
- Reference Link:
- https://mldhistory.github.io/occident_club/items/col002_oc_22.html
Rights
- Rights:
- 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.