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Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1974 Item Info
- Title:
- Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1974
- Creator:
- Meridian Occident Club
- Date Created:
- 1974
- Description:
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January 3, 1974: Program focused on the Idaho Department of Special Services for the Aging; committee reports; attached treasurer and library reports from December 1973
February 4, 1974: Program on the development of vocational instruction by Meridian High School teacher; committee reports; January 1974 library report attached
March 4, 1974: Program on Community Counseling Resources led by Rachel Norris from Children and Family Services in Boise; committee reports; President Pilkington reports the County Commissioners approve of the creation of a library district; February and March 1974 library report attached
March 26, 1974: Special club meeting focusing on costs of completing library extension; estimated cost analysis at $15, 581.50; motion carried to accept the bid
April 1, 1974: Program focused on needlecraft and quilling; committee reports; attached financial report
May 6, 1974: Meeting held at Friendship Hall of Methodist Church due to library construction; original poem "To Our Occident Club" by Mildred de Reus read; "We've been working on the Library," sung to the tune of "We've Been Working on the Railroad," resolution concerning the forming of a library district read several times during meeting; Unanimous yes in favor of library district; members present signed petition to be presented to County Commissioners to establish library district; nominating committee gives names for next club officers, Mildred Langley elected president; the text of the Occident Club Resolution to form the Meridian Library District, poem "To Our Occident Club" attached, yearly committee reports attached; news clipping of Ethel Pilkington honored as Occident Club president
June 5, 1974: Accuracy of the petitions secured for library district in question and must be clarified (although viewed in order per County Commissioners); committee reports; librarians given a bonus for their hard work regarding the development of the library addition; installation of new club officers, Mildred Langley the new president; various reports attached to minutes
September 2, 1974: Committee reports; pancake breakfast fundraiser report; "Final Settlement of Library Project" attached
October 7, 1974: Program by the State Master of Idaho Grange; committee reports; President Mildred introduced Pat Fabricius, the Secretary of the Library District
November 4, 1974: Program on American Heritage with a focus on the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; first draft of the lease of the library read; committee reports; various attached reports
December 1, 1974: Committee reports; report on Ada County program to help senior citizens; program by a Kindergarten choir - 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 1974, Meridian Library District History Center
- Source Identifier:
- col002_ocminutes_1974
- 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 1974", Meridian Occident Club, Meridian Library District
- Reference Link:
- https://mldhistory.github.io/occident_club/items/col002_oc_51.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.