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<b>January 3, 1931:</b> Financial bills presented; $50.30 made at barn dance and $60 for serving lunch at creamery meeting; Mrs. Barker reported library in need of supplies and books; Quilt sale and card party money to go to the library; club finalized purchase of piano for $160; welfare committee prepared boxes for nine needy families; Mrs. Miller presented a paper on "Women's movements in France"<br><b>February 7, 1931:</b> Part of new library books received; 22 children's books received and all loaned immediately; city council decides club need not pay for water used inside building, only water for lawn care; report of money made at previous Christmas Seal sales; Mrs. Youngquist, chairman of legislative committee, praises women in the legislature and wants women in the Senate for another term; new piano discussed; Mrs. Songer presents paper on "More recent Developments in India" highlighting difficulties India needs to overcome; club discusses official club flower; bills discussed<br> <b>February 13, 1931:</b> Special board of directors meeting discussing financial matters<br><b>March 1, 1931:</b>Club president Mrs. Davidson thanked for the use of her barn for dances; landscaping of park around club home; library reports on books donated; 23 volumes of children's books worn beyond repair and discarded; about 1000 library books loaned per month, club bills read<br><b>April 4, 1931:</b> Ballots for nomination of club officers distributed; announcement that Second District of the Federation of Women's Clubs convention to be held in May in Gooding and club elected their delegates to attend; rules governing fruit, flower, and vegetable show read and accepted by club<br><b>May 2, 1931:</b> Club made money from sponsoring of a picture show; some changes in delegates to the Federation convention; committee formed to investigate if club should sponsor the organization of a kindergarten in the town; magazine subscription committee update; club house repairs and needs discussed; motion carried to revise the by-laws regarding club elections; nominations for club officers announced; Mrs. Baldwin elected club president; Mrs Barker announces she must discontinue librarian work; discussion on charging 10 cents for grade school children loan cards and 25 cents for high school student cards; motion carried that a committee be created to ask city council for a one mill ($1000) levy in budget for the library; club financials listed<br><b>June 24, 1931:</b> Annual club picnic; new club by-laws unanimously accepted and adopted; an auditor report of the club read and accepted; report given on recent Federation convention; Mrs. Younquist provided a history of the club since its founding; Mrs. French reported that for library to get levy it must be voted on by citizens during next regular election; committee decides not advisable to organize a kindergarten at this time; Federation magazine subscriptions discussed; Mrs. Maller announces she will be unable to continue at library; library report on number of books followed by vote of thanks for Maleer; motion carried that 10 cents be charged for children loan cards and 25 cents charged for loan cards to high school students and adults; new club officers take over and retiring president (Davidson) presented with flowers; Mrs. Orpha Baldwin, new president, appoints the committee organization for next club year<br> <b>July 9, 1931:</b> Urgent toilet repair at club house needed; building committee to take charge of concessions at fair; club house committee appointed to take car of renting and other building issues; library report given<br><b>August 5, 1931:</b> Library report; fair concessions discussed; special visitor Maude Cosho, Idaho state legislator, talked on "Women in Politics" for the program; general financials of club listed in minutes<br><b>August 29, 1931:</b> Announces next meeting as Home Products and Guest Day--bring a guest to the meeting and a home product to be sold for library fund; international books donated to the library; fair concession stand preparations complete<br><b>October 6, 1931:</b> Mrs Davidson moves wife of new Methodist minister and the wife of the Christian minister as two honorary club members, motion carried; Home products sold during club meeting for library fund; list of the new library book titles; money made at fair concessions reported; club to put on a play at Meridian High School; Mrs French, Younquist, and Davidson to see what City Council would do to support library; Mrs. Raines and her committee to hold rummage sales during the winter; for the program Mrs French presented a history of Meridian, Idaho<br><b>November 7, 1931:</b> Various committee reports; list of book titles received during the previous month; building repair costs; special guests discuss the work of the Red Cross; Mrs. Younquist suggests in next state election Idaho should abolish either the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or the commissioner of Education; report that city council could not give anything toward maintaining the library at the current time; general financial report included with minutes<br> <b>December 5, 1931:</b> Club begins by singing "Our Idaho"; committee reports; Motion carried to have a Washington birthday banquet, date TBD; club, communication read saying that as a non-profit the club is exempt from income tax; motion carried to sponsor programs at a Nampa broadcasting stations as a means of advertising the Occident Club; a committee appointed to arrange the sponsored broadcasting programs

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Title:
Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1931
Creator:
Meridian Occident Club
Date Created:
1931
Description:
January 3, 1931: Financial bills presented; $50.30 made at barn dance and $60 for serving lunch at creamery meeting; Mrs. Barker reported library in need of supplies and books; Quilt sale and card party money to go to the library; club finalized purchase of piano for $160; welfare committee prepared boxes for nine needy families; Mrs. Miller presented a paper on "Women's movements in France"
February 7, 1931: Part of new library books received; 22 children's books received and all loaned immediately; city council decides club need not pay for water used inside building, only water for lawn care; report of money made at previous Christmas Seal sales; Mrs. Youngquist, chairman of legislative committee, praises women in the legislature and wants women in the Senate for another term; new piano discussed; Mrs. Songer presents paper on "More recent Developments in India" highlighting difficulties India needs to overcome; club discusses official club flower; bills discussed
February 13, 1931: Special board of directors meeting discussing financial matters
March 1, 1931:Club president Mrs. Davidson thanked for the use of her barn for dances; landscaping of park around club home; library reports on books donated; 23 volumes of children's books worn beyond repair and discarded; about 1000 library books loaned per month, club bills read
April 4, 1931: Ballots for nomination of club officers distributed; announcement that Second District of the Federation of Women's Clubs convention to be held in May in Gooding and club elected their delegates to attend; rules governing fruit, flower, and vegetable show read and accepted by club
May 2, 1931: Club made money from sponsoring of a picture show; some changes in delegates to the Federation convention; committee formed to investigate if club should sponsor the organization of a kindergarten in the town; magazine subscription committee update; club house repairs and needs discussed; motion carried to revise the by-laws regarding club elections; nominations for club officers announced; Mrs. Baldwin elected club president; Mrs Barker announces she must discontinue librarian work; discussion on charging 10 cents for grade school children loan cards and 25 cents for high school student cards; motion carried that a committee be created to ask city council for a one mill ($1000) levy in budget for the library; club financials listed
June 24, 1931: Annual club picnic; new club by-laws unanimously accepted and adopted; an auditor report of the club read and accepted; report given on recent Federation convention; Mrs. Younquist provided a history of the club since its founding; Mrs. French reported that for library to get levy it must be voted on by citizens during next regular election; committee decides not advisable to organize a kindergarten at this time; Federation magazine subscriptions discussed; Mrs. Maller announces she will be unable to continue at library; library report on number of books followed by vote of thanks for Maleer; motion carried that 10 cents be charged for children loan cards and 25 cents charged for loan cards to high school students and adults; new club officers take over and retiring president (Davidson) presented with flowers; Mrs. Orpha Baldwin, new president, appoints the committee organization for next club year
July 9, 1931: Urgent toilet repair at club house needed; building committee to take charge of concessions at fair; club house committee appointed to take car of renting and other building issues; library report given
August 5, 1931: Library report; fair concessions discussed; special visitor Maude Cosho, Idaho state legislator, talked on "Women in Politics" for the program; general financials of club listed in minutes
August 29, 1931: Announces next meeting as Home Products and Guest Day--bring a guest to the meeting and a home product to be sold for library fund; international books donated to the library; fair concession stand preparations complete
October 6, 1931: Mrs Davidson moves wife of new Methodist minister and the wife of the Christian minister as two honorary club members, motion carried; Home products sold during club meeting for library fund; list of the new library book titles; money made at fair concessions reported; club to put on a play at Meridian High School; Mrs French, Younquist, and Davidson to see what City Council would do to support library; Mrs. Raines and her committee to hold rummage sales during the winter; for the program Mrs French presented a history of Meridian, Idaho
November 7, 1931: Various committee reports; list of book titles received during the previous month; building repair costs; special guests discuss the work of the Red Cross; Mrs. Younquist suggests in next state election Idaho should abolish either the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or the commissioner of Education; report that city council could not give anything toward maintaining the library at the current time; general financial report included with minutes
December 5, 1931: Club begins by singing "Our Idaho"; committee reports; Motion carried to have a Washington birthday banquet, date TBD; club, communication read saying that as a non-profit the club is exempt from income tax; motion carried to sponsor programs at a Nampa broadcasting stations as a means of advertising the Occident Club; a committee appointed to arrange the sponsored broadcasting programs
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 1931, Meridian Library District History Center
Source Identifier:
col002_ocminutes_1931
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text
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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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