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Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1932 Item Info
![<b>January 2, 1932:</b> Mrs Cato's committee has mended 30 library books; programs laid out for next two months; motion to have Miss Tobias come to an open meeting to discuss gardening and landscaping when it could meet her schedule<br><b>February 6, 1932:</b> Library data report; Treasurer reports on general funds; broadcasting report; screens to be made for back of club room; roof of clubhouse temporarily fixed, but needs to be raised and fixed properly; demonstrations schedules to teach lamp-shade and rug making; two papers presented on "international relationship[s]"<br><b>March 5, 1932:</b> Committee reports and report on bills; club volunteers requested for book mending; details of Meridian Business Women's Club International Relations dinner announced; scheduled demonstration on interior decorations announced<br><b>April 3, 1932:</b> Library report on funds and mended books and other committee reports; get out and vote the next election; clubhouse roof badly leaked during spring shower ruining books, curtains, etc; motion carried to accept $38 cost for roof; delegates selected for Federation of Women's Clubs convention; April 9th flower program announced; program by Miss Minyard of the University Extension Department<br><b>May 7, 1932:</b> Committee reports; Motion carried to pay interest on building mortgage; communications committee shares letter from Rep. Maude Cosho about women serving on juries (Cosho was pursuing legislation to allow for women to be on juries); all club members believe it their duty to serve on juries if called; Mrs. Dodds reports May programing will be last of radio programs; election nomination selected for each office, since only one nominated for each office they were elected unanimously; new club president to be Nina Egbert; Mrs. Athey presented a talk on the work done for those with "T.B." (tuberculosis); Mrs. Davidson selected to be club auditor for the yearly audit; Red Cross report; program consisted of music and a book review<br><b>June 9, 1932:</b> Annual club picnic; library report; American Citizenship committee announced they will do the club's July program; auditor report accepted by club; Mrs. French discussed the duties of the club historian and motion that a club history book be purchased<br><b>July 19, 1932:</b> Various committee reports; motion carried to continue charging for library cards; Mrs. Younquist discusses the Red Cross; Mrs. Baldwin of Building Committee charged with determining if the club would have a booth at the fair; committee made to amend the club by-laws<br><b>August 13, 1932:</b> Committee reports; Mrs. Youngquist of the Boise Red Cross spoke on a plan to establish a local (Meridian) branch of the Red Cross to help with welfare work, the Occident Club supported this by a carried motion; library report<br><b>September 10, 1932:</b> Committee reports; fair concessions; motion carried that the older reference books from the library be given to rural schools, if they desired them; the Civic Welfare committee reports civic and church organizations did not desire to have a Red Cross chapter acquired; report on flower and vegetable show<br><b>October 1, 1932:</b> Civic Welfare Committee seeks material from members to make quilts for needy families; Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Exhibit report; program on women getting involved in politics, looking to the welfare of the people, and getting out to vote<br><b>November 5, 1932:</b> Committee reports; Legislative Committee reads a list of amendments to be voted on at the coming election; reference work presented to the library; library still seeks to get old reference books to rural schools; Mrs. Allison of Harmony Club discussed importance of efforts to keep telephone and electricity rates lowered so they could be within consumer reach; motion carried that the club should join with other clubs in an effort to get these utility rates lowered, and a committee was created for this purpose; program of reading and music<br> <b>December 3, 1932:</b> Library reports new Carnegie books on the shelf and suggests purchase of more fiction books, and the club approved; motion carried for the club to cooperate with the city to have a charity ball; program by Miss Minyard on selecting garments and making garments, as well as covering the subject of remodeling; musical program and book review followed<br>](/occident_club/objects/small/col002_ocminutes_1932_sm.jpg)
- Title:
- Occident Club Meeting Minutes 1932
- Creator:
- Meridian Occident Club
- Date Created:
- 1932
- Description:
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January 2, 1932: Mrs Cato's committee has mended 30 library books; programs laid out for next two months; motion to have Miss Tobias come to an open meeting to discuss gardening and landscaping when it could meet her schedule
February 6, 1932: Library data report; Treasurer reports on general funds; broadcasting report; screens to be made for back of club room; roof of clubhouse temporarily fixed, but needs to be raised and fixed properly; demonstrations schedules to teach lamp-shade and rug making; two papers presented on "international relationship[s]"
March 5, 1932: Committee reports and report on bills; club volunteers requested for book mending; details of Meridian Business Women's Club International Relations dinner announced; scheduled demonstration on interior decorations announced
April 3, 1932: Library report on funds and mended books and other committee reports; get out and vote the next election; clubhouse roof badly leaked during spring shower ruining books, curtains, etc; motion carried to accept $38 cost for roof; delegates selected for Federation of Women's Clubs convention; April 9th flower program announced; program by Miss Minyard of the University Extension Department
May 7, 1932: Committee reports; Motion carried to pay interest on building mortgage; communications committee shares letter from Rep. Maude Cosho about women serving on juries (Cosho was pursuing legislation to allow for women to be on juries); all club members believe it their duty to serve on juries if called; Mrs. Dodds reports May programing will be last of radio programs; election nomination selected for each office, since only one nominated for each office they were elected unanimously; new club president to be Nina Egbert; Mrs. Athey presented a talk on the work done for those with "T.B." (tuberculosis); Mrs. Davidson selected to be club auditor for the yearly audit; Red Cross report; program consisted of music and a book review
June 9, 1932: Annual club picnic; library report; American Citizenship committee announced they will do the club's July program; auditor report accepted by club; Mrs. French discussed the duties of the club historian and motion that a club history book be purchased
July 19, 1932: Various committee reports; motion carried to continue charging for library cards; Mrs. Younquist discusses the Red Cross; Mrs. Baldwin of Building Committee charged with determining if the club would have a booth at the fair; committee made to amend the club by-laws
August 13, 1932: Committee reports; Mrs. Youngquist of the Boise Red Cross spoke on a plan to establish a local (Meridian) branch of the Red Cross to help with welfare work, the Occident Club supported this by a carried motion; library report
September 10, 1932: Committee reports; fair concessions; motion carried that the older reference books from the library be given to rural schools, if they desired them; the Civic Welfare committee reports civic and church organizations did not desire to have a Red Cross chapter acquired; report on flower and vegetable show
October 1, 1932: Civic Welfare Committee seeks material from members to make quilts for needy families; Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Exhibit report; program on women getting involved in politics, looking to the welfare of the people, and getting out to vote
November 5, 1932: Committee reports; Legislative Committee reads a list of amendments to be voted on at the coming election; reference work presented to the library; library still seeks to get old reference books to rural schools; Mrs. Allison of Harmony Club discussed importance of efforts to keep telephone and electricity rates lowered so they could be within consumer reach; motion carried that the club should join with other clubs in an effort to get these utility rates lowered, and a committee was created for this purpose; program of reading and music
December 3, 1932: Library reports new Carnegie books on the shelf and suggests purchase of more fiction books, and the club approved; motion carried for the club to cooperate with the city to have a charity ball; program by Miss Minyard on selecting garments and making garments, as well as covering the subject of remodeling; musical program and book review followed
- 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 1932, Meridian Library District History Center
- Source Identifier:
- col002_ocminutes_1932
- 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 1932", Meridian Occident Club, Meridian Library District
- Reference Link:
- https://mldhistory.github.io/occident_club/items/col002_oc_9.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.