Newspaper clippings · June 1966Estimated date
Merchant Mailer — Mrs. Pat Brown visits Hermosa Beach
Reports California First Lady Bernice Brown's visit, a rare-book presentation, scholarship gift and tree dedication. Mrs. Herbert C. Corben is identified as Friends president.
Names in this record: Mrs. Herbert C. Corben is Beverly Corben; Mrs. Edmund G. Brown is Pat Brown.
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MRS. PAT BROWN VISITS HERMOSA BEACH
A tree dedication, an art show, scholarship award and dedication of a rare book... were all highlights of Hermosa Beach's public reception for California's First Lady, last Friday. It was the first visit of a First Lady to Hermosa Beach.
In Hermosa Beach Valley Park, Mrs. Edmund G. Brown, wife of the governor of California, presented a gift check for addition to the scholarship awards of the South Bay Arts Association president Robert Fagenstrom.
The book, an addition to the Hermosa public library's Californiana collection was presented by Mrs. Brown to Mrs. Herbert C. Corben, president of the Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library.
Last and most important feature of the brief program Mrs. Brown presented a California native sycamore to the city for the new native planting area, the Theodore Payne memorial gardens. (The late Mr. Payne helped design the gardens and choose the plants especially for the beach location. The garden is unique of its kind in the world.) Mrs. David Fields, president of the Hermosa Beach Garden Club, accepted the tree on behalf of the city and the club.
Following the brief formal ceremony, Mrs. Brown met many local residents during the large formal reception which followed.
Refreshments were served by the Hermosa Beach Garden Club and Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Jack Belasco welcomed Mrs. Brown on behalf of the city, and Mayors Robert Beverly of Manhattan and William Czulegar of Redondo Beach, were both invited to represent their cities, in the South Bay welcome to Mrs. Brown.
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Merchant Mailer page 1 MRS. PAT BROWN VISITS HERMOSA BEACH A tree dedication, an art show, scholarship award and dedication of a rare book... were all highlights of Hermosa Beach's public reception for California's First Lady, last Friday. It was the first visit of a First Lady to Hermosa Beach. In Hermosa Beach Valley Park, Mrs. Ed- mund G. Brown, wife of the governor of California, presented a gift check for add- ition to the scholarship awards of the South Bay Arts Associationpresident Robert Fag- enstrom. The book, an addition to the Hermosa pub- lic library's Californiana collection was presented by Mrs. Brown to Mrs. Herbert C. Corben, president of the Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library. Last and most important feature of the brief program Mrs. Brown presented a Calif- ornia native sycamore to the city for the new native planting area, the Theodore Payne memorial gardens. (The late Mr. Payne helped design the gardens and choose the plants especially for the beach location. The garden is unique of its kind in the world.) Mrs. David Fields, president of the Hermosa Beach Garden Club, accepted the tree on behalf of the city and the club. Following the brief formal ceremony, Mrs. Brown met many local residents during the large formal reception which followed. Refreshments were served by the Hermosa Beach Garden Club and Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Jack Belasco welcomed Mrs. Brown on behalf of the city, and Mayors Robert Beverly of Manhattan and William Czulegar of Redondo Beach, were both in vited to represent their cities, in the South Bay welcome to Mrs. Brown.