Letters and email · May 27, 1966
Gazin letter to Mrs. Brown — presentation sequence and reception arrangements
Details book, scholarship and tree presentations, platform guests, protocol and practical arrangements.
Names in this record: Mrs. Herbert C. Corben is Beverly Corben; Patricia A. Gazin is Pat Gazin.
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Transcribed from the scans and checked against them by Claude. Typed text comes first; handwritten notes follow it. [illegible] marks words that cannot be read and [?] an uncertain reading.
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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CIVIC CENTER • HERMOSA BEACH • CALIFORNIA 90254
PHONE: 376-9454
615 24th Place
Hermosa Beach, Calif.
May 27, 1966
Mrs. Edmund G. (Pat) Brown
c/o Meredith Burch
644 So. Muirfield Dr.
Los Angeles 90005
Dear Mrs. Brown:
Plans for your reception in Valley Park, Hermosa Beach, on Friday, June 3, are shaping up nicely.
I will send you a precise chronological program when it has jelled further. However, these are the highlights.
Brief official welcome by the mayor, Jack Belasco. Other introductions.
You will dedicate a volume on California history (title not yet chosen) for the Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library. Mrs. Herbert C. Corben, president, will accept. Enclosed card offers a few facts for your convenience.
You will also present a gift check for addition to their scholarship funds to the South Bay Arts Association president, Robert Fagenstrom. Pronounced with long A.
Probably last because of its greater significance comes your dedication of a native tree. Before this, however, I will introduce Mrs. Fields, president of the Hermosa Beach Garden Club, who will give a brief talk backgrounding the planning of the Theodore Payne memorial garden, and explaining its unique characteristics.
Then, if this meets with your approval, after you dedicate the tree, you are to "plant" it. Someone will thrust a dainty (there are such things?) spade into your hands, and you toss a spoonful of earth into the hole, and that's it.
This involves descending from the platform and walking a few yards to the tree. Thus ends the formalities, and you can start shaking hands immediately thereafter.
If you prefer not to walk to the tree, it can be just as easily arranged that you make the dedication speech on the platform as above, and someone else tosses the first earth. Thereafter, the reception just below the platform.
THE ARISTOCRAT OF CALIFORNIA BEACHES
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Please let me know your preference.
The names of the persons who will probably be on the platform with you are: Mayor Jack Belasco, Hermosa Beach; Mayor Robert Beverly, Manhattan Beach; Mayor William Czuleger (pronounced zoo ligger) of Redondo Beach. In addition, our councilmen; Mr. Anderson, Mr. deGroot, Mr. Thelen (a bachelor), Dr. Valdes and probably their wives.
The weather this week has been rather cool and gray. I suppose it is too much to hope for sunshine! I suggest a lightweight suit or a dress with jacket or sweater will protect you from our ocean breezes.
The platform will be mercifully turned to face away from the sun, so a hat is purely optional and not an absolute necessity to protect you from blindness.
I think this covers everything. My home phone is FRontier 4-2125. I look forward with pleasure to meeting you again on June 3.
Most cordially,
The Hon. Patricia A. Gazin
cc: Mrs. John A. Shidler
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AURMOR D 1001 CITY.OF HERMOSA BEACH CIVIC CENTER ? HERMOSA BEACH ? CALIFORNIA 90254 PHONE: 376-9454 615 24th Plece Hernose Besch, Oalii. May 27, 1966 Kre, Bdmund G. (Pat) Brown c/o Meredith Buroh 644 S0. Muirtield Dr. Ios Angeles 90005 Dear Mre. Brown: Plans for your reception in Talley Park, Hernoga Beach, on Friday, June 3, are shaping up nioely. I w111 send you a preoide ohronologice1 progran when 16 has Jelled turther. Hovever, these aze the Aighlights. Brlet offlo1al welcone by the nayor, Jack Belasoo. Other introduotione. You will dedicate a volume on Callfornie history (t1tle not yet chosen) for the Hermose Beach Friends of the Librazy.Nr's. Herbert O. Corden, preeident, will acoept. Inolosed card offers a lew taots lor your convenlence. You wi11 also present a gi2t check for addition to their scholarship tunda to the South Bay Arta Association presi- dent, Robert Pagenstron,, Pronouneed Nith 20ng A? Probably last because o2 its greater eign1flcance cones youz dedication of e native tree. Betore thie, bowever, I w111 introduce Mre. Pleide, president of the Hermosa Beach Garden @lub, Who w1l1 glve a briet talk baokgrounding the planning of the Zheodore Peyne nemorlal garden, and ex- pleining 1ts unique cheraoteristios. Then, 12 thie neets with your approval, after you dedicate the tree, you aze to "plant" 15. Someone will thrust a dainty (there are such thinga?) spade into your hands, and you tose e apoonful of earth into the hole, and thet's 1t. Thia Involves descend1ng from the platform and welking a Iew yarda to the tree. Thue ends the formelitles, and you can atert shaking hands Imnedlately thereafter. Il you prefer not to walk to the tree, it can be Just se easily arranged that you make the dedioation speech on the platforn as above, and aomeone else tosses the first earthe Thereafter, the reception just below the platform. TO0 THE ARISTOCRAT OF CALIFORNIA BEACHES
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AB S09 4?07 10A 36 A 20 0IV10 0200-818 2 Please let me know your preference. The names of the persone who will probably be on the pletform with you are: Mayor Jack Belasoo, Hermosa Beach; Mayor Robert Beverly, Manhattan Beach; ayor W1111am Czuleger (pronounced z0o ligger) of Redondo Beech. In addition, our counollmen; Nep. Ander son, Me, deGroo, Mr:Thelen (a bachelor), Dr. Valdes andprobably their wives. The weather this week has been rather cool and sray. I suppose it 1s too much to hope for sunshine! I suggest a 11ghtweight suft or a dress with jaoket or sweater W1l1 proteot vcu from our ocean breezes. The platform will be merelfully turned to face away from the sun, 80 a hat 1s purely optional and not an absolute necessity to proteot you from blindness. I think this oovers everything. My home phone 1s FRontier 4-2125. I 100k forward with pleasure to meeting you again on June 3. Most cordially, The Hon. Patriola A. Gazin co: Mee. John A.Shidler MROTIJAT 30 ??????????