Minutes and agendas · January 31, 1968
Annual meeting and officer election minutes — 1968
Elects Lorraine Hales president; records Flake memorial microfilm-reader commitment and pending purchase.
Names in this record: Mrs. John Hales is Lorraine Hales; Mrs. Myron L. Gazin is Pat Gazin; Mrs. Shu Miho is Sako Miho.
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The Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library met at the library at 8 p.m. on January 31, 1968.
Mrs. Ruth Duncan and Mr. John John were appointed to count ballots for the 1968 election of officers.
Unanimously elected were: President, Mrs. John Hales; Vice-president, Mrs. Thomas Purpus; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Ruth Pearson; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Jack Dunn; Treasurer, Mrs. Shu Miho.
Ruth Treadgold, recapping the year of 1967, read the treasurer's report. Total on hand: $297.14 - $6.41 petty cash and $290.73 banked. She noted the receipt of $50.00 from Mr. and Mrs. Myron L. Gazin for the Gazin Collection and that $25.00 still remained for the Flake Memorial Collection. Spent during the year - $624.06 - $70.29 miscellaneous, $91.25 records, $25.24 Juvenile Creative Arts Contest, $375.95 books, $51.33 farewell luncheon and gift for Carlotta Hoye. Receipts - $921.20 - $458.23 balance from 1966, $133.25 membership, $3.52 post Libations for the Library sale of left-overs, $50.00 Gazin contribution, $119.95 Libations for the Library, $116.25 Flake contribution and $40.00 for Hoye luncheon.
Minutes of the December 6, 1967, meeting were read and accepted.
Miss Carlotta Hoye reported that subscriptions to Realities ($16.00), Quinto Lingo ($11.00) and Hoy ($3.95) had been confirmed but that subscriptions to Books and Bookmen and British Geographic were still to be settled.
President Pat Gazin entertained a motion to thank Carole Funk for her extensive work as corresponding secretary for the Friends. It was so moved, seconded and carried.
Mrs. Gazin reported that Seymour Bilowits donated the brass plaque for the Frederic W. Flake Memorial Record Collection and Corresponding Secretary Carole Funk was asked to send a letter of appreciation to Mr. Bilowits. Mrs. Gazin stated that when she told Mr. Bilowits that the Friends had allocated funds to pay for the plaque, he retorted, "If you can be a Friend of the Library, so can I."
Mrs. Gazin read a letter from Kolma Flake, committing herself to a contribution not to exceed $300.00 for the purchase through the county for a micro-film reader for the use of serious students and researchers in our area. It was explained the proposed cost was $225.00 plus tax (from the office of the county librarian) for the latest model due in the summer of 1968. And that, at the suggestion of the county librarian's office, the funds not be paid until a firm purchase order could be made on the new model...The letter of commitment would be sufficient to set the purchasing actions into motion.
It was moved, seconded and carried that Mrs. Gazin be thanked for her efforts on behalf of the Friends of the Library not only for 1967 but also for the years since its inception in Hermosa Beach.
The officers were formally inaugurated. 1968 President Lorraine Hales announced the first meeting under her administration would be held at 11 a.m. on February 21st at the library.
Recording Secretary
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• (signature) Kolma Flake
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The Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library mot at the library at 8 p.m. on January 31, 1968. Mrs. Ruth Duncan and Mr. John John were appointed to count ballots for the 1968 election of officers. Unanimously elected were: President, Mrs. John Hales; Vice-president, Mrs. Thomas Purpus; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Ruth Pearson; Correspond- ing Secretary, Mrs. Jack Dunn; Treasurer, Mrs. Shu Miho. Ruth Treadgold, recapping the year of 1967, read the treasurer's report. Total on hand: $297.14 - $6.41 petty cash and $290.73 banked.She noted The receipt of $50.00 from Mr. and Mrs. Myron I. Gazin for the Gazin Col- Lection and that $25.00 still remained for the Flake Memorial Collection. Spent during the year - $624.06 - $70.29 miscellaneous, $91.25 records, 42).24 Juvenile Creative Arts Contest, $375.95 books, $51.33 farewel Luncheon and gift for Carlotta Hoye. Receipts: $921.20 - $458.23 balance from 1966, $133.25 membership, $3.52 post Libations for the Library sale of left-overs, $50.00 Gazin contribution, $119.95 Libations for the Library, $116.25 Flake contribution and $40.00 for Hoye luncheon. Minutes of the December 6, 1967, meeting were read and accepted. Miss Carlotta Hoye reported that subseriptions to Realities ($16.00), Quinto Lingo ($11.00) and Hoy ($3.95) had been confirmed but that sub- scriptions to Books and Bookmen and British Geographic were still to be settled. President Pat Gazin entertained a motion to thank Carole Funk for her extensive work as corresponding secretary for the Friends. It was so moved, seconded and carried. Mrs. Gazin reported that Seymour Bilowits donated the brass plaque for the Frederic W. Flake Memorial Record Collection and Corresponding Secretary Carole Funk was asked to send a letter of appreciation to Mr. Bilowits. Mrs. Gazin stated that when she told Mr. Bilowits that the Friends had allocated funds to pay for the plaque, he retorted, "If you can be a Friend of the Library, so can I." Mrs. Gazin read a letter from Kolma Flake, committing herself to a contri- bution not to exceed $300.00 for the purchase through the county fot a miero- film reader for the use of serious students and researchers in our area.It was explained the proposed cost was $225.00 plus tax (from the office of the county librarian) for the latest model due in the summer of 1968. And that at the suggestion of the county librarian's office, the funds not be paid until a firm purchase order could be made on the new model... The letter of commitment would be sufficient to set the purchasing actions into motion. It was moved, seconded and carried that Mrs. Gazin be thanked for her efforts on behalf of the Friends of the Library not only for 1967 but also for the years since its inception in Hermosa Beach. The officers were formally inaugurated.1968 President Lorraine Hales announced the first meeting under her administration would be held at I1 a.m. on February 21st at the library. Flak ???? Recording Secretary