General meeting minutes — scholarship, fundraising and bicentennial planning

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Minutes of Oct. 17, 1973
Meeting was called to order at 10:40 a.m. by President Betty Ryan.
Minutes were approved as read.
Treasurer Carol Tanner reported the following: balance on hand April 1973, was $456.06; since then $438.27 has been
disbursed and $587.00 received, producing a balance Oct. 17, 1973, of $604.79.
She reported also that the benefit party netted $194.80 and the May book sale $135.25. Full report is attached hereto
and made a part of these minutes.
Moved by Hales, 2d by Gazin, to pay outstanding bills.
New member, Lois Friedlander was introduced by Mrs. Ryan.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Membership: Mrs. Lucke absent. Group discussed improving methods of communication and revising membership and mailing lists.
CONTEST MrS. Mildred Meade, absent. Mrs. Ryan reported in
her stead. Mrs. Mead will submit a report of details
on the 1973 contest, which for the first time we shared
with the Parks and Recreation Dept. Fofl donated the
prizes and administrative details were by the foxisstman Pand R Dept.
For 1974, contest rules will be disseminated in the schools
in February. Contest judging will occur on April 27.
1973 prizes went to the following: in four diisions there were 41 winners. Names are recorded in the committee report.
$60 was expended for prizes by Friends.
GAZIN collection:approximately $29 on
FLAKE collectionGini Hope absent. Inactive.
CALIFORNIA collection: Chm. Betty Evans reported purchase of
the following TENDERFOOT IN CALIFORNIA (1912) and CALIFORNIA DESERTS
SCHOLARSHIP: Cmn Dorothy Olneywas not present. Mrs. Gazin
reported in her stead that two years of study and inquiry
at various colleges (Fullerton, USC and UCLA )into library
scholarships adminstration and disbursal , was made by the
committee before recommendation was offered. In June, 1973,
the committee recommended award of $100 tothe los Angeles
County Library Employees Association scholship fund memorial
to Vesta I. Bruner. Library students of this region (Region III) Will be given priority?and all administrative d*ax details
vest in the county association.
The committee emphasizesthis is a most direct efficient
means, through the library employees association, of finding
deserving applicants from this area. The applicants are al-
ready involved in library work and dedicated to library car- eers. The committee recommends to future boards that a con-
tinuing policy be adopted to make an annual gift of $100
or more.

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minutes Oct. 17, 1973, conta.
HOSPITALITY: Chm. Mary Iyson absent. Informal discussiion of
the annual benefit party. Suggestions include future
stress on advance sale of tickets.
BOOK SALE offered by fofI during the Arts and Crafts by the Sea
in May netted $135.25 This proved to be such an easy fund raiser the meeting recommends that it be repeated. Next
sale to be organized more firmly.
FoIl participation in Friends of the Arts Day by sponsoring
a rest corner, did not materialize. NEW BUSINESS:
The following nominating committee was exerted appointed by the board.
for Pres Biney Ryan, Dorothy Olney for JPP Tyson, Charlotte Malone for VP Valdes, Pat Gazin
for treas. Caral Tanner, Jane Turner,
for Sec. Gazin, I. Hales
for Re Corr Sec. Jucevic
Gazin elected chm. Announced meeting will be at
10:30, Wed. Oct. 24, at her home.
Invitation of RalphnEdwards to participate in idiot IF show
R&F
GENERAL MEETING Wed. Jan 30 1974. Motion by Wofford, 2d by Jonn Discussion included suggewtions for informal reception during regular I evening hours, with displays of gifts bj from Calif. collection, Gazin collection, children's
contests, news of scholarship.
Chairman to be named by incoming president. Mr. John moved that members be notified via newsletter
that changes in the by laws might be presented for consid-
eration at the next annual meeting (jan. (2) 2d by Tanner. Point was made that by-laws have just been revised and re-
printed. Motion lost.
Motion by MI. John that this meeting recommend to next
year's officers creation of a bicentennial committee for
FOfI (for the national bicentennial) to start planning in 1974. 2d by Ryan, passed unanimously.
GIFIS Motion by Gazin 2d by Tanner that the treasurer be vested with the responsibility of securing seasonal gifts
Mrs. Wofford offered to donate a coffee pot for future meetings.
FILM PROGRAM Mrs. Gazin reported that following conclusion.
of our movie program, she donated our projector bulb (value $8) to the fire department.
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