New president and 1962 activities

February 19, 1962 Dear Member of the HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: As your new president, I wish to thank all of you for your good wishes and offers of assistance for this coming important year. Yesterday I met with my wonderful, enthusiastic board of directors. I want you to remember them and appreciate them as I do -- Mrs. Kolma Flake, recording secretary; Mrs. Kay Pontious, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Sako Miho, treasurer; Mrs. Irene Mason, membership chairman; Mrs. Bea Bond, past president; Mrs. Pat Gazin, publicity; and of very especial importance, Mrs. Dorothy Olney, our head librarian whom we count on for first hand information and guidance always. We have planned a good many activities this year for fun and fund-raising. These will be listed below for your information and participation. The very first is the membership drive -- February 27 to March 27 with a kick-off luncheon on Tuesday, February 27, at 11:45 at the Beach Bowl in Hermosa. All are invited. Please call me for your reservations by Saturday, February 24 at FR 29367 or 25048. (luncheons are from $1.00 to $1.65). We will give our FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY group a plug on radio station KAPP at its regular broadcast from the Bowl. Remember, all of your board members have membership cards to sell, and they are also available at the library, through the cooperation of the librarians. Be sure to renew your membership and ask all your friends to join us. FRIENDS are as important to a library as the PTA is to a public school or the alumni association to a college or university. Library administrators alone cannot make the library the really educational force it should be in the community it serves. Our purpose during this drive will be to stimulate the greatest possible interest in supporting our beautiful new library to be dedicated in June or July 1962. So talk it up, FRIENDS. The second coming event will be our book sale to be held April 14 during Public Library week. Your book donations may be taken to the library or left at my house at 630 Porter Lane. So when you and your neighbors spring clean, give us lots and lots of books. In May we will have a luncheon fashion show under the chairmanship of Mrs. Norma Bordelon. Mrs. Helen Tracy will work with her on this project. We do need quite a committee on this -- if you're interested, call me right now at FR 29367 or FR 25048. Money from both these events will be added to the $100 on hand toward the purchase of a globe for the new library. For the dedication ceremony at the completion of the library this summer, we plan a lovely tea. Now, the piece de resistance -- our fine secretary, Mrs. Kolma Flake, who has been closely associated with the world of newspapers and writers for years, has suggested that we build toward a lecture-luncheon series with our own local authors participating. Don't you think that this is a marvelous idea? We would like to purchase a large coffeemaker for the FRIENDS' events in the library. For nine Blue Chip stamp books, we could obtain a 30-cup automatic -- if you have a spare 1/4 or 1/2 book of stamps, would you drop it off at the library or give it to a board member? Sincerely, HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Mary Edgerton, President

February 19, 1962
Dear Member of the
HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY:
As your new president, I wish to thank all of you for your good wishes and offers of aseistance for thiscoming important year.
Yesterday I met with my wonderful, enthusiastio board of directors. I want you
to remember them and appreciate them as I do - Mrg. Kolma Fleke, recording
secretary; Mrs. Ray Pontion, corresponding secretary; Mrs: Jeku Miho, treasurer;
Mes. Irene Mason, memberghip chattman, Mirs. Bea Bond, past preaident; Mrs. Pat
Gazia, publicity; and of very especial importance, Mrs, DorothyCIney, our head librarian whom we count on fos first hand information end guidance always.
have planned a good many activities this year foy fun and fund-rajoing.
will be listed below for your information and participation.
The very first is the membership drive -- February 27 to March 27 with a kick-off
luncheon on Tuesday, February 27, at 11:45 ai the Beach Bowl in Hermosa. 411 are invited. LIBRARY
Please call me for your reservations by Saturday, February 24 at FR 29367 or 25048. (luncheons are from p1.00 k0 pl.65,?we will give our FELINDS OF THE
group a plug on radio station KAPP at its regular broadcast from the Bowl.
Remember, all of your board members have memberchip cards to gall, and they are
also available at the library, through the cooperation of the librasions.
to renew your membership and ask all your friends to join us.FRIENS are as im- portant to a library as the PTa is to a public school on the alumni association to
a college or university. Library administrators alone cannot make the library the
really educational force it should be in the comminity it serves. Our purpose
during this drive will be to stimulate the great possible interest in support- ing our beautiful new library to be dedicated it up, FRIENDS.
ino or July 1962. So talk it
The second coming event will be our book gale to be held Auril 14 during Public Library week. Your book donations may be taken to the library or left at my house
at 630 Porter Lane. So when you and your neighbors spring clean, give us lo te and lots of books.
In May we will have a luncheon fashion show underthe chairmanship of Mrs. Norma Bordelon. Mrs. Helen Tracy will work with her on this project.
vie do need quite a comittee on this -- if you're interested, call me right now ad FR 29367) 0r
the purchase of a globe for the new library. FR 25048. Money from both these events will be added tothe p100 on hand toward
For the dedication ceremony completion of the library this summer, we plan a lovely tea.
ow, the piece de resistance -- our fine secretary, Mrs, Kolma Flake, who has been
ciosely associated with the world of newspapers and writers for years, has
suggested that we build toward a lecture-luncheon series with our own local
authora participating. Don't you think that this is a marvelous idea?
We would like to purchase a large coffeemaker for the FRIENDS' events in the
11beary. Fo: nine Blue Chip stamp books, we could obtain a 30-cup automatic -
1f you have a spare 1/4 or 1/2 book of stampa, would you drop it off at the librory i sive it to a board member?
Sincerely,
HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF
THE LIBRARY