HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10071986 - X.13 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF ,
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
the Martinez Woman' s Club for ) Resolution No. 86/592
Seventy-Five Years of Service )
WHEREAS on October 14, 1911 a group of ladies in
Martinez met in the Fireman' s Hall to form an improvement
Club; and-
WHEREAS
ndWHEREAS Miss Aga Lander called the meeting to order
with 33 ladies attending; and
WHEREAS Mrs. E.H. Shibley was elected President and
Mrs. A.F. Bray Vice President; and
WHEREAS the objective of the group was to help improve
Martinez and vicinity; and
WHEREAS the Club became a member of the California
Federation of Women' s Club in 1919; and
WHEREAS a club house was built on Las Juntas Street and
the first meeting was held there in March of 1923; and
WHEREAS in 1942 the club house was opened to the men of
the Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS due to the war years the club house was sold
and the members met at various locations until the club
purchased property at 211 "C" Street in 1951; and
WHEREAS the Martinez Woman' s Club contributes to many
charitable causes and entertains many beautiful social
affairs;
NOW THEREFORE BE I'I RESOLVED that the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, California hereby
extends congratulations and appreciation to the MARTINEZ
WOMAN' S CLUB for their seventy-five years of service to the
community.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on October 7, 1986, by the
unanimous vote of the Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
� :. Witness my hand and the seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
� '.. 7th day of October, 1986
Attested: Phil Batchelor, Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By Deputy Clerk
Introduced by
Supervis r Nancy C. Fanden
D strict II