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The Arcadia Post 247 American Legion members will be leaving their home of 69 years to move to a new meeting place sometime in the next few months. Faced with dwindling funds to finance much-needed repairs for their 2-story hall, the group has sold their property to a development firm that wants to build 40 homes in the area.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1990
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p. A-1 photos p
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1990
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p. A-1 photos p
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Organizations - American Legion Glenn Dyer Post #247
Item ID
2081AN
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Following the official dedication on March 16, the Arcadia American Legion will move from 720 North First St. to 615 East Live Oak Ave.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Organizations - American Legion Glenn Dyer Post #247
Item ID
2082AN
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Newspaper Index
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Members of Glenn Dyer Post of American Legion Drum & Bugle Corps are marching in Armistice Day Parade, 1934. They are at intersection of First Avenue and Huntington Drive. Arcadia Drive-In Market (aka Market Basket) can plainly be seen in background. None of marchers are identified.

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Date
November 11, 1934
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Date
November 11, 1934
Subjects
American Legion Glenn Dyer Post
Armistice Day Parade
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ID
967
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Photographs
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Christmas boutique and bake sale at Arcadia's American Legion Hall this Saturday, December 3, will showcase Ruby Naylor's needlework. Photo. The American Legion Post 247 is at 615 E. Live Oak in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 1, 2011
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p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 1, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
American Legion Post 247
Naylor, Ruby
Item ID
32883AN
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Newspaper Index
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History

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Organizations - Arcadia Business and Professional Women's Association
Item ID
4066AN
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The Arcadia branch of the American Legion celebrated 80th anniversary of its founding, July 27.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2001
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p. D1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2001
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
American Legion
Item ID
21673AN
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Arcadia Rotary Club celebrates 75 years of service with a two-page spread featuring pictures of members and club history.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 16, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 16, 17
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Organizations
Service clubs
Item ID
30844AN
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AAUW

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1956 p. 16 (history of Arcadia Chapter). See hard copy in VF "Organizations"
November 2, 1959 p. 1 (Festive Fair)
November 9, 1959 p. 9 ( " )
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1956 p. 16 (history of Arcadia Chapter). See hard copy in VF "Organizations"
November 2, 1959 p. 1 (Festive Fair)
November 9, 1959 p. 9 ( " )
Subjects
Organizations - American Association of University Women
Item ID
4062AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article outlines history, activities and plans of the Arcadia Chapter.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 28, 1981
Pages
Special Supplement - American Red Cross 1881 - 1981 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 28, 1981
Pages
Special Supplement - American Red Cross 1881 - 1981 photos
Subjects
American Red Cross
Item ID
352AN
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History of forming

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1955
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1955
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organization - Arcadia Auxiliary of the Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Item ID
4065AN
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Arcadia's American Legion Post 247 helps two teachers build classroom libraries.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
February 1, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
February 1, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia American Legion
Jensen, Allison
Widney, Traina
Item ID
33488AN
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Classic car club "Carcadia at Route 66" will meet last Sunday of every month at Denny's Restaurant at 7 W. Huntington Drive in Downtown Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2018
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p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Car shows
Clubs, organizations
Denny's Restaurant
Oyoung, Glenn
Item ID
35280AN
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Highlights of the history of the Arcadia Branch of the American Red Cross are given. See VF "American Red Cross" for a hard copy.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
June 22, 1995
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
June 22, 1995
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
American Red Cross
Item ID
4500AN
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Millard Sheets to be guest artist at fall meeting of Arcadia AAUW. Mrs. J. Clark White and Mrs. Robert Paradise are involved in planning this event. Millard Sheets is a painter, water colorist, muralist, sculptor, ceramist, and architect. Photo.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1954
Pages
p. 6
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1954
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Artists
Clubs
Organizations
Sheets, Millard
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Arcadia Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) held a holiday program at Church of the Good Shepherd on December 12, featuring the Brighter Side Singers of Temple City High School, directed by Matt Byers.

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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 15, 2011
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 15, 2011
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Byers, Matt
Organizations
Item ID
32876AN
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Dr. Loretta Huang, President of the Chinese American Education Association of Southern California, presents Arcadia City Council member Gary Kovacic with a service award.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Chinese American Education Association of Southern California
Huang, Loretta
Kovacic, Gary
Organizations
Item ID
30433AN
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Arcadia AAUW presents Carol Dennis with their 2012 Woman of Achievement Award. Past President Betty Harris received a certificate from the National AAUW for her 50 years of membership.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 4, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 4, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Awards
Dennis, Carol
Harris, Betty
Organizations
Item ID
33327AN
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Arcadia AAUW presents 2013 Woman of Achievement Award to Tamara Kato, president of Arcadia business Comfort Keepers, a business that offers home care services to seniors. see also Arcadia Weekly, p. 8, July 18, 2013.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 6, 2013
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p. A6
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Mountain Views News
Date
July 6, 2013
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia AAUW
Kato, Tamara
Organizations - American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Small business
Item ID
33745AN
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Arcadia AAUW presents 2013 Woman of Achievement Award to Tamara Kato, president of Arcadia business Comfort Keepers. See also Mountain Views News, p. A6, July 6, 2013.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2013
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2013
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia AAUW
Kato, Tamara
Organizations - American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Small business
Item ID
33747AN
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Newspaper Index
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Organizations

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Contents
1. Arcadia Rotary Club. San Gabriel Valley Digest 4/1930. 2. Many answer first call... Foothill Breakfast Club. Pasadena Star News October 13, 1927. 3. The Woman's Club of Arcadia. San Gabriel Valley Digest 4/1930. 4. Arcadia Woman's Club House - building first used in 1931. n.d. 5. Mrs.…
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1. Arcadia Rotary Club. San Gabriel Valley Digest 4/1930.
2. Many answer first call... Foothill Breakfast Club. Pasadena Star News October 13, 1927.
3. The Woman's Club of Arcadia. San Gabriel Valley Digest 4/1930.
4. Arcadia Woman's Club House - building first used in 1931. n.d.
5. Mrs. G.G. Meade, President of Woman's Club of Arcadia. news clip, n.d.
6. Scene of recent flag pole. Arcadia Bulletin April 6, 1942.
7. Woman's Club of Arcadia leading... Arcadia Tribune August 3, 1934.
8. Past Presidents - Woman's Club. Arcadia News-Post November 10, 1969.
9. 39 years of progress - Woman's Club. Booklet 1914 - 1953.
10. Short story contest - Woman's Club - 1953-1954; booklet of winning entries.
11. Profiles - literature contest of Woman's Club - 1954-1955 booklet.
12. Woman's Club of Arcadia literature contest - 1955-1956; booklet.
13. Woman's Club of Arcadia literature contest - 1959; booklet.
14. Little gem. Thursday Morning Garden Club flower show program May 20, 1965.
15. Mid-Valley Arts League. news clip c.1963 (n.d.)
16. Mid-Valley Arts League - What is it? Brochure.
17. Arcadia Jaycees are proud. Arcadia Tribune September 1967.
18. Oldtimers join in J.C. Newsletter of JCs September/October 1968.
19. Daughters of the American Revolution. Directory, 1974-1975.
19a. DAR. Directory, 1966-1967.
20. Arcadia Mounted Police. Arcadia News-Post March 24, 1970.
21. League of Women Voter program. Arcadia Tribune February 21, 1974.
22. You are cordially invited to find out... Brochure of League of Women Voters, n.d.
23. Assistance League chalks. Arcadia Tribune April 11, 1974.
24. Sierra Guild. Arcadia Tribune August 1, 1974.
25. Contempos Members roster, 1974.
26. Contempos members roster, n.d.
27. Organizations active in Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune August 16, 1973.
28. Senior Citizens activities. Arcadia City Newsletter, Winter 1974.
29. Two senior citizen clubs. Arcadia City Newsletter - Fall 1973.
30. Spanish tour planned by Friendship Club. Arcadia Tribune January 27, 1974.
31. Equine Library. Arcadia Tribune October 20, 1977.
32. Civic Day marking jubilee. Arcadia Tribune May 4, 1978.
33. New Officers Arcadia Child Health Council. Arcadia Highlander June 25, 1986.
34. Community service key to Rotarians' life. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
35. Kare League gives something to all. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
36. Patience, persistence pays off; Elks Club. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
37. Assistance League roots lie in service. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
38. Fledgling social group matures to serve city - Woman's Club. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
39. Kiwanis Club still building at age 31. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
40. Masons' efforts not 'dream lodge'.Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
41. Dedicated seniors plus money equals service. Arcadia Tribune January 18, 1979.
42. Red Cross in Arcadia. Pages 203-207 from Arcadia: City of the Santa Anita by Gordon S. Eberly.
43. P.T.A. Thrift shop does wonderful work for the needy. Thrift Shop news clip c.1933 or 1934.
44. History of Girl Scouting in Arcadia. Four pages of typed information sent to Library at our request March 1981. Girl Scouts.
45. Arcadia District Boy Scouts of America. San Gabriel Valley Digest April 1930.
46. New League President hails from the south. Pacesetter-Highlander July 28, 1982.
47. Spectrum Counseling Services; pamphlet.
48. Peer pressure: Help our Youth program helps kids fit in. Highlander August 31, 1983.
49. Item was moved to VF Arcadia Chinese Association.
50. Item was moved to VF Arcadia Chinese Association.
51. Arcadians club by-laws booklet and membership directories for 1955-1959, 1961-62, and 1964. (1 bylaws, 8 directories)
52. Oral history with Mr. Hurley, Lou and Mr. Sherwood. re: history of Arcadia Elks Club Lodge. Copied from copy @ Arcadia History Museum. Acquired September 2002.
53. Local DAR entertained at the U.S. Aerial School in Arcadia as guests of Lieutenant Colonel Leonard J. Mygatt. Newspaper clip, June 1919.
54. Item was moved to VF Arcadia Chinese Association.
55. Arcadia Community Coordinating Council information flyer. Describes the organization including its membership, meetings, Campership Program, goals and purpose.
56. Assistance League of Arcadia glossy flyer. Describes the organization and its service projects.
57. Arcadia Child Health Council pamphlet. Describes what the organization does and how to contribute. Received Oct. 2004.
58. Assistance League of Arcadia glossy flyer. Describes the organization and its service projects. Circa 2006. (2 copies.)
59. Memo from William R. Kelly, City Manager to the Mayor and City Council, dated August 3, 2004 re: Donation of a tower clock from the Arcadia Sunrise Rotary Club and the Arcadia (Noon) Rotary Club.
60. Item was moved to VF Arcadia Chinese Association.
61. Kare Youth League est. 1931 -- Kare Quarterly newsletter, Fall 2006. Also Special Edition Interleaguer, Winter 2012 and Spring 2014.
62. "A bittersweet swan song for Soroptimist Arcadia-Monrovia." Arcadia Weekly, June 28, 2007. Arcadia-Monrovia Soroptimist International Club held their last affair at the Santa Anita Golf Course. This local organization lasted for 51 years.
63. Alpha Auxiliary of the Methodist Hospital Foundation "Marvelous May Brunch 2008" program, May 4, 2008. Event honors Andrew Lee, M.D. and Barbara Murphy, R.N., the recipients of the Order of Merit.
64. Alpha Auxiliary of Methodist Hospital Foundation brochure "Supporting home healthcare services." Circa 2008.
65. Filling Samaritan Purse by Dorothy Cunningham. The Weekly Star, an edition of the Arcadia Tribune and the Star-Temple City Editions, November 29, 2007. Arcadia AAUW gives its Woman of Achievement for 2007 award to Phyllis Brewster. Other women recognized were Lannea Melzian, Virginia Doring, Beverly Hendrickson, and Barbara Reiter.
66. Youth Services Coordinating Council will no longer be meeting, but YSCC members will merge with Arcadia Council PTA. Email from Marcus Mooney, October 6, 2009. Please note that YSCC is not the same as Arcadia Community Coordinating Council, which still exists as of November 17, 2009.
67. Arcadia Community Coordinating Council pamphlet (purpose, how to join, contact information).
68. H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. Biographical information from website http://www.hnberger.org, retrieved August 24, 2010, and news of a $1 million grant the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation gave to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, November 2005. The foundation was located at 800 S. Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA in the 1990s. See 1993 Arcadia directory.
69.Arcadia AAUW has outstanding growth; organized six years ago. Arcadia Tribune, August 30, 1956, p. 16.
70. Arcadia Council PTA Founders Day and Honorary Service Program, February 7, 2012. Awards program.
71A-B. Arcadia Rotary Club "Annual Rotary Salute to Seniors 2010" honoring Beverly Street, the 2010 Senior Citizen of the Year. Also, "Annual Rotary Salute to Seniors 2011" program. Senior Citizen of the Year Award: Honorees Jim and Margaret Barrows.
72. Invitation to Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop at 323 N. First Ave. 80th anniversary celebration, October 4, 2012.
73. American Cancer Society "Relay for Life" at Santa Anita Park, June 25, 2011-June 26, 2011.
74. Arcadia Child Health Council-basic information (yellow sheet), and invitation (card stock) to its 75 year celebration, May 27, 2013.
75. Arcadia Council PTA Installation of 2013-14 Officers: Suzanne Davis, Soledad King, Jennifer Martin, Patty Soldo, Carla Peyton-Thomas, Vicky Stiles, Michael Tom, Niroo Dev, and Kay Kinsler. May 7, 2013.
76. West Huntington Drive Monument sign to be refurbished and refreshed with new service club plaques. Memo from City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto, May 30, 2013.
77. Assistance League of Arcadia celebrates 60 years of service to the community. Mountain Views News, February 8, 2014.
78. Floretta Lauber honored with Historic Preservation Award by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Arcadia Weekly, p. 3, February 27, 2014.
79. Assistance League of Arcadia invitation to 60th anniversary. March 19, 2014.
80. Arcadia Woman's Club Centennial Celebration 1914-2014. 100th Year with history of the club, messages from the President Cheryl Alberg and Centennial Chairman Floretta Lauber, photographs.
81. Arcadia Woman's Club Rentals brochure c. 2016. Description and pictures of the historic building at 324 S. First Avenue.
82. Car dealer's expansion may force Elks move, The Sunday Star, February 6, 2005. See also Rusnak Mercedes.
83A. AAUW Arcadia Branch historical records to be kept at Arcadia Public Library History Room archives, December 2004 newsletter. 83B. Arcadia Branch of AAUW is disbanded, effective June 20, 2017.
84. Arcadia Woman's Club Celebrates 90 years of Community Service. Arcadia Weekly, August 5, 2021. Construction and dedication of the clubhouse was 90 years ago. Alice Billings started the club in 1914 and establishing a library was one of the club's first civic projects. Includes more club history. Pictured are Arcadia police chief Roy Nakamura and event chair Marilyn Daleo.
85. Operation School Bell, begun in 1970 by the Assistance League of Arcadia, distributes supplies to children in need at the beginning of each school year. Before Covid, an average of 1,000 students were dressed each year. Last year, they clothed 559 and hope to increase the number of students served even more this year. Fall 2022 Assistance League of Arcadia quarterly newsletter. Printed August 9, 2023.
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Organizations
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Item ID
161AF
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