The Realty Board has announced the following endorsements for the City Council election in April: Floretta Lauber; Charles Gilb; Irvin Livingston; Reuben Ruiz.
Tuesday April 9, 1974 Arcadians will vote for 3 City Council Vacancies. Running are: Jerry Bernstein, David E. Parry, Charles E. Gilb, Reuben M. Ruiz, Jay Kingry, Thomas D. Ryan, Floretta A. Lauber, Jack Saelid, Irvin Livingston, May Secrest, Bruce E. Moore, Terryll Siverston, John C. Mynster, William E. Weiss
The following have been elected to the City Council for 4 year terms: Charles Gilb, Jack Saelid, Floretta Lauber (first woman to be on the Council). Complete election results.
Mrs. Floretta Lauber, completing her first term as a member of the City Council, has announced that she will not be a candidate for re-election in April due to health problems in her family.
Jim Helms, General Chairman of Diamond Jubilee, presenting plaques to chairmen of various committees. Left to right: Ruth Gilb and her husband Councilman Charles Gilb (behind); Floretta Lauber, former Mayor and community coordinator of Diamond Jubilee events; Kel Mason, Chairman of Parade; Della Mason (in black dress); Carla Maggio (in white), an administrative assistant to Mr. Helms; Marilyn Daleo, Publicity; and Jean Cope.
Group pictured at one of tables at Diamond Jubilee Breakfast held at Arboretum. Lady with hat at left is former Councilwoman and Mayor, Floretta Lauber; Mr. Lauber has back to camera. Lady in print dress on right is Mrs. Robert Considine sitting next to her husband Robert Considine, also a former Councilman and Mayor.
View of portion of Diamond Jubilee Parade along Campus Drive, shows white car, followed by vintage cars carrying, first, Councilman Charles Gilb, and second, former Councilwoman Floretta Lauber.
ID #2012-2027 show the opening dedication and ribbon cutting at the newly built Arcadia Community Center, at 365 Campus Drive. Jerry Collins is on the far left. Floretta Lauber is holding the big scissors.
Floretta Lauber, the first woman to be elected to the Arcadia City Council and serve as mayor, has been elected to head the Arcadia Historical Society.
The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum opened with a grand ceremony and ribbon cutting. A photograph shows Charles Gilb, Ruth Gilb, Micky Segal, Floretta Lauber and Carol Libby. A List of major donors is included.
Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.
A black-tie centennial ball was held in Ayres Hall at Los Angeles County Arboretum, with a Greek theme. Dinner was catered by The Derby Restaurant. Pictured at Pamela Blackwood (Chairman of the Centennial Ball committee, George Fasching, Susan Guirguis, Mayor Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, Mickey Segal, John Wuo, Bob Margett, Jim Helms, Floretta Lauber, Robert Harbicht, Edward Butterworth and Charles Gilb.
Official groundbreaking ceremony for the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage's Education Center will take place September 29. The 2600 square feet Center will include classrooms and lecture hall, on the site behind the Community Center and in front of the Museum.
