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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-01-12 AAUW Plans Eighth Anniversary (Sun Press)SUL1hSS Acc�* 1967/R5l AAUW Plans Eighth Anniversary Having been founded Feb- ruary 19, 1959 the North Palm Beach Branch of the Ameri- can Association of University Women will soon celebrate its eighth anniversary. The founders were members of the Palm Beach County Branch of AAUW who resided in North Palm Beach and in- clude Mrs. Harold Beery, Mrs. Thomas Hart, Mrs. J. Edwin Obert, Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Clair A. Thomas. The Branch received its na- tional charger on October 29, 1959 with the following char- ter members: Mrs. William Abbott, Mrs. William Barnett, Mrs. Harold Beery, Mrs. Les- lie Churchill, Mrs. Keith Cloyed, Mrs. Howard Crab- tree, Mrs. John Dower, Mrs. Lewis Emerson, Mrs. Herbert Gildan, Mrs. Thomas Hart, Mrs. Albert Keller, Mrs. Eu- gene Lehmann, Mrs. J. Ed- win Obert, Mrs. Donald Rob- in, Mrs. Edmund Rodman, Mrs. Max Schilling, Mrs. Ed- ward Sharp, Mrs. William Sunshine, Mrs. Harold Tiede- mann and Mrs. Lowell Van Pictured above are Mrs. Eugene Lehmann, president of the NPB AAUW and the past Duzee. The threefold purposes of AAUW is: continuation of in- tellectual growth, advance- ment of women and the as- sumption of responsibility for community progress. This in- cludes furthering education presidents, Mrs. Ed- ward Sharp, Mrs. J. Edwin Obert and Mrs. Herbert Gildan. with all its ramifications. At the national level, the Fellowships program has en- listed the greatest support a n d enthusiasm. Approxi- mately 100 fellowships are awarded annually, about half of which are given to foreign women to study in the United States. These stipends amount to about $300,000 per y e a r. Fellowships are sup- ported by contributions from AAUW branches throughout the United States and from interest on a three million dollar AAUW endowment Locally the North Palm Beach Branch took the lead- ership in forming the North Palm Beach l i b r a r y. The group did a feasibility study to determine the need for, and interest in a local library. Subsequently the AAUW Li- brary Committee invited all community organizations to help with this project, and the North Palm Beach Li- brary Society was formed. AAUW continues to aid and su or�t the library. y. Study groups; open to the public, are conducted each year. The proposed Baptist Col- lege is supported by AAUW North Palm Beach AAU maintains a file of persons available a n d qualified to speak to children of elemen- tary and high school age on many educational topics. At present, members are giving many hours of time at Allamanda Elementary School in Palm Beach Gar- dens helping teachers with their outstanding remedial program. Present officers include: President, Mrs. Eugene Leh- m a n n; 1st Vice -President, Mrs. Robert White; 2nd Vice - President; Mrs. Fred Kohl- meyer; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Robert Atherton; Corre- sponding Sec'y, Mrs. Keith Cloyed; and Treasurer, Mrs. John Rigg Jr.