HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-12-22 Council on Aging MinutesG07UNCI ON AGING
Meeting held on. December 22, 1971
A meeting of the Council on Bing was held on 3dnesday ev ning,
December 22, 1971, at 7&30 A at the lousing for the Elderly,
The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Seaton., the Chairman. Those
present in addition to Mrs. Beaton were Imes. Sias and Lantz, and gather Carlin.
Because a quorwm was not, present, the business of the evening could not be
conducted: until the arrival of Ossrs. Evans and Stratton at eight o'clock.
Upo i motion duly rude and seconded., it _ ns unan: w s l yt
l'i ~ To accept for the records the oretaryl s report for the meet-
ing held on ivovAber 17, 1971, copies of Yrhich hid been previously- paiied to
all the members of the Council.
Mrs. Beaton reported that she had approved the following invoices for
paymeaat
Dec. 17 Wakefield Item Company., z`"akefield
1000 Letterhead, and 1000 Envelopes
$34.05
Den 20 .10A Sias, Reading
;fie- , ~?v rser~ ? t for materials for Ghri 3raf t
Project for elderly shut-ins 27.86
ec* 22 A. B. Dick Company of New England, Tnc;, !_`;I-am
10 reams of Mimeograph Paper for newt En iling 2
Tot., a $87.31
It. Stratton repoi t-d that these bills, tc.-,ether with bills for the
Thanksgiving Dinner total"-_ x31.91 and a bill of Q7,00 forimbu.rserent to
Mks. Beaton for office suppa yes and stamps, brought Oe balance of the funds
allocated to the Council for 1971 by the Town of Reading don to $1..26. Upon
notion duly made and seconded., it was unanimously:
To accept for the records the Treasurer's report showing a
balance o _'2b and to allow this balance to revert to the ~,o~~rx°a, thus closing
the account `'ow the Year 1971.
Its. Sias brought the Council up to date on her Volunteer Visitation
project saying that she has eight people visiting hursing homes, who, before
Christmas, brought kits to the shut-ins which, with the help of the visitors,
more made into Chris=tmas decorations 'our the elderly for their own rooms or a
gifts for friends, She showed a very attractive sample to the members present.
Its. Beaton reported that this y°eart Thanksgiving Dinner Put on by
the Council for the elderly of Reading on November 18th had been a great success
with about 160 ogle present at the Church of the Good Shepherd. At the head
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table more the Reel. Paul Barnes, who gave the i nvocation5l the Rt. Rev. Russell
$J, Collins, h0s Beaton, Mrs, .,Inuan'c.s, Svrs. y ond. Nelson, 0s. Lantz, Vs.
~ao and Special credit is due to ,s`srs. louc,?"?'? s for a geat
deal o Ent w-ffec~ry's.ive ~dC?rk on ~"es T:~~.'.os arid to NO. Thrnham for handling
arrangemen / : with `JA Varied ei ~ ~c.uthe.t 'J 2'1am, Inc.).
Mrs. Signe Jewell and Mrs. Dorothy Pa're' provided d delightful after-
din er JrC)g~."w.T`? of singing and playing on '~iP:Gr "Dulcet Strings" ajch as the
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_autoharp. The title of their program was "Melodies Through the Year. also a
very large 'tihafLk.^"v%°o was due to NO. zibraha Berson, who came in person to dis-
tribute with w arm geniality a dozen be~ u."biful door prizes contributed by NO. Berson, together ? itt`r7.cIs Greenhouses, a also C,.oa7.ave'd i Y3`E:ly f ra
arrangement o the head tat3je.anl corsages for all those present. The table
flowers more taken later to 0se Lucy Gle' riony a ;former ember of the Council.
NO. Kank Gasarian took excellent pictures of the occasion which ap
pea,red in the Reading Chronicle the ollowr..'1_i;g week.
Mrs. Beaton then brought up the possibility of hiring a full-time
a- ?_or Citizens Program Coordinator for the Council on Aging under the Federal
:"_'rgency Employment Program.. Discussion led to the conclusion that t matter
.ould be explored further upon definite word from the own that the Council
,Lllp be permitted to do this, It is expected cc.~ that this job 4eV+..J ~y~u fd combine secretarial
. CYT fc;r the Council and the ~:ec.it~i~~~e `D rectorts work for the Community Program
kc_,d. possible future programs) after .'t'sa Ja.n t.~':_.erc~^ gives 'tJ trI 'Ala 4._ ,s lnw2, L
work E.'r
t7 s Reading Housing Authority Title III :,r,3,nt on Ma.rch 313 1972,f s one said she
wishes to do Mrs. Sias , 'vested that a job description be `e ,,.:tat, d to the
cJa171?ary i(lc„^--.tang, and Mrs. a i stated >artce would prepare ones
After discussion of the matter o the difficulty € _"_e elderly ln7n 7--.
rv 4 r ng safely to the Baven Street shopping area from the Hous:iq-~, for t 1l
c'3,l ) to the Ho us i?*.g or the Elderly f or people living elsewhere and . t _ _ lg
(,rYJ .
0 Program classes, and upon duly notion ulJ C~"~' seconded, de and it W
12c.tr>.tli i __y4
,rr To ex~sss the sYT
Wasing }u.~tyh c t s re q st tio the
P? yr ;,,i~_YC}45+1.".,_ ks ~`s aa rid /~.~"..~.4r a shorter ro
to o Haven Street area,
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rd of Public
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it on Aging in the C ino
i for co nsideraW of
no: or the Elderly to the
Tt'w` was considerable discussion about the possible nee, cf he
elder) ._o kwr, well-health, and -referral services, and 1 _ tcided to
loop into the e -re fully.
his. : eporie<a that 11a.rrow's t''
e ~"a tcLur c&i,t -in e-r ~ would be
glad to ix r; als i e regular t^i;. L price u f ` rte.`: . ~-^ins in vhuv_r
homes provide! uie could pick them up and deliver than, aa:td it tria.s decided
to give W Ze',°r.° further consideration.
being no Urther business to c V th s g, and uporl
motion _
duly ade and seconded, ✓ v~ ' ~ L C`~ adjourned
3.F.t rrte,^ ot..~#~ and to ~ Chairman _ V';e Tl.c;.. s.s t _ 9X1 3
. g at 0 ~ s1.:w,
Respectfully submitted,
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