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HomeMy WebLinkAbout71-270WHEREAS9 this board was grieved to learn o~ the death of MATTIE R. LUNAa and o WHEREAS, MATTIE R. LUND served the County of Butte ~or nearly 47 years3 and WIIEREASQ during her tenure of office9 she served as Secretaxy and Treasurer of both tte Calif~rnia County Tax Collector's Association and the Treasurer's Association, and WHEREASy MATTTE Ro LUND served as Patriotic Instructor for the local WomanQS Relie~ Corps for nearly 50 years; for nearly as many years she was the chairman of the Naturalization Day programso NOWy THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of ~he County of Buttea State of California, as follows: ]., Tha~ said board hereby memoralizes its appreciation of the meritorious services rendered to the Co~nty of Butte by MATTIE R. LUND during her Iifetime, 2, That the condolences and heartfelt sympathy of this board be extend.ed to her sisters, Mrs. M, G. Parker, Mrs. Fred I, Gilbert and Nlrs, E, R. Higgins, and that the clerk of this board forward a certified copy of this resolution to them. 3. That the regular meeting of ~rhzs board held on the 2nd day'of November9 1971~ be adjo~rned a.n memory of MATT~E R, LIJNA . ~'ASSED A~FD ADOPTED by the Butte County Board o~ Supe~r~- visors this 2nd day of November, 1971p by the ~ollowing vote: AYES: Supervisars Gilman, Madigan, Maxon, MeKillop, and NOES: ~Tpne Chairman Reyno~ds ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: None ..~~ C:'~.e~~ ~ ERE E. REYNOLDS, C irman o t e Butte County Board ot Supervisors ATTEST: CL,ARK :4. NELSON~ County C].e~k and ex»officio Clerk of the Board By ~t'~~ ,`.'~.. `)/- Z ? o . _ . ~~ ;~ _. ..~ _. RESOL~TION IN MEMORY OF MATTIE R. LUND Yassecl away vrcu„caa~uy ~....... .... ..... .._..._.,_- ---------- - • - , . . . ~~~ -..- . . ' Mattie R. Lund was borr` ~ Morgan Valley on February 7, 90; the first chi.ld of ~he late•Mr. and'Mrs. Ole Bordsen Lund. 'rlhen she was four years o].d, the Lund family moved to Banner Mine, where Mr. Lund was engaged in gold mining. In i902, the Lnnds moved to Orovllle and huil t and resided in one of the fis^st hornes in the Veatch tract. . Miss Lund received her early education in the Oroville schools and 2ater graduated from "•.the Oakland Polytechnic Business College, followed by special courses at the University of Southern California. Her first position was with the local City of Pari.s Department Store as a book-keeper. ! Following this position she was employed by the Oroville Gold l~'Ii.n~.ng Dred ging Company. In 191~+, she became the first woman to seek and win an elective office in the 5tate of Cali.fornia; at this time she was elected to the office o£ Butte County Tax Collector. :`, Four y~ars later the oifiee of Tax Collector was combined *.aith that of Treasurer. :fiss Lund again became a candidate for this ca:nbined office and raon re-election. She served ~.n , this capacity until 1961 when she retired, having served the people of Butte County for nearly ~7 ygars. During her tenure of office, she served as Secretary and Treasurer of both the California County Tax Collector's Association and the Treasurers Association. ~ Miss Lund was an aot~ve member of numerous £raternal, civic and patriotic organizations. •. She was a me:nber of the First Congregational Church of Orovi.lle and played her part in per- forming many official duties ~herein. _ In patriotic work, she won the.distine'tion o£ being named Honorary Secretary for the W. T. Sherman Grand Army of the Republic Post. She was appointed by Governor Rolph to the Board o~ Directors of the Woman's Relief Corps Home in Santa Clara County from 1933-1941. As a member of the Ed. T. Sherman 47oman's Relief Corps,Auxii~iary to the Grand Army of thE ~ ".. Repub~ic, xnc., she rose through the ranks to become the President of the Department of ' California and h~evada. Continuing in her work, she becatrte affilliated wi.th the national oxtier and has been serving successfull.y, among other capacities, as the Chairman of the 33ational Scholarship Committee. People of this locality wi11 remember her as Patriotic Instructor for the iocal Woman's Re3.ief Corps, a post she held lor nearly 50 years. . nearly ~~ Many naturalized American ci~tizens of this area wi12 recall that for ~i~~~~ as many in .their hon yearsjNiiss Lund was the chairman of the ?~xaturalization Day programs, which are held^twice '. a year at the Butte County Court House. ~ _... --- _ -- ' ; _ ._~... ._~ -- -_.. .. .. _ _ _, _ - _.... _~_.__. . - _ . ~ . ~ ~ ~~ :.~ ~ . _~ . . . . . . . .. . .. ti fi . . .. . • ' .'- . ~ . . . . . , . - - . . . . .; .. • . . ; . . . . ~ ~ . , . . . . .. , . . . . . : : . ~Other organ~.zations of which Miss Lund was a member and often an officer include: Auxiliary 'to the American Legion Post #95 Auxiliary to the.Veteran of Foreign rlars Post f~1747 Gold of Ophir Parlor N. D. G. W. #190 Butte County Pioneer Memorial Association Neighbors of Woodcraft ~' Oroville Buslness and Professiona7. Women ' Soroptimists of Oroville . California Heritage Counc~l ' - Feather River Heri.tage Council ~ : ~ Butte County Historical Society • ': Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce Ca.l:ifornia State Retirement Association •Butte-Yuba Cowbelles . California Cannera and Growers Association „ County, State and National Cattlemen's Association ~armers' Rice Cooperat~,ve Also, she was a member of the Past Presidents' Association nf the Woman's Relief Corps, arxl of the Past Presidents' Association of.the l~ative Daughters. She was an Honorary member of the Californ~a County Treasurars~ Association and the California County Tax Coliectors' ,.. . xv. , Associatian. Survivors include her sisters~ Mrs. M. G. Parker (Irene) of Orovi.l3.e, Mrs. Fred I. Gilber" f~..:i~' ~~ ::, . ( :::, ,. ~ (Gertrude) of Oroville and Mrs. E. R. Higgins (Helen) of Sacramento. Her nephews; Dx~. Fred I. Gilbert, Jr.,~of Honolulu, COL Robert B. Gi;lbert of Panama, Richar3 5. Gilbert of Danville, Flozlaid:.R. Higgins of Sacramento and Gary Lund of Lodi. Her sole niece was Mrs. John H..H1ack of San Francisco. There are 27 great-n~eces and great-nephews. - Funeral~services will be held on Monday, November 1;~: 2 p.m. at the F'irst Congregetional a memorial ~ ~ Church of Oroville. In lieu of flowers, contr3bution~ may be sent 'to the First Congregational ~. ~ Church of Oroville, the Scholarship F'i~urid of the hational ;M1loman' s RelieF Corps or the chari.ty of your choi.ce. _ . - . . :;,. _ - ,. • ;, . :. ;:, , : • . , , . . x ., _. ,. . ; __. _,,_ .... , . .. ,.:_.. _.. = : _:_ ; _. :..: ._. : ~ . __ _ : . . . . ~~~:1 _. .