FULLERTON BOOK CLUB

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Monday, September 28, 2009
Fullerton book club celebrates 75th year
Wednesday Morning Book Club is the county's longest continuing book group.
By BARBARA GIASONE
The Orange County Register
FULLERTON – In 1934, Edith Bullis co-founded the Wednesday Morning Book Club in Fullerton "to strive for enrichment of personality and mutual loaning of minds on books, current topics, music and art." Membership would be limited to 24 members.
On Sept. 23, 2009, the county's longest continuing book club celebrated its 75th anniversary – with 24 members.
The meeting format has remained unchanged since Bullis started the first meeting by reviewing "One More Spring" by Robert Nathan. She figured members would be better served if they chose their own books to review.
"In other clubs, everyone reads and discusses the same book," one-time member Evelyn Balgrosky said. "This is the only place where my reading is appreciated by a like group."
The 75th anniversary party was held at the home of retired Fullerton Librarian Carolyn Johnson. In keeping with the celebratory menu and cake, retired Sunny Hills High School teacher Mary Lou Moore reviewed the life of Julia Child.
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