Page 56 - January1948

54 NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN

CLUB NEWS_NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
IlIl iD e
The lfnine State Button Soeiety, President, IIr. Clarence March, reports
the following oncers for the new year.-
President-Clarence l\f arch
lst Vice President-Eds'in Collamorc
2nd Vice President-Georgia Bruce
Secretary-Amber Carr
Treasurer-Thomas Owens. Jr.
Plogram Chairman-Georg ie Bruce
District Chairmen-Northern-Lois Pratt; Central-llildred llorrison; South-
ern-Pliny Crockett
Chairmen at large-Luela n{ol.ton; Inga- Chase; Lilla luurry.
Auditors-Vivian Morrlson, Chairman: Mabel Johnson.
, Publicitl':-Amber Carl', \Iarion Quinn, Blanche Jellison, Clarence IIarch,
Thomas Owens, Jr., Mabel Johnson and trIrs. George Collamoie.
Shut-In Committee-Mrs. Plinv Crockett
Chairman in charge of club stationgrS'-l,lildred trIorrison.
President Clarence March reports that no State Society meetings will be held
until April. District meetings however wtll be helcl during the winter months.
He also announced that Lillian and Dewy Albert of Hightstown, New Jersey, will
be the guest speakers at their State Society summer meeting in Portland on
August 14th.
Rhode fsland
. The nhode IslnId State Button Societl., Presir'lent. Mrs. Ilarl F. Quincl
rel)orts their new offlctrs as follo$.s:
Presidcnt, IUrs. Fjarl F. Quincy
Vice President, tr{rs. Beda L. Saunders
Secretary, IIrs. IrYing K. \vhite
Treasurer, llr. Nahum \villard
llember-at-large, !Iiss Edith Barnard
Conrmittee Chairruen
Publicity, Mrs. Raymond Nickerson
Librarian, Mrs. Ilenry Gorman
Program, trIiss Dorothy Murphy
l\IembershiD, Miss Florence Edger.s
fdxhibit. Miss Grace E. Borden
Historian, Mrs. Irvlng K. \Vhite
\Irs. Quincy writes that their SocietJ'will have a llound Table cliscussion
at their January meeting and tho Febrrrarl'meeting will bc llt the form of a
Birthdal' Party (their sixth).
Connectlcut
The following are the ofhrtt t -s fol th(, Conne(.tlcilt Stlrte tlutt.)D S.rciet:r fol
the follo$'ing year-
Pre-sident, XIrs. Oliver IIn|t
\iice-president, lUrs. Honr.y Flollman
Secretarl-, llls. Louis f)owns
Treasurer, trIr. Victor Lusconrb
Directot. fol'three l'ears, lIrs. Golclon Benn?tt
The Nutnreg r'lub of lliddletown, $'ill entertain their St:lte S{)ciety in Janu-
ary at Holy Trinity'Parish H()us;e, l{idclletos'n. The hostesses \\'ill be trIrs.
L1'tle Packard and a Comnrittee and the program tvill be in (.harge of th{.
Nutneg llutton Club.
In Fel)ruafy the Nrrtmeg Club will l)e entertained bJ- the IlaisI- Butt()n Clul)
\\-ith 11.s. Daisy Jackson as host(,ss.
lI:r ss:rrhusetta
llrs. Reba Smith, the plesident of the Crescent Button Club of Connecticut
\':rllt.'l'(lIass.) rvill hase Lillian and Dervy Albert as guest sDeakers at their'
.{ugust rn(fetinEr. Ir)yitations rvill be extended to button collectors in the vi<:init.y,
as \\'ell as histoli:rns, local art and librarian gloups and students.
\erv Jeriey
The Bergerr Button Club $'ill hold a nreetin-ej on Jiiltuary 9, \vith It|s. W. ('.
Berry as hostess. llrs. Kenneth Ll dt.clter \vill dts(.uss Lithographs.
On Ftbruat'y 13th this club meets \r'ith llr. and NI |s. W. A. FIol ton, and tr
Valentine program is being planned. This rvill also be Swap Night. NIr.s,
Chall{,s Rnsh rvill act as Co-}Jostess.