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NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN July. 19 5 o

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Coronado. Califolnia
Dear Friends:
When this message leaches you, my hus-
band and I rvill be at Camp Cully in Yosernite
National Park. We meet many friends there
each yeal and look folward to living for two
weeks out under the large pine trees. It would
i.le very nice to meet some of you there.
We have just entertained house gr-rests
from Massachusetts and France. Mr. Charles
Parker, President of the l\fassachusetts State
Society, and Mrs, Parker, spent the week end
with us, and we enjoyed becoming acquainted
with representatives of our Eastefn Section l'er-v
rnuch. We also en joyed enteltaining N{r's.
Poisson, wife of Edouard Poisson, rvho is a
member of N. B. S. Mrs. Poisson (rvhose pen
name is Claude Salvy) is a prominent journalist
in France; she is spending trilo months in the
Fay Vilim United States on an exchange proglarn. She
has written an interesting book on the histol'y
of flowers.
The }[ay Bulletin was full of excellent material pertaining to the 1st.
2n.d aud 3r'd Divisions; I know you are still digesting it. This July issue is
of s1:ecial r.alue as it brings us up to date on our members and clubs for
anothel' yeal'. It also contains the "Index" for our 1954 publications. Oni'
sincele thanks to the Gordon Bennetts.
I want to thank all state and local societies who have so kindly sent me
their publications. I am enjoying and gaining much from each of them.
Wi-ch I might comment on every one but it would take many pages to re-
count all the good things I could say about them. They are of special inter-
est to lne since I feel that I have a bettel acquaintance with all of you.
Oul' East and West Membership Committees, as well as our live rvile
Secletaly, afe lvorking hard to obtain new members. Do pass the word aloug
to your clnb members that we need evel'y one of them.
O'"rr Traveling Exhibit will start on its way in the near futule. Ion'a
has asked fol it first which shows that they are really interested in learning
Ilorn all available material at hand. lVe are hoping to enlarge the exhibit to
cover many rnore sections. Elsewhere in this issue you will find the list of
tlays availal)le. We hope there will be something of special interest to you.
The following ale miscellaneous Show comments.
This issue contains your proxy and also an application for your ently
irlanlis. Please send for the number of slips you requir"e as soon as possible,
addressing youl requests to, Mrs. E. J. Morehous, Crabtree Colners, R. D.
#2. Su-csex, New Je|sey.
It i,< most impoltant that all entries be in Philadelphia on tinre, as those
alri'r'ing late can not be judged.
Any local or state society belonging to N. B. S. may enter an exhibit
rvitlrout charge. Our State displays are becoming so impressive that all of
us should take time to study them at the Show.
ADy tray not having won a blue ribbon before at a N. B. S. Shorv is
eligil:]e fol cornpetition. Merits are always encou|aged as they often con-
prise some of the best trays at the Show, and may be entered until they iiave