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98 NATIONAL BIITTON BT'LLETTN May, 1964
THE PRESIDENT'Ei MEEiEiAGE

APril, 1964

Dear Members of N'B.S.
At ttris time of year, we are all more button
.orr".iori, if that is passible, with all.the-scheduled
St"t"-."*iti.,g" coming up. I am looking forwaxd to
,itd",iirrg dr.ie nea.er hbme ttris vear, but do wish
I might be able to attend more'
It is my sad duty to report the death of Marie
Grogan, a faithful dealer and collector' 'r'nose
;-;?il'ri ttt" t*t chicago show will remember
i,ith pt"r"rt" [hose beautiful oriental flower ar-
raneeiilents she contributed to beautify our show;
i[i"-** itt to her other contributions' She
"adition
will be missed from our gatherings.
Adah c' Bennett rf the membership is working as hard on their
trays for the Cleveland Show as orrr hostess group is to entertain us, we should
t rr" , tup"ab Show. Even the Hotel has refurbished our meeting rooms'
Tlre Awards list is indeed a promising one, a challenge to old and new
-new
collectors alike, and with- 6G of prizes in contests, so do get b.usy- With
b-tevetana so close to our--C-anaaian members, we hope that we will have a
JJ6iiv i"p*"""truo.t trom across the border, and thus make it a real rnterna-
tional Show.
I am also looking forward to seeing a great many of you. at the New England
states Ivteeting in concord, New rramlsrrire. The program- is gi-ven in this issue
i."-""rtait we wiu ali beneflt eriatly by meeting with collectors from this
""a
part of our country.
You will be interested. I am sure in the revised copy of -the Clear and Colored
Cfass-dfassincation wtrictr our Consulting Editor, Jane Adams, has completed'
ft-li-in inis issue. Our Bo"O, t""t year in Atlantic City, voted- to have it made
uG" in fooffetiorm,'so ttrat, too, is being taken care of by our Editor.
"riifrU-f.
I trust thab all state Presidents have sent their state and Distlict club
fistingi to our Editor. i trro, that she takes a certain pride in-publishing t'he
or*J-"p_t"_tt e_minute lntormation and repork possible. so, wiihout additional
delay, please see that Lillian Albert has yours in hand'
IsendmysinceregreetingstoallclubsthroughouttheCountryasyouget
together at your spring and summer meetings.
""'te'i'd c. Benneit
P.S.
I just had a note from the ohio state President, Mrs. Myrtle Haryis, telling of
a iormea club in Southeastern ohio. She mentions that the fourteen new
"&iv come from four surrounding counties. The name of the Club is the Scar-
memUd.s
i"li-U**gur Button CIub, in honoi of Bernice and Campbell Scarlett and Mrs.
Ned Lansiriger, each of wirom has contlibuted so much to the button hobby.
This is exce[ent news.
since my letter was writLen I have seen the classi.fication for clear and col-
oreO Ciass ln printed form. It certainJy is a splendid addition to our button bibli-
&;;phy ana wiU be of immeasurable help to all collectors. Ttris classiflcation will
nE r,iprintea in booklet fo1.1n immediately. I'm sure that aJl of you will join me in
thaniing Jane Ada.ms for her excellent work.
please check an important notice on p. 109 from the chairman of special
Awaxds, Mrs. Anita Weed.
A.C.B.