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July-August, 1968 NATIONAL BUTTON BUI.T.T:TTN 22r

NATItrNAL BUTTtrN EiOtrlETY
ANNUAL MEETINGi AND EiHtrW

lte nquldte tlme lor the Aarucl Meeting cod Competitive Show ie one week. The
int threo dcye ore ulcd lo,r unpccking, clossifyiag crrd judging erhibits, atrd setthg
up ibe Shm. The Show ir set up in lour Sectione: {l) Competttive, in which e:fiibit-
os! clotupete under Btrict rules cmd regulotioas Ior ribbons, trophies cod prize ntoney;
(2) Noa4oopcdEvc, where erhibitors mcy disploy buftons without Iollowing <my
nrle erccpt the oae govemiug the size oI regulction Irqmes; (3) Educc[oncL where
:nuaourna, button rociefle., the butto trdde, qod lndividuols moy ploce exhibitg oI
dn inlormdliv€ uature; ({) lte Showcose, where ba.rttons oI speciql nots or unique
hterert crc ploccd.

PARTIAL LISiT trF TYPES trF
BUTTtrNS SHI]WN, ANTIOUE AND MtrDERN:

Polidcsl clDcraomorqtve, heroldlc, militory (U.S. cord Poreigm), sportiug, j6wel.
pictoricrl deslgrus, lSth century, ivory miniotures, gloss (black, cle<xr cmd colored).
silver, ceromic, hom, etc. Moteriqlg oI vqrious kinds ore used in the monulocture
ol butto:ts.

O{ficial rule dividee cll buttons into lour sizes, large, medium. emqll ond diminutive.
Lcage buttons Eust b€ crt least |/t" ia diqneter qnd rouge up to severol inches
across; Madlum buttons ore between 3A" ad lVt" scrosE; Smoll sizee rarlge lrom Ve"
lo 3/t" aqcrg,, while Dtnlnuflve butlous c(Enot be lorEer thcu Ve" qicto.e,

AtrT!VIT!ES

Demonstrclions, workshops, illustroted tolks, etc., Ieoturing leoding button outhoritiea,
qre scheduled lor eoch dcry oI the week, fhey crr6 open to the public vrithout qd-
miEsiotr chorge. drlnissi6a is chorged to Showroom only. Printed progrctus ore
cvqilqble ot eoch Show.

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, with Election of Officers, is held in the moming ol
the do1'before the Show closes. The An:ruol Luncheon lollows crt uoou.

OPEN HOUSE is qn qttroction the Iirst evening (usuolly Thursdcry) cdter the Show
officiolly opens.

DELI.ERS ftom mouy stotes hove booths ot the Show qnd offer lor sole buttons tb.ot
Iill the reguiremeDts ol both new crnd odvcaced collectors.