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CONVENTION HOTEL INFORMATION
Room reservations for the 1990 National Button Society Convention can be made
by contacting the: Sheraton Park Central
12720 Merit Drive
Dallas, Texas, 75251
(2r4) 385-3000
(Please do not call Sheraton's 800 number)
We have obtained a very special rate of $55.fi) + tax for anywhere from one to four
occupants per night. Please advise the reservations clerk ifyou have any special needs.
Be sure to mention the National Button Society when making your reservations.
RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE HOTEL NO LATER THAN
JULY 16 TO GET THIS SPECIAL RATE.
The hotel is located at the corner of LBJ Freeway (I-635) and Coit Road (Central
Expressway) which is widely regarded as the crossroads of Dallas. It is a direct 20 miles
from the DFW Regional Airport and l2 miles from either Love Field or the central
business district. Free covered parking is provided for those registered at the hotel.

REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The Nominating Committee wishes to thank everyone who suggested members for
the position of 2nd Vice President and the three openings on the Board of Directors.
We submit the following slate for a 2-year term:
President . . . Barbara Johnson of Washineton
lst Vice President Jean Longo of Conneciicut
2nd Vice President Nancv Fink of Marvland
Treasurer . . . Graie Folsom of iexas
For a 3-year term on the Board:
Jean Speights ofTexas
Doris Brown of Oregon
Carolvn DeGroff of Colorado
Respectfully submitted,
Lucille Weingarten (California), Chairman
Mrs. A.T. Hall (Tennessee)
Mrs. Mary Doyle (Arizona)

THE LEGEND THAT KEEPS GIVING
For many years Jane Ford Adams had been referred to by the editor as "a living
legend of buttondom." For nearly 50 ycarr, this lady had devoted hcr time and efforts
to drawing a basic blueprint for button collectors to bring organization and logic to
their collections. Her many classifications provide the guidelines for us. Alas, Jane is
no longer among the living, but her legend lives on through the magnaminous gesture
of her husband, Dr. John R. Adams.
After months of pondering, Dr. Adams has decided upon the following plan. All of
Jane's buttons will go back into circulation in the hands of button collectors. All