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194 NATNONAI, BLITTON BiL]IN,ETI}{ October 1997

stampede began. We are told that 881 people
signed the registration book and I believe that all
of them were at the doors when the show opened.
Those dedicated exhibitors made a mad dash for
the racks to see how many ribbons they won-or
how bad their case of measles was. However, the
majority headed straight for the dealers' tables and
the feeding frenzy was on! At 2 o'clock, the first
of the workshops was presented by Denver Ellliott
- A slide program entitled "Literature on buttons"
and those who had signed up for this workshop
had to tear themselves away from buying for a
while. Then at 3 o'clock, John Kwiechen again
gave his ever-popular program "Button Collecting
George Sweat's parade of 101". At 6 o'clock the showroom closed after a
hats is a regular attraction very successful day. At 7 o'clock there was an
at all our shows. This one ice-cream social and an auction. which was also
certainly expresses the declared a great success by Auctioneer Bruce
feeling of us in the
Beck. As for me, I went to our roorn, flopped
geriatric set.
down across the bed to rest for a few minutes
before the auction and woke un at 6:30 the next
morning with my clothes still on. Freddie had gone to dinner and said he
didn't have the heaft to wake me when he retumed.
Friday moming
found me back among
the living (amazing
what l2 hours sleep
can do for you!) The
Annual Meeting was
at 8:30 and members
got to hear what each
committee had done
during the last year as
well as a report from
the First Board
Meeting and the
election of three new
Directors. At 10, the
showroom again
opened and again the
room was filled with
huppy shoppers
looking for that one
Stephanie Lane and Chris Kettler are charming
elusive button. At 11,
examples of our bright enthusiastic younger set.
Tony Beadell