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310 NATIONAL BUTTON tsULLETIN September, 1951

Nerv York
The button collectiou belonging to Miss Adah Bennett was on exhibition
at the Suffolk Museum, Stony Brook, Long Island during the month of
August, and on Augrist 11th, Covelle Newcomb, author of "The Secret Door"
spoke to members and friends of the Metropolitan Button Club on the sub-
ject, "The life and art of Kate Greenaway."
Nerv Jersey
The fall meeting of the New Jersey State Button Society wiII be held
in Tlenton on Octobet' 20th at the Hotel Stacy-Trent. National Show reports
$'iII be given and tlle pr-ogram will be in charge of Mr. George Ertell.
lndiana
Plans are under rn'ay for a fall rneeting of the State Society to be guests
of the OId X'ort Button CIub at Fort Wayne. The meeting is scheduled for
September'23, in the Chaiter Box room at the Van Orman Hotel.

THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK
We want to thank the Iarge number of col-
lectols who have sent their appreciation of the
Blass classilication which appeared in the May
BULLDTIN. We are pleased to know that so
many of you ale making a complete glass index.
At valious picnics duling the summer, your
editor spohe with quite a few collectors who had
the project well under $'ay.
The wliter has been building up a library
of pictures of glass buttons over a long period
of time. Many collectors have been extremely
coopelative, some sending their entire glass col-
lections or lalge parts thereof for study and
photographing. We are deeply appreciative of
. this couftesy and wish to thank in particular the
I follo'wing: Ml.s. Jane Adams, Mrs. Lucile Al-
] bligtrt, Mrs. Helen Alexander, Mrs. Nellie Ben-
' nett, Mi's. Sara Buchanan, Mrs. Josephine CarI-
son, Mrs. Mary Carmany, Mrs. Clara Curry, lIrs.
Edythe Doe, Miss Jane B. Donnell, Mls. Malgaret Eby, Mrs. Viviane Ertell,
Mrs. Zula Fricks, Mls. Edith Hall, Mrs. Myrtle Kuypers, Mrs. Dorothy Lloyd,
Mrs. Mary Long, Mrs. Gene Lydecker, Mrs. Lytle Packard, Mrs. Blanche
Fendleton, Miss Lettie Ralph, Mrs. Helen Schuler, Mrs. Stewart Scheetz,
Mrs. Carolyn Smit.h, Mrs. Ruth Snell, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stevens, Mrs. Lou
Tisdale, Mls. Nelle Van Buskirk, llrs. Madge Walker', Mrs. Helen Warinsky,
Mrs. Helen Wegener, lIIs. Ruth Wilson, and Mrs. D. M. yerkes. To all
others rtrho have sent specimens or have helped in any \l'ay, a sincere thank
you.
Viviane and George Et'tell will appear agail on our Shorv programs.
Their slides will include related articles in the field of art; the original
sample case of colonial buttons and many buttons from the world famous
D'Allemagne collectiorr. Mr. Eltell purchased this collection on a recent
trip to Flance. The buttcns, together with the book plates from the D'AIle-
magne volumes (which include buttons) will be on exhibition. Interesting
old garments with historical buttons will also be shown.
For one of the request pl'ogt'arns Show pictures of 19b0, and various
Club groups will also be shown on the screen. The splendid color' fihn, ,,The
I\{aking of a I ,'edgwood Teapot," will be used on one of our programs.
These pictules were taken by Mr. Hensleigh Wedgwood, head of the Ameri-
can branch of this firrn'
LII.LIAN sMrrH ALBERT