Page 6 - January1960

NATIONAL BUTTON BULI,ETIN January, 1960

THE SEtrRETARY WRITEE|

IthasbeenhearterdngtohavenotesandChristmascardsfromsoma,nyof you
vou. I wish there were moie iime to answer each one by letter, yet I am sure
-r
ir1l*-rrr*'".-"v--u.t the messages you tuck in with your renewals.
"p-p"e"iut.
Again I pledge to -give my best,- as I begin anoLher year as your secretary'
rtreie"are jusi a tew points I should lite to ask you to remember:
TtrefrscalyearisfromJa.nuary.lto-.Decemberl.Thismeanstleatnomatt'er
v,t}e; y;;;;"d vo* a".rl-v*-"u."iu" all six numbers of txre current year's NA-
rior.rii-s-urlrbp SUr,i'EhINS, janua.ry, vrarch, Ma.y, July, septe.mber and No-
;;ffi;;. H";;ve", senairilouii'einrs iii.riviaually is more costly. than when the
fiffi| ;;;-dtr"i" ,t ir,i bulk rate, so we would appreciate receiving vour dues
early in the Year'
Membershipduesare$3.50per.yeaf.The'sustainingMembers.hipisavolun-
tr"v^'"i"iii5"ti6"-of ts.o6 &;.;;t to the work of the Societv, and is in addition
to iegular dues' (See Page 40')
Beswetonotifythesecretaryifyoud.o_rrotreceiveyourBIILLETTNwithin
a month of publication time-.- 1JIUL],ETINS are sent as Second Class Mail, and
ftil"';;Jri;so*. pr"utt'uJptti""t, ald c-iJ/.e them time to set to vou' Chanses
;;'ilil;;.;iluia ue sent to-m? befoie the-5th of February, April, June, August'
October and December itr ;;;" 16 get the change to the printer for subsequent
BULLETINS.
ThefinalreportoflgSgmembershipw.ill.aonearintheMarchBULLETIN.
While 1959 enrollment *ii?""t"" ti,a.t isse, i! ji-our hope that 1960 will be even
;;;i;;-Ar;; send the iso6 renewar membership cqrqs'-y9-9lclose a "Get a New
ff;;;;iild;L.'\ti; il;fi;"*ard to havins vou send in YouR' new member'
we welcome another Life Member, Miss Jean G' Staples of Pennsylvania'
R,IITH MCCR,EIGHT

ATLANTIC CITY SHOW NOTES
we axe pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Hiil will again act as our show
rvr"nrg:e, ior-ettaotic city with Mr.-P}aul J. conlin and Mrs. Mary Houghton as
Sttdw'C":Cnairmen. Wfr. .foseptr Anderson will serve as Chairman of Local
- --ff""
Committees. list of committees will be given at a later date'
"o*plete -G. E.

FR,OM'COMBMAKINGINAMERICADBYBEBNAR,DW.DOYLE_1925
page 14: ,.An Advertisement which appearcd in the New Englard Journal of
a"'g*tlg, iiig reaas: "To be sold at Public Vendue at the Royal Exchange Tavern
i" -xitig st"u"t. Boston, a large assortment of shoe Buttons and shoe buckles,
ivory combs, tooth brushes, . etc."
i;"i6 iiiii-;i" Scotland and England hoofs as well as horn furnished material for
;!il;;1ntr but in this country they are used largely in the manufacture of
buttons.
,,Australian horn is small and light colored and better adapted for small
wares such as buttons."
i;;;i46;-,"I.he tips of horn were used for umbrella handles, knives, canes, etc.,
while the sculls of frorn was used for buttons."
i"d ilSr ;among substitutes for ivory, horn_ and tortoise shell is a vegetable
ivob *rti.tt is maie from a large rounded.nut first found in Ecuador taken by the
natives from the tagus palm treL, some nuts were sent to Eulope where their value
in the manufacturing of buttons, combs and other small objects were soon recog-
nized'"
contributed by MARToN w. cRurcHFrELD