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NATTONAL BIITTON BULT,NTIN Nov.-Dec., 1965

to carry on, and with no on else to edit, I assumed ttre responsibilily, heartill
ASriti."g tnb iaea of appointing myself. No appointment was rnade-I simply
went to work.
This has been a proud year for N.B.S. Wittr ttre publicaiion of ttre Novernber-
December issue of tle Bulletin, wo will resctr more members than a,t arly time
silrce 1952. We are getting requests from organizations far axrd wide for program
materiat ttrat we cannot iurnistr, which is an unfortunate situation. One request
came from a Military seilice organization, and we ma,y be able- to gra"nt that
onJ Uetore long. Iniidentolly, it came from a state where we have only one
member.
our committees have functioned in a gratrifying manner. Ea.rly in ttre year
the Speial Awa,rds Chairman, Mlis. Horace I'I' W"ed, was advised by her pW-
siclsn- tfrat she strould no longer serve us. This resigXra,tion was accept€d with
tegret Irrirs Ann B. Wilson a,na prrs. Ann M. Wi-lson eraciously accepted a.p-
pointment.
No President of Nabiona,l Button society could have had bettel co-opexation
from a Boa,rd of Dir€ctors than have I. Ttre support and good advice from the
Chairman of the Board, Judge Pendleton, has helped smooth my path'
Let no one tell you that a good secretary is not of utmost importance to a
pr€sident. During tiris year M15. Mcgreight has taJ<en on additional responsi-
bility, and my deepest gratitude goes to her.
First vice-President Editl. Rodway has boen my working representa.tive in
this New England show plan and preparation. To her a,nd to her husband a
thousa.nd tJrank you's.
It has not been possible to attend all of the state shows I wanted to enjoy
ttris fear. 'ttrose atte:nded have been reported in my bi-monttrly communication.
f.fewio"af clubs are springjng up a{ro6s the oountry, and we have hopes of seeing
severat new sta,te societies wittrin a short tirne. Tluly the button hobby is march-
iD€i on, axrd aII of us are obligated to march with it-not, drop by the wayside.
To all elected ofiicials and appoint€es srhose names are inside the covers
and on tl|le mast hea.d of our publica,tion, sufficient s,pprocia,tion carrnot be
expressed. Please consider this a personal "tha,nk you".
It has been a pleasure to serve you as your president.
Respect'ful]Y submittod,
GR,ACE H. TOAIfiON

REPORT OF FIR,ST VICE PN,ESIDENT
To the Ofiicers and Members of the National Button Society:
Ttre past year has been a busy one for all, and sadness has been experienced
by the S'ocieW in the passing of our Editor of many years, Mrs. Lilljq.n Smith
aiUert, and olher collectors of long standing. We were fortunate to be able to
araw o., the knowledge of journalism of our President, Mrs. GIen Toalson, who
has carried on the arduoui task of editing our Bulletin. I am sure a1l of the
membership feel a sense of gratitude.
I have traveled marny miles ttris past year, and have encouraged the mounting
of buttons with Nationi.l activities. Ttte New England States are hosts to the
National Button Society, and this tras entailed planning and a great deal of trav-
eling. Ttris region has not entertained the National Society for quite a few years,
and new members trave requested information as to ttre fundamenta,ls in mount-
ing for oompetition. I have given irrshuction to many clubs, alId to individuals, to
tha best of my ability. Taking into consideration the anea to be covered, this has
kept me on ttre road much of the time. It has been a pleasure, as I trave made
thi acquaintance of new members and hove renewed friendstrips with members