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NATIONAL BIITTON BULLETIN Nov.-Dec., 1965

REPORT OF TEE SECBETAEY (Continued)
Sustainlng Membership enrollmerrt was: Nine Life Members, thirteen Annual
Members, five District Clubs and iwo state But'ton Societies. One member con-
trtbuted $25.00; one $15.00; six $10.(X) each; and twenty-one $5.00 each.
There were 132 Llfe Members at Sept. 1, 1965, During the year three members
transferred to Life Membership: Mrs. Eileen Botts of California, Miss Marjorie
Kostenbader of Pennsylvania a,nd lvlrs. A. Menagh Wilson of Ne{, Je$ey. We were
saddened to record fire deaths of four Life Members: Mrs. Lillian Smitlt Albert of
New Jersey, Mrs. P. A. Chamberlin of Pennsylvania, I\[rs. Mina S. Dawson of
Michigan and Mr. Achilles H. I(ohn, New York.
Beginning with attendance at ttre Aurual Meeting a,nd the tnro Directors'
Meetings in October 1964 and recording the Minutes thereof, the secretary's duties
during the year were many and varied. 1,369 NATIONAL BTJTTON BIILLETINS
were mailed to members whose dues were received after the printer's mailing dead-
lines. Many letters were written, including replies to inquiries resulting from an
article appea,ring in a Labor magazine. Ttre July Directory, including both the
State and Club listings a.s well as the Membership Roster were prepared and the
Rcster galley proofread. In February, 289 reminders were mailed to t€Jdy mem-
bers. On April first reports and lists were sent to the Memberstrip Chairmen for
their follow-up. September first reporbs were prepared for these Cha,irmen.
The secretary's receipts turned over to the lteasurer from Sept. 1, 1964 to
August 1, 1965 totaled $6,?32.89, plus ?0d in Canadian coins, and tl 10 Shillings
i:r Britistr Curr€ncy. Office expenses including postage from Sept. 1, 1964 to
August 25, 1965 totaled $213.3?. Efiort was made to ha,ndle each duty as efiiciently
as possible. Grateful appreciation is extended to the President, Mrs. Grace Toal-
son, to the Chairman of ttre Boa,rd, Judge Chester Pendleton, to the Tteasurer,
Mr. Paul J. Pierce, and to the Membership Cha,irmen, Mrs. Lm C. Bobb and Miss
Ruth Ann Huntzicker.
R,UTTT McCREIGIff

REPOR,T OF PUBLICATION CHAIBMAN
With the sudden passing away of our rnost capa,ble and beloved Editor, Mrs.
rllian Alberi, the National Buiton Society was confronted with a multitude of
problems--more ttran anybody realized. Ttte January Bulletin was partly ready for
ttre printer, and Dewy Albert completed it. But-what about tt!€ issues to follow?
That was a nightmare for Grace Toalson and her helpers (and not too many
helpers at that). But the issues came through and will keep on coming. The or-
ganization w&s real forLunate in having a Pr€sident that had experience in publi-
cation.
With the ever increasing cost of printing and mailing-can we afford to keep
on at the present rate of $3.50 for a membership fee? Let's give it careful consid-
eration.
JAMES R,. BOWM.

EEPON,T OF N)VER,TISING MANAGER, Or. NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN
To tJre Ofiicers a^nd Members of t'he National Button SocieW:
I wish to tha,nk all ttre advertisers for ttreir prompt reply to deadline notices,
which is an insuran@ for their ads to appear in t'tre current issue of the Bulletin.
Ttre ca.rrying on of this work is interesting and enjoyable. There is always a
looking forward to new advertisers with a hope of increased volume. Ttre most
difiicult part is making a report for the arurual meeting of the Society.
Sincerely,
PAI'L J. CONLIN