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210 NATIONAL BUTTON BT'LLETIN Nov.-Dec., 1965

PRINtrESEi trHRIsiTINA
PRESENTED WITH A BUTTON
An article i:r a recent issue of the IREEHOLD (N. J.) TIi,ANSCRIpI gives
an account of the interesting experiences of two relatively new button collectors,
lttrs. Raymond IIiU ard iltrs. Joseph Chehanske, of Fheehold. Ttre news item was
acoompanied with an illustration, strowing the two ladies inspecthg a Civil w'ar
uniform, checking ttre buttons which bea^r the New Jersey State sea.l. I-a.ter, one of
ttre buttons was snipped ofi and rvrrs. Hill had tl.e exciting privilege of presenting
ttre historic button to Princecs Christina of Sweden.
The occasion was the necent visit of ttre princ€ss to Trcnton, wherc she was
honored at a dinn€f, attended by more than 300 guests. Ttre visit symbolizes ttre
history which binds Sweden so closely to the New Jersy-pennsylvahia-Wilming-
ton area. lt[rs. Hill recalls that the kincess responded qrith ,.Oh tlrank you very
much, it's very lovely." Subsequently she receiived a t):ank-you note written by a
lady in waiting.
A. IT. 'DEWY'' ALBERT

TRtrPHY AWARDEi
AT trtrNEERD, N. H.E|HEIW, 1965
TI{ELMA R,ECTOR,
Dlv. l, Sec. 3-4-5. Classes 40-E0-110. 3b each of Assorted Glass and Enamels.
Diminutive. Lois Calkins Cup. Mrs. Peter .W.a€ner, Ohio.
Div. I' sec. 12, class 208-A. rnsects assorted, wittrr or vrithout plant life. various.
Ma,ry B. Conlin Memorial Bowl. Mrs. John R. Winter, pa.
Dlv. l, Sec. 15, Class 260-A. Miscellaneous Pictorial, assorted materiaJs. Choose
5 classes, 4 of eactr. Large. Morton Joe Anderson Mernorial Cup. Mrs. B.
II. Newell, FIa.
Dlv. l, Sec. 16, Cla.ss 314. Summary. Best Assortment, Secs. 12 thnr 18. Medium.
The Blanche Lower Memorial Cup. Mrs. John IL. Winter, pa.
Div. l, Sec. 18, Class 330. Shapes Assorted, Materials Assorted. Various. Mr.
and Mrs. Grover Cleveland Memorial Bowl. Mrs. John Il,. Winter, pa.
The vrlnner of the Most Blue and Merit Ribbons (Those on special Awards Ttays
not counted). The Quirur Gold Ttophy. I\[rs. Robert Overstedt, Indiana.
STATE EDUCATIONAL EXIIIBITS
(N. B. S. AWAR,DS)
Display of an Educational Nature Submitted by State Societies:
lst prize-Penruylvania State Button Society ............ $?.00
2nd prize-California State Button Society ............ $5.00
Srd prize-New York State Button Society ........-........... $3.00
Club Educatlonal Project Submitted by Local Clubs Limited to one project
tray (N.B.S. Award )
lst prize-Nutmeg Button Club, Connecticut .....-... ,...... $3.00
2nd prize-Bergen Button Club, New Jersey...........-.....
--__-_-_-........... $2.00
3rd prize-Norttrern N. J. Button Club, N. J. ...........-....-............ ._................. $1.00
State Society kocedure Book (Aberle-Schaefer Awa^rd)
lst priz,e-Pennsylvania
2ndprize--Ohio .....-.....
3rd prize-Florida