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90 NNnON,\IL Bni'lfTON BUn n ETIN May l99i

Clreat Qood News!

Editor' s N ote: When J ane Leslie receiorcd the f ollowing letter , it was a time of great
celebration for the president and the edinr. It was also a time of reflection for me as
I remembered Bernyce Mahey well from her years in Texas and I also remember
John, who appreciated art and things beautiful and often purchased deluxe buttons
for his mother. Now, with this wonderful gesture, all members can enjoy the color
pages in the future as a lit.,ing memorial to Bernyce Mahey from her son , J ohn.
-MV/S

L I, John A. Mahey of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, am the owner of
a collection of buttons formed by my late mother, Bernyce H.
Mahey.
2.In the interest of encouraging the hobby of button collecting
and to further the good work of the National Button Society, I
hereby donate this collection to the National Button Society
with the following provisions:
a. That the collection in its entirety be sold at public auction,
without reserve, by Page Auctioneers & Appraisers of
Batavia, New York, at a time and place mutually acceptable
by Page Auctioneers & Appraisers and the National Button
Society.
b. Further, it is my desire that $ 1,000 from the proceeds of
such sale be added to the Bernyce H. Mahey Memorial
Fun{ a fund established by me in 1985 and owned by the
National Button Society. Any surplus of the annual earnings
of this fund not used for the annual Bernyce H. Mahey
Memorial Award may be spent at the discretion of the
National Button Society.
c. And further, that the remaining funds realized from sale of
the collection be added to the Color Fund of the National
Button Society or used for other purposes of the NBS as
determined by its directors."
-John A. Mahey