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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Visitors are ulways welcome at all Stute Shows!
May 1-3 tLLtNOtS
The Illinois State Button Society's Annual Show and
Meeting will be held at the Best Western Eastlight Inn, 401
N. Main. East Peoria. Show hours are l:00-5:00 on
Thursday, 9:00-5;00 Friday and 9:30-12:00 on Saturday.
Theme will be announced at a later date. For further
information contact Denver Elliot at (309) 685-7248.

May 3 MICHIGAN
The Mayflower Button Club will host the Michigan Spring
Show with Chairperson Connie Fitzner at the Best
Westem-Governor's Inn-Conference Center, 6 I 33 South
Penn. Ave., Lansing, MI 48911, (l-96, Exit 104-Penn.
Cedar) (517) 393-5500. Hours are Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m. The theme will be "Symbols of Spring". For further
information, call Virginia Leeman (517) 482-2947.

May 9-10 MINNESOTA
The Annual Minnesota State Button Society Show & Sale
will be held at the Kelly Inn, I-94 and Marion Street, St.
Paul, MN. The theme is "Fantasy." For additional
information contact Bomie Ellis, (612)'781-7 111.

May 10 NEW JERSEY
The New Jersey State Button Society will meet at the United
Methodist Church, Main & Maple Sts., Flemington, NJ, from
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. An aftemoon program will be given by
Ralph Langer, Pres. of Blumenthal-Lansing on the history of
the B. Blumenthal Co. He will bring trays of buttons from
their collection. For further information, call (201 836-6898.
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May 1O NORTH CAROLINA
Eastem Norlh Carolina will host the Annual Show at Best
Western, Winsor Suites, in Greesboro, NC. For further
information contact Jerry Adkins at (916) 292-3099.