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The International Association President’s Message Open House Hosts and Map of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. Allen Di Marco visit us at hen you receive this edition of our newsletter, I trust you will begin to read 1. Janet & Dr. James Shetlar www.rsprussia.com 741 Maplecrest Dr Wit from the front cover. Also, I hope that after you read my message, that you Frankenmuth, MI 48734 President immediately refer to my “to do” list and react accordingly so that you are able to 989-652-0098 Allen Di Marco, Pennsylvania reserve a room for convention, enjoy the fellowship of other members at our various 570-547-2113 functions, and plan your stay to optimize your visit to Grand Rapids! 2. Bob Yaklin [email protected] Unfortunately, each year I get numerous phone calls from members at the last 17271 Lincoln Rd New Lothrop, MI 48460 Vice President minute asking if I will call the hotel and get them the special RS Prussia Convention 810-919-9250 Nadine Sidmore, Alabama rate because they neglected to make their hotel reservations by the deadline set forth 256-891-7571 in our contract. I am happy to assist when possible, but after the cut-off date for 3. Carl & Norma Tackett [email protected] reservations, the hotel is in the driver’s seat. 231 Grand Here are the dates and times that are important: Schoolcraft, MI 49087 Secretary 269-679-4030 Mary Lou Bougher, Kentucky 1. Hotel reservations must be made by June 24, 2013 to insure the Club’s 270-247-7155 room rate of $109 plus applicable taxes. 4. Rick & Beth Vander Meer [email protected] a. If you would like a refrigerator in your room, you must request it at the time 3981 12th St Treasurer you make your hotel reservations. A refrigerator has a $10 one-time fee. Wayland, MI 49348 Ken Bougher, Kentucky b. If you would like a display table in your room, you must request it at the 269-792-9284 270-247-7155 time you make your hotel reservations. A display table has a $15 one-time [email protected] 5. Ed & Freda Mott, Holland fee. 74 W 24th Past President c. Our room rate is for a room with either two queen beds or one king bed. Holland, MI 49423 Terry Coy, Kentucky d. Full breakfast for two is included in the room rate. 616-494-9916 502-244-5391 e. The hotel phone number is 616-957-1770. Be sure to ask for the Club’s [email protected] special room rate of $109. Directors 2. Please register prior to coming to convention. You received a blue registration Judy Bazaar, Illinois form with your April newsletter and again with this issue. Please fill it out and 847-331-6113 [email protected] return it with the fees to Mary Lou Bougher. Pre-registration is a great help to Mary Lou and Ken! Grand Rapids,Michigan Map data ©2013 Google - Harold Dodds, Jr., New Jersey 3. There are two club meals planned this year. One is an informal barbecue 908-713-1655 on Friday evening, and the other is our traditional banquet held on Saturday 2013 Convention • July 16-20 Tentative Convention Schedule [email protected] evening. When you register, please fill out the separate forms (banquet on the blue registration form and the white one for the picnic). Since we met Thursday, July 18 Friday, July 19 Paul Fischer, Indiana 317-590-5721 the minimum numbers required by the caterers, the deadline for the picnic 9 - 11:30 am ...... Registration 8 - 9:30 pm . . . Board Meeting Part 2 (If required) [email protected] registration has been extended. Please return the picnic form and your check 9 am - 2 pm ...... Room Viewing (By chance) to Beth Vander Meer no later than Friday, July 5. Beth’s address is on the 10 - 11:30 pm . . . General Membership Meeting 12:30 - 2 pm ...... Board Meeting (Part 1) John Imboden, Ohio registration form. 11 am - Noon ...... Registration 740-360-7000 4. This is our first attempt at having club members open their homes for other 1 - 2 pm ...... Roundtable Discussion [email protected] 1 - 2 pm ...... Seminar Hosted by Jason Woody club members to visit and view their RS Prussia collections. As stated in our Hosted by Larry Bazaar 2:30 - 3:30 pm ...... Rare & Unusual Seminar Walt Krzycki, Nebraska previous newsletter, there are five “open homes” that you are welcome to visit. 2:15 - 3:15 pm . . . . Seminar, RSP Facebook Page 402-564-3430 There is a map provided on page 7 where the homes are located so that you can Hosted by Allen Marcus, David Mullins, 4 - 6 pm ...... Auction Preview [email protected] plan your route if you wish to visit them on your way to convention. Visits are Gary Marshinski and Jerry Nodeen 5:30 - 7:30 pm ...... Barbecue only scheduled for Tuesday, July 16. Each club member wishing to view a Arlo Stender, Iowa collection must contact the hosts directly. Individual phone numbers are also 3:15 - 3:45 pm ...... First Timers’ Meeting 8 - 10 pm ...... Room Viewing 712-779-2201 included on page 7. Please do not contact the hosts prior to July 7. 3:15 - 5:30 pm ...... Room Viewing (By chance) Historian Looking forward to seeing you at convention! Saturday, July 20 7 - 8 pm ...... Ice. Cream Social Mary Lou Bougher, Kentucky 8 - 9:30am ...... Board Meeting 502-247-7155 8 - 9 pm ...... Registration [email protected] 9:30 - 11am ...... Do-It-Yourself Auction Newsletter Policy 8 - 10 pm ...... Room Viewing (By chance) Newsletter Editor This newsletter is the voice of the members of the International Association of R.S. Prussia, Inc. We welcome 11am - 1pm ...... Auction Preview Linda Titus, Iowa articles from members. We ask that articles be constructive and contribute positively to the welfare of the club Noon - 1pm ...... Registration Phone 563-785-4438 and its members. The newsletter is printed four times a year. Publication mail dates are February 15, April 15, Fax 563-785-4673 1 of 1 1 - 4pm ...... Convention Auction 4/10/2013 2:54 PM June 15, and October 15. Articles submitted for publication are due to the editor by the 15th of the month prior P.O. Box 983 4 - 6pm ...... Room Viewing (By chance) Durant, IA 52747-0983 to publication and are subject to editing. (For example, items for the June issue would be due by May 15th) We [email protected] look forward to hearing from you! 6 - 8pm ...... Convention Banquet 8 - 10pm ...... Room Viewing (By chance)

2 | June 2013 | International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. |June 2013 | 7 Convention Auction Preview Notes from the Secretary and Treasurer Ken and Mary Lou Bougher Woody Auction • Saturday, July 20, 1pm New Members Woody Auction is proud to offer this exciting collection at mportant! My email address is forward to seeing many of you at this year’s R.S. Prussia Convention. As with every Woody [email protected] not rsppair@ convention this year. It’s a great place WelcomeElisa M Reyes-Kleinerman 348 Hunter Lane Auction, this auction is open to the public, but has the added hotmail.com. I am not sure how long to renew old friendships and to make Hotmail will be recognized since they new ones. You will see more R.S. Zebulon, NC 27597 benefit of being surrounded by an incredible knowledge base. 973-876-6031 Nearly 225 lots are featured in this auction have changed the name to Outlook Prussia and related pieces in those few [email protected] from Hotmail. days than you would probably see in Ken and I will be attending a 5 years or more of running to antique Larry Smith & Richard Cyr 7620 S 114th St business convention in Cancun, Mexico shows and malls. It is the best place Seattle, WA 98178 the week before Convention and will to learn more about Prussia. There 206-772-2884 not be returning home until the Sunday will be hundreds of pieces to see and [email protected] night before convention. I’m not sure touch (with permission) and you can how quickly we will be able to get to ask questions of members with 20, 30, Roster Updates convention with getting home Sunday 40 or more years of collecting R.S. Corrections night and the long trip to Grand Rapids. Prussia who are always more than Email Because of the time crunch, we may happy to answer your questions and to Don & Nonna Rassier be sending part of your convention share their vast knowledge. It they don’t [email protected] registration packets through the mail in know the answer to your question, they Returning Members order for you to will know who Dennis C Warner have it before you should ask. 5004 West 79th you leave for The education Prairie Village, KS 66208 convention. DO you can get 913-530-1408 NOT FORGET at convention [email protected] to bring your cannot be Mary Ellen Broaddus packet and your found in 203 Moran Mill Rd convention books. Richmond, KY 40475 lanyards to So far this 859-582-2993 [email protected] convention with year, we you! So, please have 15 new Crisell & Nate Seguin try to get your members 15015 Kamputa Dr Centreville, VA 20120 reservations in Remember to pack your laynard! and we have to us as soon as at least one possible. more person Reserve your room with the hotel offering to sponsor a new member. Wanted separately. Making a reservation with This is a great way to get someone the hotel does not register you with really interested in the club. Sponsoring the club for convention and vice versa. a new member just means you are We want to make registration as easy offering to pay for the first-time as possible and we will still have member’s first year reduced dues of registration available at convention $30.00 as a kindness and a way to for last-minute attendees and new introduce them to the club. It is not members. Don’t forget to add your food necessary to be sponsored to become a choices for the banquet and make your member. Membership is open to all, but check out for the full amount (food sponsoring a member is a measure of a and convention fees). For the barbecue, friend wanting a new member to share end your reservations and money to in the adventure, to share the pleasure Ida Parrott’s friends are looking for Beth Vander Meer. Be sure to call for of collecting RS Prussia and to share all a matching teapot to go with their reservations if you wish to tour the the benefits of being an RS Prussia club cup & saucer, creamer (pictured homes of members who have graciously member. We now have 240 members. above) and sugar set. Contact Ida opened their homes for visiting, but do A note from the Treasurer. The Parrott at 559-255-3582 or email not call until after July 7. current balancer in our account is [email protected]. Now is the time to give your $25,273.15 Prussia its yearly cleaning and get ready for convention. We’re looking

6 | June 2013 | International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. | June 2013 | 3 A Message from the Editor Let’s Pay it Forward The Linda Titus Submitted by Walt Krzycki Unbreakable RSP his will be our last issue before member in particular that I would like good many of us probably started our R.S. Prussia collections with floral Submitted by Tconvention so take advantage of the to introduce to you. Her name is Taylor A and less expensive pieces, and then somehow we discovered the Club Selma Greenberg enclosed forms and get your registra- Hoffmann. Taylor is a 23-year-old college through antique publication ads, show dealers or friends. We then found our way tions in for the convention and for the student, majoring in accounting with a to attend our first convention. Weren’t our eyes opened with the amazing things picnic if you plan to attend. Convention minor in criminal justice. She occasion- we saw in the rooms and at the convention auction? We saw the many great room is much earlier this year, so do not put it ally helps out in the print shop. One of off any longer. Call the hotel NOW if you the jobs she has helped out with is our displays for show and for sale. Older collectors had items that we could not find want the club room rate. The hotel cutoff R.S. Prussia newsletter. Her exposure to in our areas or the show prices were way out of our reach. date is June 24 which is probably sooner R.S. Prussia has been seeing the beauti- At our second convention we attended in the late 80s at West Port in St. than you think! Our secretary Mary Lou ful photos of R.S. porcelain, convention Louis, MO we found a pink Mill Scene bowl in one of the rooms. We discussed Bougher has indicated that she will be photos, submitted newsletter articles, and it and then decided to buy the bowl. We later went back to that room and much away the week before convention giving she has also seen my collection of R.S. in to our disappointment, the bowl had been sold! Sound familiar? We did find out the registration even more urgency. There my china cabinets. Taylor Hoffmann later who purchased the bowl…two very good friends of ours from Ohio. Some any, many years ago (about are many events planned so be sure to act Recently, Taylor started perusing Shortly after she wrapped up her years later we were asked if we would like to purchase the bowl as these friends 50) Howard and I were out now. garage sales, second hand stores, consign- “finds” she walked back to me and said were selling some pieces. We said yes! The lesson behind this is, “the best time M and about going to his office and on Walt Krzycki has submitted an article ment shops, and antiques shops looking she had a question about one of the items to buy a piece of R.S. Prussia is when you see it!” (page 5) in which he asks club members for the elusive R.S. Prussia pieces. When the way I spotted a house auction and suddenly she dropped the bag. Every- Now days, new members and new collectors come in from eBay, the club to be on the lookout for new convention she told me that she had been looking, that was in progress. Having never one gasped! I said, “Oh no!” She picked website, Facebook, and still others come in with friends or family sponsorship. goers/new members and to try to encour- I was actually quite surprised as many been to one and against Howard’s the bag up off the ground and you could Some might be seasoned collectors, but others are very “green” or “newbies.” age them by helping them learn about young people could care less about hear the rattle of pieces. She had a funny will, I made him stop. I saw a This year at convention, be on the lookout for beginning collectors and give them R.S. Prussia and if possible give them antiques and antiques “dishes.” She also look on her face and she opened the bag pitcher that was really filthy, but the opportunity to buy some entry level joined the Facebook group and has been to show me it was an old coffee cup that the opportunity to add some great pieces to their collection and help them to looked interesting. Howard couldn’t pieces at affordable prices. I think this is learning from the photos that members she had in her car. She got me back on maintain their interest for years to come. They in turn can “pay it forward” by understand why I wanted it, but a grand idea, especially since Mary Lou post and she has also visited the club web- that prank! eventually giving the same opportunities to those new collectors coming into the didn’t gripe too much when I got it has reported that we have 15 new mem- site and studied the photos. I have extra Taylor is a very outgoing and smart club. bers and there is a possibility that these RSP books, and as soon as I can dig them for $6. Of course I didn’t know what young lady. She does not let her handicap One more thing, let’s support all of the activities at this year’s convention in it was, but it was beautiful. members will attend convention. We had out of my attic, I plan to give them to her. interfere with her goals in life and she has Grand Rapids. New this year is the garden tour, home visits and the Friday night several Facebook group people sponsor Recently my neighbor Cherie had a To make a long story short, a very determined attitude. I am bringing BBQ. The Michigan club has invested their time and hard work to make this new members. I got in on this sponsorship garage sale and I knew that Taylor would we had four kids. Our daughter her to convention with me this year. She convention a memorable experience. See you at Grand Rapids! and found it to be a fun thing to do. Any be going to the sale, so I “planted” some is pre-registered and has her hotel room Susan, whom many of you know, first-time member can join or be spon- RSP items to see what she would do. I already reserved. I hope you will greet loved to have lemonade stands in sored for the reduced rate of only $30. could see her from my kitchen window her with as much enthusiasm as she has 20th Anniversary of the our driveway. Of course she used David Mullins sponsored a new and could hardly contain myself. She did for RSP. She has been saving her money “the pitcher.” Amazingly she never member and last issue he submitted an Do-It-Yourself Auction pick up the pieces and she examined them to spend at convention so let’s all help her chipped, cracked, or damaged the article introducing his newly sponsored Submitted by very carefully. Taylor asked questions get her collection off the ground by giving pitcher in any way. member and museum curator, Rich- Howard Greenberg about the items and Cherie played “dumb” her the opportunity to buy some entry Years later, at an antique show ard Wittke from Tillowitz. It is always about what they were and where she had level pieces at affordable prices and who he 20th DIY Auction in Cleveland, we stopped at a booth interesting to read about the lives of other knows, she may someday help the next will be held Saturday, people who happen to share our interest in found them! I finally went next door and T and saw similar pieces resembling revealed my “secret.” We all had a good new member out by “paying it forward!” July 20 at 9:30 am. Please our pitcher. We asked the booth RSP. laugh and she walked away with some plan to attend. I have owner if we could bring our piece We have several other newly spon- See you in Grand Rapids very soon! sored members, but there is one new nice pieces of RSP. received emails, letters back for identification. and calls from members We brought it back and as the getting ready to donate and dealer opened the box she said, Convention Raffle auction off some beautiful “Of course, this is an RS Prussia RSP. Selma and I will be donating lemonade pitcher.” That was the Carl and Norma Tackett have generously donated these two RSP Hidden Images to start the beginning of our many years of three items for a FREE raffle for those who attend the auction. The one is a 9-inch relish collecting Prussia. Incidentally, we Convention. Each paid registration will receive a raffle ticket with a circular cobalt trim. It is one of bought many pieces from the “booth in the welcome packet. Fill out the raffle ticket and drop it the rare Hidden Image relishes with lady.” off in the raffle basket found in the hospitality suite. The cobalt. The other is a beautiful RSP The “unbreakable” lemonade winning tickets will be drawn on Saturday. Hidden Image bowl. pitcher will be on display in our We can hardly believe almost 20 room at convention. Please come years of DIY auction have gone by. and see it, but handle it with care! It’s been great times with lots of fun, hearty laughter and many memories. So let’s keep the good times rolling and make some money for the club. See you there!

4 | June 2013 | International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. | June 2013 | 5 A Message from the Editor Let’s Pay it Forward The Linda Titus Submitted by Walt Krzycki Unbreakable RSP his will be our last issue before member in particular that I would like good many of us probably started our R.S. Prussia collections with floral Submitted by Tconvention so take advantage of the to introduce to you. Her name is Taylor A and less expensive pieces, and then somehow we discovered the Club Selma Greenberg enclosed forms and get your registra- Hoffmann. Taylor is a 23-year-old college through antique publication ads, show dealers or friends. We then found our way tions in for the convention and for the student, majoring in accounting with a to attend our first convention. Weren’t our eyes opened with the amazing things picnic if you plan to attend. Convention minor in criminal justice. She occasion- we saw in the rooms and at the convention auction? We saw the many great room is much earlier this year, so do not put it ally helps out in the print shop. One of off any longer. Call the hotel NOW if you the jobs she has helped out with is our displays for show and for sale. Older collectors had items that we could not find want the club room rate. The hotel cutoff R.S. Prussia newsletter. Her exposure to in our areas or the show prices were way out of our reach. date is June 24 which is probably sooner R.S. Prussia has been seeing the beauti- At our second convention we attended in the late 80s at West Port in St. than you think! Our secretary Mary Lou ful photos of R.S. porcelain, convention Louis, MO we found a pink Mill Scene bowl in one of the rooms. We discussed Bougher has indicated that she will be photos, submitted newsletter articles, and it and then decided to buy the bowl. We later went back to that room and much away the week before convention giving she has also seen my collection of R.S. in to our disappointment, the bowl had been sold! Sound familiar? We did find out the registration even more urgency. There my china cabinets. Taylor Hoffmann later who purchased the bowl…two very good friends of ours from Ohio. Some any, many years ago (about are many events planned so be sure to act Recently, Taylor started perusing Shortly after she wrapped up her years later we were asked if we would like to purchase the bowl as these friends 50) Howard and I were out now. garage sales, second hand stores, consign- “finds” she walked back to me and said were selling some pieces. We said yes! The lesson behind this is, “the best time M and about going to his office and on Walt Krzycki has submitted an article ment shops, and antiques shops looking she had a question about one of the items to buy a piece of R.S. Prussia is when you see it!” (page 5) in which he asks club members for the elusive R.S. Prussia pieces. When the way I spotted a house auction and suddenly she dropped the bag. Every- Now days, new members and new collectors come in from eBay, the club to be on the lookout for new convention she told me that she had been looking, that was in progress. Having never one gasped! I said, “Oh no!” She picked website, Facebook, and still others come in with friends or family sponsorship. goers/new members and to try to encour- I was actually quite surprised as many been to one and against Howard’s the bag up off the ground and you could Some might be seasoned collectors, but others are very “green” or “newbies.” age them by helping them learn about young people could care less about hear the rattle of pieces. She had a funny will, I made him stop. I saw a This year at convention, be on the lookout for beginning collectors and give them R.S. Prussia and if possible give them antiques and antiques “dishes.” She also look on her face and she opened the bag pitcher that was really filthy, but the opportunity to buy some entry level joined the Facebook group and has been to show me it was an old coffee cup that the opportunity to add some great pieces to their collection and help them to looked interesting. Howard couldn’t pieces at affordable prices. I think this is learning from the photos that members she had in her car. She got me back on maintain their interest for years to come. They in turn can “pay it forward” by understand why I wanted it, but a grand idea, especially since Mary Lou post and she has also visited the club web- that prank! eventually giving the same opportunities to those new collectors coming into the didn’t gripe too much when I got it has reported that we have 15 new mem- site and studied the photos. I have extra Taylor is a very outgoing and smart club. bers and there is a possibility that these RSP books, and as soon as I can dig them for $6. Of course I didn’t know what young lady. She does not let her handicap One more thing, let’s support all of the activities at this year’s convention in it was, but it was beautiful. members will attend convention. We had out of my attic, I plan to give them to her. interfere with her goals in life and she has Grand Rapids. New this year is the garden tour, home visits and the Friday night several Facebook group people sponsor Recently my neighbor Cherie had a To make a long story short, a very determined attitude. I am bringing BBQ. The Michigan club has invested their time and hard work to make this new members. I got in on this sponsorship garage sale and I knew that Taylor would we had four kids. Our daughter her to convention with me this year. She convention a memorable experience. See you at Grand Rapids! and found it to be a fun thing to do. Any be going to the sale, so I “planted” some is pre-registered and has her hotel room Susan, whom many of you know, first-time member can join or be spon- RSP items to see what she would do. I already reserved. I hope you will greet loved to have lemonade stands in sored for the reduced rate of only $30. could see her from my kitchen window her with as much enthusiasm as she has 20th Anniversary of the our driveway. Of course she used David Mullins sponsored a new and could hardly contain myself. She did for RSP. She has been saving her money “the pitcher.” Amazingly she never member and last issue he submitted an Do-It-Yourself Auction pick up the pieces and she examined them to spend at convention so let’s all help her chipped, cracked, or damaged the article introducing his newly sponsored Submitted by very carefully. Taylor asked questions get her collection off the ground by giving pitcher in any way. member and museum curator, Rich- Howard Greenberg about the items and Cherie played “dumb” her the opportunity to buy some entry Years later, at an antique show ard Wittke from Tillowitz. It is always about what they were and where she had level pieces at affordable prices and who he 20th DIY Auction in Cleveland, we stopped at a booth interesting to read about the lives of other knows, she may someday help the next will be held Saturday, people who happen to share our interest in found them! I finally went next door and T and saw similar pieces resembling revealed my “secret.” We all had a good new member out by “paying it forward!” July 20 at 9:30 am. Please our pitcher. We asked the booth RSP. laugh and she walked away with some plan to attend. I have owner if we could bring our piece We have several other newly spon- See you in Grand Rapids very soon! sored members, but there is one new nice pieces of RSP. received emails, letters back for identification. and calls from members We brought it back and as the getting ready to donate and dealer opened the box she said, Convention Raffle auction off some beautiful “Of course, this is an RS Prussia RSP. Selma and I will be donating lemonade pitcher.” That was the Carl and Norma Tackett have generously donated these two RSP Hidden Images to start the beginning of our many years of three items for a FREE raffle for those who attend the auction. The one is a 9-inch relish collecting Prussia. Incidentally, we Convention. Each paid registration will receive a raffle ticket with a circular cobalt trim. It is one of bought many pieces from the “booth in the welcome packet. Fill out the raffle ticket and drop it the rare Hidden Image relishes with lady.” off in the raffle basket found in the hospitality suite. The cobalt. The other is a beautiful RSP The “unbreakable” lemonade winning tickets will be drawn on Saturday. Hidden Image bowl. pitcher will be on display in our We can hardly believe almost 20 room at convention. Please come years of DIY auction have gone by. and see it, but handle it with care! It’s been great times with lots of fun, hearty laughter and many memories. So let’s keep the good times rolling and make some money for the club. See you there!

4 | June 2013 | International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors, Inc. | June 2013 | 5 Convention Auction Preview Notes from the Secretary and Treasurer Ken and Mary Lou Bougher Woody Auction • Saturday, July 20, 1pm New Members Woody Auction is proud to offer this exciting collection at mportant! My email address is forward to seeing many of you at this year’s R.S. Prussia Convention. As with every Woody [email protected] not rsppair@ convention this year. It’s a great place WelcomeElisa M Reyes-Kleinerman 348 Hunter Lane Auction, this auction is open to the public, but has the added hotmail.com. I am not sure how long to renew old friendships and to make Hotmail will be recognized since they new ones. You will see more R.S. Zebulon, NC 27597 benefit of being surrounded by an incredible knowledge base. 973-876-6031 Nearly 225 lots are featured in this auction have changed the name to Outlook Prussia and related pieces in those few [email protected] from Hotmail. days than you would probably see in Ken and I will be attending a 5 years or more of running to antique Larry Smith & Richard Cyr 7620 S 114th St business convention in Cancun, Mexico shows and malls. It is the best place Seattle, WA 98178 the week before Convention and will to learn more about Prussia. There 206-772-2884 not be returning home until the Sunday will be hundreds of pieces to see and [email protected] night before convention. I’m not sure touch (with permission) and you can how quickly we will be able to get to ask questions of members with 20, 30, Roster Updates convention with getting home Sunday 40 or more years of collecting R.S. Corrections night and the long trip to Grand Rapids. Prussia who are always more than Email Because of the time crunch, we may happy to answer your questions and to Don & Nonna Rassier be sending part of your convention share their vast knowledge. It they don’t [email protected] registration packets through the mail in know the answer to your question, they Returning Members order for you to will know who Dennis C Warner have it before you should ask. 5004 West 79th you leave for The education Prairie Village, KS 66208 convention. DO you can get 913-530-1408 NOT FORGET at convention [email protected] to bring your cannot be Mary Ellen Broaddus packet and your found in 203 Moran Mill Rd convention books. Richmond, KY 40475 lanyards to So far this 859-582-2993 [email protected] convention with year, we you! So, please have 15 new Crisell & Nate Seguin try to get your members 15015 Kamputa Dr Centreville, VA 20120 reservations in Remember to pack your laynard! and we have to us as soon as at least one possible. more person Reserve your room with the hotel offering to sponsor a new member. Wanted separately. Making a reservation with This is a great way to get someone the hotel does not register you with really interested in the club. Sponsoring the club for convention and vice versa. a new member just means you are We want to make registration as easy offering to pay for the first-time as possible and we will still have member’s first year reduced dues of registration available at convention $30.00 as a kindness and a way to for last-minute attendees and new introduce them to the club. It is not members. Don’t forget to add your food necessary to be sponsored to become a choices for the banquet and make your member. Membership is open to all, but check out for the full amount (food sponsoring a member is a measure of a and convention fees). For the barbecue, friend wanting a new member to share end your reservations and money to in the adventure, to share the pleasure Ida Parrott’s friends are looking for Beth Vander Meer. Be sure to call for of collecting RS Prussia and to share all a matching teapot to go with their reservations if you wish to tour the the benefits of being an RS Prussia club cup & saucer, creamer (pictured homes of members who have graciously member. We now have 240 members. above) and sugar set. Contact Ida opened their homes for visiting, but do A note from the Treasurer. The Parrott at 559-255-3582 or email not call until after July 7. current balancer in our account is [email protected]. Now is the time to give your $25,273.15 Prussia its yearly cleaning and get ready for convention. We’re looking

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