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20- 30- 40 GLASS SOCIETY OF ILLINOIS THE SOCIETY PAGE Volume 40 Issue 4 July-August, 2019 NEXT MEETING Summer Special: When: August 10, 2019 Where: American Legion Hall The Society Goes to the Beach! 900 S. LaGrange Rd. La Grange, IL AGENDA: 10:30 a.m. Social Hour President’s Comments ... 11:30 Lunch As I write this, it is mid-June and the year is almost half over. It was just Christ- 1:00 Program mas, wasn’t it? On a positive note, however, summer is coming on June 21, and I 3:00 Adjournment am hopeful that we will have a great remainder of this year and I am sure we will Cost: $10.00 pp. have wonderful programs at our upcoming meetings. This will be our usual “Eat in Style” Luncheon, please bring a dish to Our June meeting at White Fence Farm in Romeoville was a success, with a great pass to serve at least 8. Chicken will be provided by the Society. meal, although attendance was only 29 people due to many who had other events to attend, such as graduations, etc. The wonderful programs at the June meeting were by Bette Bruce, who presented “Ruby Paden City Nerva”, and David Taylor pre- sented his program of a “Mishmash of Vaseline Glass.” More details are available in the minutes taken by Angela McEntee, located elsewhere in this issue, since Bev Kennett was unable to attend. (Thanks, Angela!) We had our usual raffle with prizes thanks to our “Prize Guy,” Ken Pakula. This Inside this issue: time, he made it a little different by having all of the 10 prizes already wrapped so that you couldn’t see them beforehand. But, by now, we should know that Ken doesn’t fail to find some great prizes and he kept true to form. I’m sure everyone 1-2 President’s was happy with their win, even though one happy swap did take place. Comments Make your plans now to attend our August 10 meeting at our regular meeting Vice-President’s 1-2 place, the American Legion Hall in La Grange. See Bruce’s V.P. column for more Corner details regarding the programs. continued on page 2 Meeting Minutes 3-4 Club Calendar 4 Vice-President’s Corner ... Greetings to all members near and far, and at least one member Meeting Photos 5-6 very far away. It is time to plan for the “Dog Days of Summer ” and the August general meeting. Before I get to that, I would like to make a brief stop at a different subject. For the past few days, I Club Election Info 8 have been reading a book titled Paperweights for Collectors. This has led me to realize just how beautiful these antique weights are! It has also brought to mind that I have never seen one. So, does anyone have a collection of 11 Summer Beach these gems? If so, please think about sharing your collection with our group. Special continued on page 2 Page 2 THE SOCIETY PAGE Volume 40 Issue 4 President’s comments continued ... In this issue, you will find the Nominating Committee’s report regarding the slate of officers for 2020. Please be sure to make note of the list and if you are interested in running for office, information is included. A big “Thank You” to Bev Kennett, Lana Larsen and Judy O’Brien for a job well-done. Please note that the actual election of officers will take place at the October 12 meeting. On June 18 I will be heading to Shipshewana, IN, for their 900 booth flea market and Quilt Festival (no, I’m not a quilter, I just appreciate them) as a stop on my way to the Tiffin Glass Collectors Club 34th Annual Show, in Tiffin, OH. I have been looking forward to this show since their show last November. I am always hopeful that I will find a piece of Tiffin Byzantine that I don’t have. I know it’s early, but I am taking our show postcards to give to the dealers for them to put on their tables when they go to other shows this year. Show Chairman Silvano Brugioni will be sending cards to last year’s dealers shortly so that they can do the same thing. I will also talk to the dealers to try to get them interested in coming to our show in March. We would love to have some people who have not presented a program in the past think about doing one in the future. It doesn’t have to be a large collection, just some things you’d love to share with the members. We’d love to hear from you. 0r, is there some glass or glass-related subject you would like to hear about? If you have some ideas, or need some help with a program you are interested in presenting, please contact Bruce Levine. That’s it for now. See you in August! Jackie Alton, President Byzantine or bust!!! Vice-President’s Corner continued ... Our next meeting will be held on Saturday August 10th and will be back at the American Legion Hall at 900 South LaGrange Road in LaGrange. I feel that this will be a fun meeting so please plan on joining us. This event will be our traditional “Dine in Style” so bring one of your favorite place settings and a dish for the buffet table. Featured will be two programs to enlighten and entertain our group. One program will feature a guest speaker. Her name is Jackie Norland and she is a member of the Fox Valley Candlewick group. Her program will feature Metal Decorated Candlewick by Imperial. I am sure that her program will be very interesting, so plan on attending the August meeting and welcome her to our group. Also, a big Thank You to Alice Ewert for making the arrangements for a guest speaker! The other program will feature Children’s Dishes and will be presented by Bette Wittenberg and Angela McEntee. These scaled down dishes range in size from “Doll” dishes (I think Akro Agate) to full table settings about one third size. Children’s dishes were made in a host of different materials, and date back to the 19th century. This should be a fun program and if you have a few examples to add to the display please bring them along. As always, the Prize Guy will provide some treasures to tempt us for the raffle, so buy up some tickets and try your luck. The “What Is It” team will be on hand to help identify the unknowns and the full library will be available for research. Hope to see you all in August and remember you can find anything anywhere! Bruce Levine, Vice President Volume 40 Issue 4 THE SOCIETY PAGE Page 3 June 8th MEETING RECAP Notes taken by, Angela McEntee Submitted by, Beverly Kennett, Secretary Notes were taken by Angela McEntee. Our June meeting was held at the White Fence Farm restaurant. Jackie Alton called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm. There were 29 people in attendance. Board Secretary: No Report Treasurer’s Report: Bette Bruce reported receipts of $1,691.00 and disbursements of $2,693.12, which left a balance in the general fund of $4,325.09. Other balances were also reported. The treasurer’s report was accepted. Membership Report: There were no changes in the membership. Vice- President’s report: Bruce Levine reported that the next meeting in will be held in August. He is working to have a possible speaker from Imperial and a presentation about children’s dishes, by Bruce Levine, Angela McEntee, and Bette Wittenberg. Our holiday meeting in December will again be at Angelo’s restaurant in Elmhurst. Standing Committees Society Page: The deadline to submit articles for the newsletter is June 15. David Taylor suggested that members share their collections thru newsletter articles. He says the newsletter is going well, so far. Show report: Joanne Donovan brought the report for Silvano Brugioni. There is a new procedure for distributing Show Cards to help us determine where cards are most effective and give an idea of where to advertise. The Show cards will be passed out in packets of 25. Those packets will be recorded as to who received them. Those taking cards will be responsible for recording where the cards were left. Publicity: No report Acquisition and Preservation: No report Audit: The Audit Committee is at a standstill due to Gail’s absence. Collector’s Market The Market brought in $171 and made a small profit. Financial: NR Fundraising: Let Ken Pakula know how you liked the secret prizes this time. Historian: NR Hospitality: NR Insurance: No Changes. Library: There is one new book about New Martinsville glass. This book will be available for checkout at the August Meeting. Parliamentarian: NR By-Laws: NR Photography: Keep smiling. Everything is good. Property: No changes Web Page: NR Nominating Committee: Beverly Kennett, Judy O’Brien and Lana Larson. Page 4 THE SOCIETY PAGE Volume 40 Issue 4 Slate: In accordance with the Bylaws of the 20-30-40 Glass Society of Illinois, the following is the Slate of of- ficers for the year 2020. President - Jacquelyn Alton, Vice President - Bruce Levine, Recording Secretary - Beverly Kennett, Treasurer - Bette Bruce, Membership Secretary - Sally Cousineau The Offices of Recording Secretary and Membership Secretary will be handled as committees. Members at Large: Nothing new Old Business: New Business: Judy Clouston will need a volunteer for kitchen help at the next meeting in August.
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