20- 30- 40 GLASS SOCIETY OF ILLINOIS THE SOCIETY PAGE Volume 40 Issue 5 August-September, 2019 NEXT MEETING When: October 12, 2019 The Society enjoys Where: American Legion Hall Pheasant Under Glass! 900 S. LaGrange Rd. La Grange, IL AGENDA: 10:30 a.m. Social Hour President’s Comments ... 11:30 Lunch We were treated to a wonderful informative Power Point presentation by Jackie 1:00 Program Norland of the Fox Valley & Northern Illinois Candlewick Collectors on Metal 3:00 Adjournment Decorated Candlewick by Imperial. Jackie also had many beautiful items on Cost: $10.00 pp. display for us to view. I have seen a lot of Candlewick, but not any like these. This was indeed special. Alice Ewert arranged for this presentation and I thank This will be our usual “Eat in Style” Luncheon, please bring a dish to her for making this possible. pass to serve at least 8. Chicken will be provided by the Society. The second part of the program was presented by Bette Wittenberg and Angela McEntee which featured Children’s Dishes of various types with a large number of examples to view. Bette and Angela provided much information on these small dishes. My thanks to Jackie, Bette and Angela for these great programs. And, for more detailed information about the programs, please see Bev Kennett’s wonderfully Inside this issue: detailed minutes. We also had a number of special guests at this meeting. As you read in the July- President’s 1-2 August issue of THE SOCIETY PAGE, an invitation was extended to The De- Comments pression Era Glass Society of Wisconsin with members Vicki Beckman and Mischell Houck in attendance; and The Fox Valley & Northern Illinois Candlewick Vice-President’s 1-3 Collectors with 4 members present: Jackie Norland (our guest speaker), Bunny Wustefeld, Pat Turen and Laura Marsh. Many of you may recall that Laura was Corner continued on page 2 Club Calendar 3 Club Election Info 3 Vice-President’s Corner ... Warm Summer greetings to all of you. Hopefully everyone has had the opportunity to enjoy some of the beautiful summer days we have had Meeting Minutes 6-8 lately. If you recall, I had mentioned an interest in antique paperweights in my last column. Several members informed me that they do have some Meeting Photos 9 paperweights. I was also informed that we had a program on paper- weights in April of 2016. So, while a program on paperweights is still a possibility it may be later in the next year. 16 Autumn Special For our meeting in February of next year I would like to set up a program titled "All That Pheasants Glitters". This program would center around glass decorated with precious metals, gold, continued on page 2 Page 2 THE SOCIETY PAGE Volume 40 Issue 5 President’s comments continued ... once a member of our society and it was delightful to see her again. I wish to thank those members who brought extra side dishes to provide a larger buffet for our guests. There was a delicious variety of dishes to tempt the palate of all participants. I was delighted to welcome back Gail Crossen, Halla Kotlarz, Bette Wittenberg, and George Drenth returning from various medical situations and surgeries. It was great seeing all of you back with us again. Mary Sue Lyon is another member who underwent surgery and I understand that she is doing well in Michigan and is out and about once again. “Prize Guy” Ken Pakula once again came up with some lovely raffle prizes and I was lucky enough to win one. I chose the set of four Candlewick small nut cups with painted gold “beads” around the edges. They are just so cute! I had never seen these before. Our next meeting will be October 12 at the American Legion Hall in LaGrange. You will find the details in Bruce’s V.P. column regarding program information. This is usually our Fall/Halloween meeting, so unwrap your spooky table settings. One part of business at this meeting will be the election of officers. The slate set up by the Nominating Committee was published in the July-August issue of THE SOCIETY PAGE. Do you have some items that you no longer collect or want? It doesn’t have to be glass; it could be anything? If so, contact Karen Trendel, 847-732-7016 (cell phone), to sign up for a table at our November 3 Collectors’ Market once again being held at our regular meeting place, the American Legion Hall in LaGrange. The table cost is $16 per table. Do you have a glass collection, large or small, that you would like to share with us? If so, please contact Bruce Levine. Or, do you have a suggestion for some glass-related topic that would be of interest to you and maybe other members? Please let Bruce know about this, too. Also, on the weekend of October 19 and 20, The Depression Era Glass Society of Wisconsin will be holding their 42nd Annual Milwaukee Vintage Glass Show at The Knights of Columbus Hall, 732 Badger Avenue, South Milwaukee, WI. Mischell and Vicki reported that this location is much closer to us since it’s in South Milwaukee. Happily, this doesn’t conflict with our October 12 meeting. I hope that many of our members will make the trip to help support their show. You may remember that they brought a bus to our show in March. If you do make the trip, please be sure to stop at their club table and let them know that you are members in our club. At present, I am planning to attend, probably on Sunday, October 20. That’s it for now. Happy glass hunting. See you on October 12! Jackie Alton, President Vice-President’s Corner continued ... silver, platinum, etc. I would like this to be a group participation format. The same as the "My Favorite Things" program we did a while ago. I think most of us have a few pieces we could bring to fill the tables. Let me know what you think. Now on to current events. First up would be a great big Thank You to Jackie Norland for her fine program on Metal Decorated Candlewick. The same big Thank You to Bette Wittenberg and Angela McEntee for their wonderful program on children's dishes. Next up is our October general meeting, to be held on Saturday, October 12th. This will be a "Dine in Style" event, so bring your favorite Autumn place settings and a dish for the buffet table. We will meet at the American Legion Hall located at 900 S. LaGrange Road in LaGrange. Our October meeting will feature a presentation of Fostoria Brocade hosted by Mary Kreitling. The Brocade line was produced from 1927 to 1931 and continued again on page 3 Volume 40 Issue 5 THE SOCIETY PAGE Page 3 Vice-President’s Corner continued ... came in several patterns and colors. If you have any pieces of this elegant glass please feel free to add them to the display. We will also be having our annual "Bag Raffle". The raffle helps to add some funds to the club's piggy bank. We are all asked to bring an item or two for the raffle. So look around and see what you might like to bring and buy up some raffle tickets and maybe bring home a new goody or two. Ken Pakula, A.K.A. the Prize Guy, will also have some good items up for raffle and the "What is it Table" will be available for help in identification of your mystery glass. Enjoy the rest of the summer and hope to see you all in October. Bruce Levine, Vice President BOARD MEETING CALENDAR 2019 SOCIETY CALENDAR September 14 October 12…….Meeting at American Legion, November 16 LaGrange WHERE: November 3……Collector’s Market at American Legion PaPa Passero’s Restaurant December 7 … Angelo’s, Elmhurst 6326 S. Cass Ave., Westmont WHEN: 10:00 am SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2020 PRESIDENT JACQUELYN ALTON* VICE-PRESIDENT BRUCE LEVINE* SECRETARY BEVERLY KENNETT* TREASURER BETTE BRUCE* MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY SALLY COUSINEAU* * Incumbent The above Slate of Officers was presented to the Board of Directors and presented to the general membership by the Nominating Committee consisting of Lana Larsen, Beverly Kennett and Judy O’Brien at the June 8th Society meeting. Additional nominees to the Slate must be submitted in writing, with the nominee’s consent letter and biography, mailed to P. O. Box 856, LaGrange, IL 60525 and received by the Society’s Secretary no later than September 12th. When there are multiple nominees for an office, voting will be by secret ballot. If no additional nominees are received by the Secretary of the 20-30-40 Glass Society prior to the September deadline, the above Slate of Officers will be presented by the Secretary to the membership for a unanimous vote at the October 12th meeting. Page 4 THE SOCIETY PAGE Volume 40 Issue 5 GOOD TIME TRAVEL BACK TO 2012 By Christine Moran Although 2012 was only seven years ago, many things have changed in our club and our lives. I was on this bus trip and I wrote the original article for our newsletter, yet I have no recollection of where we went or what my personal “Favorite Find” was. There. I’m the perfect example of mindlessness. I do know this…. That every bus trip I went on, (I missed 2 or 3), I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE!!! The Unger’s planned them and never let us down.