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16 September 2001
A great
tragedy struck our world on 11 September, and things will never quite be
the same again. It was with great sadness that we gathered for our
quarterly club meeting in September just five days after the tragic
events in the United States, and we voted unanimously to record the
following motion in the club’s records:
"In
light of the callous terrorist attacks in the United States on 11
September the members of the Carnival Glass Collectors Association of
Australia wish to offer their sincere condolences and unstinting support
to their fellow carnival glass collecting colleagues in the United
States. As does our nation, we too stand beside you in this time of
national grief."
We
also voted unanimously to send this message to our friends in the USA via
the newsletters of the various US based carnival glass clubs. At press
time it would appear that the message either has or will appear in the
newsletters of approximately 10 carnival glass clubs across the United
States. United we stand, divided we fall.
On a brighter
note, 16 members attended our September meeting on a beautiful, warm
spring day in Sydney - the rest of you must still be in winter
hibernation! Iris & John Westren have a
beautiful home overlooking the Georges River in Lugarno, and I thank them
for their wonderful hospitality.
The
theme for the ‘Show & Tell’ table was ‘A rose by any other name’ –
rose bowls and patterns with roses, and as usual some beautiful glass was
brought along to be seen and enjoyed by all. The general show & tell
table also revealed some wonderful glass, including what would have to be
the largest carnival glass insulator I have ever seen. Patricia Nissen was the proud owner of this Goliath, and we
decided that we would have a competition to guess its weight at a future
meeting.
We
have agreed on the schedule of meetings for next year, and their
location, and the ‘Show & Tell’ themes for these meeting. The
locations are varied again, so there should be at least one meeting close
to where you live. If you haven’t been to a meeting yet, or for a while,
we would love to see you, so please make an effort to come along and
share in some fellowship with your fellow carnival glass collectors. The
main value in belonging to this club lies in the regular get togethers –
learning from each other, sharing our latest finds, and having fun
together.
The
Christmas meeting this year will be held at the home of Ray & Olive
White in Bathurst on Sunday, 25 November. Please see elsewhere in this
newsletter for details on finding their home. Ray & Olive are putting
on a beautiful BBQ lunch for us which will cost you $10 per head. All you
need to bring is your drinks. But, for catering purposes, please let Ray
& Olive know at least one week before the meeting if you will be
attending. In addition to the usual raffle, we will be holding a Dutch
auction, and we will also be exchanging Christmas gifts, so please along
something for the raffle, something for the Dutch auction, and something
for the Christmas gift exchange, as well as your contributions for the
show and tell table.
I wish
you all a very safe and merry Christmas, and a great year in 2002.
Wayne
Delahoy
President
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Some of the beautiful carnival glass
on display at this meeting
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Club members enjoying the convivial
atmosphere of the meeting
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