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24 February 2002
Sunny
and 25 degrees said the weather bureau, and we dressed accordingly. So
why was it raining and 19 degrees when we drove into Sydney on Sunday, 24
February for our carnival glass meeting at the home of Ray and Jean
Rogers in Lugarno? Fortunately, it eventually cleared and turned into a
very warm sunny day, which was a match for the mood of our meeting – warm
and sunny! 21 members attended and a great time was had by all – yet
again.
If you
haven’t been to a meeting yet, or haven’t been for a while, you don’t
know what you are missing out on. Please come along and join us at the
next meeting, which will be at the home of Allan and Althea Farrell in
Darawank, NSW. Look for directions to Allan and Althea’s home later in
this newsletter. Make a weekend out of it and join us for dinner on
Saturday night as well. I apologise to those who were looking for
directions in the last newsletter to the Rogers’ home in Lugarno. I have
taken the newsletter editor aside and given him a severe flogging!
Seriously, though, it was an oversight and it won’t occur again. Will it
Allan?
The
theme for our February meeting was ‘Waterworld’ and, as you can see from
the photo at the right, members brought along lots of beautiful glass in
this theme for us to look at. There was also lots of other beautiful
carnival glass to look at as well. There is a list of the glass brought
along later in the newsletter.
In the
last newsletter I mentioned that we wanted to establish a ‘for sale’ page
on our Internet site, and you may have noticed that it hasn’t appeared.
This is because no-one sent me any details of items they had for sale.
So, until someone sends me some details, the page won’t go up – it would
look a bit silly putting a blank page up wouldn’t it? Here’s a great way
for you to advertise that glass you have for sale to the whole world.
Our
bulk order for the 8th edition of the Encyclopaedia of
Carnival Glass has been placed. I am hoping to be able to bring the books
along to the June meeting – if they arrive in time. The book is yet to go
to print, but we are hoping that will occur later this month. Cost will be
in the order of $46, which is much cheaper than they would have been if
we had purchased them locally. I can’t wait for them to arrive!
We were pleased
to welcome two new members to our club at the February meeting. Mother
and son team Dianne and Maurice Geake from Windsor (pictured at right)
found out all about us via the club’s Internet site – the first new
members to have come to us this way. A bit of encouragement from Dorothy
Butler didn’t go astray either I am told! Welcome Dianne and Maurice. I hope
you enjoy your membership of our wonderful club Dianne and Maurice and
learn lots about carnival glass at the same time.
The
June meeting is our Annual General Meeting once again, and that means two
things. Firstly it means that membership fees are due again, so please
fill out the renewal form enclosed with this newsletter and mail it back
to our club Secretary, Cathy Campbell, together with a cheque for $20, or
better still bring it with you to the June meeting. Secondly, it means
that it is election time again for our club’s executive positions. All
positions will be declared vacant at the meeting and elections will be
held. According to our constitution, nominations must be made in writing
(using the enclosed form is the best way), signed by two members and
accompanied by the written consent of the candidate. They must be
lodged with the Secretary at least seven days prior to the meeting.
Some executive members have indicated that they do not wish to continue
in their position, so please give consideration to serving your club
through the executive committee. The work is not onerous and your fellow
club members will be forever grateful.
The
theme for the ‘Show and Tell’ table at the June meeting will be plates,
so dig out all your special or unusual plates and bring them along to
show us.
That’s
it from me. I hope to see you all at the June meeting in Darawank. Until
then, take care, stay safe and happy, and happy carnival glass hunting!
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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