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!
