24 August 2003
Well,
it was a cold and wet day when we gathered at the home of Ray & Olive White
in Bathurst on 24 August, but 23 of us gathered there for a great day of
fellowship and glass.
There
was some great glass on display in the ‘Peacocks’ theme, and you can see
some photos of some of the glass at the bottom of this page.
We
welcomed new members Mark & Vicki Strangwidge of Orange to their first
meeting, and approved membership applications for a number of recently
joined new members. Our membership numbers continue to grow steadily, and
this is great for the club.
At this
meeting we discussed the concerns of some members over the handling of glass
during the meetings. So we agreed to trial some simple rules to put
everyone’s minds at ease.
The
first rule is, please only bring 2-3 pieces for display on the ‘Show & Tell’
table. While we all love to see the glass you bring along, the tables have
been getting very crowded at recent meetings, and this increases the risk of
damage occurring.
The
second rule is, please don’t handle other people’s glass without their
permission. It is amazing how simple it is to damage the glass with as
little as a ring on your finger.
The
third rule is, please don’t hold your glass over the table (and other
people’s glass) while showing it to an individual or the group. A simple
slip and you’ve destroyed someone’s treasure. In fact, we would prefer it if
you didn’t lift your glass off the table during ‘Show & Tell’, but……
We’ll
give these simple rules a trial for a while and see how things go. We don’t
want people to leave their glass at home because they are afraid it may get
damaged.
Our
presentations at the recent Dubbo Antique and Collectables Fair went very
well, and we have received a few new members as a result.
We have
decided to go ahead with a club display at one of the monthly antique and
collectables fairs at Wentworth Park in Sydney, so we will be investigating
a number of issues over the next few months with a view to putting our
display on in March next year. We will keep you all informed on our progress
in this exciting project.
A very
important issue I would like to raise with you all is the result of the vote
at the last
meeting on the special resolution relating to the election of club office
bearers. In the last meeting report I mentioned our constitution’s
requirement that the resolution be approved by 75% of the club’s total
membership, not just those attending the meeting, and I urged you all to
return your proxies if you could not attend the meeting in person.
Unfortunately not many of you took me seriously, so we did not achieve the
required 75%, and the resolution was not passed.
So,
at the November meeting, we will again be tabling this motion, along with
another motion modifying that part of our constitution which requires that
special resolutions be passed by 75% of the club’s total membership. The
details of these two motions appear in the newsletter, so please read them
carefully and, if you will not be attending the meeting on 23 November,
PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY FORM. We have even included a stamped,
self-addressed envelope for you this time, so PLEASE, just take the time to
fill the form out and return it to us.
OK,
that’s enough of the heavy stuff. I look forward to seeing lots of you in
Kalaru for our November meeting. It’s going to be a great Christmas meeting,
in a great location, so why not make a weekend out of it. Rhonda and I will
be staying at Tathra for the weekend. Where will you be staying?
Take
care and happy glass hunting!
Wayne
Delahoy
President
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