Minutes
May 11, 2024
The Great Plains Heisey Club indeed traveled to the Great Plains for their May meeting. Nineteen members and two guests experienced Lindsborg, Kansas, The Little Sweden of the USA. While in the area, the group visited the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas, the Sandzen Art Museum in Lindsborg, Kansas, as well as the many Swedish shops in Lindsborg.
Ryon Carey and James Baker provided a wonderful lunch as well as shared their beautiful flowers, many sets of China, many sets of silver flatware and much, much glass. We enjoyed a baby grand piano adorned with at least three Old Williamsburg 5-light candelabras.
Ryon and James have two houses on their property. So, lunch was held at their main home and our meeting was held at their Airbnb. President Mock had a difficult time getting all the members to focus on the meeting.
We passed the hat for our lunch and Ryon and James designated that money for a donation to the National Depression Glass Museum in Wellington, Kansas.
President Mock updated us on the health of a number of members and we are keeping them in our thoughts.
The minutes from our March meeting were approved and John provided us with the treasurer’s report.
We had a number of members attend the Spring Auction and many volunteered to help at the auction. John asked how many members were planning on going to the HCA Convention. He reminded members about donating to the auctions at convention and the hospitality room. The Mocks graciously offered a pair of three light Plantation Candlesticks for a club donation for a convention auction.
The club then discussed the proposed amendments to the constitution and bylaws. Secretary, Kathy Files, will submit our club vote.
The club also voted to donate $5,000 to the HVAC fundraising project. This donation will be made at the membership meeting at convention.
Since our program was on Heisey baskets, Trudy’s Martha Moment shared how to use baskets for live plants without ruining the basket.
For our program, our club members brought baskets to share and gave information about the basket.
Show and Tell was very small for this club meeting. Shared items included a 4038 Bethel Decanter with Fox Chase etch that had been made into a vase, a 1567 Plantation 5-part relish without the pineapple in the center compartment, and a 1295 Bead Swag tankard and two goblets with ruby flashing and an etch.
The raffle box was donated by Jean Will and the winner was Janet Jones.
After the program, the club had its 50/50 auction and also the auction of the items from the raffle box Janet chose not to keep.
The meeting adjourned and the members went back to the main house for pie and ice cream that was provided by Greg and Ande Henne as co-hosts. Pie is always a great dessert!
Our next meeting will be July 13 in Bloomington, Minnesota hosted by Bev and Bob Heise.