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for the year of each member and should be unhmited in price. 
This should be an educational feature: Perhaps it might be 
well to limit each exhibitor to — say three pieces. For the 
sales feature a limit in price should be made — say no piece over 
$5.00 or $10.00. It is better to sell many things cheaply and 
have your friends and public say, "Let us wait for the ceramic 
exhibit before purchasing our presents, they always have such 
a variety and so reasonable in price." It would be a good 
idea if the members should settle beforehand what sort of 
things to decorate so as to have a good selection: things suit- 
able for whist or euchre prizes and for the table or toilet, etc., 
etc. Then if plates and cups and saucers are shown, it is not 
necessary to make more than one with a card saying orders 
taken for the dozen at such a price. So much for the financial 
side though much more could be said to advantage and many 
clever ideas can be suggested by different members — such, for 
instance, as serving lunches during conventions, etc., having 
the tables furnished with china decorated by members and a 
sign on every table saying everything for sale from the salt 
and pepper to the teapot. 
For the educational features: The club should agree on a 
certain yearly fee and when a sufficient surplus has accumulated 
the first thought should be to pay the best teacher within reach 
to give an afternoon once a month for criticism and instruction. 
At these meetings problems can be given which will bear on 
the annual sale and so be beneficial in both ways. For instance, 
the members can each work out their problem one time on a 
pepper and salt, another time on a candlestick, etc., etc. 
Then at this meeting or at a bi-weekly one, members can 
bring pieces or designs for discussion and criticism by the 
others. Many other ways of helping one another will 
suggest themselves from time to time. But the main thing to 
keep in mind is that it pays to give all the information and 
help you can to the other members— don't be afraid that the 
advantage will all be on the other side even if you do not get 
a good idea in exchange for yours, you will have made your 
own ideas clearer to yourself, and have opened a door for 
more ideas to follow. Do not forget that there is no truer 
word than "that it is more blessed to give than to receive." 
As for the social side, don't try to climb dizzy heights. 
Seek only good fellowship, love and charity, and let the other 
things take care of themselves, don't waste your time or 
energy, your nerves or anything else, trying to scale heights 
which after all may only be depths inverted in a mirror of self 
delusion. In clubs, in art or ceramics, as in religious life, the 
truth of this saying holds good, "Seek first the kingdom of 
good and all other things (worth while) will be added unto 
you." 
The Keramic Society of Greater New York will hold its 
first annual exhibition in the Sun Parlors of the Waldorf- 
Astoria Hotel, from February 17 to 22 inclusive. The work 
shown will be table china exclusively, full services, and in- 
dividual pieces. 
In the account of the Chicago Ceramic Association ex- 
hibit, in February number, a mistake was made. The prize 
won by Miss Lillian Foster was wi^ongly credited to A. H. 
Abbott & Co. It should read: Lillian M. Foster, awarded the 
Burley and Company Prize for the most appropriate design 
for dinner set. 
The mention of Miss Lillian Gunther's excellent work in 
that exhibition was also omitted by mistake. 
COVER FOR ROUND BOX— MARGARET LATHAM 
Bottom of box and background of cover, pale gi'ey, using Pearl Grey and a little Yellow. Design darker grey adding 
Grey for Flesh to the light color, outlines darker still. On last fire dust with Pearl Grey all over surface. 
