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auction. Shells and related items will be most or got yee either 
the auction or the bargain table, as an item to ra eee ora 
door prize. Something that no longer interests you ss mice trea- 
sure in somebody else's collection; something really beautiful wil) 
bring joy to the buyer. 
i has run into the red in the past due to overestimation of 
a rreniaree, Such affairs usually sell tickets in advance and the 
caterer can be told how much food to prepare, but with us it is pure 
guesswork. If we guess too low, more can be ordered up to the last 
hour, but if we overestimate we must pay for those extra suppers. 
If at least some of you would communicate with me in advance, either 
by postcard to 155 East 38th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016, or by 
phone to (212) LE.2-8690, telling me whether you plan to attend and, 
if you do, how many there will be in your party, that will make ny 
rough guess much smoother. 
The party begins at 1:00 pm and the studio will be open one hour 
earlier to receive contributions to the auction and bargain table, 
Come to the Broadway Dance Studio on the second floor of the build- 
ing on the corner of 31st Street and Broadway. From Manhattan take 
the B.M.T. subway, ASTORIA line, to the BROADWAY stop and you are 
right there! Or I.R.T. FLUSHING line to QUEENSBORO PLAZA, transfer 
free to B.M.T. ASTORIA line. From Jamaica, the IND. subway to Roose- 
velt Avenue, free transfer to I.R.T. Flushing line to Queensboro 
Plaza, transfer again to B.M.T. Astoria train. By car: Queensboro 
(59th St.) Bridge to Northern Boulevard to 31st Street (under the 
EL) to Broadway. Or Triboro Bridge to the first exit in Queens, turn 
right under the EL along 31st Street to Broadway. From Long Island, 
take Grand Central Parkway to the last exit before the Triboro 
Bridge, go a short distance along Astoria Boulevard to 3ist Street, 
turn left under the EL to Broadway -- a distance of about six blocks. 
That may sound complicated but it really isn't. It's only about 20 
minutes from Times Square. Remember that if you don't decide until 
the last minute you can still be accommodated and fed. It is those 
of you who don't come and don't tell us you are not coming who run 
up the bills. Besides, the rest of us miss you if you are not there. 
Veronica Johns, President 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JANUARY MEETING 
Philadelphia, it would seem, is harborin j i 
; 1 t g a budding naturalist who 
7 wasting no time. A letter from her (her name as Sonia) to the 
quseth toe ae ee We Eee by President Veronica Johns, re- 
ormation about the oyster d : 
No immediate action was baleen ‘yo  ouatogs Wane, Toe ae 
Our invited speaker, Dr. R. Tucker Abbott i 
5 e Ke » Opened his presentation 
nde niet ae aeehe toy wind-up Snail, noting that it aid not belong 
= ase 7 ee Subject was a broad look at methods of collecting, and 
nile ed ry ocales, He discussed the possibilities that beach col- 
7 g ere, mentioning several representative areas, and adding 
aah aution, "When conditions are right." Enlarging on this point 
escribed the storm patte : 
produce good shelling on beac ; 
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