Dolls will play in the park

The Warren County Doll Club met at the home of member Emmy*, on the edge of Galesburg, on the evening of May 6. We were shy a few members, but made up for it by having a pair of enthusiastic guests from Monmouth -- Kay and Tea.

As we gathered in Mary's living room for the meeting, we discussed our plans for the next year, including a trip to Chicago, by train, for either a visit to Merchandise Mart's open days (two of our members are also licensed interior designers, so they have legitimate passes for the event, and are allowed to bring as many guests as they wish), or to spend the day at Water Tower Place, especially the American Girl store. We will likely make the final decision at our August meeting as to which site will be our target.

Also discussed is the upcoming doll and toy show (and sale), to be held in mid-November. Location will likely be in Galesburg, again -- possibly their American Legion building, unless a better site (at a better price) comes up available before next meeting. Aside from location, we discussed and approved opening room for tables for non-members, at a small rental fee per table. If you are interested in setting up a table with us, please use the e-mail link available via the top of this page.

At the end of the formal business meeting, Kay brought in a doll she had received a short while ago, having questions about its identity. Mary had a collection of collector's/price guides, so we leafed through the pages of dolls which had similar markings, until we arrived at a "best guess" identification of the charming older bisque doll - a Simon & Halbig, but not an exact match to any in the book (not necessarily a bad sign).

Tea brought up a few good suggestions for fund-raising, similar to those of a club she had once (a few years back) belonged to. I, personally, liked nearly all of them. I wasn't exactly paying attention to the reactions from the rest of the room, but I gather she was received favorably.

With the conclusion of old and new business and general discussion of dolls, the meeting was called to a close, and Mary served us a light supper.

Our next meeting is strictly a social picnic, to be held at Monmouth Park in early June. The club's treasury will supply fried chicken (and, perhaps, another meat option, for those who can't eat the chicken), and the members will bring choice of side dish or desserts. If you are interested in meeting us, joining us, again, please contact me through the e-mail provided via the blogger page.



*All names will be altered, unless a member or guest wishes to have his/her name plastered all over the internet, perhaps for business reasons. Otherwise, we intend to protect the privacy of meeting attendees. For further information... email us.