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The Mainspring – April 2012
Contents President’s Message ........................ 1 Upcoming painting workdays .......... 2 Annual meeting ............................... 2 Proposed by-‐law changes ................ 2 March happenings ........................... 3 Spot a clock ...................................... 4 Save the date April 14/15 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Painting and Stenciling work day Holloways’ in Pflugerville
April 28 10:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. Annual Meeting Program – Darrah Artzner Rockford Watch Company Windermere Clubhouse 16800 Gower, Pflugerville May 19 10:00 a.m. Chapter program Don Bugh “Moving a Seth Thomas Street Clock to Texas” and “Sidewalk Clocks of Texas” Current Board Members
President – Ken Reindel President@nawcc-‐chapter15.org
Vice-‐President – Bob Rasmussen VicePresident@nawcc-‐chapter15.org
Treasurer – Tom Tarpy Treasurer@nawcc-‐chapter15.org
Secretary – Pat Holloway Secretary@nawcc-‐chapter15.org
Director of Programs – Gary Sertich Programs@nawcc-‐chapter15.org
President’s Message Dear Members,
Well, we’ve had a busy beginning of the year, and now holidays are upon us again!
Bea Copeland was ONCE AGAIN kind enough to open her home last week and allow us and members of San Jacinto Chapter 139 to tour her fine clock collection. We are all very thankful to her for her hospitality and the encore opportunity to see her fine collection. Several Chapter 15 members could not resist the opportunity to repeat the event; others who had been unable to attend the first tour joined them.
We would also like to thank Mary Ellen for the fascinating presentation on the topic of “Treasures of the Czars.” It was a fantastic summary of her travels to visit horological articles in Russia. Her excellent pictures and narrative made us feel like we were right there with her in her travels, and left us wanting to learn more. Thanks much Mary Ellen!
Again as stated in last month’s Mainspring, Darrah Artzner will present at our Annual Meeting on the Rockford Watch Company. Then, in May, we will get a special treat from Don Bugh as he presents on “Moving a Seth Thomas Street Clock to Texas.”
Last week’s tour was another example of some of the benefits of interacting with other NAWCC Chapters. Everyone benefits from these interactions. Indeed, Chapter 15 has done quite a few things with the local Texas Chapters, but we would enjoy doing more. Just about 1 year ago, we were the instructors for a training program in Grapevine for Chapter 124 on the subject of clock case refinishing. It was a great way to meet folks from our area as well as share some knowledge.
Recently, several Chapter 15 members shared in a Lathe Fundamentals class with other Texas chapters, held near College Station. Several Chapter 15 folks are also active members of the Capital Area Watch and Clock Guild.
I want to both encourage and thank those who go out of their way to take active membership roles with other Chapters and societies here in Texas. A great deal can be learned from interacting with Chapters outside of Texas as well. Some of you know that I am an electrical horology enthusiast. As such, I interact with several members of Western Electrics Chapter 133 on the West Coast as well as the Electric Horology Society Chapter 78. With my longtime interest in alarms, I share my passion with members of the Howard Banta Alarm Clock Chapter 178 as well. From this, I have learned the value of these relationships. These interactions create opportunities to make friends and learn new things from one another, and of course to help each other out on issues related to mutual interests. With modern technologies and services such as Skype, you can even “tour” each other’s collections. It’s fun! (Continued on page 2)
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President’s message (continued) Recently I was approached by Rich Newman
([email protected]). Rich is President of British Horology Chapter 159. Members are interested in anything related to British clocks, watches, and tools. They also have many cross-‐functional interests that include a wide range of topics such as chronometers, sundials, tower clocks, colonial period clocks and watchmaking, as well as import/export trade. If you are interested or think you might be interested in these topics, don’t hesitate to contact Richard at the link above. The Chapter dues are very modest and the Newsletters very informative.
At our meeting in April we will be voting on several important modifications to our By-‐Laws. Please see the summary of these issues later in this issue of the Mainspring.
We want to welcome back Patrick Russell and Desmond Kittelson to our membership. Patrick and Desmond, we look forward to seeing you and your wives in upcoming meetings!
Treasurer’s Report
Chapter Account Exp: March Newsletter Inc: Membership and renewals (net of PayPal fees) Balance
$6,845.62 -‐16.89
210.00
$7,038.73
Regional Account (unchanged) $4,163.60
Upcoming painting workdays April 14th and 15th, there will be an informal
transfer painting/stenciling workday at Jay and Pat Holloway’s. If you have a clock tablet project you’ve been working on and need a little incentive to get it finished, or if you’d like to learn how to stencil on glass or paint tablets using the transfer method, please plan to join us from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Basic materials will be supplied. No prior painting or stenciling experience is required – just a desire to have some fun while learning and working with others who have similar interests. If you’re interested, or have questions, please give Pat a call (512.252.3881) before Thursday the 12th to discuss what you’d like to work on.
Annual meeting Our Annual meeting will be held on Saturday,
April 28th from 10:00 a.m. until noon. In addition to the business meeting and voting on the proposed by-‐law changes, Darrah Artzner will be presenting on the Rockford Watch Company. Darrah is familiar with many aspects of Rockford from collecting ephemera to restoring the wooden presentation boxes to repairing the movements. You won’t want to miss this fascinating look at the history of the company, their watch movements as well as some interesting and unusual Rockford collectibles.
There is no charge for this year’s meeting and although we won’t have a catered meal, there are several restaurants nearby where everyone is welcome to gather for a Dutch-‐treat lunch and continued fellowship after the meeting. We’re looking forward to seeing you on the 28th!
Proposed by-‐law changes One last reminder that at our April meeting,
we will be voting on several changes to our bylaws. A full explanation of the changes was included in the November Mainspring. In summary, the changes are as follows:
Constitution Article IV – Officer Change from three directors, Education and Workshops, One Day Marts and Programs to one Program Director in charge of Education and Workshops. Bylaws: Article I. Officers Section 1. Duties Section 1b Duties of the Vice President Remove the following paragraphs from the duties of the vice president:
“The Vice President shall be the General Chairperson for the Annual Chapter meeting, otherwise known as and herein referred to as the Great Southwest Regional meeting of the NAWCC. As General Chairperson the Vice President shall have the overall responsibility for coordinating all activities undertaken during such meeting, including but not limited to the organizing of any and all displays, exhibits, programs, marts, lectures, and educational demonstrations. As General Chairperson the Vice President shall update the records maintained by the
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Meeting Director and Educational Director for the meeting under his or her production.
The Vice-‐President shall be the Program Chairman, and is charged with the duty of preparing the technical portion of the program of each chapter meeting. During this period, he shall preside and introduce the speaker.” Bylaws: Article II. Meetings and Elections Section 2. Elections Currently, a spouse cannot be nominated to the Board of Directors if his or her spouse is also nominated. Change to: A member cannot hold nor be nominated to any officer or director position if his or her spouse already holds or is nominated for the office of President or Treasurer. Bylaws: Article VI. Miscellaneous Section 3. Dues Currently annual dues are $10 and the amount can be changed as expenditures require, upon approval of the membership. Change to: The annual dues shall be $15 for the first family member and $10 for the spouse. The amount can be changed as expenditures require upon approval of the membership. This change was approved at last year’s annual meeting, but because it had not been announced beforehand, the official vote will take place this year.
March happenings As Ken mentioned in his message, March was
another busy month. We started off with a couple of informal stenciling and painting workdays on the 17th and 18th. These workdays provided a great opportunity for the participants to experiment with
some new techniques and materials and continue to hone their skills. As you can see from the picture, there were a wide variety of projects started, and a
couple of efforts were even completed. It was a fun and productive couple of days.
At our regular meeting on the 24th, Mary Ellen Bell gave a presentation on the “Treasures of the Czars.” In addition to the presentation, Mary Ellen, who is President of Chapter 179, the Horological Travel Chapter, gave us a sneak peek at a couple of upcoming trips that are being planned. Like the Chapters Ken mentioned in his message, this Chapter provides another great way to share horological interests with people from other areas. If you’re interested in hearing more about this Chapter, please don’t hesitate to contact Mary Ellen.
Mary Ellen Bell sharing additional photos March wrapped up with an encore field trip
with San Jacinto Chapter 139 to San Antonio to visit with Bea. In addition to another chance to enjoy Bea’s clocks and hospitality, this trip included a group lunch at a local Mexican food restaurant followed by a trip to the Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches for those who were able to attend.
Part of the group from the second tour (Jay and Darrah were taking pictures and several attendees had departed)
Newsletter Editor NAWCC Chapter 15 1105 Lafayette Lane Pflugerville TX 78660
Spot a clock Thanks to Don Bugh for providing this month’s clock spottings.
This beautiful street clock is located in front of Haltom’s at the corner of Third and Main in downtown Fort Worth.
Brown street clock purchased by McCarley's Jewelers in the 20s and stood in front of their downtown location until they moved the store to its present location on the north side of Longview. Remarkably, it was not converted to an electric motor and still contains the original Brown mechanical movement.
