[Leica] LHSA incompetence

[alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal)]

Actually, this sentiment was being expressed back in the  early '80's when I 
first joined. Keep in mind that it is the dedicated collectors who  formed 
the core of the LHSA - I expect this is still true today -  after all, it 
started out as a collectors' group. The number of members needed to keep the 
Society afloat, in the limit, is fairly small.

Having said that, I believe a larger member base is certainly healthier for 
the Society. Each issue of the current Viewfinder contains a much broader 
range of interesting articles than it did back then, a consequence of the 
expanded membership. The LHSA is worth joining if one is not a member.  I 
got my package in the mail this week; my 2007 dues shall be paid soon.

In closing, let's not forget the Officers of the LHSA, volunteers all, who 
keep things moving along rather smoothly.

SNIP
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> Unless LHSA can come up with a way to attract more (and younger) members, 
> I
> fear that is it slowly dying on the vine.
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> Dave.
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