Unto the members of the College of Arms,
from Baldwin of Erebor, Laurel King of Arms.
Courteous greetings,
'Struth, but it's hot! hardly the most auspicious
weather in which to begin my first Letter of Acceptances and Returns.
The enclosed are from the College of Arms meeting held at the
heraldry symposium in the Barony of Loch Salann, consisting of
38 approvals and 13 returns, for a modest total of 51 trans
actions.
HERALDRY SYMPOSIUM
The symposium was a relaxed and pleasant event. Attendance
was light, with most of the complement being made up of heralds
from Atenveldt, although there were a handful of attendees from
the West, Ansteorra, Meridies, and Caid. Classes were given on
Old Norse and Japanese Naming Practices, Points of Difference,
and Ecclesiastical Heraldry. The feast Saturday night, prepared
under the direction of Lady Aethelvynn Thraedgyld, was both tasty
and plentiful. Sustenance of a different nature vas provided by
The Lemmings (Loch Salann's instrumental music group) and Morley
or Less (Master Wilhelm and Mistress Cynthia's vocal consort).
On behalf of the College of Arms, I would like to thank Lord Gustav
Athanasius von Hausenstadt for his work as autocrat for the event.
Copies of the Proceedings (128 pages, spiralbound,
including the revised Rules for Submissions) are available from
Lord Gustav for $7.50 postpaid. The address to write is: Erik
Richtsteig, 2607 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84106. Checks
should be made payable to Office of the Crystal Pursuivant.
MAILING LIST
There are, of course, a couple of changes to the
mailing list. Master Wilhelm von Schlüssel is now Laurel
Emeritus. Also, please add the White Stag Herald (Principality
of the Outlands), Lady Lucie de Villebruyant Boniface; Judy Aten,
155 Comanche Circle, Green River, WY 82935. (The ZIP code given
for her on the roster is incorrect.)
TWENTY YEAR CELEBRATION
The SCA Twentieth Year Celebration now has a newsletter,
edited and published by Mistress Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani and
Master John ap Griffin (Bjo and John Trimble). The cost is $5.00
for "all issues published between now and March, 1986."
Subscription checks should be made out to John Trimble;
the address to write is 696 South Bronson Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA 90005. The Trimbles are offering a free TYC admission (currently
worth $15) to the individual who comes up with the best name for
the newsletter (currently called The TYC News). The deadline
for suggestions/entries is September 30, 1984.
PERSONAL STAFF
In answer to a couple of questions, my personal staff
is made up of between half a dozen and a dozen volunteers who
help with the administrative burden of the Laurel office, doing
sorting and filing, and reviewing and discussing letters of intent
and cement at the monthly Laurel meetings. They are members of
the Caid College of Heralds, and are warranted by Crescent Herald,
not by me. Unlike Virgule, Batonvert, and the other people on
"the Laurel Staff," the members of my personal staff
are not considered to be members of the College of Arms.
ET CETERA
The Laurel files arrived last week, through the good
graces of Clarion King of Arms (on whom be praise), who drove
a truck down to WorldCon. The file cabinets and the library are
more or less in place, and I've just finished entering the bibliography
on the word processor.
By way of a reminder, the second editions of Precedents
I and II are slated for publication at the end of this month.
Precedents I costs $4.00, plus $1.40 for First Class postage,
or $1.05 for Third Class. Precedents II is $3.00, with
First Class postage costing an additional $1.25, and Third Class,
$.95. All prices are in US$. Orders destined for Canada should
probably go First Class; I'm not certain of the "international"
status of Third Class mail. Checks should be made payable to Derek
G. Foster. Precedents of the S.C.A. College of Arms
is not an official publication.
That's it for this mailing short and sweet.
The actual September letter, due out in about three weeks, will
of course be larger. Until that time, my lords and ladies, I remain,
Your servant,
Baldwin of Erebor
Laurel King of Arms