Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-29
The Labor Exchange.
THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW INDU sTRIEs
SUCCESS.

THE INTRODUCTION OF Ne" lSpU SI1tlEs
SUCCESS.
An exhibition of articles made under the
Supervision of the Labor Exchange was in
augurated last evening bV fair and musical
entertainment, at the rooms of the Exchange,
62l street and GIG Louisiana avenue. Mrs.
Cecilia Young Smith and her pupils, the
Misses Mccall, generally supplied the must
cal portion in highly creditable and accepta-
with the lOvelieSt of flowers. by one of our
popular florists, are evidence OF great taste
Adjoining satMrs. MARKHAM, the accomplished
E ace MAKER res resident for many years OF this
with innumerable pms, and bObbinS attached
TO fine thread, which the old lady was manip-
ulating into the finest of English lace, with a
dexterity truly wonderful: OF course she
proved especially to the ladies a constant
source of attraction. On the table beside her
dies in this city. which would do credit to any
establishment. and should find ready sale, and
compared favOrably with the hundred dollar
tion on this table. On the next table we find
the results of an attempt made by the Labor
Exchange to introduce the art of China deco
rating as means of livelihood. The accom-
plished young teacher and artist, Miss Cas-
paris, and her assistants, have certainly pro-
duced work of a highly artistic character
surpasses much we have seen exhibited in
eastern cities, and is quite equal to some of
finer work done abroad. The decorative work
of Mrs. Davis and Miss Gilfllan deserves also
ecutiOn and tastefulness of design. A con
siderable portion of the China exhibited found
ready sale. Some excellent miniature pOr-
traits by Miss Chester were also greatly ad
mired. Further on was table. on which were
arranged artistically variety of seed bags, car
ticket and druggists envelopes put up for the
trade, and as to workmanship quite equal to
any in the market. These were all manufac-
tured by the Labor Exchange upon the prem
lSes, under the supervision OF Mrs. j. G. Hitz.
the superintendent. and her efficient fore
woman, Miss Maggie Thomas. Considerable
over million of these paper bags and envel-
OpeS have been made, giving employment off
and on to some twenty-five or more women
and girls In time, with additional facilities
OF machinery and appliances, this will no
doubt, through the perSevering efforts of the
1ndefatlgable superintendent, expand into an
extensive industry creditable to the city and
peculiarly adapted for place like Washing
ton, where so unusually large number of en-
velopes and paper bags are made use of. The
table containing fancy work was literally
loaded with all kinds of work the ingenuity of
woman could devise and skilled fingers could
shape-the articles being all sold directly for
the benefit OF the makers without charge of
any kind
Among those present we noticed as particu-
larry interesting, himself in the exhibit the
commissioner of Agriculture, Gen. lie Due
who is an earnest patron of the Labor Ex-
change; also, Senator Howe and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Wilson and others. The
Labor Exchange has certainly evinced a COM
mendable enterprise during the short time it
has been in existence, and it behooves every
citizen who desires to promote the industrial
interests OF the city, and at the same time les
sen the great distress and poverty existing for
want OF employment. to call and see what the
Labor Exchange is doing and assist in further
ing its praiSewOrthy object Introducing new
unemployed and so affording the most effective
retlef to the deserving Door of the citV