New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-11
WORK OF THE woMANs EXCHANGE.
TIM, .vxrN ,rrFrING-FxCEILENT OPPORTUNITIES

TIE ANNUAL MEETING-ENCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WOMEN TO HELP THEMSELVES.
The animal meeting and fall opening of the New
Yorl, Exchange for WOnan's Work took place yes
terday af ernOOn at No. East lwenteth-st. Inc
treasurer reported that during the last year there
had been an increase of S4,lS9 IN me order depart
rnent and of 81 1OS in subscriptions. The receipts
from ali sources including subscriptions have been
S34 763 49, and from sales alone, pZoO3o D.
There are at present the books OF the society the
names of 2,206 women whose WORK Is received 10
be sold
everything that women can make which There is u
market for SO that those who need TO and can 90
SO NAV help themselves. The correspondence OF the
society shows that in very many eases women nave
t:ded themselves and their families over serious
financial troubles by tins work, while In the laSt
year three of the best consignors Oh Wm .al
have retired, having placed themselves
b piT%T" further need Of doing work The
fund thar has been stqrlod for the purpose ot 0o
tanning a suitable building now amounts 10 Fo,oou
and the society hopes to have II largely ihCiSaS.u
by subscriptions A soon as possible II IN tno i n
tention to establish school in connection Nun tie
salesrooms. 81 that women who are not aD.e 10 90
any kind of profitable work NAV learn now ana
NAV constantly improve Themselves
The order department has increased, largely
during the year and is now the mos rnCS'
li'PG eift of $1,000 was received some time
ago for the purpose Of making a sinking iund rom
which work that has been ordered rs IN cer'aiin
cases paid for at once. A. soon as tho bli rs co.
lcctoI thc money is immediately returned 10 'hls
TrJ Tn tLc summer especially, tins plan is OF
great help to persons who need the none! Ior liel
work at once while the purchaser bcihg on "a
! town cannot he reached as soon rs the work -
| received 4 lunch-room in competition WIN li1c
worl, was started wear ago ana mas oeeh very sun
| ccssfu Everything used theic Is S,"V a., ~,
| bv cousirnors. On shelves around ms
! room are displayed jars and cans
of pickles and preserves of every KIND %ign 'i Dr.,
housckeeucrs 90 be fIr superior to what IlsF ,'a'
find in stores. In thc sae7roons ono may h,. co. e.
most any article that woman can lNt 20, ccor.
ornament or for use, from works Gi the me ,ccuIh
tive ART 10 aprons and mOps. There are piacqurS'
vases painted china screens, tablc covers IoolI-
| poydcr cologne Glldcd pipes, h'ny caIIIHGJ
! LIankcts richly embroidered curtains, patchrd
| ouijts and an almost endless variety OF 0thcr
| articles. There are also many pieceS OF ;rlc-
| J,-J years old carved in the costume
| of that time: point d'Nencou lace one piece oi
which was worn by Marie Antoiucttc; quaint
! siic-board $50 years old; and several spinning
wheels. one Of them with q history;
The officers Of last year were elected Tor thr en-
suing year as follows: President MS. W IMAM u'
! Mr. William +. Dodge, Mrs. !. y, Ou'' MS. II. H.
Anderson and Mrs Jacob Wendell; rcc"rIlnE S''ro-
M Mi A T6%rEGr G asant secTetary
Mis- WcIIylinc: treasurer. Mr. J.. \. Pa"t-r; Ad-
yi visor BOARD, william G. ChoatG Luc.ut TqcseT,
| man Dr. =. n Otis, Henry IL Anderson; Jac1
! WcrdrU DIR. c. r. Agaew. F. B. Thurber and l.. \.
Tn HsTdiIiton tnrty-scycn managers wcro elected,
| a.. follows: Mrs Cornelius L. hgucw. Mira. Henry
| II S"dcron. Mrs Charles C. Rcaman. jr.. MISS ;.
l. Bcat}ic Mis-, julia Blae ., Gll Nri E ET.Ee
! NJ. William, G. Choatr Mrs. Henry Dimmork. Miss
TmiIv 4. Cooke. Mrs Henry Dale Mrs. Noah Davis,
Mrs. William Edward Doa9c, Nh; william m. T.
! Dodrc Miss Grace Edmuuts, Mr.. William ). tlagr,
! WssT' r Folsom Mrs. Calvin Goddard, Mrs. Henry
Jvi.oD, Mrs. l. d. Juiliarl Mira John Mctnns, j..
! Mrs. George " NcLanahan, Nrs. fcs.cndc1 n
! OH. Mrs W VI. Olih Nr'. L. A. Packer, Mrs Nill-
| lam + Rowland. Mrs. T. Lc Roy SattCrcc, Mrs. \.
! +. stone. Mrs John 7. Terry, Mrs.. +. b. lhnr6cr
| Mrs j. r. Tilforl. Mrs. lucIus luckermann; MIS-
] Allila