Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-19
THE WOMEN'S EXCHANGE.
Large Meeting al the Cumberland Pre-
by terrain church 4 yesterday.

Large Meeting at the Cumberland Pres
by terian Church yesterday.
The Memphis Exchange for Women's
Work held a meeting at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church on Court street yes
terday morning, Mrs. President M. @. Gal
laway presiding. There was a very large
attendance of the membership, which
nov numbers about $50 ladies of the best
circles of society.
Mrs. Kate P. Capp was elected superin-
tendent.
A number OF ladies were admitted to
| membership, and come routine business
was disposed of, among which was the re-
port Of Mrs. Joe Brown, chairman of the
House Committee, who stated that the
| committee had secured rooms at 2974 Sec.
| ond street, in the Sneed x Bethel build
ing. The report was adopted. The rooms
will be ready for the reception of work
and goods about the LIST of December.
The association will hold regular
monthly meetings for the transaction of
business, but the dates have not yet been
arranged.
The association have issued the follow
ing circular for the edification of the pub
lie as to the objects OF its organization,
their work and their wants:
The managers of the Memphis Exchange for
Women's Work. which has recently been sstab-
lished in our city, take pleasure IL giving to tn If
friends the following statement of their work and
their wants: We have located the exchange at
1914 Second street, in the Sneed d Bethel block,
and will be ready December LIST TO receive con-
commission of only ten per cent. on goods sold,
we must necessarily be a society supported large
ly by annual subscriptions and donations, and
never a disappearing business house. We
therefore earnestly solicit the assistance, sympa-
thy and announcement of the business men of
signors and customers, to whom We shall endeav-
or to give satisfaction. We solicit membership
and consignments from our State at large and oil
otherStotes VII" may wish 20 avail themselves of the
dement's of our society. The object of the exchange
is to furnish q market fGr me SAFE Of the Pro-,
many women who are themselves dependent on
personal e~xertions for daily bread, have besides
to support 9 .icate children, invalid husbands or
aged parents. 1t is this glass that we especially
all to reach and help. Be ieving as We do that
home is the place for women. and home llfe the
purest atmos ohere for training and c%ulturiug
them, we wish to place within their reach the OPP
portunity of earning their own living without
leaving the shelter and protection of the hearth
stone. So we open this Exchange, where the
end. The benef Is Of this Exchange are open to
all women, without regard to religious belief.
with q commission OF only ~ per cent; on the
q society this Exchange must be largely sup
ported by annual subscriptions, and TO this end
We invite the interest and cooperation of all per
sons favorable to the objects of the work, or de
string its growth as q promoter Of woman's well
fare. FOR the sake of those to be benefited, some
of the kinds of work considered suitable are here
named: All. sorts of embroidery and needle,
1 YUM dlnIluk EhGbSAinsl dl hl4uS v
plain sewing we'll executed, all prepared
fruits, canned goods, pickles, preserves.
jellies, all fresh fruits in season, all sorts
of garden products, dairy products, all house
wife.y arts. as bread, rolls, cakes, candies,
salads, croquettes, be item rolls. In short, We ac-
espt anything useful or ornamental which q
woman can make, alwa $ urging the manufact-
ure of useful things, which should, if possible, be
made ornamental. We hope to secure orders for
skillful women to make and hang draper'es,
cover furniture, do gentl-men's mending and
family repairing. We will take orders tor dire t.
ing and del. verIDg invitations to receptions and
weddings. We will take orders for rome knit
garments, such as wrinkled hands love to make.
We will furnish women to read to involids, write
for busy or sick people, do shopping, or take Oui
little chi dren. Our desire is 10 do largely an or.
der business, that women who have little to lose
may not venture too much, and orders can be
filed for anything which any one may desire Il
have made, if it is within the skill of woman Il
make it.
The meetings at present are held sub
ject to the call Of the president through
the city press.