The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
IT'S A PAYING ENTERPRISE
Indianapolis Women Are Making Very
Good Thing Out of the Propyl9um.
Business Capacity Further Demonstrated by
watering" the StOck-What Has Been
Accomplished in the Past Year.


Accomplished In the Past Year.
The annual meeting OF the Propylaum
stockholders was held. yesterday morning.
in the east parlor of the building. About
fifty of the four hundred mem bers were
present to hear the reports and transact the
business. The President, Mrs. May Wright
Sewall. occupied the chair. and soon after
eo'clock called the members to order. The
minutes of the first, which was also the
last annual meeting. held May II. 1891,
were read by Mrs. A. A. Spruance and ap-
proved. She then read reports of special
meetings held during the year.
The chairman of the committee having
the annual Propyleum party in charge.
Mrs A. NJ. Robertson, read her report. 1t
showed that the expenses OF the party.
gwen Thanksgiving eve, were SlsSl3 and
the receipts s725. The committee recon-
mended that the date of the party be
changed to Jan. q, the date of the dedica-
ton of the Propyleum and made the ques-
ton of taxing stockholders 81 each. and
send them two tickets TO make
party fund. one TO be discussed and de-
eided by the stockholders. The report and
urer. Mrs Henry ID. Pierce. made her third
annual report, as follows:
On hand a. last report ,s35. O6
Receipts from rents. 2,639.1O
Receipts from other sources............ 960.77
Total -.--------$5,4 35 %
Total disbursements. 5,29Ot9
Balance $l4i.S4
The secretary reported the officers TO be:
President. Mrs. Sewall; yice-presldent, Mrs.
r. W. Chislett; secretary, Mrs. Spruance,
and treasurer Mrs. Pierce There are three
committees entertainment, supervision
and furnishing. Circulars, descriptive OF
the building. have been sent TO lyceums,
1ecTure bureaus and other agencies. with
view To possible rental of the Propy lseum.
At the conclusion the president read her
annual report, the chief points of which
are: The ProDylnum Is the home OF twen-
ty-tve associations, and during the year
sixteen private individuals have rented IL
for parties. The buildIng. or o part has been
used an SEQ different occasions. thus more
than ever creating the query as to how has
Indianapolis existed so long without the
Propyl9umf But somehow or other 1t has
existed. The entertainment committee has
prov ided four lectures on domestic science.
by Irof. Lucy Salmon, of Vassar College;
. course of cooking lectures by Miss Mary
Clark, of Milwaukee,; a course of lee lures
by MIR. Edmund Russell; q Christmas party
for the children, and given the dining room
TO the Society of Hy giene foria course of
cOCFl0Q lectures. Inc cost or these enter
tainaIents was $3.50 and the receipts 1915.
Mr.. Russell was paid $3.50. and according
20 an arrangement with him no deficit
conld occur. which was probably lucky for
Tbs stock holders. The Propyl8um organ
ICED the local council of women. which
IN time will demonstrate it's right
TO exist. II has extended its hospi-
tally TO tho National Convention OF Char
and one to Mrs. Henrotin. of Chicago. and
has given free use to the woman's board OF
the worlds fair commission. The plans
for the future show an enlarged work TO
be undertaken, some time. by the Prop
yl9um. These are an industrial exchange.
permanent cooking school, q protective
agency for women, and within the next
two years receptions TO prominent persons
who will be In the vicinity.
In consideration of the financial income.
Mrs. Sewail said that the stock of the
Propyl&um was worth 80 per cent, above
the face value. The hopes regarding
To the end that the receipts. now turned to
paying the interest. may be used to the
advantage of the association, the hoard
recommends the increase of the stock to
10000, issuing 400 shares additional at S2o
eaeh-not to be put upon the market, but
taken by the present stockholders and
to provide associate memberships.
which will entitle such members to attend
all lectures and other entertainments
given by the Propy leum The improve
ments TO the building have been the erec-
tIon Of q stage, with all accessories. the
building of two outside iron starways,
which make the building absolutely safe
3n case of fire or panic. In the estimation of
the building inspector. Mrs. Sewall closed
by expressing congratulations on the sue
cess OF their plans. and urged the support
of plans which summon larger courage for
larger labors.
In addition there were several matters TO
be reported which did not belong to the
presidents report The board of directors
ho0f hnH hot q A oh for ntlnfl
from taxation were so good that the case
would be settled by the courts. There had
been large correspondence. Denver. To-
fedo. Marshalltown. ILL.,. Worcester. Mass.
Minneapolis. Washington. ID. &. Whining
ton. Auburn had asked for descriptions
and plans of tho Propy lanm. In order to
get u basis for q similar editice. The Wash
tngton letter was from Mrs. Harrison.
and letter received yesterday from Chi
cagO women announced their intention of
erecting q Propy l@um and organizing o
local council.
The election of i've directors resulted In
motion of reelection by acclainatiOn. and
the vote was cast by the secretary for Mrs
Nav Wright Sewall. Mrs. F. w. Chislett.
Mrs. III. ID. Pierce. Mrs. John A. Holman
IT. hs
Cleland. Mrs. II. X. Allen. Mrs .: Ii. Has
selman. Mrs rankin Landers. Mrs. Geo
+. Adams. Mrs. L. Z. Hodges. Mrs. +. f.
ClaypoOl. Mrs. f. e.. Atkins and Mrs. A. Nj
The business which followed is briefly
summarized as follows The recommends
tion to increase stock was approved. The
proved. The fee WIN be $40 and entitie one
TO all entertainments given by the PROXY
leum. The fee will give a financial basis
for entertainments. Stockholders can be
associate members. The details of privi-
leges and transferable or non-trans-
ferabIe tickets are TO be left
to the decision of the directors.
Tie question of the annual tax of 81 for
the party fund was lost ana the entertain
ment committee instructed to use it's own
devices 10 carry on the party. Mrs. T.. e..
Wiley. of the entertainment committee.
resigned and Mrs. j. &. Shaffer was elected
TO Ell the vacancy thus caused. The other
members are retained and are Mesdames
John III. Holiday. w. j. Holiday, L. A.
Hendricks, Henry s. Fraser. Morris Ross,
Charles +. Sayles and A. NJ. Robertson.
chairman. The meeting then adjourned.
ADJUSTMENTS.