The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-20

noon and where flowers and fancy work
are sold. The luncheon is popular. The
entertainments of the exchange are of a
superior character, while its charity ball is
one OF the events of the social season.
Mrs. Judge Currey presided at the meet
ing. last evening" which was well attended.
In her annual report she said:
We had IN bank one year ago the sum
of 1902 81. We have now on hand
Sl4,473 81, which is less than the balance
OF last year by $129 60. This is due to the
falling off OF receipts from contributing
subscribers From the matinee dansante
given in November last the society real
lied SSS6 40, Mrs. Moses Hopkins contrib
uted 500, Colonel T. @. Crocker $50, and
Colonel Mcdonald $50.
The luncheon department of the ex-
change has been well patronized during
the last year, and, as il the past, has
been IN great measure, the mainstay of
our institution.
The number OF consignors of goods for
sale by the exchange has averaged for the
year about 300 and the aggregate sum
which we have paid them for sales made
Our commissions for making these sales
have been 10 per cent on the gross amount
OF sales
1.-The exchange employs thirty-two
women and four errand-boys and has paid
out for wages during the year the sum Of
S5963 10. For rent we have paid out
$500.
I'VE must have more workers in the
prosecution of the business which we have
undertaken to do. AS it is now and has
been for some years past the burden of
labor has been imposed on only few of
our lady managers. If we are TO continue
IN the work we must have more active CO.
laboTerS; otherwise our institution, de-
signed for the benefit of good women who
are obliged to depend upon themselves,
aided by US as Woman's Exchange, must
fail"
. The report of Mrs. Emelie Hughes of the
committee having charge of the art and
fancy work department was as follows:
Your committee, in presenting its report for
the year just closed, would state that the
amount OF sales in the art and fancy work de-
partment was $10,72S 10, an increase OF over
$3.50 CO. a gratifying improvement over the
former year.
There is a decided increase OF articles ex-
ahmed and accepted during the past year,
1907 in favor of this year. and IL ,726 sold, Il
difference of 1858 articles in favor of 1894.
In this department there are 234 consignors
Ii OF whom received an average of 1881 20 q
year. One conslgnor received for the year
1919 go, that being the largest amount ever
paid TO a consignor for fancy work; another
for dolls received $64S %.
The thorough business basis upon which this
department II conducted is shown by the
steady increase of sales, thus affording great
eDcOuT&gemeuL 10 the cODSlSnOrS ana Rratlnca-
ton TO the active manager. Not but what we
feel the necessity OF a greater number OF
earnest workers among our numerous man.
ayers. ! feel confident if that could be assured
the result would be highly satisfactory.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. Will
liam NJ Bunker, showed the receipts for
the year to be S61, S35 Sc and the expendi-
lures $54, 757 70. The cash on hand to date
IS S14077 SO. There was deficit of $129
for the year.
Mrs Albert T. SPOTS of the committee
in charge of the domestic and floral de-
partments reported as follows:
1t is with no ordinary degree of pride and
qualification that this committee submits a re-
port OF the domestic and flower departments
for the year Just closed. Never before, in my
opinion, has the practicability OF our work OF
benehcence, which is the highest form OF
charity, been more fully demonstrated Ameri-
can women have begun To realize within the
last decade that household science has Jagged
far behind in the forward march OF civilization.
Cooking schools and lectures on food are grad
ually forming public opinion in the right
direction, and we begin to give. domestic mat
tiers more attention, for we have discovered
that our health and strength depends, in the
main, upon the food we eat and the home in
which we live.
The world cannot have too much enllghten-
ment on the subject of Wholesome food, and
the woman who applies common-sense in
cooking-for this has ever been woman's right
der the new regime of system and exactness
does much for the veal OF society, and is
worthy OF hearty appreciation no matter where
the tates have spread The rooftree.
len Years ago our contributors sales
amounted 70 1916 during the first fiscal year,
and on February l, 1895, at the close of the
tenth fiscal year, the consignoTs' sales aggre-