The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-10-29

number OF women. but the, patronage
was not sufficient 10 meet the neees-
Sary expenses. The income from the
lunch room. though small. helped TO
meet the deficiency. Many committee
meetings were held. in which the
question OF greater economy in The con-
duct OF the lunch room was grayely
discussed. and the decisions arrived AZ
were carried our as far SIS possible.
bur. still. even with the help OF some
rental from Offices, the small reserve
fund was last growing smaller in the
effort 10 make ends meet. What could
be doneg To give up the Exchange
was not 10 be thought OF.
In December, s lady who was in the
curio business. gave it up. and put her
goods into the Exchange 10 be sold
on commission. Al the same time. il
was decided that after the LIST Of jan
uary 15 per cent should be charged on
Z goods. instead of 10. as hitherto. These
I TWO circumstances. a few New Year
gifts ana some reduction in the rent,
gave rev life 70 The Exchange. The
monthly balanee-sheet for January and
l UlLN ANNhNA AA4AA NAANAlAAA -AAAe-s Al
March the receipts Of the lunch room
were found 70 have fallen behind, and
Miss Croker. who had done faithful
service in il. gave notice that she
would leave for The States during
APRIL Miss divers time was all re-
quired in the Exchange. and IL was
decided that we must give up running
the lunch room ourselves, and if no
one could be found to take it. ii should
be closed the 1st Of April. 1t was ac-
cordingly closed at that time. During
March. April. May and June the Di-
rectors met frequently 10 consider
propositions for renting the lunch
room. For various reasons, among
others. the fact that no liquor could
be used on the premises. these propo-
sisions failed 70 come 10 successful
issue. AT length, during June. arrange
ments were completed for renting the
lunch room and kitchen and selling the
furniture and croekery 10 a gentleman
who had been renting an office in the
building He took it from the LIST OF
July. and the arrangement has proved
very satisfactory. II is still pleasant
family lunch room. patronized by many
OF the former patrons Of the Exchange
lunch room.
Since January the business OF the
Exchange has gradually increased.
An advertisement has been for some
time in the Advertiser. and is now in
the Star also. Pretty advertising cards
have been printed. and are distributed
on the foreign steamers arriving in
the harbor. Tourists are dropping in
and leaving substantial tokens Of their
visits in the Golfers OF the Exchange.
The variety and beauty Of the arti-
cles is noticeable. and the numbers OF
depositorS is increasing. the present
number being so, most of them Hawai-
ian women During the year closing
| last June Sits had been paid by the
Exchange 70 depositors.
Miss Oliver has continued in charge
OF the Exchange during the year, and
I its present degree Of prosperity is due
largely TO her untiring efforts in it:
! behalf. Her courage and faith in lis
ultimate success have never failed.
/ The rent OF the lunch room helps tC
| paw the rent of the building. and it i:
a great relief 10 the Directors to know
/ that for 8 few months past the receipts
/ have eQualled the expenditures.
/ But trade in the Exchange is vari'
able We do not know at the end OF
/ one month how the next will find u:
/ financially, so while grateful for tbs
present encouraging aspect Of affairs
we would still beg the ladies 10 give Il
the Exchange their help and patron
age.
The latest project is TO get out al
/ illustrated calendar for next year, tbs
heading on each Of the u pages TO b'
q print Of some Hawaiian view. The
/ price will be % cents, and we trust al
| Of our friends viii buy for themselve:
and to send to their friends abroad d:
/ z souvenir of the Islands.
| A small number of almanaes are tC
I be got out in q more expensive form
& few small paintings being substituted
| for the printed pictures, and these vii
/ be sold, of course, at an advanced
I price.
4 Respectfully submitted,
a E. GULICh.