The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-19
WOMAN'S WORK
Report OF the Exchange
Directors.
For the Year Ending Yesteraay-Perceufass
on Goods So d Redu;ei ana MAJ
ages SiIiry Raised.

The Womans Exchange. after a
hard struggle for existence. during
which our generous community often
lent it a helping hand. has arrived at
the stage OF self support and is fulfill
ing its mission of being a helper to
many poor women in their efforts to
gain a subsistence.
With pleasure and gratitude We can
say that the past year has been truly
successful one. From the time the
Judd building was completed and the
sidewalks on Merchant street were
cleared until they were again obstruct-
ed by the building now in process OF
erection. trade has been good Tour
lists have found their way to the Ex-
| change and some have bought largely.
The stock of goods has been kept up
we'll and depositors have been reward
ed with monthly payments for their
handiwork.
\ calendar for the year 1899 was
printed before Christmas and met with
a ready sale. The receipts for the
month of December owing to- the sale
| of the calendar. were the largest in
| the history of the Exchange. amount
| ing to S1.i25. Those for the month OF
April stand next, being S1.114. The
| largest amount paid to- depositors IN
month was in the month OF May
| $976.35. For the nine months from
April to December, 1898. the sales of
the Exchange amounted to- S5.527 %.
and depositors were paid 8. 1924 av-
eraging SOS a month
| The depositors number between for
" and fifty. most of them being Ha-
waiian women. The percentage on
| goods sold has been reduced from IL
to 10 per cent, and the managers sal
airy has been raised.
| During the month of March a license
for the Exchange was taken out. This
| was necessary because in addition To
goods of Hawaiian manufacture. for
which no license was needed. we now
| sell many from Micronesia and the
South Sea Islands.
There are many goods OF consider
able value in the Exchange. and Ii was
deemed best by the directors that they
should be insured. which was done at
as reasonable rates as could be OBJ
tanned
On account of the increasing bust
ness of the Exchange and because a
license had been obtained. il seemed
necessary that it should be incorpor-
ated, and after much discussion and
/ in loot Of nn -,
Incorporation were drawn up and
signed by the board OF directors. Off
GERS were then chosen-Mrs. Whitney
president; Mrs. Jordan. vice president;
Mrs. Gulick, secretary; Mrs. Parmalee
treasurer: Miss Oliver, manager. The
board of directors consists of these Off.
GERS and Miss Mary Green. Mrs. Pear.
son and Mrs. Weldon. \ committe,
has been appointed to draw up a con.
stitution and bylaws.
We have for years been desiring q
rent a room for the Exchange in
more favorable locality. and the build
ing now going up on Merchant stree
so blocks the street that il was imper
ative that we should do so. During tn,
past month we have succeeded in oh
tanning quite n good stand. to- which
the Exchange has been moved. 1t 4
now comfortably established in its new
quarters, and we hope for II still great
er prosperity than in the past. w,
hope that all the ladies of the w. C
T. U. will look into the new premises
where fans, calabashes, tapa, mats
ETC., are displayed with great taste an,
where the manager can supply almos
every want IN the line of Polynesia
curios. Please send strangers an,
tourists TO the Woman's Exchange
! corner of Hotel and Union streets.
o 1t is proposed TO add to the astrac
tons of the Exchange a free drink O
ice water to all who may desire Il
Cold water seems a difficult article {
obtain in the city OF Honolulu, and
is most appropriate that an institution
connected with the w. c. T. U. shoul
furnish ii to the thirsty soldiers VIII
walk our streets.
Respectfully submitted,
\. +. GUIICK.
Secretary.