Evening journal., 1900-10-26
Managers Ask Organizations to
Cooperate With Them for
Its Success
SOCIETY WOMEN As CLERKS
They Sell All Sorts Of Things at Ri
diculOuSIy Low Prices at No.
$40 Market Street

Probably more interest centres in the
voting contest than in anything else
connected with that interesting event,
the "rummage sale," now N progress
at No. $40 Market street, under the au-
spices of the women managers OF tho
Delaware Hospital.
The contest is between John Hum.
candidate for governor on the Repub-
lican ticket, and Peter J. Ford, candi-
date for governor on the Democratic
ticket, and is for a beautiful bronze
statue and pedestal, donated for the
purpose by William Lawton. All yes
terday the Democratic candidate was
ahead, but in the afternoon the votes
began to come In for the Republican
candidate. In the afternoon Mr.. HUM
himself visited the sale and left some
votes for Mr.. Ford. At noon to-day
Mr. Hum had received 81 and Mr.. Ford
So. Those having this feature in
charge are Mrs. Ferdinand l.. Gilpin,
Mrs. II. Ashton Henry and Mrs j.
Ernest Smith The ladies particular
ly request the cooperation of the va
riOus organizations in the city Votes.
which cost ten cents each. VIII be re-
ceiyed over the telephone. or at head
quarters. No $50 Market street. Voters
viii be received until 10 o'clock on Sat
urday night. when the name of the
winner will be announced
Bidding is lively for an old-time
glass decanter OF odd shape and de-
sign, donated by Mrs. Henry G. Nones.
and already $l3 has been offered for
t. Another article. desired by many,
Is q massive. quaint wine chest OF ma
hogany. with a marble top. Mrs. Nones
also has contributed a cup, saucer and
plate of fine old china, with funny lit
tie flowers on them All these articles
will be sold to the highest bidders to-
morrow night.
There never was q regulation store
where the stock was so diversified as
that at No. $50 Market street. One may
buy shoes and bonnets. silk and calico
waists. bicycle sundries. bric-a-brac,
shawls and other wraps, books. hobby
horses. clothes hangers, pictures, dress
goods. and, in fact, everything imagi-
nable. Everything has been donated
and the women are enthusiastic over
the kndess and generosity Of the mer-
chants Nearly all have contributed.
and many OF them several times. and
also have contributed the use Of their
teams In conveying articles TO the sale.
Even the telephone service is free and
street car posters, and the managers
are elated over the success Of their
venture. They can AFFORD to sell things
at a very low price because all of them
are contributed, and waists can be
bought from FIVE cents up. Up TO date
the proceeds of the sale have amounted
to S1,054.
WANT MILITARY SUITS.
There is such a demand for military
suits that an appeal Is hereby made
to the officials Of the Wilmington Mill
tary Academy and parents of the boys
attending for suits which have been
outgrown or worn by the boys.
It is rather an unusual sight to see
charming society women acting as
saleswomen, and there is a bit of in
congruity about dainty iewel-decked
hands lowering about, say, mems
heavy shoes that perhaps have seen
better days. But all have entered into
the matter with so much earnestness
and vim that Dame Success has fair
ly fallen over herself to crown their
efforts.
HUMOR AND PATHOS THERE.
And there are the bits Of pathos and
comedy which go far to make up the
sum and substance of existence. Three
little fellows. poorly clad, but with
clean, bright faces attracted attention
the other day. Between them they
had a little over a dollar They went
from counter to counter, pricing nearly
ever article, to the amusement OF the
fair clerks. At last they decided upon
hobby-horse, a good, big one in good
condition.
Boys, why do you buy that?' the
matron in charge asked them. You
do not live together, and what are you
going to do with ito"
"Oh. ma'am." replied one Of the lit
tie fellows. "I'll have il a week and
then the other boys win have It a
week apiece. and it will go round that
way"
A small colored boy with three
cents. was another would-be purchaser.
! After he had made the entire round Of
the place he bought q Munsey Maga-
sine. When question as to his choice.
he explained thus: well. you see this
is the most for my money. I get both
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