The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-18
wOMAN's EXCHANGE TO REOPEN.
The Management Counts on Pros
porous Year.


The savannah Exchange for woman's
Work. after having closed during the
summer months when its patrons were
out Of town, viii reopen for the season
this morning. at the same rooms. under
tho Tomochlchi Club.
The reports OF president and treasurer
show what was accomplished during the
first winter OF the life Of the exchange
The board OF managers feel gratihed at
the success that has crowned their efforts
Ia giving savannah medium Of mutual
bensnt for cousiguor and customer. The
Indies trust that the consignors viii come
forward promptly. not onh with articles
OF perishable nature. but will also send
in pickles. preserves and fancy work
The exchange was opened 20 late last
year that sales from such articles. while
fairly good were not as large as " the
work had begun earlier in the seasou
This year however. with the E.ks' Carnl-
val bringing its crowds Of strangers TO
the city. and later the demands Of the
holiday season for objects Of US ana
beauty. the management confidently OK
poet q good source Of revenue 20 conslgn-
ors from this source.
The unique rummage sale which caused
so much interest last season will be re-
pelted during November The public
generally. which are only asked to give
what Il does not want. can send any rum
mage 20 be disposed OF at once 10 the ox-
change rooms. where % will be taken care
OF until the date for the sale IL positively
decided on. II people do not wish 70 send
their surplus belongings az present they
Vii be sent Tor when the rummage sale
begins
TIE president Of the exchange. Mrs
$. g. Haskell. In her annual report. says
OF the work.
Il generous public donated S7235O and
a rummage sale was held. which realized
S2S.3s. We have iss members. OF whom
n.nety-one are consignors. To these con
sigrors Si.sT.5o was paid during the six
months thar the exchange was kept open
Sinceaiunc Is q has been closed. as there
Was Not sufficient patronage during the
summer months 10 do otherwise. IL will
be rcopened again on che 18th OF this
month and the Board OF Management
hope for an increase OF patron
age. No woman's exchange IS self
supporting. therefore. u Is necessary
TO raise money IN some way. and the
Board Of Management were 50 encouraged
by the success Of the rummage sale held
lass spring that they VIII have another In
November and beg the public to again
give them anything that they do not want.
and thus help worthy charity"
Tho tre1surcrs statement Is also OF In
tercst 10 shows from the opening OF the
exchange. Dec 10. 1879. to June U.s. 1870.
receipts as follows: Donations. g7a3 50.
subscribers and cousignors. SiSs. commits
sions, flss %. rummage sale s3S ss sale
Of articles contributed TO exchange. S3l q:
tea sales s5ii0. receipts from sale %
ices. Sli5S, entertainments extras. etc.
81 So: cash from sale Of consignors' aru-
Giles. Ns7ti2 Total g3e9Qgi
The dishurs meuts during that time
were Salaries. 500. wages SN.25. rent 20
sept l. 1886; gas. Sii.is; telephone rent.
11e o.. lncldcutals. siai23. paid consiguors
81 GS7 a. Total. Se59i -. Cash balance H.
sank. 1880: outstanding accounts. $50
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