The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-19
YEAR OF.PR0SPIERlTY
WOMAN,S EXCHANGE :. REPORTS
ENORMOUS BUSINESS
= !, CONDUCTED sa.e
RECEIPTS CLOSE TO $4,000.
Increased, Profits and Expenditures
: -76,74O Lunches Served Dur ;.
Ing the Last Twelve
months s.

:. The past year has been an exceedingly
prosperous one for the Women's Work
Exchange. At the annual meeting of the
beard of, managers held yesterday on the
fifth floor of the Endicott arcade it was
reported. that % worth of goods
had been sold during the year: Mrs.
Kenneth Clark, the :treasurer, also re-
ported that the entire business of the
exchange, during the year had amounted
to 46,62072, large sums of which had
been paid out for rent anas lunch room
expenses. There had been &c, TAO lunches,
served during the year.
Mrs. Emerson Hadley read the sec,
retary's report. Mrs. Hadley referred to
the increased profits of the exchange ana
explained that these profits did not
mean atlarger. income for the individuals
comprising the corporation; for the ex-
change shares with its employees and
consigners the results of its prosperity.
So prosperity for this year means that
the salaries of the - cashier, .superIn:
tendent, head saleswo and one of the.
assisting saleswomens sWill be increased.
and a higher rate be paid for washing
the table linen. An extra saleswoman
has been employed to devote her time to.
the fancy work DEPARTMENT.
The board has added TO. its. membership
during the year Mrs Charming Seabury.
Mrs S. r.. Flynn, = Mrs. Darius Miller.
Mrs w, r. .Begg and Mrs. Richard Bill,
ings. Mrs. Flynn has heen made chair
man of the fancy work department. The
board now comprises seventeen. active
members and fifteen Inon- resident mem,
bers. During the past year it employed
one cashier, one superintendent, four
saleswomen, twenty-four Mattresses and
helpers in the kitchens, ones delivery man
and one boy. sThere. Were eighty-four
consfgners of fancy work and twenty
three Of food. During the year s27 ,354 81
had. been paid to women consigners and
employees
The out Of town members present at
the board meeting Yesterday were Mrs.
S. R.. Van SAINT. Winona; MISS Norrish,
Hastings and Mrs. e. W. Durant, Still
water, :; - =
r From 8. until 6 o'clock Yesterday after.
noon the annual sale and reception was
held ins the .:restaurant and tea was
charge We're Mrs: C. P Noges, Mrs.
Charles H. clark, Mrs. Emerson. Hadley,
! Mrs. Kenneth Clark. Mrs. Hiram F.
Stevens, Mrs. Oliver Dairymple; Mrs
Darius Miller and Mrs. N5Aliam r. Begg
- eS4se s1sss.sSs
Scrap Rocks Tor Waods5HeIEt'as g.
Scrapbonls. fer woodsmen will be pro-
vided by the Central Wemenst Christian
Temperance uffioHs and sent 1o the men in
the lumber camps. These sscrapbooks
will contain not. the bright-colored PIC
lures that one associates naturally with
childhood's days, but temperance tracts
apt sermons and other literature that
will strengthen the woedsfnen spiritual
ly At meeting Of the Central union
yesterday Mrs Paden, who is superin-
tendent of the wo0dsmen department., re-
ported that thereswas a great demand For
literature that could he sent to the men
in the lumber camps, and the members
decided to make scrap books and send
them, in addition to their usual package
of literature Mrs. Morrison, superin-
tendent of JAIL work, gave an ehcouras-
ing report for her department. Mrs.
Brawley,s a former president of the Cen
trail union, was a. visitor at the meeting