The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-20
SEWING ROOMS WORK.
Committees Report to the Louisa.
Porter Home.

commuters REPORT TO inc LoulsH
Porter Home.
The annual report of the ladies in
charge of the sewing room to the presi-
dent and managers of the Louisa Porter
Home makes an interesting showing 1t
is submitted by Mrs. George Baldwin,
chairman; Mrs. Beirne Gordon, Mrs. c.
A. Gilbert. Mrs. H. NJ. stoddard. Mrs. A.
R. Lawton and Mrs. c. s. Ellis.
In their report the ladies' say: I'VE are
able to report that the sewing room has
closed a very successful year, beginning
Nov l and closing May 81 We have in
creased the scope of our work. giving
more work to the applicants, and selling
more garments than last year. At the
date of our last annual report we had on
hand 1872 yards of CLOTH we have pur-
chased thfs year 6,579 yards making a
total of Sill yards, from which have been
made 2644 garments, which with 81 left
on hand at the close of last season, makes
2,705 garments, 1855 of which have
been either sold. or given away,
leaving twenty garments on hand, We
have lost only one garment valued at
20 cents. as against SAILS worth lost last
year, proving more careful management
on our part, as we get more experience.
The number of women on our list is
81, all of whom have been investigated
by your committee. We have paid out
per week to sewing women, sums varying
from $l1.00 to $500, having twenty-eight
applicants on our opening day, who re-
ceived tfty-tive garments, and forty-four
on our last day, who took ninety-eight
pieces to make up. The average amount
paid out to each woman per week is 80
cents
I'VE hope to be able to increase this
amount next season. We have employed
Miss Mary E. Lewis again, as agent and
cutter, and Mrs. Buckins as seller at
the market. Mrs. Buckins' sales this year
have been 1927 garments, Mrs. Holman's
S17. Miss Lewis 251. the rest being partly
given away sold among the sewing wo-
men themselves, and includes large or
der from the Telfair Hospital We have
had the free use of stall at market
each Saturday through the courtesy of
the clerk of the market, and have also
received great help from Sobomons & Co,
in free medicine for the sick, and Mr..
Feeley has kindly furnished carriages
for the same.
This year we have given out wood d.
rectly to the poor, having found our pre-
vious arrangements unsatisfactory. This
has been separately paid for by your
treasurer Mrs. Florance Minis, so it
does not appear in the sewing room ac-
counts"
The committee submits the following
financial statement, covering the seven
months, ending May 81, 1901;
Receipts .a+ .e
Cash in bank June, 1900 as per
last report ..........................$ q Y
Sales of garments during summer. II 50
From treasurer of L. p. Home. 400 90
From sales of garments ..........., 664 40
Total receipts ......................$1 81, los 81
Expenses
Donations during summer of 1900.$ IS 90
Materials purchased ................. 55l 20
Salary, Miss Lewis ..........T0 90
Fuel ........ ...........,....... 10 10
Medicines given .............. / 80
Groceries given .............. 81
Sundries ...... ............... 25- 1O1 81
Paid for sewing done ......:........ 397 40
Cash in bank. June, 1901 ......... Al rs
Total expenses .....................$1,1O los 81
In addition to cash in bank .......$ IL 76
We have on hand 20 garments,
worth ........... .................... 80
IS yards materials, worth about. 2 so
Thread, buttons, ETC., worth about. 2 rs
Total supplies on hand ........$ so 81
The garments sold were disposed of as
follows:
BY Mrs. Buckins, at market ..... S44 so
BY Miss Lewis a L. P. Home .... 81 IS
BY Mrs. Holman .................... 70 70
ORDER from Telfair Hospital ....... 56 80
Sold by sundry women .............. 112 90
Total sales ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 664 10