The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-27
WIT OF GUTHRIE WOMEN.
How They Raised Money for Carnegie
Library.

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to be opened to the public, is a large
room set apart for the exclusive use
OF local women's clubs. The club mem
bers decided that they would furnish
the room, and for several months they
have been industriously al work Thel
Shakespeare club began the friendly
rivalry by managing the performance
OF Charles b. Hanford and his com
pany Of players, in which they clear
ed S115. The Acorn club turned to
music and promoted symphony con
,ert bus could find only S17 in the
treasury after all expenses had been
paid.
In their disappointment, the ladies
OF the Acorn club did a sreat deal of
talking. They declared that never
again would they go from friend to
friend peddling tickets, and that the
money making business could go into
bankruptcy before they would listen
to: "Yes, of course, I'm going, but
come again tomorrow, and III buy
ticket" Finally, they agreed upon
what proved to be a unique scheme
Each member agreed to earn not less
than s5 III any way that might com
mend itself as most feasible That
was two months ago. and now the
Acorn club has nearly $3.50 in the
bank. The story OF what different
members did and how they did it
might be read with interest by even
Pierpont Morgan
Mrs. Charles H. Filson was first to
earn IS. She was given the privilege
OF serving refreshments at society
dance On a prettily decorated table
she placed dozen plates, spoons,
cups etc, and prepared a menu of
punch, cake. coffee and sandwiches,
each article selling at five cents The
expense of walters was saved by the
courtesy Of the men in serving the
women During the dancing, Mrs. FIJI
son washed the china, and had It ready
for use when the number closed. Her
plan was far more successful than
she had hoped for as all her refresh
ments had been sold before the dane
ing was through. Mrs. May PEBBLES
Mrs. f. B. Lucas and Mrs. G. A
Hughes added s15 more TO the club
treasury by serving refreshments at
another dancing party.
Mrs. Barnes Made ooushnuts.
har
friends By consenting to make dough
nuts for them. She forgot economy
however, and the doughnuts were Sc
excellent that the profit on two dozer
was only FIVE cents This meant th'
making of 200 dozen. or 2.4O0 dough
mats to earn S.. Mrs Barnes disclaim
ed stnginess in her cookery, so sh'
turned to knitting a cover for babies
cradle and abandoned the production
of wealth at the rate OF five cent
profit on a dozen doughnuts
Mrs. J f. Ball was famous amoni
her friends as a baker of bread The,
agreed to buy her bread. and foun
themselves in luck The loaves wer
so big and so eatable that after
weeks work Mrs Ball found her prot
it amounted to exactly twenty-fv
cents. Her husband smiled, as me
sometimes do at their wives and Mr'
Ball gave up breadmaking, and mad
sunbonnet and a lace cover for
dressing case.
A teacher in the city high sohoc
became Ill. and Mrs. j. R. Campbe
taught as a substitute and earned s..
Women Admire needlework. A beat
tiful centerpiece, with designs in vic
lets. embroidered by Mrs ], J. Bolei
proved so attractive as a raffle priz
that So worth of tickets we're quick
sold.
The number OF babies in Acorn clu
families could be counted. but it
easier to say that the number is pi
triotically large. Furthermore ali tn
babies are declared by one perso
and another to be pretty Mrs. T.
Ferguson has planned to give an Acor
club. baby show, but feels some en-
barrassment and hesitation in hittin
upon plan that will please everyor
In awarding the prize
Mrs Henry E. ASP hemsttched h'
own table cloth and a dozen napkin
for which she pai5 the club $40, addir
that this was the first time she ha
ever undertaken such a task, and 81
was convinced that it was worth q
money. Mrs. J. J. Houston SO peas'
her husband by her cooking that
gave her S.
Mrs. Knelsley's Photographs
Amateur photographers are not 1
ways praised by their friends, but Il