The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-03
ANNUAL MEETING u
WOMAN SESCHANGE

WuWlnH uLAunhNULI
The fourteenth annual meeting OF
the Woman's Excange OF this city was
held this year, as in the past. on the
second Wednesday of the month of
| February.
Entering, as the institution does at
/ present time, upon the fifteenth year
! Of its existence Il Is felt by the direc-
torate rot to be amiss to put before.
the present public Of Honolulu some
| statements pertaining to the distinctive
/ features of the work of the Exchange,
/ that che philanthropic nature Of this
be rot lost sight Of Its aim is to
| do for this land what like institutions
| aim to do i'm other lands; viz, to help
many who can and will help them
selves if assisted though business
enterprise to a utilization of the fruits
of home industry. 1t is therefore not a
charitable institution in the sense OF
giving aims, but a philanthropic one
in the sense Of giving encouragement
and impetus to thrift and ability in
the home to add to the family eXche-
quer by manufacture of useful articles
in the home.
In the stock therefore carried by the
Exchange are laces, doilies, dainty
handkerchIefs, silk bags, kitchen
aprons, infants wearing apparel, paint
ed china. dinner cards jams, jellies
| ond ,,,o,.r,o1 odag. Hawaiian Npayag nF
mats hats, fans, feather leis, tapas,
dolls, poi, flowers plnts etc. These
all tell, story of home endeavor in
Hawaii for home advancement and cul
tivation.
With this continually replenished
stock representing as it does so large
ly the work in the home, the Exchange
asks of the community a personal in
terest in its project, and of the pass
ing tourist a kindly patronage in so
far as it is able to meet the tourists
wants or supply looked for articles.
Mention of its mending department
may be a suggestion to some.
The depositors of the Exchange are
it's beneficiaries. A person becomes
depositor by the payment Of one dol
play and sale of her articles for the
term of one year. A commission Of
ten per cent is charged on the selling
price upon the article being sold. Many
of the regular depositors are women
who have received not only their ms
piration but their knowledge in the
manufacture of articles in the home.
Some years back, instructors were
found, who taught the art of weaving,
which was undertaken in some of the
schools. Many encouraged by the ad-
vantageous disposition of their work
so aroused interest in this direction
that now weaving is taught in the
majority of the schools. The primary
motive in the Exchange is therefore
seen to be to encourage, stimulate and
assist to honest effort, where otherwise
effort might seem fruitless.
The amount paid out to depositors
! on the ten per cent commission basis
J since the beginning of the organization
has been thirty-two thousand, two
hundred and sevsnty-two dollars and
? seyenty-five cents ($32273. 75). The
amount thus paid out during the past
year has been one thousand, one hun
bred and fifty-eight dollars and twenty
five cents Isl, 1853 .25). The receipts
] and disbursements for this past veal
have not attained the figures hoped
, for; this however is accounted for by
the facts of changing financial cOndi
tons, and also by increase of com
petition perhaps beyond a proportion
ate increase of population; but launch
ing out upon our fifteenth year witt
the same efficient management at the
helm as has steered us through pas
- discouragements as well as successes
I we look hopefully forward to an oper
sea and fair sailing.
y BY reelection the same officers con
tinue through the present year; viz
N Mrs. J. NJ. Whitney, president; Mrs. Z
n w. Jordan vice-president; Mrs. o. II
" Gulick, secretary; Mrs. p. A. II. Par
melee. treasurer; Mrs. f. NJ Marques
|
IS w. G. Rogers, Mrs. J. w. Mcdonald
d Mrs. C. J. Day and Mrs. w. C. Weedol
directors, the last named serving a
IS treasurer during the temporary absenc
E. of Mrs. p. A. H. Parmelee in the colo
MES. Miss A. Emmeluth kindly con
If tinues her services as auditor, whic
service has been greatly appreciate
D. by the board.
70 For the year upon which the FIX
20 change has just entered we hope t
have continued with us the same kind
l. Iy interest which has been so ofte
and so long manifested by the public !
t. the past, and herewith to express GU
appreciation of this, and trust tha
from this institution will continue
90 ont into the community the bench