The sun., 1910-12-04
CLUB TO TRAVEL And SELL
SOt TUERN yOy'NG HOHEN HIIg
Z BI SINFSS IN THETR DnN.
Make Their Articles At Home aml a.
Times n Year 0nr Or TWO OI Iii 9, e..
Ia az, To sell fra,lgnarirc. .,
NUsran's t'inb Nhrn I.,-..n.r

Last wear our club ,'rlrea I...,
81 .uOO. and L"sit,.s -four of on '.... ..-
travelled more than they eve '..
their lives hefor" ro'4rE
whos.. hon" ~ ~ a small r,'.'
Southwestern State told u" r"r"r ,.
II Was about IhTs-. y"a.s n'
wu began to work out ,n" Ia,.
clun thai il max. a lo' II salah'. ..
and travel around ?rd So! tl"- .r
We cmake everything from a crn"h"r
10 lace bed sets Of thCs. two i....-.,.
rh,. honne,s ARE ;nor. IN demand
Other rticlts that sell - ras' q. ..
can max. them are chillr"n's df'-,'-,
shirtwaists and underwear. All "f '."u
must b. made of III. best materials md
with the diinriest hand work Roth
work and materials have TO he i'l,s-.d
ON 10y "a committee composed not OF club
members but Of older women.
When orr club began each girl made
y hataver she wanted to. II she pre-
rerred To send in an embroidered shirt
wais, or a croche,ed mat it was eXaminsd
and il tho materials and work were vhAr
they should be we pat it in our stock snd
took il with us TO sell I had charge ot
things on thai first trip and 1t wasn't
long before | realized that something.
besides the quality Of material and the
perfection of the work had to be taken
into consideration. That something was
demand We had great demand for
some OF the articles I have mentioned
end ncxt la none for worstad crochet
wurh ain sure We brought back more
than half the crochet shawls. hoods ami
lamp mats that wo took away with VS..
but not a Chiid's dress nor a set OF hand
mad, underweG Instead We had orders
enough TO keep tho makers busy for
several we"ks
-Of course this was discouraging tn the
girls " no were fond OF crocheting worsted.
but ss we were all in the club Ia make
money they went to- work on articles Tor
which w. had found "A demand The rH-
suit was that on the second sales 'rip
more money was brought back and fere-
articles left over This has been the re-
suit after each trip. The first trip taken
for the purpose of selling our work was
10 the city nearest us. Just fifty-slN miles
by rail. That first time we showed ou-
work in the parior OF the largest hotel
since than on each trip we have gone tn
The w onen'S club.
Now we send notices to each member
VI the club rs well as 70 all who have bought
II uS on previous visits. These not 'es
give the dates and a list OF the articles.
,s far as possible that, we expect To show.
They are sent out one month in advance.
md the week before our arrival our dai"
ar" posted on IN" bulletin board of THE
,lIb. Where there in a large woman
Hub in \ city We go tn itS horne IL possible
nfort unately not many women 4 'liN-
have city homes. so We are forced 80 g. 'u
hotels To SNOW our work. In this 'I."
We try to get in one whore vo'p"f, pref
to hinch or dine. mean woI.rL
means
When po-sibl" We buy all MAJ
A. wholesale These ara bought nv
club Ini each member il JiiownI as H.a.
ls -hs wants az wholesale rates. Ihl-
a great saving especially when l"fo~e
formed the cub each girl Eouert }
materials from the village -t0r. or he'd .
sent from Nsw York. by mail Ses'S
this gets ~ much better grades of GOO,
and enables iIs 10 duplicate an HIti'
exactly when ordered,
Our membership - not lir,'tesi- w
ha vs no dues. and very few rules otIts,,.'.
OF offering only first class work Vac
member Is to have her turn at going ou
tn. road These trips are made four
tiues Il year u! course every menIbsr
would have liked to come along. but We
had decided TO select them alphahetlcallr
when we first began and We still keap
TO that plan. | AIN here ut my own ex-
p.nse though | must say that l earned
the Inon.y through the club.
An expenses oi selling are taken out
If oar earnings before the profits are
divided.
SO many of or nsw members live IN
the country that We Joke about ;he VII
Iage being our headquarters only. We
have tSo meetings "A year and III the-'
,eI.ct the committees which are to re-
r.ive tn. work. buy and deliver materials
md attend tn the details Of getting tn"
started on their trips ut the
lime scheduled Although some of or
members have to come as far - tweri'
miles - thos. yearly meetings few "i
hem ever miss