Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-11
ROO N
COMMIT
REPORT On
EXPENSE
Items of Furnishing Ranges
From q so Cent Dust Pan
Up to Costly Overstuffed
Furniture and Expensive
Rugs.

In view Of the fact that number
of subscribers to the fund that was
collected for the furnishing and main
tenance of rest room for women and
children in Ell Centre, had never been
informed of just how the money, ap-
rroximately $4,000, had been expend-
cd. and the further report that The
rest room was on financial rocks, The
Gaest for information as to just how
that fund had been handled.
The very general summary Of the
report of the committee which had
charge Of the handling Of the fund
gave but little satisfactory informa-
ton as to the expenditure of tho
money in their charge, and while there
was no question of the probity of the
members of the committee, the peopIl
who paid the bills had natural de-
sire to know what they were getting
for their money.
The original committee which had
charge of the fund expenditure IS out
of office and the present committr"
consisting of Mrs. Burritt S. Allen,
Mrs. f. d. Jacobs and J. l.. Travers,
has been busy the past few days COM
piling a report of these expenditures.
In presenting their report, made from
the data left in their hands by the or
iginal committee, Mrs. Allen and Mrs.
Jacobs, who sign the report, Mr..
Travcrs being absent from the city.
have this to say:
an view of the fact that a rummage
sale has been announced for the bene
fit of the rest room, many friends have
incurred into what dire straits we have
fallen that we should be indulging in
rummage sale. SO we make this
statement that all fears as to our in
solvency may be set at rest.
"rhe rummage sales have seemed to
belong to the social service committee
of the Ten Thousand club. But in
seeking ways to adequately finance
the rest room, the board thriftily took
thought of all the salabe articles that
would be avatlble just now at vaca-
tion time. If these are not utilized now
they are destroyed, and lost as a source
Of revenue. SO after consulting with
Mrs. Glassford, president elect of the
club, and Mrs. Phil Williams, chair
man of the social service committee,
such a sale was decided upon for June
II and we are hoping for the coopera-
ton Of the entire community.
1--WE also welcome this opportunity
to present complete report to the
public, not only of the work of the
purchasing committee, which labored
so tireles<y at the inception of this
most excellent municipal Improvement,
but also of the present board which
was appointed April %, 1921.
1Grb, hna,,J &c ,,o,,ly i,,n ont 1afiniA -.
financial policy and hopes to make the
rest room entirely self-supportino
! through the woman's exchange, which
has been started. Ice cream and iced
tea are also sold; childr cared for at
a small charge, and lunches VIII be
/ for sale some time in the future. We
bespeak your heartest cooperation
and friendliness.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. Burritt S. Allen.
'Mrs. F. d. Jacobs
The financial statement presented by
the committee shows that there was
expended by the original committee in
furnishing and fitting up the rest room
with McCune's for various items OF
furnishings ranging from a phone
graph at $S5 and refrigerator 81
$6595 down to two sets of brackets
for so cents, the sum Of S326.45.
The Southern Electrical company
furnished two electric fans for the sum
of $7650. Mrs. O. B. Tout furnished
a mahogany periodical table for tn,
sum of 500. c. f. Ferguson PAT il
the electric fixtures for $56.75, witt
small additional charges for over
looked items amounting to less than So
Edgar Brothers were patronized by th'
committee to the amount of $3.50