Milford chronicle., 1926-07-16
JUNIOR LEAGUE WOMAN'S
EXCHANGE

dlilOuS us uiSuuD6IS III lllS SOCldl, /
ecOnOm4c, Educational and civic |
conditions OF their community, and |
to make efficient their volunteer |
service" The Wilmington League is |
a branch of the Association of Jun
iOr Leagues of America of which
there are other branches in all The
large cities in the country, all with
the same purpose, and all trying to
fill q need in their respective COM
munities. Since 1918, when the Will
mingtOn League was organized, it
has done war work, volunteer work
for the organized charities, and it
owns a health centre at $50 Kirk
wood street, Wilmington. Now it is
about to undertake new enterprise.
On September 18th it will open
Woman's Exchange, to be known as
the Junior League Exchange, at 31S
West 9th street, Wilmington. 1t is
hoped that this will fill a long felt
gap in the community Haven't you
often wondered where you could
buy homemade jams and jellies, de-
licious little cookies or perhaps a
layer cake for Sunday when friends
were coming and you simply hadn't
time to bake one? Or have you wish
ed you could sell your White Noun
tain Cake, or some other delicacy in
which you excelt, to help pay for
your new radio? The Exchange will
meet both the demand of the hur-
ried hostess, and the woman who has
no market for her cookery. On Wed
nesdays and Saturdays the Shop is
planning to have layer-cakes, sponge
cakes, fresh homemade rolls, delic-
ious flakey pies and cookies, and
there will always be on hand jams,
jellies, marmalade, preserves, pick
les, whole wheat and nut breads. If
you can make any of these delica-
cies communicate with Miss Elinor
Thompson, Greenville, Delaware,
Telephone Wilmington 50S3, and be-
come a regular cOnsigner.
The Shop will also have a stock
of handmade articles, useful things
and attractive gifts. There will be
childrens clothes, lamp shades,
scrap baskets, smOcks, aprons, quilts
and bed spreads, busters and towels,
crocheted and knitted goods and all
sorts of embroidered things. Every
/ thing will be sold on consignment.
! The League will make a certain
percentage on all sales. This is an
opportunity for women to make mon
ey from their needlewOrk. If you can
! knit lovely baby clothes, or make at
tractive bags, get in touch with Mrs.
| Gamble LatrObe, Jr., 1902 Broome
street, Wilmington. She will explain
| the cOnsigners rules. You can spend
a profitable summer making things
to be sold in the fall at the Junior
League Exchange.
Miss Mary Marvel, in charge of
the decorating and Junior League
girls will be at work all summer
painting furniture and making cur
tains to add charm to the shop. A
publicity committee under Mrs. JOS
eph H. Dallett is at work getting
consignments and paving the way TO
success in sales in the autumn. Miss
! Constance Moore is in charge of the
finance committee. Whatever profit
is made in the shop will be used by
the Junior League for charity. They
! always have expenses for the health
centre. for materials for classes they
teach at the settlements and this
year through the Children's Bureau
they have paid the expenses OF a
little girl in order to give her the
proper home environment to make
her a normal child When the shop
opens, Junior League girls Will be
in charge of the selling end OF the
enterprise. Two volunteers will al
WAYS be on duty as salesgirls. Mrs.
Arthur Ketcham is in charge of the
selling committee. In the fall the
shop chairman will be Miss Helen
Odell. with Miss Ann COrbit as vice
chairman. They will be in charge OF
the whole undertaking. For the
summer Miss Jane Richards will be
shop chairman.
It is hoped that the community
= will stand behind this new enter
prise of the Junior League as it has
in the past. The League has takel
T. this step because it feels that a Wo
mans Exchange will be a great ben
= eft. It will aid hostesses in obtain
ing good homemade food, attractive
gifts, etc, and useful articles. l
F will given women an attractive shOl
! in which to display their wares. Ju
nior League girls are backing tn
shop in every possible way financial
ly. with volunteer work as salesgirl
and as consigners. May the commun
. ity join with them in making thi
: | new ventura a SncceSS.