Evening star., 1943-03-14


Besides the children's carmen
handles several sidelines. including
maternity dresses and maids uni
forms. Lately it has added line
of nursery furnishings, such as
hassinets. baby pens and cribs. A
few baby carriages also are avail
able from time to time.
Ice skates were handled during
the winter and the shop is now in
terested in getting hold of some
roller skates. Shoes have never
been accepted for sale, but rubber
overshoes and galoshes are on its
shelves.
Buyers and Sellers.
Although Junior League members
are enthusiastic purchasers as we'll
as volunteer "snop girls" Outgrown
caters to the general public and even
has some out-of-toWn customers.
One woman came in not long ago
from Leesburg. Va. bringing her
young family with her.
Regular customers include good
many fathers who drop in about
lunch time to see what they can
find. One man often comes in sew
eral times week to shop for his
suburban family.
The league invites the public to
submit articles for sale. as we'll as to
make purchases. When an article is
sold, two thirds of the sales price is
returned to the contributor. and the
Junior League keeps the remaining
third for its welfare fund. Sales
prices usually are one half or less of
the original cost.
So If your little Johnny or Mary
has clothes hanging in the closet
which are now much too small, al
though still just about as good as
new, here is your chance to pass
them along to some other youngsters
and to realize little return from
their disposal.
-..~ Al Condition.
But the garments must be in Al
condition.
OutgroWn's success probably is due
In large measure to the fact that
only really desirable articles are
accepted for sale. The rules are
strictly observed All garments
brought in must be cleaned first
None with rips, holes, split seams or
missing buttons will be considered.
Absolutely no stained clothes or
those with any sign OF moth can be
taken into the shop.
All clothing brought in to be sold
must be seasonal. Outgrown had a
few winter garments left over, but
these were moth-proofed, put away
in bags and stored until fall
A pricing committee meets three
times week to check over the
clothes and to agree on the prices.
Mrs. B. Lowndes Jackson, jr., who
is chairman Of Outgrown for the
league, also is member of the pric-
ing committee. Others include Mrs.
Arthur Dunn; Mrs. Charles Fred
erick, Mrs. james Henry and Mrs.
William Rapley. ~>
The manager is Mrs. Davis Porter |
Guest who was a volunteer worker |
before taking over the executive |
post. Mrs. Guest is Junior League |
member who Joined the organiza-
ton in New York but recently trans
ferred her membership to Washing
ton from Pittsburg.
Shop Open Daily.
The shop is open daily from $50
am. to $50 pm. except Saturday
when the hours are from $50 IN.
to 1:30 pm. Usually two volunteers
are on hand to assist with sales.
Operated without benefit of spe-
cial publicity, Outgrown is adver-
tised by word of mouth. No record
is kept of the number of individual
customers (Which include many
regulars but we'll over 200 people
have brought in articles to be sold.
More than $500 profit has been
netted since the shop opened on
September Is. This will make a tidy
sum for the leagues welfare projects
on which there is particularly
heavy demand in wartime.
AS the shop is principally for chill
dren's clothing, only sizes I'D to l6
are accepted. However, as so many
women wear las and l6s, the shop
often sells to league members them
selves
One of the volunteer shop girls"
who has a young family, complained
not long ago that she finds the
articles so tempting that she is buy
ing far more than she should. I'll
Just have to stop work. she said,