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Home Furnishing Lecture Series

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HESE lectures are arranged in cooperation with the local furniture store, the
china store, rug dealer, jeweler, etc. From five to seven women give their
homes for the lectures.

The first lecture might be on period furniture, and the merchant who
cooperated would have a display of furniture at the home where the lecture
was to be held, which he would decorate in connection with his talk. The
second lecture might be on crystal, and an exhibition table displaying various
glasses would be arranged before the talk by the lecturer. The third lecture
might be on oriental rugs, always a subject of great interest to women. The
local rug dealer will be glad to arrange a display of rugs at the home where
the lecture is to be given. The fourth lecture could deal with china. There is
an unlimited number of subjects which lend themselves to a series of lectures
of this sort: linens, laces, silverware, pictures, lamps— anything and
everything that goes to make a home livable. To realize the most out of such
a series of lectures, tickets should be sold in advance for the entire series. The
price may be nominal—$1.50 for a series of five lectures, or $2.00 for a
series of seven. The advantage of selling a series ticket, rather than permitting
the guests to pay for each lecture at the door is that it insures attendance.
Because such lectures are good advertising for the local merchants they are
usually willing to furnish a door prize. Posters announcing the lectures should
be prepared and put up in the stores of those merchants who cooperate in the
plan. Organizations such as women’s clubs, churches, etc., which have an
auditorium, will find this plan particularly profitable, since such facilities
permit a much larger sale of tickets than when the lectures are given at
private homes in the community.

Sample Night for Local Merchants

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HIS is another idea which is designed to support the independent local