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stamp or coin collection, a piece of lace, or some other “treasured
possession.” These people are invited by the committee in charge of the affair
to place such things on exhibition in one of the larger homes in the
community on a specified day. Cards are typewritten giving interesting
particulars about each exhibit and the name of the person who loaned it.
Invitations are then sent to everybody in the neighborhood, who might be
interested, to bring their friends. Admission may be charged or, if tea is
served, contributions may be made as they are at a silver tea.

Hostesses, Incorporated

T

HE New York League of Girls’ Clubs needed money. The League was the
pet project of Mrs. Courtlandt D. Barnes and it was up to her to find a way to
get some money. From time to time she had helped friends with various
problems by calling upon the League for assistance. Someone in the League
always knew someone else who could handle the particular job to be done.

With this experience to work on, Mrs. Barnes did not see why an
organization could not be built up that would make money for the League.
After talking it over with several friends, it was decided that the idea was a
sound one, so “Hostesses, Incorporated” was organized. Miss Louise Evans
was placed in charge and given one assistant. These two were the only ones
on the staff who were paid full-time salaries. In reserve is a large staff of part-
time employees. All profits, of course, go to the League.

Over the period of years it has been in existence, the organization has built up
a staff which is capable of covering any emergency call. The call may be for
a flying instructor, someone to close or open an apartment, someone to
entertain out-of-town clients, a chaperon, a nurse, advice on a travel
wardrobe, a plumber, a correspondence course in etiquette, someone to take
care of the baby, secure transportation to any part of the world—Miss Evans
will handle the problem without batting an eyelash. She will also arrange to
have someone move your office over the weekend, someone to buy your old
clothes and sell them for you, someone to prepare papers and speeches for