| Saving on Floors by not having Book Sale, | $18.00 |
| Saving on Carpets by not having Book Sale, | 6.50 |
| Saving on Library by not having Book Sale, | 29.00 |
| Saving on Time by not having Book Sale, | 50.00 |
| Saving on Furniture by not having Book Sale | 28.27 |
| Saving on Incidentals by not having Book Sale | 5.86 |
| Total | $137.63 |
"With this statement, gentlemen," said Mr. Peters, suavely, "should the Finance Committee require it, I am prepared to submit the vouchers which show how much wear and tear on a house is required to raise eighty dollars for the heathen."
"That," said the chairman of the Finance Committee, "will not be necessary—though—" and he added this wholly jocularly, "though I don't think Mr. Peters should have charged for his time; fifty dollars is a good deal of money."
"He didn't charge for his time," murmured the treasurer. "In this statement he has paid for it!"
"Still," said he of Supplies, "the social end of it has been wiped out."
"Of course it has," retorted Mr. Peters. "And a very good thing it has been, too. Did you ever know of a church function that did not arouse animosities among the women, Mr. Squills?"
The gentleman, in the presence of men of truth, had to admit that he never knew of such a thing.
"Then what's the matter with my book sale?" demanded Peters. "It has raised more money than last year; has cost me no more—and there won't be any social volcanoes for the vestry to sit over during the coming year."
A dead silence came over all.
"I move," said Mr. Jones, at whose house the meeting was held, "that we go into executive session. Mrs. Jones has provided some cold birds, and a—ah—salad."