Arizona republican., 1909-11-26
STORY OF THE Y. M. C. A.
History of the Young Mems Christian
 Association Building in Phoenix.

The movement which resulted in a campaign for the erection of d Young Mems Christian Association building in Phoenix was inaugurated at d mems meeting in Lamson's hall on a Sunday in January. 1906 At that time Mir Lloyd B. Christy was dele of the international committe for in formation. After q visit from George D. McDill, industrial secretary for the west. and correspondence with the late Bruno Hobbs. senior field secretary, Mir. C. c. Titus. general secretary. of Fl Paso. Texas. visited Phoenix on their recommendation in March. 1906 At this time a commit tee of five. comprising Messrs. J. W. Doris. chairman; Dwight B Heard. George A. Alkire. Lloyd B. Christy and Edwin NJ. Lamson. met and laid plans for a subscription campaign d year later.
 In March. 1907. Mir. Titus returned to Phoenix and on the 23d a meet ing of a ways and means" committee was held at the office of Dwight B. Heard. it's chairman, the following other members being present: Messrs. F. T. Alkire. c. J. Hall, H. A. Hughes. :. Oberfelder, J. W. Doris, B. A. Fowler. H. P DeMund. L. w. Coggins and Lloyd E. Christy, who was sec retary. subcommittee were appoint ed to arrange for subscription ban uuet. which was held at the Adams Hotel on the evening of April Sth. Captains were selected of committees to canvass for subscriptions. and the next day the campaign started, with daily gatherings of the working com rnittees for lunch at midday. when re- ports were made of subscriptions se- cured during the previous twenty-four hours. The campaign closed on the night of April goth, with a total of slO2. 900 subscribed during the eleven days it was in progress.
 The subscription campaign was in charge of the following:
 COMMITTEES.
 ] w. Doris. general chairman; E- NJ. I.amson. secretary; H. J. McClung. treasurer.
 Charles G. Titus. special secretary Y. M. c. A.
 Subscriptions.
 B. A. Fowler. chairman: Frank T AIkire. H P. DeMund. D. B. Heard, S. Oberfelder.
 Publicity.
 ]. H. McClintock, chairman: C. D. Doris. A Goldberg. $. H. Mitchell. L. J. Rice.
 Ways and Means.
 D. B. Heard, chairman; Frank T. AIlIire. l.. w. Coggins. Vernon l.. Clark. l.. B. Christy. H. P. DeMund. B. A Fowler. Dr. H. A. Hughes. Oberfelder. F.. B. O'Neill
 Business Mems Committee.
 Frank T. AIkire. George Blount. L. B. Christy, Vernon l.. Clark, l.. w. Coggins. Harry A. Diehl. H. P. De Mund. J. w. Doris. C. D. Doris, John T. Dunlap. Elliot Evans. B. A. Fowler, Dwight B. Heard. $. Henry. A. l.. Higgins, C. T. Hirst. pr. H. A. Hughes. Emory Rays. w. H. Kay, Samuel H. Mitchell, J. C. Norton. w. s. Pickrell. L. J Rice. Wm. O. Richardson. J. r. Stillwell. John Wix Thomas. H. B. Wilkinson.
 Young Mems Committee.
 H B. Wilkinson. Thomas A. Arm strong, Roy $. Goodrich, A. l.. Higgins, George Kirkland. c. P. Munger. Thos. J. Prescott, Eugene R. Redewill. J. F StillweIl. Frank Ainsworth, J. NJ Bryant, James s. Griffin. Paul R Ingles. Franklin D. Lane, Dr. F.. Nun son. E. w Potter Charles A. Stauffer, Harry R. Tritle, F. w. Lewis. J. H. Gerard. Wilson M. Hardy. Harry Kay George Lutgerding. Ralph Murphy. J. A. Ream, Sidney H. Stewart, J. w.