Arizona republican., 1909-12-08
ORGANIZATION Of \ CIVIC SOCIETY CITY CLUB OF PHOENIX WAS FORMED LAST NIGHT. Its Mission Is SociabiIity and the setterment of Community
 Interests.

The City Club of Phoenix was or ganized last evening in the office Q
 the Salt River Valley Water Users
 association. with a membership O. forty-eight. that will doubtless be in. The purpose of the club is to bring
 representative men interested in tn,
 citys welfare into closer social rela-
 ton by the holding of monthly din-
 ners during the winter season, al
 which there shall be discussed what
 ever questions may seem of greatest
 civic interest The club is the result of series of conferences held by
 well-known citizens, in which it has
 been quite generally concluded that
 such an organization would contribute
 to the general uplift. and at the same
 time prove of social interest to the members.
 Responsive to call made by those conceiving the movement, the follow
 ing named gentlemen. twenty-three in
 number. met last night for organiza-
 tion: Judge Edward Kent Rev. J. w
 Atwod. Barry Goldwater. George Pur- dy Bullard. B. \. Fowler. H. B. Will kinson. J. F. Cleaveland. Charles A. Van der Veer. Roy s. Goodrich. l.. w. Coggins. $. H. Mitchell J. A. Moore,
 NJ. c. McDougall. Carl Hayden. Rev. Robert E. Fisher, II. J. McClung.
 Howard S Reed. Dr. J. w. Foss, Louis C. Hill. pr. Roy Thomas. Wal ter Bennett and Professor A. K. Stab Ter In addition to this list of names. twenty-five others were submitted to the secretary as the names of gen. tlemen who had signified their desire to be enrolled in the club. and they though they had been present, and placed on the same footing
 Judge Kent was called to the chair as the presiding officer. and J. F. Cleaveland was chosen as secretary of the meeting. The organization cf the club is most democratic, being on the broadest lines possible. and yet maintain working organization. There is but one office. that of sec- retary. and the secretary serves with out remuneration. The government of the club in practically matters rests with q managing committee or three. All these things are set forth in the declaration of association, printed in full below.
 The declaration of the association as outlined in a preliminary way. was taken up paragraph by paragraph ana discussed and adapted. The secretary and managing committee were next named and the blanks filled.
 The question of membership was fully discussed. The unusual fear was expressed that it would be necessary to limit rather than to seek to offer encouragement to outsiders to join: not that it is to be an exclusive club. far from it, but because 1t Is designed to be d working as well as a social club. and the latter feature 1t was feared was almost too cheap at the price, thus of itself offering strong temptation to join. On the other hand it was not desired to make the fees bar to membership. for there are many desirable young men of mod est salary, whose membership is cor dially welcomed and whose Co-opera ton is sought. While it is desired to have just as many of the leading and citizens as possible on the rolls. there will be no club rooms and no headquarters. No honorary mem bership is sought of those who would pay their money and hold themselves aloof The club wants sociability and of opinion. The limit un til otherwise voted by the club, vas therefore set at 125. As many who would be desirable members were not aware of the movement if was decided that each member at this time, the forty-eight above referred to. may have the privilege of presenting to the secretary as soon as convenient the names of two others he would like to see on the roll and that these nom shall be numbered in the or der of their filing: that all of them who qualify by paying the secretary s5 within one week from last night may become members, providing they do so before the list shall have exceed ed I00. The other twenty-five possible will be left open for the benefit of applicants later. who may be particularly desired and who may be taken in by the managing commit tee. in the manner provided for
 The mission of the club is to keep its ear attuned constantly to matters for the benefit of the city and discuss them at the monthly dinners It's or is severely simple. but what