Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-23
HOLIDAY LULl IN THE
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
SOLICITORS WILL MEET AT
LUNCHEON TODAY.
Dormitory Rooms in the Building Will
Be Thrown Open Next Wednesday.

Washingtons birthday was some
thing of a lull in the Y. NJ. c. A. men,
bership campaign The Headquarters
were open all day but only few of
the team captains reported and at
closing time the total number of sub
scribers was 400, an increase of eleven
since the night before,
The teams now stand as follows: No.
1. 80: No. 2. q; No. 3, 81: No. 5. AZ:
No. 6. 81; No. Z. rs: No. 9. 2: No. 10,
II: No. 10. 81; No IA, s.: office. 26.
As the schools were. closed yesterday
the high school team. No. s. did not
turn in any new applications
At noon yesterday the team captains
met in one of the downtown restau-
rants and talked the situation over.
They voted to have a luncheon at the
board of trade at noon today for all
the workers in the membership cam
paign. All the team members are re-
quested to be present to help devise
plans for brilliant windup of the cam
paign.
The first reception of the series at
tending the opening of the building
will occur this evening. IL will be for
contributors to the building fund and
their families. The following invita-
tions to contributors has been sent
out:
Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb. IS. 1911
ITO Our Contributors:
The magnificent building of the
Young Mems Christian association is
now complete and furnished. after
months of labor and the expenditure of
thousands of dollars. contributed
through the generosity of our citizens
In opening the building the officers
of the Y. NJ. C. A. deem ii most proper
and fitting to first invite those to in
spect the building whose liberality has
made the realization of our hopes pos
sible.
We desire to express at this time
our appreciation of your financial sup
port as contributor. and the patience
with which YOU have borne the many
vexatious but unavoidable delays
We belive YOU will be gratified with
the results obtained thus far and that
the benefit to the young manhood of
this community will amply repay us all
for the time and money invested.
We therefore request the pleasure of
your presence at the reception for con-
tributors on the occasion of the OPEN
ing of this building Thursday evening.
February %. 1911. at o'clock.
By order of the board of directors.
"B. A FOWLER.
President"
&C. A. VAN DER WEIR,
Secretary"
The business mems luncheon will be
held from noon until 80 O'Clock to-
morrow on the roof garden. A number
of tickets have been sold and II is re-
quested that an who expect to attend
secure tickets BY noonltoday. Only 200
tickets viii be sold.
All the refreshments served at the
various receptions today. Friday and
Saturday will be furnished by Dono-
frio's. The luncheon today win be
served by Gass Bros.
The dormitory rooms in the building
viii be thrown open next "Wednesday.
March /. There are twenty-one of
these rooms and every one is fitted I'D
in elegant style. Eighteen applica-
tons have been received and numbered
in the order of their receipt First
choice will be given to the first an
plicant. 1t is believed that were there
fifty rooms there would be more than
enough applicants to fill them all. The
waiting list is likely to be long one.