Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-18
ANNUAL ELECTION
OF J. N. c. A. BOARD
NO CHANGE OF DIRECTORS AND
BUT ONE NEW OFFICER
CHOSEN.
Conditions Quite Satisfactory But /,
Collection Campaign Must Be
Started Soon.

The annual meeting of the Y. NJ. c.
A.. which which was postponed last
week on account of the weather. was
| held yesterday afternoon. The meet
irg was an interesting one and the
showing made by the report of condi-
tons was quite satisfactory, though,
| like some big undertakings of the
sort. there is lots of work yet to be
done The term of office of five of
the directors had expired and all five
were re- elected as follows: Frank AL
kire. +. NJ. Avis. 5. II. Mitchell. c.
T. Hirst and Charles A Van der
'Veer. The ten follower members are
L. b. Christy. L. w. Coggins, j. w.
norris. B. A. Fowler. A. F. Jones. C.
ID. Doris, DIR. J. w. Foss, DIR. III. A.
Hughes, Dr.. ]. C. Norton. DR.. ]. w.
Thomas.
The board organized by re-electing
all the old officers save one, the re-
suit of the election being as follows:
b. a Fowler, president; Lloyd b.
Christy, vice president; Charles \.
Van der Veer, secretary; l.. w. Cog
gins. treasurer. The exception was
in the case of treasurer. and the
election OF a new officer was merely
to comply with a technicalitv of the
association by laws tSat had not pre-
viously been noted. Sidney II. Stew
art has heen the treasurer during the
past wear and he is not director
That he had to be il order to hold
the office in strict conformity with
the laws was not discovered until re-
Gently so Mr.. CoGgins was elected to
succeed him. Mr. Stewards work.
however. has been entirely catisfac-
tory and he win continue to perform
the duties of the office. a. clerk.
though Mr.. Coggins will be the actual
treasurer and responsible for Mr..
Stewards actions.
President b A. Fowler read to the
meeting his annual report. which was
in effect a great deal more than that.
for il was a complete review of the
associations business from its first
document showing practically the his
tory of the movement from the be
ginning
The books show that there is still
abcut 100000 of the original subSCrip-
TORS uncollected and Indebtedness of
practically the same amount hangs
over the association. If it could col
lect all that has ben subscribed il
would be in a good condition finan-
cialIv. and strenuous efforts to do
that thing will be undertaken at
once Everything has been moving
along satisfactorily of late. hut il
is the earnest desire of the board to
get this money in, pay the debts and
start the aGGnpiafinn with a clean
balance sheet on the work il is de
signed in the community. Naturally,
there will be some portion of the sub
scription that cannot be collected.
owing to people leaving or having
been overtaken by misfortune or some
other cause that makes the keeping
of their pledges impossible. The great
er part of it could be paid, however.
If the subscribers so willed il and
strong effort will be made to secure
the money Incidentally il is desired
that added subscriptions be secured
to offset the amount that is likely to
be host and to insure a certain main
tenance.
II is understood that President
Fowler is devising plan for the
collection of thesubscriDtions and for
I securing new ones and will present
it at meeting of thed irectors to be
called at an early dav At the same
/ time IL is desired to fix date for
the formal opening of the building
and the beginning of the campaign
! for membership. These things will
all be given attention at the meeting
soon 20 be called.