Arizona republican., 1912-11-30
CAMPAIGN FOR
 sl0,0O0 DEC. 3
Y. M. C. A. to Make Ap- peal to Citizens for Funds to Raise Debt On Home for Men and Boys In Phoenix.

Thanksgiving over, the next big
 thing in sight is Christmas, but
 there is q lot to do in the few weeks
 intervening Meanwhile it is. timely
 to pause moment and wonder what
 the people of Phoenix were thankful
 for during the present weeks cele-
 bratiOE. not that any effort will be
 made to point out all that they should have been thankful for, as the
 list would be a long one. There is
 no place in the world that has bet
 ter reason for rejoicing this year,
 but it is not unlikely that many ac-
 tually never gave a thought to one of
 the most important of the good things the city is now blessed with
 the Y NJ. c. A and it's home for men and boys.
 Wonder if anybody was thankful for this great local institution? Yes, ! a great many people, even if others 1 cid forget, and chief among them some scores of boys and young men 1 for whom the association building is l just now the principal thing in life, | affording home, a study place and | recreation. But what is a boy, or a l few score of them for that matter, I as compared to the great business | interests of the city, or the selfish 1 though necessary purpose of making l a little money for ones SelfH No need to explain to thoughtful people. for the suggestion is answer enough. l Others are reminded that the boy is
 the raw material from which is ere
 ated the population of the jails,
 penitentiares, poor houses and sa- | looms. unless he comes under the in- fluence of the Y. NJ C. A. or some | kindred organization. Perhaps the 1 boy isn't worth saving; some people think that if he's got it in him | nell save himself. That may be so but assuming that he isn't wcrtf
 saving for himself, as an economic | policy it is cheaper to save him thar to keep up the penitentiaries and the
 jails.
 This bit of sermOnizing is intended merely to impress the reader witt
 his duty to boys in general, having in mind the fact that the Phoeni,
 man. factory needs money and ha decided to ask for it through tn methods of a carefully devised cam paign Everybody in town who not overlooked by accident will b visited by one or another committee man during the week beginning De cember and asked to contribute a t liberally as he can to the mainte I nance of the Y. NJ C. A. It is neces
 sarv to raise $10,O00 right now | | | pay present and rapidly maturin
 obligations and keep the institutio rolling along in that same prosper itv that it has enjoyed from the be ginning.
 ! Subscribers will be asked to giy as freely as they can, pay p pc ! cent cash or within 30 days and th rest in three installments. the las one by April l. Campaign commit tees have been organized and undt | one of them a number of sOlicitin ! teams are being enlisted. Everythin I will be in readiness by December \ 1 when the work will be finished wit a WhirlWind rush.
 \ It isn't only money that is needle
 but work is equally as importan
 Many who have but small near can do a big share by helping in u i team work solicitation. The read' | is asked to think of this matter, m casually but seriously. It appli' | with particular force to the persc ! who happens to be reading it NOV