Arizona republican., 1913-03-09
CONSERVATION
 IF WOMANHOOD
The '. W. C. A. Campaign Is Progressing With Grat- flying Results. What Can Be Done With 1000

The Y. W. C. A. campaign is on in 1 earnest. The membership committee has been working for two weeks. with gratifying results toward is goal of 800 pledged members upon whom the organization must depend for its permanent future existence. and now the finance committee has begun it's campaign for 5000 for the first years budget What can We dn with S5000" How far will that % toward erecting a building" You question skeptically Not far. il iS true, toward erecting a building. But possibly our long familiarity with the 1 beautiful and costly buildings which are the homes of the Y. M c A. in all. and of the Y W. C. A. in l many large cities, has made us I lose sight of the academic definition ! of the final word of the title, and 1 think of il almost as SYNONYMOUS with building Among the many | synonyms of association" we do not l find building" but all give us the 1 idea of union. confederation. fellow i ship and the like Surely this we ! can have in rented quarters as we'll 1 as in an architectural monument. and ! after all the broadcst definition Of 1 the word is what we must aim at in l endeaVOring to meet the crying need l of the homcless girl in our midst. | Even in rented quarters. with the | boarding home life. supcrintcnded by l q big hearted home secretary. inter 1 ested in the personal welfare of the | young girls away from home. sur i round them with little of that 1 quiet, gentle influence of the home | life which they have left behind i in coming to q strange land. shield ! them from the dangers encountered | in the public restaurant and keep l them from wandering into uuforhid- | den paths which. alas. too many of l them tread because as k often the l case. they think no one cares which ] path they take. We can in the gen | cral central assembly room with its 1 educational and Bible study classes. | gymnasium. wholesome social inter | course and entertainment afford that i association which ali young girls
 need to keep them interested in the l things of life worth while Later.
 
 i Y. ". C \ can meet the need of , conserving the social. mental moral and spiritual life of Phoenix young 1 womahood. then we may hope [, appeal to you for permanent home
 in an association building which wifi
 be a credit to the most aanguinc as ] pirations for d Phoenix beautiful" ] our demand for 5000 for the first 1 years work is based on a fair cs- timate of the cost of establishing q 1 central meeting place where the girls l may gather for rest recreation and i study. where lunches can be served 1 to those employed down town. also the cost of renting and furnishing
 a suitable building which will b. used as the boarding home. and in- cludes as well the running expense 1 for the first year. augmented with l what we may fairly expect to rc- l ceive from the girls themselves in membership fees and board at q | nominal price
 So. while we beg you not to look upon our humble beginning as not l worth while and that the money you
 give is simply thrown away ard for that reason you give only just enough
 to keep in the good graces of the fair solicitor who offers you the op- portunity of contributing to the
 cause. We do not mean by this l however that the small contributions are not just as welcome as the
 hundred and five hundred dollar do- nations but We do urge the people l of this city and particularly the men 1 who are able to give the movement | their substantial financial support. to l think seriously of it, considering well | what the organization will do toward i satisfying the homeless girls craving