Arizona republican., 1913-01-24
Twenty-Five Delegates of Various Women's Organ izations of Phoenix by Unanimous Action Added to Committee
THOROUGHLY NON-
 PARTISAN CROWD
Walter Talbot, Chairman;
 H. B. Wilkinson, Vice. Chairman; Frank Trott, Secretary; George Simons,
 Assistant; Meet Monday

Amidst the applause of a thorough ly representative body of the citizen ship of the city of Phoenix, it was announced last evening at the first meeting of the committee of one hun dred, held at the city hall, that the sub committee after thorough can vass of the situation, had decided to invite representation upon the com hittee from the woman's organiza tions of the city. and that the com mittee would thereafter consist of not merely one hundred but of one hundred and twenty-five, the twenty five added representing the women of Phoenix.
 The statement was presented in the form of a resolution drafted by the sub committee, who were first select ed by Mayor Christy to assist him in appointing the committee of one hun- dred by Dwight B. Heard. The reso- lution which was unanimously adopt ed is as follows:
 Believing that the efficiency of the work to be done by the proposed committee on one hundred will be greatly increased by including women the present membership should not in it's membership, and feeling that be decreased. we favor the increase of the committee of one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five. The additional twenty-five to be composed of women chosen from the various club memberships of this city, as follows:
 Twelve from the Womans' club.
 Four from the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
 Two from the Civic league.
 Two from the College club. Two from the Harmony club.
 Two from the Conservation club.
 One from the Friday club.
 Each club to appoint it's own mem- hers in this committee
 The work of the committee of one hundred and twenty five-it is now started last night with an enthusiastic and representative gathering of the citizens and residents of Phoenix. who are anxious to take the govern nment of the city beyond the pale of partisan politics and place it upon a broad systematic businesslike basis. There were noted among the audience a number of ladies who were interest ed in the outcome of their appeal for recognition.
 The feeling of the first official action of the committee can be easily appreciated at a glance with the an rouncement of the choice of the com mttee for temporary officers. In the absence of Mayor Christy, President Ancl Martin, of the board of trade. called the meeting to order and stated its object, asking for a temporary organization. With this, Walter Tal- bot. a well known republican, was elected chairman of the meeting: H. E. Wilkinson, an equally wei known progressive. was elected vice chair man; Frank Trott, for years recog- nzed as leading democrat, was elected secretary and George Simons, labor leader, was elected assistant secretary. Mark Dunbar was selected tc act as assistant secretary in the absence of MT. Simons.
 The chairman called upon Dwight B Heard to outline the object of the meeting. MT. Heard first spoke of the work of the subcommittee since the call for the meeting had been issued, and presented the resolution given in full above. He then said that the sub-c committee believed the purpose of the committee of one hun 1 Gred and twenty-five was to secure with the shortest possible delay a nom 1 partisan commission form of govern l ment for Phoenix, in favor of which so large a majority of the citizen | ship had expressed themselves in the l recent charter election.
 1 In view of the enlargement of the ! committee to include the women of | Phoenix, that as a courtesy to the
 new members, no important action be taken until another meeting called | at an early date, at which al can 1 be present From out of the body of men before him, possibly of q
 more representative character than any gathering ever before assembled l in Phoenix, immense good can be
 accomplished, he said. by definite ac-
 The sub committee felt that the geSt progress can be obtained by dividing 1 the work among sub- committees who will become thoroughly posted in their 1 special subjects.
 The city of San Francisco. he eX- rlained had adopted similar progress with a similar committee that was accomplished by the organization
 moving in a public spirited way for fContinued on Page Two)