Arizona republican., 1913-03-02
WHAT |S DONE
 FOR THE GIRLS
Phoenix Business Woman Reviews the Growth and Improvement of the City in Other Directions in Last Fourteen Years

The writer Of this article has been d resident and d business woman in Phoenix for fourteen years. These years have witnessed an almost phen- omenal growth and development of the city. Fourteen years ago the home of our territorial legislature was the City Hall; except for q few blocks in the business district. sidewalks were q lux ury not yet to be even considered: business was dull; drouth, dust and general hard times were rife
 But the building of the reservoir by the United States government at Roosevelt brought a new era of pros perty and growth. The territory built a magnificent home for it's officers and legislative bodies; on the sites of cor ralS and adobe shacks have arisen fine business blocks: beautiful modern homes have been erected far out on what was once the desert: our streets have been paved and beautified; our churches have built new structures. or contemplate such action in the near future: and recently the United States government has again come to our ;S- sistance in the upbuilding of our city. and has just completed the handsome new home for the pOstoffice and fed craI offices. But the finest of all our improvements is the beautiful building erected for the Young Mems Christian Association by our own people, at a sacrifice well warranted in considera- ton of the magnificence of the build ing and the noble work done there.
 During these plenteous years other clubs have organized, succeeded and built handsome modern edifices but what has been done for the girl The writer. as well as many other girls. has boosted for a larger. al richer. d better Phoenix. Will Phoenix now boost for the girls?
 We are contemplating the organiza- ton of the largest, the most widely known, the best club of young women and girls in our land. the Young WO- mans Christian Association. In the organization of this association in Phoenix. there are many questions to be considered. many problems to be solved. which will have to be worked out with thought and care. but We are
 
 work up 10 larger things in the fu- turc, and We must leave these problems to the girls, who are able and willing to solve them.
 Many young women come to Phoenix for various reasons and form business connections and associations, or be come attached to our beautiful climate and city, and remain here indefinitely These girls are scattered about in pri- Vate homes. boarding and rooming houses. In great many instances. when the days work is done. there is nothing to go home to but d chearlcss room; perhaps without d fire. Where is the place in Phoenix for girl, hundreds of miles from home, to spend a checrful evening? We need the home life and the social life of d Young Wo- mans Christian Association.
 The day of the delicate. clingingvine sort of a girl is over. She now takes long walks, rides horseback and en- dulges in physical training She takes pride in the building up of strong and hcalthful physique. In the winter time when days are short and work ing hours are long, there is practically no opportunity for the business girl to get out-of-door exercise. Holidays are widely scattered. Would not the healthful exercise of gymnasium for an hour in the evening not only assist the girl to while away the long hours, l but afford rest and recuperation for | tired body and mind to such an extent 1 that she would be the better equipped ] for another days work?
 i There are girls in our city, possibly i brought up in Christian homes, who ] are not in our Sunday schools either as i teachers or pupils who are not at 1 tending our churches. I fear there are ] others. who have never known Christ 1 ian training Is not this prank of the work, the Masters work, the noblest l of all? Through the broad avenues of i a Y w. many can be reached, who will
 not listen to the call from the churches l Wouldn't it be splendid if we could or 1 ganiZe and equip a Y. W. C. A. SO that | in the future there would be less use 1 for Crittenton home. Let us take care
 of our girls long before they ever reach 1 that institution and perhaps we will
 not have so much need for it.
 i We women of Phoenix have been granted full citizenship; we have ac-
 complished much; we have the energy 1 and ability and the will to accomplish more. We are working for five hund-
 red pledged members to Y w. C. A, 1 when we will organize and take care of l our girls. We want the help, the CO.,
 operation, the enthusiasm of everyone
 in Phoenix. If you can't boost don't knock