Arizona republican., 1914-10-29

start was made by Il free will offer
| ing. she said, and the methods of
raising money were such that might
| be followed by any ambitious club.
! She spoke of the entertainments and
F! bazaars that We're given and the eX
rerience plan whereby each member
| ed one dollar or more for the cause.
Every member was sold share of
stock and building was not consider
| ed until 400 shares had been sub
scribed for The mems financial
support was then asked.
| Asking the cooperation of men
was a good plan. according to Mrs.
Ross, who believed it made for a
| better town and home.
| Mrs X. s. Townsend of the Neigh
borhood Club of the South Side. al :
v;sed the building committee to raise
! funds while the interest was keen,
while the building was in process,
rather than ut its completion.
The Value of a Reading Room
! cupied BY School for Country Chill
dren" was the topic advanced by
Mrs. Jennie Wheeler of the Neigh
borhood club. Through the generosi-
| ty of A. c. Bartlett, of Chicago,
Mrs. Wheeler said, the club had been
the recipient of 1000 books and many
magazines and how this had been
the beginning of other gifts and an
| incentive for the members to con-
tinue the work Of adding to the
I library. She described the various
means by which the club had be-
come the social center of the COM
munity, the programs and entertain
ments that have been instrumental
| in the success of the movement.
| The auditorium of the school of
| the Washington district has been
ans club. reported Mrs. Henry c.
Lockett BY furnishing the room
with chairs, table. piano and making
! it otherwise attractive, the club has
| made it a delightful rendezvous for
| the neighborhood
Mrs Heard told of the accom-
plishments of the Osborne Parent
| Teacher association relative to tho
| library work. of the good that had
resulted in keeping the library open
during the summer months, plan
adopted last season that will be
carried out another year.
The consensus of opinion was that
library was "a fine. sterling stimu-
lus for a social center"
Miss Claire Canon furnished the
music at the morning session.
Intern ;ssion
At the noon hour a cafeteria
luncheon was served in the beauti-
fully decorated auditorium Quanti-
ties of American Beauty roses and
pepper boughs decorated throughout
and the long table presided over ny
the members of the Glendale club,
contained a wealth of bloom. the
souvenirs We're badges of green and
pink satin ribbons from which fell
n shower of cotton of local growth.
The resolution passed, thanking the
POSSESSES. was heartfelt. The stree
railway company was also given a
vote of thanks for providing spe-
cial car for the accommodation of
the club women.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session was opened
with music, the number being given
by Mrs. Ralph Blount. pianist, and
Mrs Clyde ketchem. violinist.
Mrs. A. W Morrill,. of the College
'.Neighborhood Parks written by
Miss Bertha MacEwen Knipe. The
contributing cause for the present
day unrest, unhappiness. dissatisfae-
ton, is the lack of interest in natur-
al conditions and ignorance Of com
mon things. In other words, men
and women are not acquainted with
Gods world, do not know their fell
low creatures. and are consequently
lonely and disconnected. These nu-
man beings stand alone calling them
selves lords of creation and not
knowing single subject by name.
missing the beautiful. harmonizins
influence of perfect friendship with
their natural subjects
To adjust the wrong. Miss Knipe
suggests, THE neighborhood park
the twentieth century addition :"
the town home and the public school
equipment
Mrs George Walters strongly fay
cred parks adjoining schools. md
Mrs. Lyman Bennett. of the College
club. told of the work being done by
the California schools; how the chill
Gren were acquiring garden spirlt
and knowledge by their cultivation
of vacant lots.
Women as Police Matrons and
Police Officers was the subject of
an address by DR.. Rosa Goodrich
Boido of the Civic League. who said
in part:
Since the system of probation was
inaugurated in New York. Cleveland
and several other eastern cities the
decrease in women criminals has
been A. per cent-nearly one-half.
The plan is to have officers look
after the women who are delinquent,