Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
CLUB NOTES
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! Athenians for their city state-but
how much Athens did for its people!
and so our cities must do big things
for its citizens if they would awaken
loyalty and enthusiasm.
SO thus we see that the problems
of the American city are to create
a municipal government which shall
be honest and efficient and fitted to
! the peculiar needs of city, life; to
secure enough home rule to deal with
its own local problems, and to so
environ life and its activities, that
the highest development will be pos
sible for each man. The problems of
city government are not solved by
good government alone. No matter
how perfect the machinery of gov
eminent, it cannot be left alone.
There must be cooperation on the
part of the citizens. There must be
created on the part of the officials
as well as the people social spirit.
Only as responsibility is placed in
officials, and only as they are eX
pected to accomplish certain things
will they respond
Phoenix has made good begin
ming. The state constitution Of Ari
, many states Phoenix was allowed
to draw up her own charter. She
has adopted commission form of gov
eminent in the simplifying of admin
istration. She has many beautiful
public buildings and her streets are
well paved and well lighted. Prob
ably in this age of civic spirit and
social welfare programs, Phoenix will
become one Of the great cities of the
United States. She hasn't as many
things to undo as have many of our
eastern cities.
But as to what she Will become.
rests with the civic activity of the
citizens. Americans are too prone to
feel that once government is started
it will take care of all things. Fail
ures are the fault of poor govern
ment, the citizens must ever take an
z,ctive interest. They must demand
certain things of their officials and in
time their officials will respond. If
efficiency is expected and demanded
il viii come no matter what form of
government Constitutions are only
paper and the best will fail if not
And the public must demand and de-
velop this efficiency.
The American city far excels any
cities of the Old World in the fact
that it rests upon the firm rock of
democracy. Thus the American city
may vet prove to be the hope of
democracy
The prize short story of the Wo-
mans club contest will he read at
the regular meeting of the Womans
club Tuesday The afternoon Will be
in charge of the art and literature
department, Mrs. c. F. Ainsworth,
chairman. The contest was conduct
ed under the auspices of this section
and one of its members Mrs Eta
Clifford Young will announce the
winner and read the story. Mrs
Young is also an associate editor of
the Arizona Magazine that supple
mented the money prize offered by
the club and that proposes to publish
the storiette. The musical program
! Westervelt, who will sing. when
the Heart Is Young" Dudley Buck)
! and From the Persian Garden" 0iZa
! Lehmann). Elton Ensign will be at
the piano. The few articles that were
not sold at the annual bazaar last
week will be for sale at this time
The club will adjourn at three thirty
O'Clock for the reception and art
exhibit to be held by the Miller
Sterling Company in the department
rooms. In cooperating with the ex-
hibitors the department has extended
a cordial invitation to all who are
interested. Tea will be served.
The Civic league will have an in
teresting winter if it follows ont the
well arranged program that has been
compiled by Mrs Pauline O'Neil. Mrs.
Matte l.. Williams, Mrs. F. G.
Struckmeyer and DR.. Rosa Goodrich
Boido The meetings will be held in
the Board of Trade at three o'clock
Wednesday afternoons.
December 9-"Civic Code Commits
sioner and Manageable Age Limit of
Girls Mrs Grace Alexander
December Enforcement of
Amendments" Mrs Matte l.. Will
liams
January 6-"Property Rights" Mrs
/ Pauline O'Neil.
January 13-"F1orence Crittenton
Home Rosa Goodrich Boido.
January 2O-"City Board of Health
s Mrs. Kate Younger
s January 27-"Vital Statistics" Miss
/ Jean Comfort.
: February 3-"House of Ill Fame,
s Mrs. George Merryman.
February 1O-"Husband and Wife
s Mrs H. A. Guild
February 17-"Illegimate Children,
; Mrs. J. ID. Henderson.
February 24-'Probation Officer
I Mrs. r. F. Brown
; March Educational Laws Mrs
I NJ Saunders.
s March 10-"Probation of Wills,
s Mrs. Mae Heard.
March industrial School Mrs
s Mae Heard.
; M E. Winslow
! March 24-"Police Matron.' Mrs
! NJ. J. Morrell.
I March 31-"Child Labor Mrs
Imogene La Chance.
5 April Naturalization Laws,