Arizona republican., 1917-10-16
CONP PLETEFUND
 IN STATE TO AID
 CAMP LIBRARIES
Director Cronin Reports
 Nearly 5000 Given By
 Arizonians to Provide Books for the Soldiers

Arizona has again responded to the countrys call. and this time needing the appeal of the secretary of war and the National Library association, has. through Mr. Con F. Cronin, state law aad legislatice reference librarian, sub scribed more than two thousand dollars t0 the war library fund.
 No movement for the Detterment of conditions of our troops has greater merit than this It means that in every camp and cantonment. in this country anu abroad. will be provided libraries and library facilities If exceptional merit. Not merely a collection of books the discard of many homes and second hand shops, but the most caretullv lected works on educational, instruc- tive, and ScIenuIic suoJec,s, as .,e.. e. the lighter subjects of travel and fic- tion. Every phaset of mechanical. and scientific army life, the languages, as well as those studies tending to the ad- vancemcnt of young men in civ.c life, will be provided. From another fInd,- aside from the one million dollars being now raised.-Will be proVid"1 skilie- librarians and instructors, so that every young man now, in army life can en- gage his spare hours in preparation for the time when war and strife is
 
 again resumed.
 Many of the towns and cities ap- pc1led to have responded most gener- ously, the fOll wing having oversub- scribed the amount requested by L- hrarian Cronin Yuma Tucson. No gales, Risbee, Douglas, Casa Grande Florence, Prescott Thather and Flag staff. In the work AIr. Cronin states that he has been most Loyalty aided by Mr. Tom Motley of Yuma, Miss Estelle Lutrell f Tucson. Mr. Bracey Curtis and Key. George Golden of Nogales, Harry Wheeler and Dr. Eledsoe or Bis bee, Mir David C. O'Neil of Douglas Hon. O. j. Eaughn of Florence, w. F. Clements of Casa GranGe, Morris Gold water and J. J. Sanders uf Prescott J. E. Wilmeth f Flagstaff, Robert Wente of Williams, Mrs. H. A. Guild of the Central Federation of Women's clubs Dr. Mory Neff. anG ,;. W. Pace of Thatcher. who personally contributed nearly One-hdlf of the one hundred dol lar donation f that community. Mir Cronin also stated that no contribution was more thoroughly appreciated by him than that of the African NJ E. church of Phoenix. which, through the Rev. Mir Herring ana k-r. Robinson If the Indian school, contributed the sum of twenty-five dollars, nearly every member of the church contributing an amount within his means
 MT. II. J. McCl1ng of the Phoenix National bank generously assisted MT Cronin by personally requesting a 5 donation from each bank in the state, which resultd in swelling the fund nearly two hundred dollars.
 While a few donations of one hundred dollars and fifty dollars were received, the far greater part of the sum sub scrhed was by the people, in amounts from twenty-five cents to five dollars, at least one thousand citizens of the state contributing one collar each. Mrs. Maybelle Graige of the state land de- partment, and Mr. Jack Gavin of the corporation commission Loyalty aided MT Cronin by raising; nearly forty dol lars in their respective departments
 While some of the individuals and communities appealed to Taiied to re spond at all, the general result was very gratifying to Mir Cronin. By per Eonal solicitation he himself raised more than one hundred and fifty dol lars in Phoenix, and proudly points to the hberality of the people of Phoenix by the fact that but two persons in the entire community refused to contribute.
 A draft for two thousand and fifty four dollars has been forwarded to headquarters, that being the amount received up to Saturday night. October F, and a number of late subscriptions bringing the grand total to nearly tWen- ty-two hundred dollars are expected within the next few days, making Ari- zona's appOrtionment oversubscribed by nearly two hundred dollars
 Following is a list of subscribers. just as received by MT. Cronin. to each of whom Mir. Cronin wishes to convey his personal thanks, as well as the thanks of the National Library associa tiOn:.
 Douglas International, Geo. H. Kel- lyD, $2; $. A. Meyer, Chandler, Ariz- $1; Maybelle Craig, state land depart ment, S1; Geo Earhardt, state land de- parement. $1; Judge H. D. Ross, S2 N. D. Sanders, Phoenix, $1; J. P. Dill