Arizona republican., 1917-11-08


 Nearly $G,OOO was raised to support the '. M. C. A. war woTK in the trenches and at the cantonments after the complimentary dinner given at the Womans' club last evening, despite the fact that it was intended solely for the purpose of stimulating interest in the movement, and not with view to obtaining subscrip- ti0ns.
 The liberal amount contributed was the outgrowth of an '1nsurrec- ton launched by R. P. Davies, Harry Tritle and J. C. Adams who would not permit the meeting to adjourn until the ball was started rolling in behalf of the worthy cause. Dwight E. Heard of the Arizona Council of Defense, took the chair in place Of Chairman J. C. Norton of the War Work committee, who in view of the invitational letter written by him, felt incapacitated to act as a collection agent. MT. Heard superintended the raising of the fund which proceeded like the popping of corn.
 Offers Bulls Cheap
 Indicative of the spontaneous spirit which changed the meeting into Il money raising proposition rather than of that plan upon which it was originally based, was the action of Stanley Howard, who declared that while he was not in position to donate any large sum of money, he had a fine herd Of bulls, many of which were valued at $500 each. and he would offer the pick of the bunch to anyone for S200, the money to be donated To the Y. M. c. A. War work. The offer of MT. Howard, who has a son at the front, was snapped up by J. E. Cook of Tempe. Dr. Von KleinSmid of the university, went a step farther and offered to purchase the bull 10 head the herd at the university of Arizona. J. G. Ham, mels of Glendale, who said he hau a boy at the cantonment, offered to take another one of the bulls, and Mir. Howard asscnted, on the same basis
 The meeting, though especially for the purpose of explaining the pur- poses of the war work campaign, was literally taken out of the hands of those in charge and handled by the citizens who clamored to offer tEeiI money for the support of the effort being made to protect American youth III tHe dTT1y ana navy.
 Make Stirring Appeals
 Stirring appeals Tn behalf Of the campaign fund were made by the speakers, who addressed more thal 150 appreciative citizens of the val ley after the complimentary dinner All of the talks urged those as senSbled to consider the importance of the mental cleanliness of the sol dier in the cantonments and in the trenches, as well as his physica soundness.
 Interspersed with the addresses were instrumental and musical num- bers. Immediately following the serving of the excellent banquet Colonel l.. w. Coggins introduced Dr J. c. Norton, who as chairman ot the evening presented in turn James c. McNary, Fl Paso banker who is devoting his time to the war worl campaign; Dwight P. Heard of tn. Arizona Council of Defense an6 President Won KleinSmid of the Uni Versity of Arizona
 MT McNary, who. is assisting il the work out of genuine interest il the good cause and who heretofore has not been officially connected with the work of the Y. NJ. C. A. uWelI upOH lHe lldSHlluut Ol tnt conflict into which this country ha. been precipitated, and the per soma responsibility which rests upon ever! American in the support of the young men who must go to the front ant do the actual fighting.
 A Day of Big Things
 ''Sectionalism is a thing of tn. past in the United States, and in it place has developed not only :; greater spirit of nationalism, but on' of internationalism," said the speakel Mir McNary called attention to th' comparative insignificance of th' Serajevo incident, in which the Aus trian prince was assassinated, an, which has been technically declare to be the cause of the war, and thel called attention to the size and scop of the situation which has growi out of the thing which was al time of it's inception, a matter 0 passing interest.
 Speaking of the world wide propOr tions which the great conflict has as stunned the speaker said: This is day of big things. We marvel at tli amounts we are called upon to rais for different purposes. yet I say tha within year we shall see the neces sity of raising much greater amount for the defrayal of war time ex penses. Who would have thoueh