Arizona republican., 1917-08-19
Official Organ State Federation
 Wolaam's Clubs

Books for the Balsz school will be purchased by the Parent Teacher as- sociation of the district This was de- cided at a recent meeting of the circle when the library fund report was made. The matter of selection was another consideration and it was agreed to sub scribe for several standard magazines in addition to the fiction that will find place on the shelf of the school library. Literarge Digest, Modern Mechanics, Current Events, among others were | chosen The meeting was held at the | home of Mrs. James Minch. three new members being admitted at this time including Mrs Ella Whitcomb, Mrs. J. | II. Minter and Mrs. c. E. Warner The September gathering is scheduled for the seventh of the month.
 Miss Ruth Latimer has been chosen 1 as house secretary of the Young Wo- | mems Christian association during the 1 absence of Mrs. Lulu Carr, who is at tending the annual Pacific coast con- ference of the at Asilomar. Mrs. | Carr will remain on the coast until the i latter part of the month She will be retain her connection with the local as sociation throughout the autumn sea
 
 l for San Francisco, her future head quarters for social welfare work of the Y.
 1 The municipal rest room is affordng rare comfort to the tourist as attested | by the many who register their opinion i of the comfort station when they drop 1 in for an hour or two. A visitor who noticed the announcement of the rest room in The Republican asked that she be permitted to note her impress sions in the register. Here is what she wrote: What a boom the rest room ' is to your western city Phoenix can take the laurels An ideal place for the wayfarer to drop in, read the daily papers, lunch at will in neatly appoint ed kitchenette, last but not least enjoy a pleasant chat with the congenial charge de affaires, Mrs. Abbott, the clever woman in the right place-let the good work continue.'
 The Madison Improvement club met Thursday with Mrs. Glenn Martin giv- ing their services for the day for the Red Cross. Some thirty members were lpresent who devoted their time to sew ing carpet rags to be woven later into ! rugs to be sold for the Red Cross Knitting also claimed the attention of the club members whose efforts for the national association have not halted 1 because of the warm weather. The new club home will be completed in an- other month when a business meeting of the organization will be held In October the club will be the host of the semi-annual meeting of the Central Arizona district federation of clubs of r.c-
 The program for the meeting is now being arranged.
 Asilomar is peopled at present by representatives of the Young Women's Christian association from all parts of the western coast making plans in connection with the social life at the army camps. The central thoughts with which the representatives are gathering at Asilomar is to be ready To be ready. not only to answer the numerous calls coming over the dan ger infested seas, pleading for help winch America alone can give. but also to offer aid in army camps this side the Atlantic and then be equipped to fo,- low the flag wherever the American soldier Tn his campaign for human freedom shall carry 1t.
 No inexperienced women. no mattsr how Jealous they may be for the heIn of the soldiers will be intrusted with inc great and important work now before the '. w. c. A. For war work counciI purposes during the present year $50 : : Vo0 mas been set apart, and at least TWO well trained secretaries are to he , sent without delay to study conditions | | m france; one of these to go later to Great Britain to cooperate with tb,. British national council.
 , Like the General Federation of Wo- men clubs, the Young Women's . chrlstian association has been buld- ing up quietly for years. until in the present crisis it is found a great force ol women, wide reaching in it's influ- r ehce and able to grapple with serious problems of the day which must of , necessity be left in the hands of yo
 hiaiiKlhd. And it is prepared to give it's best i''
 Miss Ella Schooley and Miss Rutb
 nouthWlck. war work secretaries are i .nere, glving reports of their investiga . ,iohs Tn the various army camps and
 neiping to outline plans of activity for the association in these places m all instances of effort for the sol- uIers Tn camp it is understood that tbe I. w. C. A. will cooperate with the Y M. V. A. and one recent evidence that lhe latter organization looks to the iorfher Tor much help in handling the stuatlon lntrusted to it is the call for "omen-members of the Y. ". c. A to act as hut mothers" at the Y NJ