Arizona republican., 1917-12-08
DR. FRANCIS TO
 SPEAK SUNDAY IN HIGH SCHOOL

Dr. James Francis and his party of Y. w c. A. war workers will make their last appearance in Phoenix Sun day afternoon at the high school audi torium where it is expected a big crowd will assemble to receive the message which is being brought to them by the enthusiastic Los Angeles boosters of | the national moVemene they espouse
 Dr. Francis left last evening for a brief stay out of town. lie will return Saturday evening when he will appear at the auditorium 6f Tempe Normal | school. Sunday morning he will ad- dress the congregation at the Pro Cathedral and Sunday afternoon at the | high school.
 | In the party besides Dr. Francis are Mrs. William Calendar, Mrs. William | A Moses and Miss Julian Holman Lee. ! pr. Francis is the pastor of the First Baptist church of Los Angeles.
 Since August l Dr. Francis has been on leave of absence from his church and has been working in the interests of his government in various depart ments.
 Since August 1 he has visited every army and navy post and station, g in ! number in the western division of the | United States, which includ@ eight states. When the Y. NJ. C. l. war Work fund campaign started, Dr Francis was requested temporarily to give up his camp work and espouse the cause of the drive. This he did and through out the country his able addresses con- tributcd much to the success of the
 gigantic undertaking of raising the
 great sum set as it's goal by the Y, NJ
 C. A.
 Tt is for this selfsame reason that I
 have again given up the camp work
 tempArarily to assist in the r. w. c. A. work said Dr Francis last evening.
 Julian Holman Lee, in an interview
 last evening. declared that the I. W. C.
 A., like the Y. NJ. C. A., has been desig-
 mated by the government as the organi- zation fitted to perform the specific
 duty asked of it. and which no other . organization in. the country. is designed
 to fulfil
 Raymond Fosdick," says Miss Lee
 of the federal commission on training camp activities said recently: The Y. W. C. A. is the one institu-
 tion in the United States equipped with trained workers and the necessary or f Sanization to raise the money to handle
 the work the government has asked , of it."
 f John R. Mott. of the Y. NJ c. A. l who was one of the members of the r Russian commission sent by President e Wilson, said of the Y. ". C. A:
 This organization must take its
 place shoulder to shoulder with the Y
 M. C. A. in handling the work in com.
 munities adjacent to the camps anC
 the war fronts"
 ! Miss Lee. speaking of the proposed ; work of the Y. w. C. A. in France. tolc of how lunch rooms, recreation room - and housing facilities for the thousand of French girls who are shoulderin,
 the work of the men in France. anC
 are not now properly provided for. hay,
 been requested by prominent Frencl women and the Y. W. C. A. of France
 We must protect the health, eff
 ciency and morals of these girls in or
 der that they may keep economic con n ditions healthy at home" said Mis- V Lee. f. Another part of the work we mus
 undertake abroad" said Miss Lee,'' i Q the establishment of rest huts close | n the base hospitals at the front. in orde c that American nurses may have a plac
 of recreation and rest before the ner n. vous strain breaks them down. Upo il the etflclency Of our American nurse - at the front depends the lives of ou e wounded American soldiers )r Four million dollars is the sum whic st the Y. w. C. A. will endeavor to rais d for it's war work. One million of thi al will be devoted to relieving the foreig to condition
 l. A large part of the money will | Ut spent at home. property caring for tn girls who have rushed to the trainin 10 camp towns some in search of adyNr pr ture, some for better positions. an le others in the hope or rendering patrl otic service.
 Ne These girls must be properly gui5
 ed, says Miss Lee The negro sir ,0 ln the south will also come in for st share of the money to be spent.
 many places in the south they are tai ,d ing the places of men, and they mui is be properly housed and fed. and the 1- morals and living conditions kel ~ right"