Arizona republican., 1918-02-03

Philadelphia who is in charge of the foyer near a factory at Lyons. T found woman looking over poem the other day deciding whether she would commit it to memory. This wo- man is familiar with the best music and her neighbor was eager to begin the study of English
 Another association worker, Miss Jean Cavers of Columbus, who has just reached France, where she will lead in organized recreation near mum tion factories writes in her first letter home, The streets are all very dimly lighted and all street lights have a hood over the top to turn the light rays down so they cannot be seen from above. All stores have the shutters partially closed as soon as the lights are on, and entirely closed at six o'clock. Women are in every conceiv- able ccupation-delivering milk, and bread, acting as porters at stations and conductors. One lump of sugar day is all that is allowed a person. All bread is war bread, but I like it better than any bread I ever ate.
 Miss Henrietta Roelofs, of Grand Rapids. who was called from the asso- citation work in this country by a group of representative French women. writes from Paris:
 ! If Americans only knew the whole world is hanging its hope and trust in Americans, they would do even more than they are doing now. To us it seems as though America is doing su- per human things, but this country will have to.
 They do not write much about war here. The oppression of it is all too heavy. In Paris it is hard to believe a war is going on but you sense it from the poilu on leave or the clean ing women-surely America cannot fail the world now,-is in their minds
 Approximately ten thousand dollars
 has been raised for war work by the
 Los Angeles Ebell club. This is ex-
 elusive of the recent Liberty loan cam
 paign where members pledged S7500
 More than a thousand dollars went
 for a wireless telephonOgraphic equip ment for the naval base hospital The '. w. C. A. war work drew a thousand
 dollars and various sums ranging from a hundred dollars up went to the Red Cross memberships, Y. M. C. A. war ; drive, war library, Yuletide fund, Ar , menian relief, needlewOrk guild, nor
 als efficiency work, permanent relief
 for the blind soldiers, Red Star, box contributions, Belgian relief fund and , fatherless children of France.
 
 The Young Woman's Christian qs- sociation gymnasium classes pre- ' viously announced for Thursday even , ings will meet instead on Monday . evenings, the first class meeting on l Monday, February II. All girls wish ing to enroll in these classes ale urged to register at the T. w. c. X. office as soon as possible. Enroll ment is increasing rapidly and 1t 3 is very probable that the full quota , for both classes will be obtained be- l fore the first class night. Business
 women especially should make an ef- |, fort to take advantage of this op- portunity for recreation and relax ation. As early class, from 6:30 to g 7:30 o'clock has been arranged for the convenience of those who may have g other Monday night engagements and 9 this class will be followed by a later class lasting from 7:45 to S:45 o'clock.
 Classes will continue for ten weeks s under the direction of Miss Margaret . Mae Hurley of Phoenix High school. I The Departments of the General
 Federation are receiving wide recog- Q hilton for their war work and other l activities. The Bureau of Informa- f ton of the United States Department of state asked Mrs. True Worthy 7 White, chairman of the department of
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