Arizona republican., 1918-09-14
ORGANIZATION
 FUR WAR WORK BE|NCPLANNED
Following Suggestion From
 President Wilson Leaders In Arizona Will Gather to Form Plans for Effort

Organization will be completed in Phoenix next Tuesday of the United War Work campaign. comprising the war activities Of seven different asso- ciations. under the direction of Norman Carmichael, state chairman for Ari- zona.
 This consolidation of the United War Work campaign comprises the Y. NJ. C. A.. r. W. C. A.. War Camp Community service, American Library association. Jewish Welfare association. the Salva- tion army and the National Catholic War service.
 The consolidation was brought about by the national organizations of each 70 expedite matters in raising funds to carry on war work. Mir. Carmichael of Clifton was made chairman Of thc united organization for Arizona and C. F. Buckner the state campaign man sEer.
 A chairman will be appointed for each county in the state and an ad- Vsory committee of 100. comprising representative people from all parts oi the state will act in conjunction with the county chairmen. These commit men and chairmen, together with oth- CTS VII attend the convention in Phoe-
  set under way.
 Anent the Tuesday Meeting
 Mir Carmichael, who is now in Phoe- nix. said that he wished to make i plain that the great war work driv' Nould not start until after the close O tho Liberty Loan drive, which begin September 2S. The convention Tues day" explained Mir. Carmichael, lis fo the purpose of organizing the stat sorces."
 John R. Mott of New York is ma tional chairman of the United Wa Work campaign. The United States l divided into six military districts. Tn southwestern district comprises Arizo ns. New Mexico. Texas. Oklahoma. Ar kansas and Louisiana. Throughout th United States. in the six districts, it i proposed to raise the sum of s170, 900, o0o of which about s6,o0o,000 is to b raised in the southwestern district. The national campaign committc has arranged for seven able speaker to visit all the southwestern territor during tho campaign, They will ad dress meetings upon the needs an work of the various organization merged. The first meeting will be | Phoenix next Tuesday and will be i the form of convention.
 The combination of these offieia vsr-aid societies for this campaig came as the result Of the followiu suggestion from President Woodro' Wilson:
 Letter From the President
 Washington, September 3, 1911 My dear Mir, Fosdick:
 May I not call your attention to matter which has been recently enyag ing my thought not a little?
 The war department has recognize the Young Mems Christian Association tho Young Women's Christian Assoc atlon. the National Catholic War Cour cil. the Jewish Welfare Board, the Wa Camp Community Service. the Amer can Library Association and the Saliva ton Army as accepted instrumental ties through which the men in tn ranks arc to be assisted in many es scntial matters of recreation an morale.
 Tt was evident from the first, an has become increasingly evident, ths the services rendered by these ager cies to our army and to our allies al especially one and all of a kind an must of necessity. if well rendered. | rendered in the closest co-operatiol It Is my judgment. therefore, that W
  matter of the support of these agencie if these seven societies will unite tho forthcoming appeals for funds. in orde that the spirit of the country in thi matter may be expressed without dis tinction of race or religious opinion 1 support of what is in reality commo service.
 This point of view is sustained h the necessity, which the war has force upon us. of limiting our appeals fo funds in such a way that two or thre comprehensive campaigns shall .al< the place of a series of independen calls upon the generosity of tn country.
 will you not. therefore. as chairma ct the Commission on Training Cam Activities. be good enough to requcs the societies in question to combin their approaching appeals for funds i single campaign. preferably durin the week of November II, so that i their solicitation of funds as well as i their work in the field they may aC in as complete cooperation and fcl lowship as possible?
 Tn inviting these organizations { give this new evidence of their patriot