Arizona republican., 1918-02-14

ficials regarding the purchase of all material in Arizona when same is possible and consistent with good business methods.
 A special committee consisting of Dr. John Dennett, Jr., Dan Millett and O. $. Stapley was asked to plan en- tertainment and farewell parties for the men called by the draft. You all know how successful this work has been and what an enthusiastic re- ception the efforts of the committee received. We believe that the plans carried out by this committee won the approval of the men and the entire community The committee is still in service and has other work yet to perform. The committee ss- cured it's own funds for this purpose.
 One of your former directors, Mr Lysander Cassidy. now a member or the Farm Loan bank at Berkeley. California, became interested in the chamber of commerce plans for en- couraging home and school gardens. Through the splendid gift of MT. Cas- sidy. a fund of s1O0 has been set aside for prizes. The director of SCHOOL SdIutilS 1Ol lllC NlNy SOhOOAH will have charge of this work.
 Your board co-operated with the Water Users association in securing protection for the Roosevelt dam and for other points in the irrigation project.
 Gifts of fruit and vegetables, maga- zines and books, have been sent by your organisation, as well as by the Phoenix chapter of the Red Cross, | to the boys on the border and to the troops stationed at different points guarding the irrigation project. At the present time committee | of your chamber of commerce is in- vestigating the mail service in CO., operation with the postmaster ano some improvements followed this in- quiry.
 Other directors have had charge of special work during the year. A l T. Esgate has acted as treasurer | Vic Hanny was active in reorganizins the Rifle club. Harry Kay planned entertainment for visitors who came to Phoenix from Chicago to film scenes for ''Ruggles of Red Gap Al directors have kept in close toucf with the work of the board and of flee. Much other work. all important but not all equally interesting, has been handled quietly and promptly.
 Handled State Exhibit
 Your secretary was appointed tt handle the state exhibit at the In ternational farm congress and eX- position at Peoria, H., in Septembel last. The funds for making thu display were provided by a state ap
 propriation The result of the eN
 hibit was satisfactory in every way
 The state won first prize for thu
 best display of fruit of any nation
 state or province. The state Wo'
 third place on general display. -Tw'
 important conditions mitigated agains
 us The exhibit was gathered il
 only three weeks, and we lacked rep
 resentation in the native grasses am
 grain classes. We had a great man.
 varieties of products for which n credit was given on the score cart The judges stated that we had tn hest all-around exhibit, but by ad herinq to the score card they coul only give us third place. 10000 peo
 ple saw the exhibit, one part Of tn
 exhibit contained the working mode , of the Roosevelt dam. This was mad 5 nossible by the board of supervisor who allowed S25000 to be eXpende from the immigration fund for tni l purpose. The net result of the dls r play was two one hundred doiia l trophies for the state; two twenty ? five dollar trophies for indivldua. t and about S275 cash to individual r for private exhibits. The eXpositlo
 will be held this year at Kansas VI, and your committee on eXnlolts Woui : recommend that funds be made fc Maricopa county to have ulspia there.
 The directors for 1917 were: II. . McClung. president; H. w. Aspur first president; J. M. Aitken' seS n ond vice. president; A. T. Eseat n treasurer. H. l.. Aller, Il. C. Benhet
 c. D. Doris, Roy $. Goodrlch, VI Hanny. Harry Kay, J. D. loper' Wal
 ren McArthur, Jr., J. C. Nor,oh, 'oii
 O'NJallev c. A. Stauffer, H. R. Trltl With the county directors repro n sentinp different sections of the va y ley: A. J. Chandler, Chandler Aria AIT.
 I. B. Cook, Tempe: Dan Mliie' If Pucl-eve: l.. F. Myers, Glendale; S Robinson. Peoria; O. s. Staple " Mesa.
 = War Work
 - we now come to the most importa s work during the past twelve months u war work. This includes the first al = second Liberty Loans, the Thrift car
 paign. the Red Cross, the Police k e serves. the Y. M. c. A. drive, the \. g C. A. fund and all of the other work l. which everyone today is called upon y join.
 Early in 1917 your directors in exc n utive committee meeting consider a the need of additional police protectit l. As a result of the recommendation l. plan of your board the Phoenix poll le reserves were organized and equipp' 1t and today Phoenix has splendid bo s- of well-trained men equal to any (
 ganization of d similar kind anywht in the country.
 1f The wonderful growth of the Pho n. nix chapter of the American Red CrC h nix chapter of the American R re Cross, under it's chairman, Professor r. D. Loper, one of your directors W > due in a large amount to the libeI
 prompt and continued help rendered
 your chamber of commerce. I