Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-29

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 which to supply 75 families with
 Christmas boxes, this work being
 handled by this organization, the Associated Charities, the schools
 churches and the Boy Scouts.
 Assistance was given the United States government in the establish
 mcnt Of a U. s. Employment office for Yavapai county.
 Through the cooperation of the city and the merchants of Prescott,
 sufficient funds were raised to give
 Prescott a first-class band. in fact
 the only satisfactory organization of
 its kind which the Mile High City
 has mad in years. Credit is due this
 organization for the manner in which it responded to every call, whether
 it was for music in or out of Pres
 colt
 Assistance was given to every pa triotic organization in Yavapai coun- ty, including the Council of Defense, Red Cross, Emergency Hospital. Y, Knights of Columbus, War Camp
 Community service, or what not. When the call came we did the best within our power to supply the need. The work of the Boy Scouts de- serves special commendation.
 In connection with the war work mentioned above one of the active committees of the Yavapai County ChamleT of Commerce was that of the Soldiers and Sailors Welfare This committee was organized in October, 1917, its work being to per feet a definite organization in Va vapai county whereby men in serv- ice from Yavapai county could be properly cared for and looked after as well as the relief and welfare of their families and dependents. Aside from the aid which the committee might extend to families of the men, it was felt that it could be of in estimabie service to the men them selves Dy keeping them supplied with daily papers, magazines, tobacco, let +crs and other visible evidences of tie fact that their home folks had not forgotten them. How well this was accomplished is shown in the following outline of it's activities, the membership of this committee being as follows: Chairman, LeRoy Anderson. Dr. R. \. Looney. Judge E. w. Wells, R. F. Morrison. F. C. Brown. W. A. Drake, D. w. Russell, Mrs. Inez Mcdonnell, Mrs. Lester RufiIer. Mrs Richard Lamson, Mrs R. J. Roper, Mrs. James Whetstine Mrs. Morris Goldwater, Mrs. John w Finn, Mrs. George Ruffner, Mrs. Julia Murphy and your secretary. That this committee was able to bring joy and happiness to hun dreds without taking up of one dol lar iii subscriptions, is almost a mar vel. Through the splendid work of the entertainment committee S1.- 92012 was raised 10 carry on its work to date.
 Christmas 1917 came with this committee having the name and ad- dress of every man in the service from Yavapai county. On that day. each and every man in service from the Mother county received Christ mas card, a package of papers, some smokes. etc When it is borne in mind that at that particular time the drafted and volunteers were separat- cd far and wide in cantonments from the north to the south and from east to west some idea of the inn of the job can be gained. Arm bands were provid- ed for each man who went into serv- ice Service flags were purchased by this committc and sold at three cents profit Floral gifts were made on the occasions of three funerals Of soldiers from Yavapai county Through the work of this committee Arizona's own band. the 18th was brought on a tour from Camp Rear ney to is home state, before sailing for France. There is no question but what this tour caused such favorable comment through the press of the state that this organization had . good start to fame before they sailed the brinv and were selected as Pres ident Wilson's escort in France.
 Photographs were taken of each and every contingent of men leaving this county, tnis arrangement hay ing been made by the committee with Photographer Bate. On six oc- casions soldiers from Whipplc were loaned sufficient funds to take them to their homes where they had been called to the death bed of a loved one. This money in time will be re turned to the committee and will iu all probability make many rounds of the same line of good work. Each and every contingent of men leaving Iavapai county were given a royal entertainment, in most instances consisting of a dinner. and later q dance or theater party. The follow ing figures from the exemption board give in measure the number of men who were bidden God-speed in their work Cbut again this does not ,,~1,.Jo 4l,- .....,,iI,.- r...t--N