Arizona republican., 1919-06-06

wind jamming. We are here to dem onstrate the truth of the old saying that ''everybody's job is nobody's job" and that united action will overcome almost any obstacle it may meet. And so is is that a few of us got together on this matter of securing a creditable ball park for Phoenix and decided to bring the matter to a head by calling this meeting.
 We have also learned-and we have been amazed at our learning-that if a community wants to obtain anything, all the residents of the community need do is to get together and put the job across. All that is needed is a little organization. With organization of every interest in the community, our accomplishments are limited only by our decision of what to do.
 The Secret is Out
 We are here to organize for the purpose of getting a ball park and athletic field for both the youngsters and the grownups of this progressive city. (More applausel Now then, fellow citizens, fans, mothers and fa- thers, professional and business men, do we Want such monument of civic accomplishment for this city?"
 Here a burst of applause, whistling, and stamping of feet greeted the speaker. Cries of Yes! Sure! Me for you! Alta boy! I'll tell the world! Oh, you Phoenix athletic fieldi Play ball! Let's go!" and many others rent the air.
 When the tumult had subsided a motherly appearing woman in the au- dience rose to her feet and said: Al though a resident of Phoenix for only a year. I have already come to take a great pride in this city. But I must say that until now I have felt lack of community action that comes from a more or less universal pride in the city on the part of it's citizens.
 Woman's Privilege
 Perhaps you may think a mere woman is out of place at a meeting like this"-here the chairman inter- rupted her to say, Madam, it is citi- zens like you that we are trying to and must reach in order to put this job across. Talk as long as you want to-"
 T was about to say, that I have three boys whose welfare l must look out after. And I am sure that any mother of growing boys will tell you that there is nothing needed so much for the mental, moral, and physical development of the youth as clean athletic competition. The same is true, I believe, of a city. If we can have such an athletic field and ball park for the city, as is proposed, I am sure that it will be a great factor in the build ing up of interest, pride, and high re- gard for the city on the part of her citizens. Such park can be the center of athletic competition, large public gatherings and municipal celebrations Establish a center where community spirit can seek expression; where one can see his home town compete with other towns, and civic pride and con- certed community action will develop and thrive.
 Now, I am a member of the Wom- ans club, and I know I express the sentiment of the majority of the mem bers of the club when I say that VI l will be glad to support this movement to build the proposed athletic field fol | Phoenix
 Bo, It Was Music!
 The speakers remarks were music | to the ears of the audience, and before | the applause had died out a motion was made to have a representative O the Woman's club, later amended t, include every woman's organization il Phoenix, to take up the matter of car | rying out a plan of action.
 The motion precipitated some confu sion owing to it's prematureness, bu after numerous discussions in whicl enthusiastic fans boiled over wit plans and proposals, it was finally de cided to have committee represent ing the various civic organization meet to formulate a plan, said meetinl to take place at the 'Y'' next week. 1 During the discussion, the foIlowin, | points were emphatically brought out That the proposed park must be 10 cated so as to be readily accessible b, the street car as we'll as by auto, and at all possible, by pedestrians. In or der to eliminate possibilities of smal
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