Arizona republican., 1919-03-16

women and girls and in lifting the standing of the locality to higher
 level of esteem and confidence at home as well as everywhere in the country.
 As a dividend earning enterprise for the community, the Y. w. C. A., under this analysis. assuredly makes good and no one has a word of anything but encouragement when 1t sets out to raise money to make the difference between it's income from memberships and other sources and the actual run
 ming expenses of the boarding home and it's offices, rest room, reading
 room and varied other services in aid
 of women and girls.
 Teams Start to Solicit
 In charge of the present week $ money raising work in Phoenix is Mrs. i John Dennett. Captains under Mrs. | Dennett and in command of ten ! women solicitors each, are Mesdames | Lee Purvines, w. B. Hartranft, Chas. | F. Arnold, Hugh Campbell and Frank | Carrow. They will call upon many | supporters of the Y. W. C. A and it i is asked of these that they be ready | with as liberal subscriptions as they l can afford and that they encOuraee l others to come in with assistance. The l solicitors will appreciate all such aid ] as may be extended. and will appreci- ate the coming of everybody who has | interest. and all have if they look into
 the matter little to the Central
 Methodist church in the downtown
 district to 12:3O o'clock luncheons daily during the week.
 Reports will be received daily al these luncheons from the captains and their assistants. In the meantime the
 office and rooms of the Y. w. C. A. over the Y. w. C. A. cafeteria next tc the Adams hotel, are constantly oper to callers and will receive subscrip-
 tions and suggestions for the solicitors l with much pleasure. Keep the matter
 in mind, is the request of the organi-
 zation, and help as much as possible
 More than 25O members and friends | of the Phoenix Young Women's Chris
 tian association enojyed the cheer anC friendliness of the fourth annual ban
 quet held Friday evening at the Wom-
 ans club. During the dinner hour tho
 songs and yells of the Business Girls
 club, Boarding Home girls. Hi-Y clul
 and enthusiastic girl reserves group
 the newest members of the association
 family, enlivened the gathering.
 Mrs. A. T. Esgate, president of tn Association welcomed the guests in
 most pleasing manner and explaine'
 the program of stunts that followed. Following the banquet. the variou association groups presented differen stunts, Mrs William Deity playing tn accomplishments and the high schoo orchestra playing the intermissions The cafeteria heroines. bandaged an limping from the injuries received i attempting to get through the crowde cafeteria line but triumphantly grasp ing the pumpkin pie that was the goa of their efforts, received a hearty ap plause from the audience.
 The seventh and eighth grade gil l reserves received an enthusiastic wei come into the association family an contributed no small share of the eve ning's pleasure.
 High school. business girls and mem bers of the gymnasium made the fac most evident that the Y. w. C. A. \ full of interesting girls. bubbling owe s with loyalty to the Blue Triangle. Cir from the Boarding home gave the clos ing stunt in the last part of which Mis Bernice Egelston as the spirit of th \ association, bringing with her gir from many foreign countries, gave a explanation of the purpose and tt present day need of the Y. w. c. / among all groups of girls and wome Miss Egelston also presented the f nance campaign to be initiated ne, week.