Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-11
Y.W.C.A. Campaign TO RAISE
$4,000 TO EXPAND WORK
STARTS IN PHOENIX MONDAY
Drive to End In Five Days-Wth Sum Asked Association
Will Be Able to Increase Facilities and to Do Many
Things for Girls and Young Women At Present Greatly
Needed-Insttution In Phoenix Greatly Overcrowded
and Unable to Care for People Who Apply

The campaign of the Young WON
ems Christian association for s15,Oot
TO maintain the work and expand 1t sc
that it will meet the pressing needs,
starts tomorrow.
The goal is $4,000 in five days. The
association. of which Mrs. John Den
nett Jr., is president, and Miss Edna
Porter. general secretary. is asking the
public to invest in the work, believing
that it's shareholders and the city Will
gain rich future dividends in the OPP
portunities made possible to girls and
women of the city.
The sum asked for is less than SO
per cent of the entire budget. the
Y. w. c. a. is more than 81 per
cent self-supporting. The board of di-
rectors states that the budget viii
make possible the following things,
all of which are urgently needed:
What X Will Do
1t will provide more room for the
CLUB girls OF Phoenix and make pos
sible a general recreation program.
1t will provide new equipment for
the boarding home and finance IT
through the summer months.
1t will provide trained leadership for
clubs for young employed girls.
1t will maintain the employment de-
partment, whose services are free and
whose aim is 10 bring together the
right person and the right job, and TO
keep in touch with business organiza-
lions that the young business women
of Phoenix may be afforded the oppor-
tunities where they can do their best
work.
IT will extend recreational and edu-
cational work to foreign born women.
Facilities Inadequate
The work of the association has
grown so rapidly that the present quar-
tiers and facilities for carrying on the
work arc inadequate. For twelve DAYS
over 500 women made use of the read
ing room, which can seat just twelve
people. In the cafeteria, which has ac-
commodations for only SO people at one
time, 5S,126 meals were served in nine
months.
The cafeteria, which has been es-
tablished for three years, endeavors
to serve wholesome food at reasonable
cost but does not serve its food at less
than standard prices. The menu. how
ever, is so carefully planned that it al
ways includes one or two dishes that
provide nutriment and that can be had
very cheaply. The average amount
paid for a lunch or dinner at the cafe
terra is 80 cents, and the lowest price
paid is 9 cents Several girls have said
that it was necessary to avail them :
selves of the lunch or dinner containing
a vegetable and bread in order to meet
their expenses.
Always Ready to Aid
While the boarding house at Second
and, Van Buren, streets has been
crowded to its capacity, Mrs. Soule,
better known as Mother Soule." is al
ways ready to put up an extra cot in
the parlor for transient women who
cannot find a place to stay In this
way the ". w. c. A., with only 20 beds.
has accommodated 342 girls and
women during the last year.
The purpose of the boarding house is
to make possible home privileges and
surround with home atmosphere young
girls in the city who are alonex Those
who avail themselves of what is Of
fered are business girls and students.
There is long list of girls and women