Weekly journal-miner., 1920-01-14
MEMOR|AL. MOVEMENT ADVANCES
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 At meeting of the executive board of the Yavapai County Memorial as sociation last night in the rooms of the chamber of commerce a commit tee consisting of Robt. E. Morrison, ]. A. Hope and Dr. R. \. Looncy was selected to perfect the organization along the lines of a report submitted by William Taylor Elgas, wherein suggestions to the association were combined with statement relative to Community Service, Incorporated this committee to report its findings at a meeting of the association to be held next Monday at the same place at p. m.
 This report recommended the ap- pointment of community council by the executive committee of the asso- citation. For members of the council it was suggested that the appoint ments include representative of prac- tically all the varied activities of the city, business, labor. financial, min ing, theatrical, cattle raising and al lied pursuits, political, soldier and eX- soldiers, social, religious and fratern- al. From these would be selected committees. a member of the eXecut- i've board of the Memorial associa- ton being the chairman of each con- mittee
 These committees would include standing membership. finance and budget and publicity committee, and such others as might be required. Sub-committees, responsible for en- tertainment. music and singing. ath- letics and gymnastics, games. wom- ems activities, social recreation. dra- matics, children's playground, sol diers' club, and other purposes would be drawn from the membership.
 Representing the Community Serv- ice. Incorporated, w. T. Elgas said he had interviewed members of the executive board of the Memorial as sociation and surveyed the local con- ditions. He did not know whether to advise putting on the whole pro- gram, requiring the full II sub-com- mittces to get the work done. During the war the Community Service work was an outside program of govern ment or government agency direc- ton. This program would have to be put on by the community, handled by it. and the funds therefor raised by those benefited or locally inter- ested. He believed the proper course was to get started, meaning thereby selecting a plan or program, and find ing the means to carry it out by the effort of local workers. The executive board cannot do it alone, so he ad- vised an enlargement according to the plan he had submitted. He asserted that over 250 cities were doing con structive work along the lines sub mitted.
 Arguing that the program was broad enough to suit everybody. he believed the first need was to provide for the recreation, both indoors and outdoors of the city. Mir. Elgas also touched briefly on the continuation of the Community House work on North Marina street, which provides open house for the soldiers and eX- soldiers. Stating that the continual ton of that hospitable center was di- rectly up to the citizens of Prescott, he left the decision to the executive board on the suggestions he had sub mitted
 Mrs. F. \. Hathaway believed It time for a more social and less in dividualistic spirit in Prescott life. Miss Grace Sparkes emphasized that the purpose of the board was to build memorial building to the soldier dead of Yavapai county, and to her the only question was, are we going to have Memorial or not: If we are, how are we going to get it. how are we to raise the money for it:'
 Roy Chambers frankly said the re- port included too much for him, but he believed the Memorial building was needed first, as did Allan Love. It was decided to have Chairman H. T. Southworth and Secretary Grace