Arizona republican., 1921-02-13

The first two weeks of the three l week period assigned to the education 1 al and preparatory work Of the reor- ganiZation campaign of the PhoeniN chamber of commerce came to a close last night with all of the different de- tails in satisfactory shape, according to a statement given out by Director Major l.. w. Deputy. During this ume' he said prospect list of approximate ly 5000 names of individuals, and 1,- GOO business firms, has been compiled by the clerical force at headquarters There has been one mailing 10 all U. these prospects, or practically all ol them, and most of the committees that are to assist in the work have been named There has been one general meeting for the public, the community conference staged last Tuesday eve ming at the high school aditorium, ana the third weeks activities will De
 launched Monday morning. The n- tensive enrolment of memberships ana signing of service fund pledges Will De conducted during the week of Feb. 2l. Between now and that time there will be one more public meeting, the Great CT Phoenix Dinner" which, it is prom ised. will be one of the most largely at tended public dinners ever held ln the history of Phoenix. Plans and prep arations for the dinner are now active Iy under way and details of the pro- gram will be made public as soon as they are completed by the campaign arrangements committee.
 Practically all of the week just closed has been devoted to lining up the big field organization of men and women who will make the citywide canvass. This, in itself, is no small task as the
 field army will be composed of A teams, four of which will be explained and made up of women workers. Or
 dinarily, 1t Is claimed, comparatively little difficulty is experienced in per fecting the team organization in most places where campaigns are conducted and but little delay has been experi- enced here. However, Director Depuy explains, the fact that there have been
 so many conventions and meetings
 held here recently it has worked det-
 rimentally in the completing of this
 very important phase of the work.
 "The success of the campaign" said
 Major Deputy, lis going to depend en-
 tirely upon the amount of interest and
 effort the people of Phoenix put into
 it. This undertaking, Ike any other that amounts to anything, requires lot of effort. It is not a proposition that can be successfully carried out by other than the busy folk of the com munity; therefore, it is going to be
 necessary for scores of Phoenix cit izens to forget about their own, indi- vidual interests for a few hours time
 and devote unseIfish service to this movement which will mean so much
 for the city of tomorrow.
 'If the goal of 800 members and S2O.0O0 service fund is reached, and am free to confess that I believe It will if the proper amount of work is l worthcoming, Phoenix Is going to have | as efficient an organization as any city of its class in the United States
 With such an organization on duty | "A hours of every day in the year, look ing after and upbuilding and improve
 ment of the city. Phoenix is going to go forward even faster than she has
 during the last 10 years during which time the population showed an in-
 crease of 160 per cent. If Phoenix
 did not possess those advantages that
 attract people to come here, 1t is a | foregone conclusion they would not come. Yet, your citizens must remem- Der that Phoenix hasn't. a corner or such advantages, and there are scores l of other cities in this great westerr ! country that are bidding for the new i corners to give them favorable consid eration. Phoenix people must organ l ize; they must work together fog thu II Phoenix of tomorrow. You are building today the foundation for your city O | tomorrow and you must look well tt l the value of a substantial foundation
 that will endure for many years to
 come. In my opinion your goal of $40.
 900 is a modest one and there will b. many projects that will come up wher the money can be expended judiciously "The membership dues of s25 a year while somewhat higher than your mem