Arizona republican., 1921-03-12
.CR|TTENTON HOME WELFARE LEAGUE,
 ROTARY SUBJECTS

nUIHnl UUDULUlU
 Describing the great work the Flor ence Crittenton home in Phoenix i, doing for the unfortunate woman when often all other doors are closed against her, Mrs. L. P. Thompson, Ari- zona field secretary for that institu- tion, appealed to the Rotary club in a brief address yesterday at its noon day luncheon at the '. M. c. A.. ask ing for aid, which she stated was greatly needed
 Mrs Thompson told of the estab- 1ishment of these homes in various cities all over the world by Charles NJ. Crittenton in memory of his daughter. The home in Phoenix. To- cated at Tenth and Garfield streets, was established g years ago. AL though there was great need for such an institution in this city at that time, the need today Is even greater, the speaker declared.
 The only pay received by the Flor ence Crittenton home is for those per sons sent there by Maricopa county, Mrs. Thompson said. All else is en- tirely free, and many times the insti-' tuition has found it uphill work to get along. It is time that it receive as sured support, and the interest and
 
 Rotary club was asked
 The Florence Crittenton home Is es tablished as a refuge for the unfor- tunate woman and home for the chill dren who do not know their father These children, with the illegitimate brand upon them. must have their chance. the speaker insisted; they must not be denied their birthright. As future citizens of Arizona they should be cared for and educated and be enabled to become respectable and self supporting.
 At the conclusion of Mrs. Thomp- sons address the Rotarians went on record as entirely in accord with the work of the Florence Crittenton home and the club will aid in its support
 The project of the Maricopa County Welfare league was presented to the Rotary club by Dave Goldberg and Charles F. Willis. The latter ex- plained the objects of the league as well as it's proposal for handling the charities of the city under unit plan
 It was explained by Mir. Goldberg that drives for charitable and so-called charitable purposes were becoming so numerous that they actually had be- come a burden upon the business man, and that it was impossible to distin- guish between those that are worthy and those that are not.
 "One thing is certain, said MT Goldberg that none of us wish to see our local established and much needed charities suffer through having their funds in half starved condition be- cause of the fact that people have dis tributed their money so many ways that there is none left. The ordinary business man budgets so much for charity and when he has exhausted that budget he is through, irrespective of the worthiness of the causes that come after, Or else he has to extend his purse to take care of the later ones when his good business judgment tells him not to.
 ''The combining of the drives for To- cal and worthy charities is going to do much to relieve the condition of the past; it will make one effort to collect money, with one expenditure in time and money
 ..The merchantsahave no means of telling the worthy charities from the said MT. Willis. The welfare league will do away with the multiplicity of drives and prevent over tapping and duplication of charitable effort and serve a very useful purpose of rehabilitating those needing help rather than tending to pauperize them, which is often the case with indis- criminate charity"
 Mir. Willis called attention to the fact that the organizations participat- ing in the drives are the Associated Charities, the Maricopa county health center, the Maricopa County Anti Tuberculosis association, the Council of Jewish Women and the Colored Women's Charity club. He also stated that the budget set for the support of these combined organizations is s2S,775.
 Tt is certain, Mir. Willis said in conclusion, that all Phoenix business men will see the value of such an Or ganization, all functioning under one head" He reminded the Rotarians of the meeting to be held at the cham Der of commerce on Monday night and asked for a good attendance to assist in the drive.
 After the speaker had presented the all Rotarians who would be at the chamber of commerce Monday night to give their help to the worthy project to stand. and about 30 members were on their feet.
 l Harvey D. McVay, district manager i of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company, gave a service 1 talk.
 l A communication from Edward T ! Ferguson. district sales manager of tho | Standard Oil company, saving tha owing to his transfer from Phoenix ant i Arizona to California his automatic resignation from the Rotary clut
 would follow, was read with regret
 air. Ferguson was to have been chair