Arizona republican., 1921-03-16
COMMEMORATE
 FUR CHARITIES
 TOBEG|N TODAY
Kiwanis Club Pledges Sup port to Campaign of Well fare League-To Com mence This Morning

The drive for funds for the Maricopa County Welfare league, which begins at o'clock this morning. received It's final impetus for tbe actual solicite- tion of funds at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club yesterday, when E. c. Erskine and Dave Goldberg eN- plained the purposes of the drive and outlined the plan of campaign, receiv- ing in turn the promise of the hearty support of Kiwanians.
 Without much ado. practically every member of the Kiwanis club was ap- pointed on one of the 15 teams working under Erskine Mason as major for the as captains were Jay -All<ire, Press Bancroft. Earl Benson, Henry Cham 1 bers, Vernon Clark, J. C. Dobbins, Stayton Doris. Harry Duffy. Colin Eagan. Fred Elliott. George McNeil, Wesley Knorpp Leight Ford, l.. B. Hitchcock, George Lilley and Ben Rice. Each team consists of from three to five members and they are to cover thoroughly the six districts that have ! been undertaken by the kiwanis club. Dave Goldberg explained the cam paign and the objects of the league to the members of the club. The diff ference between the present move and the method in the past has been the difference between organized and un organized charity Numerous charities have sprung up, some worthy and some that were totally unworthy of support. Yet the business man has no method of distinguishing the good from
 the bad. They go out to raise S200, $500 or may be several thousand dol
 lars. and they always hit the same
 crowd of generous givers first and over
 lap that field only when necessary.
 Can Budget for Charities
 This has resulted .n the burden of l tha n9f f-it inC 1atartl sn<1 Hxr f6I4-
 and the few were growing wary of all charitable organizations Instead of 1 giving S100 to a worthy charity. they would give s10, feeling that the next week and the next week they were to | be called upon again Combining all 1 of the local charities in one drive per mits the business man to budget his | charities with the other expenses of l his business and give the full amount, knowing positively that he was not go- ing to be asked again next week" l In answer to the question regarding | the participation or the Maricopa County Anti-Tubercu:oss association, Mir. Goldberg said: They conducted a drive in December which failed to give them the required amount of money. They participate in this coming drive only to the extent of their deficit. and those who gave in the last drive will be credited on this drive. Many mer chants purchased the health bonds that were sold. and these men deserve cred it for the charitable work already done
 Six organizations are now in the drive. which starts off with a luncheon for workers at the Y. NJ. c. A. at noon today. These organizations are the Associated Charities. the Maricopa | county free health clinic, the Mari copa County Anti Tuberculosis asso- citation. the Florence Crittenton home | the Council of Jewish Women and the
 Colored Womens charity club The
 combined budgets, which have been | carefully gone over by the league
 amount to s30,T75."
 Salvation Army Not Tn
 When asked regarding the partici patton of the Salvation Army. Mir Goldberg said: It was asked to joir in the drive so that the extra drive | might be eliminated, out failed to ge
 permission from headquarters to com
 bfne. Its campaign Is statewide ant
 does not cover Phoenix alone"
 The action of the Kiwanis club il
 appointing Is committees 10 work dur
 ing the drive shows the enthusiasm o
 business men for the cause. The Xxi
 wanians are out for record and, i
 work will get that record, they expec to make it.
 A luncheon is to pe given to tn
 workers at the Y. NJ. c. A. at 12: today, at which final instructions
 pledge cards and literature will be dis } tributed. Pledges are made to be pail
 quarterly, and the committee in charg
 of the drive has expressed the opinion . that it will be a pretty small firm tha cannot give S12.50 quarter for all tn . charities in the city combined.