Arizona republican., 1922-06-29
Drive Set To
Go Over Top Today
Two Big Boosts Wednes-
day Put Goal With Easy
Distance Is Belief Of
Workers
Townsend Gift Of $3,500,
With Another Of $1,000
Have Electrical Effect
When Announced

Deaconess hospital is going over.
This thought passed swiftly from
the realm of hope and fond expecta-
ton to a definite realization that the
enterprise cannot be stayed, with an
nouncement, before the soliciting
workers. at their daily gathering, at
the Y. NJ. c. A, Wednesday noon.
that $500 had just been pledged by
Mr. and Mrs. X. S. Townsend, ranch
ers living sourh of Phoenix.
Mr.. Townsend had been UP all
night irrigating. and remained at
home, but Mrs. Townsend was pres
ent to witness the perfectly electrical
response of enthusiasm which
brough the workers. to their feet
Scarcely was the Townsend gift
realized when along came another
gift in three figures. This was for
$1,000, from a. III. McLelland These
and the other pledges made the total
for the day 1888. The grand total is
now around $4,000.
These two large pledges made it
apparent at once that the goal was at
last within striking distance. and the
cry arose among the workers on
"Disband the We Can't Do 1t Club
1t Off-Put 1t Over"
One of the workers pointed out
that When the hospital board de-
cided to complete the hospital $780,,
900 was necessary to be raised. OF
that amount $4,000 in loan and
pledges are now in hand. and all
that remains to make the hospital a
realty for Phoenix and Arizona is
$4,000. 1t is unthinkable that after
going thus far toward our goal we
shall not succeed"
This was a common sentiment. 1t
was evident at the Wednesday meet
ing that these who had experience
in solicitation We're fully in the be-
lief that the campaign for $4,000
would succeed.
Thursday has been set for the big
day. of the drive. While the various
teams will not slacken their pace
nor overlook any of those still on
their cards, according to the plan of
solicitation, nevertheless, there viii
be helterskelter, hard drive at
every prospect during the day.
Wherever you see pocketbook
hit it," is the special slogan for the
day. 1t is stated that at the outset
many prospects were rather weighted
in mind with the feeling that the
campaign could not succeed: but now
this feeling has definitely given place
10 feeling of elation, in the realiZa-
tion that the undertaking can be
done. With this thought in mind
there is a disposition to be one of
the winners.
Some of the teams in their reports
Wednesday, slipped down to rather
meager figures, but it was taken as
a good omen that none We're giving
up because the pledges they wehe
securing ARE small. When the roll
was called Wednesday, there was one
general who did not respond. Cen
eral Clark was among the missing.
But the assembled company could
not believe that he had fallen out
side the breatsworks, with success
just at hand The belief was contagi-
Gus that he would be on hand tomor-
row with a goodly sum to show for
his absence. Otherwise all the divi,
sions had reports to make. Mrs.
Charles Ely. leading the women's di-
vision came through with sS6S.
The sums reported by the various
divisions are:
General Mason, s70 General Shedd
s26: General Munson 1922; General
Smith, $3.50; General Mills, s510;
General Atkinson, 1929; General
Rogers. s3524; General Stewart, s19S;
General Culver, SAC; General Cog
gins, $1,000; General Ely, sS6S.45.