Arizona republican., 1922-01-05
PLANNED
To BUILD ELKS
HOME THIS YEAR


Adams Campaign Is Out
lined To Open Janu-
ary 10
The 100000 home for the Phoenix
lodge Of Elks is to be completed be-
fore the end of the present year.
At an enthusiastic dinner at the
Hotel Adams last night, attended by
$50 members of the local order and
representatives of the city and OF
many civic organizations. it was en-
phatically determined that before 1922
shall pass into history there will be
erected on the foundatian already
completed at Second avenue and
Adams street the beautiful Elks home
according to the plans already pro-
,vided.
1t was determined and confident
gathering that filled the new banquet
room of the Hotel Adams, radiating
a spirit of cooperation and civic and
fraternal pride that permitted no
thought Of anything but complete and
entire success in the campaign which
received its impetus last night.
Beside the members of the various
precinct teams who had been sum-
moned to the dinner. there were pres
ent Mayor Willis II. Plunkett, Judge
r. c. Stanford, A. c. Taylor, repre-
senting the Rotary club; Jay Alkire,
representing the Kiwanis club; A. L.
Uhler. representing the Merchants
and Manufacturers association, rep
resentatives of the chamber of COM
merce and builders exchange. and
many other leading business and pro-
fessional men. r. L. O'Malley. ex-
alted ruler of the Phoenix lodge of
Elks, presided
Precinct captains. with their teams,
We're seated at separate tables, with
the speakers table at one side or the
banquet hall
Cannot Fail
In an eloquent address reminding
the Elks of their obligation to those
who already had purchased bonds for
the building of the new home, and
summoning them to a splendid CO.
opera ton in making this fine i'm
provement to the city and the local
order reality A. Henderson Stock
ton reviewed the history of the move
ment for a new home for the Phoenix
lodge and insisted that there could be
no such thing as failure in the cam
paign about to be started.
Mr.. Stockton, himself a member of
the finance committee, told of the
first discussion for a new home for
the EhSs which started two years ago.
Many programs were suggested and
discarded and finally 1t was decided
TO build on the property of the local
lodge at Second avenue and Adams
street. After deciding upon plans for
the building, a bond sales drive was
started and approximately $100, 900 in
bonds subscribed, of which about
$4,000 has been paid in. A contract
was awarded for the building of the
foundation, which has been completed
and baid for.
Declaring that the Elks building is
to be completed during the year 1922,
Mr.. Stockton called upon every Elk
to join with the citizens of Phoenix
in making this a bigger and better
city by working for the success OF the
campaign for the new home.
With the campaign decided upon by
the finance committee, Mr. Stockton
said he was sent to Los Angeles to
paign. He made inquiries and finally
secured as the best man, j. IT. Nc
Bean, who has conducted many large
and successful campaigns of this
kind Mr.. Mclean has been in Phoe-
nix for the past two months working
out the details of the campaign. He
was present last night.
Outlines Campaign
The YliaY1 of ra M no ierv, xx,o-
to the meeting last night by A. w.
Crane. chairman of the finance COM
mittee. Unpaid bond subscriptions
amounting TO about $4,000 are to be
collected, Mr.. Crane said, and in addi-
tion second mortgage bonds sold to
approximately 100000. which will
give a total of about $145,000, which
amount, Mr.. Crane said, would be suf-
ficient for successful financing of
the building.
The campaign Is to start on Jan. 10
and Is planned to be completed in
two days. For this purpose the coun-
ty has been divided into IL districts.
each under district director. Each
district is divided into precincts, with
precinct captains, and each precinct
into groups, each group with a So
licitor.
Every Elk connected with this plan
Of campaign was instructed last night
to meet at the chamber of commerce
at o'clock Tuesday morning, when
final instructions viii be given and
the solicitors will be supplied with
cards for the campaign.
What this new home will mean to
the Phoenix lodge of Elks was told to
the members last night by Paul
Geary, who urged the cooperation
that the order can give and which is
necessary in the quick and successful
campaign laid out.
Campaign Leaders
Following are the district directors
and precinct captains:
District ], J. II. Mulrein, director
pricinct 1. j. #. Melczer; precinct 2,
d. B. Webster: precinct 3, Warren
Macarthur; precinct 4. F. c. Struck
meyer; precinct ), William Gleason.
District 2, A. Henderson Stockton,
director; precinct s, Claud Fisher;
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