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Southwestern Y.M.C.A. war work campaign organized, focusing on Arizona divided into six districts with local leaders to raise $50,000 from Nov. 11-19 towards national $35M goal.
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The southwestern organization for the Y. M. C. A. war work campaign has been completed, with J. G. McNary, president of the First National Bank of El Paso, chairman; W. H. Day. Interstate secretary of the Y. M. C. A.. also of El Paso. general director: Charles F. Willis. Tucson, publicity director; E. S. Richardson, Albuquerque, N. M., director for New Mexico. and Howard N. Durkee, Phoenix, director for Arizona.
For convenience in handling, Arizona has been divided into six districts. District No. 1, under the direction of Lloyd B. Christie.· Flagstaff. as chairman andW. H. Dubos. Flagstaff. secretary, consists of all of the towns along the Santa Fe with Flagstaff as headquarters. District No. 2 consists of Yavapai county, with Prescott as headquarters. which will be the location of the secretary. C. A. Gummere.
District No. 3 consists of the Globe-Miami district, and the Gila Valley, and is under the direction of chairman B. Britton Gottsberger. Miami, and H. van Walkenburg. secretary.
District No. 4 consists of the Salt River Valley. the Superior, Ray-Hayden country. and the Parker cut-off, and is under the direction of Dr. J. C. Norton, Phoenix, and secretary George H. Kinkel. also of Phoenix.
District No. 5 consists of Pima county. northern Cochise county and Yuma county, and is under the immediate direction of William M. Pryce. Tucson.
District No. 6 consists of southern Cochise county, and is to be directed by Arthur Notman, Bisbee, assisted by secretary W. H. Morrison.
These have the raising of $50.000 of the $35,000,000 to be raised for the war work of the Y. M. C. A. The campaign is on from Nov. 11 to 19. and with the knowledge of the ready support which the people of Arizona gave to the former campaign for this work, it is not expected that they will fail to live up to their reputation as ready supporters of the Y. M. C. A.
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Arizona
Event Date
Nov. 11 To 19
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raising $50,000 towards the national $35,000,000 for y.m.c.a. war work; expected support from arizona residents based on prior campaign.
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The southwestern Y.M.C.A. war work campaign organization completed with leaders from El Paso, Tucson, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and New Mexico. Arizona divided into six districts with specified chairmen and secretaries for fundraising from Nov. 11 to 19.