Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-26
AT GOOD WILL.
Opening Of the Ninth Annual
Boys Assembly.
Association Meetings--A Fine Show
ms Made By AII'the Reports.
Changes And improvements on The Grounds
visi'or5 Flcchiag in.


VIII Asseisbly and boys encamp:ncn;
opened, today Since carly morning
the grove had had TIE appearance of
veritable4sbee hike. boys ana young
-acn hurryi>fsss !resc ard there. each PEI
/ forming his. own duty, the final touch
IS hayins been pat upon the groun Is.
! tentssand buildings.
| Several noticeahesc Ranges have been
| made here 6ugiaasssfe yea. al in tie
line Of Improvement and most OF them
Through the kindly generosity and
, timely suggestion of Walter NJ. smith
The outside appearance Of the audi
forum has been greatly improved by
placing an affirmative ana spacious
porch over the Weston entrance. ANA
several important changes have been
made in the interior. 1t is doubtful ii
a more commodious ana attractive au-
ditorium. considering the surroundings
ana purposes. can De found in New
England.
Mr.. Smith has Transformed the orisi-
nal Rest Awhile" into private
apartment for his own use in connac-
tion with the other buildings Of his
beautiful villa. and in place of this he
has built Il new and larger cottage near
the south end Of the grounds for Mr.
Hincklcy and others associated with
him as workers, speakers. etc. This
| is much appreciated by an concerned.
A new clay court for tennis has been
added to the athletic field: several
changes have been made in and about
4. n
of the grounds have been considerably
improved. Everything is now quite in
readiness for a good ana profitable
time.
Mr. Hinckl-y has full charge Of the
program as usual. ana The list is an at
tractive one for the boys: the dining
room will be under the supervision Of
H. Il. Watson and Miss Jennie +.
Hinckley. and the cooking department
will 10 supervised by Miss Mary Pear
son assisted by Miss Mary Spratt. both
Of Bangor. The candy and refresh
ment stand will he CARED for bv Ed
ward Mcdonald and Henry Blake.
Twenty or NOR" Of the tents have
ben pitched and the ground is stakei
out for others TWO large parties q
fin. looking fellows from Skowhegan.
came to the grounds. today. and th"ir
| tents ARE pitched side 10y side These
| Two parties are chaperoned by Rev. II.
| w. kimball and Dea. +. +. Nohn-
Other parties are on hand from Fair
field Benton and Waterville. \. n
| Ryerson Of New York. has group Of
three tents. beside the dining tent for
himself and friends.
The Assembly tent has been pitched
at the south end of the grounds for
| boys meetings Of various kinds. All
things taken together the grounds
| have never before been in 50 good con
dition for the opening of the assembly.
According to the custom. the first
meetings of the assembly were the an
nual meetings of the various aSsocla-
tons connected with the Good VIII
i Home Association and the Good Will
| Pines Association.
| At 1890 the Good Will Home Asso-
I citation was called to order by its presi-
dent. Hon. Moses Giddings of Bangor
| Supervisor Hinckley rendered his re-
| port for the year 1t has been year
| of decided advance in the work o.
| Good Will Farm. The association or
| dered the printing of the report IN fuil
| in the September issue OF the GOOD
viii Record. This report ought to De
| read carefully by every friend OF the
| boys and Of the work being done loi
| them.
The report Of Treasurer r. i. Phii-
| brook also win be read with interest.
1t has been a year of changes ana an-
vance in almost all departments. me
| treasurer's report shows an increase "l
S1S.IG2.95 in the invested funds of the
association. with an added glft 81
$1,000 for greenhouse and prize fund.
The receipts for current expenses
have been as follows: Cash c"htflp"-
| tons. $l2.374.S3; income from invested
| funds. $14G5. other sources At 'Ilr iiiii'
| $279S.02: making the total receipts Tor
current expenses $1G,511.S5. Inc cur
rent expenses for the year nav" been
| SIG .604 .5S: leaving the small deilricncE
of s261 20 in the actual expense account
| OF the last year.
| But il is to be remembered that the
Ioesociation hogan the year with debt
of about $4,000. incurred in the year or
two previous through extraordinary
circumstances Of sickness and unusual
| ~ nara tunes Scnt'fdilS. IT ~ '''' 80
rortant that this deficiency pc cared
for promptly.
| The following are the officers electea
for the ensuing year: President hon.
Moses Giddngs Of Bangor; vice presi-
dent. Walter NJ. Smith of Stamford.
Conn. secretary. George Folger Barn
| ard of East Fairfield: treasurer. Frank
Z. Philbrick of Waterville; trustees.
Walter NJ Smith. ]. G. Blake. }. o.
Smith. II. II. Fogg and w. II. Hail.
directors. G. w. Hinckley. A. n. Ryer-
son. l.. l.. Walton. Nathaniel Hobbs
r. A. Jordan. c. ]. Bailey and A. !.
| Dunn.
| Among the recommendations of Mr..
! Hinckley which received the approVai
of the directors was one relating |"
the erection of a suitable building ior
hennery; also the prosecution OF the
plan for securing a building for man
ual school and it's endowment.