Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-26
AT GOOD WILL.
Assembly Opens Under Most
Favorable Auspices.
Efficient Corps Of Assistants and
Many Boys Present.
First Days Program Passes off to Sat-
isfaction of Ali.

Good VIII Pines, East Fairfield, Ne,
July 25.-(SpeciaD. Assembly
opens finely. Numbers, spirit, interest,
quality all excellent. The permanent
workers are all on hand. Mr.. EIinck-
ley is everywhere and he has efficient
helpers. Mr.. Crosby has general charge
Of the auditorium and grounds; Miss
Jane Il. Hinckley and H. B. Watson
have charge of the office and the board
ing department.: Miss Pierson has con-
troll of the kitchen, with excellent help
ers; Dan Mcdonald is head waiter,
supported by a corps of efficient Good
VIII boys; Miss Sarah NJ. Hall is As
sembly vocal soloist; Miss Alice Hinck-
ley and Cecil Daggett preside respec-
lively at the organ and the piano;
Th7cher Guild is cornet soloist and
leader: Rev. I. Il. Mower leads the con-
gregational singing; c. G. Robinson has
general charge of the athletics; Chas.
Gilkey has special charge of religious
work among the boys. The corps Of
general workers is complete, giving
promise of the best kind of a time for
AT Dtt tSI1tCltlly lOI the DOtS. Every
thing within the encampment is in
tended primarily for the boys and young
men. and il others can get any pleas
ure or profit out of it they are welcome
to it; but no adult has any right to
suggest any modification except as that
may be to the advantage of the boys.
4 preliminary meeting was held.
Thursday evening, consisting of a brief
address by Mr.. Hinckley, the announce
ment of a word or motto for the 10
days, brisk, helpful testimony SER
vice and announcements. 1t was a very
pleasant and profitable hour. At least
200 were present, mostly boys.
The sun greeted the campers, Friday
morning, with full and merry face.
and all hands welcomed him gladly.
Immediately following the breakfast
the boys gathered in the Auditorium
for a few moments of morning wor-
ship led by Charles Gilkey of Water
town. Mass. AS student at Harvard,
a well-developed all-around athlete and
clean Christian man he makes a fine
leader for boys service. His message
was sincere, straight and strong. ap-
pealing to the best in manly character.
proper began, at 10 O'clock, in the All-
fitorium. After the singing of several
familiar hymns Mr.. HinckIey intro
duced several of the gentlemen who
have done much to make this and past
assemblies possible Each Of these gen
tlemen made a brief and fitting re-
sponse, varying according to the posi-
ton held
The first was Walter NJ. Smith of
Stamford, Conn, whose large heart
and open purse have secured the Pines
and almost all that is here for use. He
made a happy speech closing by offer
ing nine baseballs to the winning team
in the game of ball between the Good
VIII nine and the Visitors nine, He
was followed by C. C. Robinson, boys
secretary of the Y. NJ G. A. Of Tren-
ton, n. J. He brought the greetings of
other boys encampments which he has
visited this year.
Walter S. Reed, boys secretary of
Boston Y. NJ c. A., brought greetings
from his boys and made q manly APP
peal to the fellows. Chas. F. Nutter, n
former Good VIII boy who is under
appointment as boys secretary of the
Pennsylvania State Y. NJ. c. A, spoke
briefly and effectively. Thacher w.
Guild Of Providence. was introduced as
Assembly cornetist, and after a word
of greeting he rendered in fine form the
Brown University Commencement
March"
Henry C. Blake of Good Will Farm,
and Charles s. Gilkey or Watertown
were introduced as the captains of the
two mines from which some fine work
is expected during the next 10 days,
the Good Will and the Visitors. Lewis
w. Dunn of Waterville. was introduced
as the tennis champion of last years
Assembly and as the manager of the
Coburn basketball team; Cecil NJ. Dag
gett of Waterville. spoke as one inter
ested in athletics and music; VIM. G..
Broadway of New York City, answered
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