Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-02

o iiap snail ne filed with the
county commissioners OF the county
"here the property is located. A copy
"i SAID location snail lie rec orded in the
registry of deeds.
II" Hrst matter to be heard bv the
committee on appropriations ana fl
hahciai affairs. Wednesday. was a re-
solVe in favor of the Society Sisters of
marty Tor the use of the Healy Asy
!un Lewiston. The resolve calls for
10000 for 1905 and $500 for SLAMS This
| is an Increase of $500 over the ammo
pflatlon granted the asylum by the
Legislature of 1908 REPRESENTATIVE
belleau OF Lewiston. conducted the
nearing ana IN opening stated the pur-
pose and aim of the Institution NJ
heiie'u stated that the asylum was
i"ui'ueu III 1898 and placed under the.
management OF the Sisters of Charity
OF Lewiston and that its aim WAS To
PROVIDE Il nome for little boys who have
hetil lelt orphans or who have been
ioFsakeh by their parents. and to en-
i'oie them oy instruction and advice To
become honest and respectable Gill
zens. The institution is practically n,n
sectarlan. its doors being omen 10 an
regardless of creed or race and the re-
ilSIouS opinions of each childs family
being scrupulously respected.
w. +. Shelton. mayor of Lewiston
who next spoke in favor of the reso,,a
stated that the asylum. owing 10 the
constantly increasing members, which
already number $50 go more than in
l"o2) heeded greater accommodate lions
Whlch could only be provided through
state aid At present. owing to Il
dent and increase i'm the number adj
united. the reCourSeS of the institu-
ton are absolutely inadequate to DAY
Tor these improvements so necessary.
ReT. F'r. Butler of ST. Joseph.s
church Of Lewiston urged upon the
committee the necessity of aiding an
institution so worthy of its help as the
ttealy Asylum at Lewiston.
j. g. Chabot of Lewiston. made i
most convincing argument why the
teNlum should receive State aid. He
sild thai since the opening of the aSv-
lum IN 1903 about 1l13 boys have been
admitted and that now should the
State refuse aid that is absolutely Ne
ctSsary that $50 orphans who are now
actual residents. would be thrown out
on the world. Mr. Chabot said that he
knew of no other institution in this
State or in New England where child
ron could receive better care or in
Stru, ton than 1T the ASYLUM al Lew
iStou.
Representative OBrien of lewiston
made u particularly brilliant speech 81,
the necessity of State support in be-
| half of the institution. and his re-
marks elected well deserved applauS.
Mr.. OIirien spoke earnestly and
logically Of the work that has been
| accomplished Dy the asylum ana said
that no one but the deserving would be
| benefited by any aid that the State
| might give. He spoke with feeling OF
th" sisters who have dedicated their
lives to this noble work without other
rec"mpense than the satisfaction
earned from doing caritable deeds.
DIR. Morrison Of Eden. also spoke in
| favor of the resolve.
In executive session the committee
voted ought to pass on this resolve in
| licW draft which gives to the ASYLUM
the regular appropriation of $1,000 Il
year for two years.
DR.. &. {. Morrison of Eden appcareI
| in favor OF Il resolve carrying $4,000
! tor the next two years for the Bar HAIR
| Dor hospital. DR.. Morrison explained
| that the hospital WAS established for
| the purpiSe of taking care Of people
| who come to Bar IIarbor ana vicinity
for employment during the, summer and
| who fall sick or are injured and have
| tn ht (:roI Tho hf,c t.,l
ed at $4,000 and WAS built for the most
part on subscriptions from people
| without the State. Dir. Morrison stated
| that during the year the hospital cared
| for. on an average, about 16l paticntS
| He further explained that the resolve
carried only the regular appropriation
of $1,000 a year The committee voted
| to report ought to pass on this re-
| solve.
Miss Mary Davies ami Mrs. J. W.
| Carter Of the board of managers. ap-
| peare1 for - resolve IN aid Of Tcnlpor-
| AIRY Home for Women ana Children at
! Portland. Miss Davies who first :,d-
| dressed the committee referred to the
| petitions which have come to the com
| mittee from all the leading towns of
| the state in behalf of the Temporary
Home and showed that in caring for
these homeless children and friend
less girls the home is annually saving
twice the sum Of the appropriation
asked for She said further that many
children had been adopted from the
home into good families and that s.
per cent. of the maynard girls sent
| there had been trained into rcspect-