Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-13
AT GOOD WILL FARM.
Funds Are Needed to Complete Good
Work Being Carried On.

Miss Myra Porter, the financial sec
retary of the Good viii Farm at
H..nckley. is passing a few days with
her mother, Mrs. +. II. Porter, on
French street, says the Bangor Com
mercaI. Miss Porter is, as usual,
busily engaged in her work in the in
tereSts of the home. She has Travelled
much over the State in the past few
weeks and will leave shortly for Port
land to continue her work in that city
Miss Porter says Good Will Farm
was never in more need of friends and
financial support than it is at the pres
cnt tImc. There is now a deficit Of
hearty $1,000 q month in the current
unning expenses Of the institution and
money is needed for many things
which would greatly promote the work
o. the institution. The low ebb Of the
finances Of the institution is due partly
to the fire of last winter which de-
stroyed the school building library and
aIe room, causing a large loss on which
there was very little insurance.
The friends of the Farm have been
Kind as usual and a number of Valu-
able gifts have been made in the last
few months but still the revenue from
these sources is not sufficient to meet
the needs of the Institution. One gift
Of $1,000 has been received recently but
most of the donations have been much
smaller; $4,000 per year is needed to
carry on the work of Good Will Farm
successfully. A great attempt is be-
ing made to clear up the Indebtedness
incurred in the past and to meet the
tl, l,
to month.
1t takes $3.50 to support boy or girl
at the Farm for one year. A number
Of people have already taken the sup
port OF a boy or girl and pay this
amount every year. The management
Of the home desires more charitably
Inclined persons who will do this same
thing. Owing to the lack of funds for
their support many boys and girls are
turned away from the home and it is
hCred that the subscriptions will be
such later on that all of these and
more can be taken care of.
One fact which promises well for the
future of the Farm, is that the promi-
nent business men of the State are
taking a deep interest in the work be-
ing done there. A few weeks ago
party of Is Of the prominent business
men of Portland, made a trip to the
Farm on a wet. dreary day and in
spected the buildings. What they saw
there interested them greatly and they
went away profoundly impressed with
the work being done for the boys and
girls who make their home there. Next
week. another party from Portland,
will visit the Farm. this party being
made up of ladies who are Interested
in the work.
There are now 160 boys and girls at
the Farm, about 1G0 boys and 81 girls.
The work is becoming more and more
industrial in its form. Last year, the
potato crop on the farm amounted to
about 1000 bushels and it is expected
that this years crop will amount to
nearly the same. The Farm never
looked better than it does now. The
grounds and cottages are kept in eX-
ccllent condition and present a most
attractive sight. The stock, also, is in
excellent condition. The Farm has a
herd Of % blOoded Aryshires as We'll as
eight horses, poultry, swine and other
stock.
Ground has been broken for the
library presented to the Farm by And
rev Carnegie. The library building
will be on the main cottage road be-
tween the Good Will and Golden Rule
cottages. The building will be about
65x40 feet and will be built of brick
with granite trimmings The building
was designed by Stewart Randolph |
Ross of New York, who has designed |
2S other Carnegie libraries. including
the famous Washington library. which |
Andrew Carnegie calls the finest in the |
world. This library will be erected, |
next year
Miss Porter will continue her work |
in Maine for several weeks and will |
then go to Massachusetts and Connec- |
ticut. where there are many people in |
tereSted in the work Of the Farm /
Mr. Hinclley and his associates are
hopeful for better times for the Farm |
before long. There are several large |
gifts in sight, and it is expected that
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