Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-06
To Good viii From Edw.
B. Foote Of New York.
Had Previously Given $4,000
for BanCroft-Fo0te House.
His Latest Gift Will Provide for II Boys
in That Splendid Building.

Hinckley, Me-, Feb. 5.-(SpeciaD.-
noon before the sermon, G. w. Hinck-
ley announced another gift to the Good
Edwin Bancroft Foote of New York,
gave the Association fifty thousand
dollars. Of this amount ten thousand
dollars, or such part of that sum as
might be necessary, was to be used in
building a home for boys. This home
was to be a memorial to Mr.. Foote's
father and mother and was to be
known as The Bancroft-Foote House.
The remainder of Mr.. Foote's gift was
to constitute a fund, the interest Of
which shall be used annually for pro-
viding a home and education for ten
boys for all time.
The Bancroft-Foote House was built
and became the home for q family Of
ten boys and their matron. The house.
however, while not too large for a
suitable memorial, was larger than
needed for ten boys. Mr.. FOote has
now added twenty-fOur thousand dol
lars to his former gift and arranged
that the Bancroft-Foote House shall,
after the first Of next September, be Il
home for seventeen boys instead OF
ten as originally contemplated.
This is Il suggestive incident in the
history and development of Good Will.
| Mr. Foote has created a home for
seventeen boys and endowed it gener
ously; yet it was not necessary for
| him to purchase land. organize a soci-
ETY., select supervisor, trustees, or
directors, or do various things at Il
cost OF time and money. He made his
wishes known to the Good VIII Home
Association, at Hinckley, Maine. His
wishes were carried out to the letter
without any anxiety on his part, or the
| unnecessary expenditure of funds, and
the home becomes a part Of well or
ganized philanthrOpic system. Mr..
! Hinckley is net surprised at this new
| development. He has believed from
| the beginning of Good VIII that it was
to take on large proportions. and what
! has just occurred is along the line of
| development. The friends Of the
| Association who are familiar with the
story of Good Will Farm, know how,
| in the early history, cottage followed
| ccttage-each cottage a home for fif-
| teen boys. until it was thought best to
| accept only such buildings III the
future as should be accompanied by an
| endowment fund. The Bancroft Foote
| House is a splendid illustration of an
| other stage in Good Wills history and
| Mr.. Hinckley feels as confident that
| others will. follow Mr.. Foote'S plan as
ne ever was that cottage after cottage
| would be built. Like the other build
| ings at Good Will Farm-Good VIII
Cottage. Bailey Cottage, Fogg Cottage,
Hall Cottage, Smith Cottage, the
| School Building, the Moody Memorial
| Chapei-The Bancroft Foote House
was an unsolicited gift Mr.. Foote
takes special satisfaction in making
this additional gift of twenty-four
! thousand dollars but wishes it dis
| tinctly understood that it was entirely
unsolicited. He saw his opportunity
| and this last as well as each of his
| former benefactions, came as an I'M
expected gift no less so to every one
| of the officers of the Good VIII Home
: Association than to every other friend
. of the institution.
! The preliminary speaking in the
| LamoureauX and Thrall prize contest
! is completed, and the speakers for the
+ final contest which comes the last
week in May, have been appointed as
follows: Gilbert Arey. VIM Bradbury.
VIM Clarke. Donald Ellis, VIM. Nc
Dougal. Irving Scott. and Ray Tobey.
! In the girls speaking contest for the
Efng prize the following have been
appointed. viz: Faith Hinckley. Cold
en- kehail. Nellie Wagner. Arlettie
richardson, and Barbara Weaver.
| Commencement week at Good VIII
this year begins Sunday, May 81, and
closes Friday, June 1st.