The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-01-04
Chrtstfn..s AT Good VIII.

Christmas is alwa,s gala time for
the boys at girls At Good VIII Farm.
But TO be appreciated must be seen.
For ae,k OF so before the mails
and express bring boxes and packages
for the children who are 30 fortunate as
to have anyone in the void outside
Good VIII, who is Interested in them
For those WHO have no one and would
not ulhefWbe be remembered. checks
Tor gits arc sent 10y friends Of he work
Thnr everyone Of the 100 children At the
Farm Is provided for
And what busy place the ofiice wax
during these two weeks, M Hinckley
and his assistants were kept busy taking
care of these gifts, distributing them to
every one of the ten cottage homes and
sending letters of grateful acknowledge
ment TO the donors.
A large proportion OF the gifte con-
sisiei of mlttons, neck ties, clothing, etc
useful articles and necessary bat just
as pleasing A friend in EnRlewood, y
J seLr a check To purchase the candy
and oranges which furnished the Christ
mas treat.
On Christmas evening the different
! cottages had trees for their own FAM
! lies. In Buck N mister, The large boys
! dormtorv, the presents were arranged
on tables IN the dining room, which had
been prettily decorated for tie occasion.
How happy the children were Bright
faces and Joyous laughter greeted the
distribution of gifts and ninth was at
/ its full
Could those who had 30 kindly cpn
tributed Ia the hristmas celebration at
/ Good " III have seen these children it
would have repaid them hundred fold
j for any effort or sacTafice III this dree
ton
On Thursday and Friday evenings pre-
/ ceding Christmas the boys department
of the Y. M. c A. gave a continued en-
/ tertainment which the residents of the
community attended enmasse. and many
| from outside as " ell.
Two young men from Brooklin n. Y.
+ furnished money for tickets for every
child at the Farm and ten cents besides
/ for each ore for refreshments All the
numbers on both evenings program
i were well taken and reflected much
credit on the participants. fhe selee
tons by the boys quartet WAS one of
/ the most enjoyable features and would
do credit TO any place The proceeds
OF the eTftert ainmept were for the bene
/ fit of the !. NJ. {. A.
This boys department of the Y. NJ. c
i \. is an excellent illustration of the
principe underlying the work at Good
/ Will-that the Good VIII Home Asso-
/ citation does not undertake In do for a
! boy what he can do for himself; but il
d es make possible for him to do for him
/ self that which he cou d not otherwise
! do.
Rev q w Hinckley, founder aud
supervisor of this work, believes not no
much in work for boys as in boys work
Hence one outcome of this principle is
the organic alton of boys who have band
ed themselves together for mutual help
fulness and to help other fe iows along
the general lines of sueh -physical,
social and religious.
The members have their own athletic,
j social, religious and other eammittees
! carrying ant their work in an efficient
+ manner
sunday evening Rev Nr Hincklev
gave an object sermon on ! ght which
was full of interest and helpfuIness
School began Tuesday morning after
the two weeks mid winter vacation
The new school building which is to
take the place of the Charles Z Moody
Memorial building burned a YEAR ago, in
! all up and closed I'M the athing is com
i pleted and plastering will begin soon.
The boilers we're set up some time ago