The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-02-08
Good Wills Good Fortune.
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In the Moody chapel Sunday after
ley announced another gift TO the Good
VIII Home Association. Ia 1904, Nj
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 home for boys This home
was 10 be a memorial to Mr.. FOOTE'S
father and mother and was to be known
as The Bancroft-Poote House. The re-
mainder of Mr.. Foote's gift was TO con.
stitute a fund, the interest of which
shall be used annually for providing a
home aud education for ten boys for
all time.
The Bancroft Foote House was built
and became the home for family Of
ten boys and their matron. The house
however, while not too large for a suit
able memorial, was larger than needed
for ten boys. Mr. Poote has now added
twenty four thousand dollars more to his
former gift and arranged that the Bau-
crof,-Foote House shall. after the frat
OF next September, be home for seven
teen boys instead of ten as originally
contemplated.
This is a suggestive incident in the
history and development of Good Will
Mr.. Poote has created home for seven
teen boys and endowed il generously;
yet it was not necessary for him to pur
chase land, organize society select
supervisor, trustees or directors, or do
various things at a 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 organized
phianthropc system. Mr.. Hinckley is
not surprised at this new development.
He has believed from the beginning of
Good VIII that 1t was to take on large
proportions. and what has just occurred
is along the line of development The
friends of the Association who are IA
niliar with the story of Coed Will Farm
know how in the early history. cottage
followed cottage-each cottage a home
for fifteen boys, uutil it was thought
best to accept only such buildings in
the future as should be accompanied by
an endowment fund The Bancroft.
Foote House is splendid illustration
of another stage In Good Wills history
and Mr.. Hinokley feels as confident that
Others will follow MIR Foote'S plan, az
be ever WAS that cottage after cottage
would be built. Like the other build
ings AT Good viii Parm-Good Will
Cottage, Bailey Cottage, Smith Cottage.
Fogg Cottage, Hall Cottage, the School
Building, the Moody Memorial I hapel-
The Bancroft Poote House was an I'M
solicited gift Mr. Foote takes spe-
cial satisfaction in making this
additional gift OF twenty-four
thousand dollars bnt wishes it distinctly
understood that it was entirely unsolic
tied. He saw his oppor unity and this
last as well az each OF his former bene
factions, came as an unexpected gift no
lees 30 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
Gilbert Arey, VIM. Bradbury, Wm
Clarke, Donald Ellis, VIM. HcDougal,
Irving Scott, and Ray Tobey. In the
girls speaking contest for the King
prize the following have beer appointed,
viz : Faith Hinckley, Golden kehan
Nellie Wagner, Arlettie Richardson and
Barbara Weaver.
Commencement week at Good VIII
this year begins Sunday, May -, and
closes Friday. June lst,