Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
GROUND BROKEN
For a Fine New Cottage
Al Good Will Farm,
Handsome Gill OF Charles N.
Bailey Of Winthrop.
His Second Coitags.-.Exereisss al
The Turning Of Turf.

Good Will Farm. Me, Aug f.-(Spe-
ciaD.-Tuesday, Aug. /. was another
significant day at Good VIII Farm a
few weeks ago c. NJ. Bailey of Win
| throp, Me. offered another cottage
home for boys TO be built Immediately
AS soon as Supervisor Hinckley learn
ed of this he began to take the neces-
sary steps. 1t was vacation time and
there were bound to be some delays
The first announcement of the gift was
made to the Good Will boys in their
camp in THE Pines last Saturday
evening. The announcement that the
/ formal exercise OF breaking ground or
turning the first turf for the new cot
tage would be held at Ii o'clock Tues
! day morning was made Sunday.
The audience assembled promptly
| The contractor was ON hand and bat
ter boards We're already in position. A
; few American flags served to empha
size the boundaries of the new cottage.
Supervisor Hinekley presided and
stated that no effort had ever been
made to obtain any variety in the ex-
ercises in connection with the break
ing OF ground for a new building The
same spade would be used which had
been used on other occasions and was
held in readiness for such purposes
and no others, Just as the same trowel
has always been used for the laying
of corner stones: he stated that prae-
tically the same hymns would be sung
that had been sung on similar occa-
sions and the same Scripture would
be read
Under the leadership of c. f. Nut
ter the audience then sang My Faith
Looks Up to Thee" Prayer was of
fered by Walter 2. Hinckley, the new
ly elected secretary of the Good VIII
Home Association. The Scripture was
read by Dexter ID. Davis of the Glass
of 1911, Good VIII High School, pres
ident of the Good Will Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor
Supervisor Hinckley then made a
brief explanatory address and was fol-
lowed by David r. Porter, a former
Good viii boy. International Y. NJ {.
y. secretary to the High schools and
preparatory schools.
The supervisor then explained that
although Mr.. Bailey. the donor of the
building was not present that he was
represented by two OF his grandsons.
the father Of one of these grandsons
and the mother of the other We're pres
ent; that the first turf would not be
turned by any one person but that
these two grandsons would handle the
spade together and would unite in
pressing the historic spade into the
soil and together they would life the
first sod. He read telegram which the
audience promptly voted to send to Mr..
Bailey and it read as follows:
MT. c. NJ Bailey, Winthrop. Maine.
The Good viii community sends
greetings Immediately after turning
first turf for new cottage. Congratula-
tons 10 you. Good Will rejoices."
The audience sang America" then
while c. +. Nutter led the boys in
1uety cheers for the donor and his
grandSons, Paul Bailey and Charles
Bailey. these two bows, stepped into
the open and holding the handle of the
spade together. the one placing his left
foot and the other his right foot upon
the steel pressed il into the moist soil
and the first sod was turned. Elwood
Bailey. son of the donor. turned the
next turf amidst enthusiastic cheering.
The supervisor had announced that
after these few turfs the audience
might come forward and complete the
excavation. The supervisor turned
the third turf and was followed By
Sec Hinckley, David r. Porter and
others. Then ii was announced that
there was a representative from Con-
necticut present and William Ford OF
Stamford, CT. turned a turf.
There is lady here from Provi-
dence, R l., who | am sure would like
to assist" said the supervisor, and
Miss Margaret Guild stepped forward
and turned a turf.
ohio ought TO have some share in
the excavation" and Miss Elaine Van
Dussan seized the spade Then Mrs.
&C. NJ. Bailey of Winthrop Center step
ped forward and turned a good sized
turf and was followed later by her sis
ter, Mrs Stanton, representing Massa-
{ chusetts.
Does New Hampshire have any
share. asked the supervisor and
Good Will boy from New Hampshire
stepped into the arena and added to
tie pile of broken ground.
rs New York state to be heard
from ," and another Good Will boy
stepped forward and welded the spade.
Are there any other states to be
represented % asked the supervisor,
and boy from Pennsylvania left the
ranks and seized the spade and did his
share, Then New Jersey and Arizona
were called for by the other Good Will
boys because they knew that there
were representatives in their midst
There was more cheering and the au-
dience dispersed.
Several years ago when Mary Louisa
Hall cottage was presented. Super
visor Hinckley located ii in some
what out-of the-way place on what
| was then called the back side OF the
! farm. The only explanation was that
| 1t was to be the center of a group of
three homes and a community of AS
| or so boys. Afterward Bancroft Foote
House was built on one side of Mary