Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-07
Appropriations Committee.

Representative Corners Of Bangor
was the first speaker before the COM
nittee on appropriations and financial
affairs when the resolve in favor of the
Good Samaritan Home association of
Bangor came up for hearing, Thurs.
day afternoon. The sum of $1,000 for
maintainanee foi. 1913, and the same
amount for 1914. is asked for. together
with $4,000 toward repairs on the pres
ent building or 10 aid in the purchase,
of a new one. Mr.. Corners said the
home was doing an exceedingly good
work and introduced Mrs. J. II.
Eldrdge Of Bangor the president of
the association.
Mrs. Eldridge said the home was es-
tablshed in 1902 under the name of
the Deaconess' home. In 1905 the first
house was outgrewn and the present
Broom dwelling was acquired for
$1,000 it being mortgaged for half of
the purchase price The work of the
home was to extend a helping hand to
hayward girls and out of the 40 re-
ceived there during the past two years.
only three We're from Bangor Mrs.
Eldridge said the average age at
which the girls who were admitted
became mothers, was 16. Three had
done SO at the age of IA.
1t was explained that the home
found employment for the girls after
their children We're born. keeping them
in the home until the babies Were at
least six months old. Many appli-
cants for admission had been married
through the efforts of the home. The
girls were encouraged to keep their
children and TO lead good lives.
For the past seven years a growing
feature Of the work of the home has
been the care of children. Mrs.
Eldridge said. II was the only insti-
tuition taking children under three
years of age and the home was greatly
overcroWded AS many as % had heen
turned away in one month owing 10
lack Of room.
John Wilson, ESQ. of Bangor con-
frmed all Mrs. Eldridge had said and
declared the work to be most praise
worthy and the institution to be great
~ in need of funds. Questioned by
Representative Higgins OF Brewer.
Mrs. Eldridge told of the many gifts
to the home received from Bangor
merchants and Bangor people general
ly.
John Wilson. ESD, secretary of The
Eastern Maine General hospital in
that city, appeared before the commit
tee in behalf of the resolve appropriat-
ing $500 annually for the next two
years for maintenance. He explained
that, mp to two years ago. the Legis-
laare had appropriated $4,000 annually.
He asked that the appropriation by
the last Legislature he continued Mr
Wilson said the hospital had l2o beds
out of the 1883 patients treated last
year. 504 were free patients. They
came from an over the State. He COM
pared the work and appropriations OF
the Bangor hospital with the institu-
tions in Portland and Watervfle to
show that the request Of the Bangor
hospital was a reasonable one.
| senator Burleigh of Houlton and
Father MareonX of Eagle lake APP
peared in favor of the appropriation
| for the Northern Maine Central hospi-
tal Mt Eagle lake WHICH asks for
| s3ooG annually for two years for main
tenanee aud $500 for an annex to he
,,sed as a contagious ward.
The resolves in favor of the Pressure
Isle General hospital, and the paugh-
ters of Wisdom IT st. Agatha. also
came up for hearings, Thursday after
noon. There was no opposition.