Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-16
BUcLE CALLS
Feature Meeting of War
Welfare Committee
Wednesdays Incident Is Amfcably Ad-
justed-Totai Reported at Thurs
days Dinner Is $7so4.14

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introduction of bugle calls by Professor
Drew previous to any important announce
ment The Charge to Arms" call was
given at the commencement of din
ner and Immediately following the re-
past, three cheers were given for the
ladies of the Congregational. Free
Baptist, Notre Dame and st. Francis
de Sales churches, who furnished the
excellent luncheon.
| The Recall was then given by Pro-
fessor Drew and the chairman, DIR. j..
| F. Hill, suggested that an important
announcement was about to be made
Rev. Frank L. Pbalen arose in his
place and said: Mr.. Chairman,
+, brethren and comrades. the trumpet
| has sounded the recall and YOU will
recall that yesterday there were some
pretty hot words passed here and to-
day DR.. Phelps and 1 sit here together
| in a friendly spirit Through a mis-
| understanding on my part and the
Misunderstanding was. innoce
enough. I projected remarks. which
L
ests of the drive are above all else and
! beseech you gentlemen to forget all
about it. He and ! have settled the
differences between ourselves"
| At the close of these remarks. the
gathering broke into applause and ev-
cry man came to his feet for three
cheers for DR.. Phalen. He had hardly
seated himself when DR. Phelps was
on his feet with his pacificaton
speech.
He said that ore of the worst
misses" was misunderstanding and
! that the affair of Wednesday was
| caused by a misunderstanding on the
part of both. Il cordially second ev-
erything that DR.. Phalen has said"
said he. We are here to throw our
souls into this splendid campaign for
our boys to whom we are devoted with
! our hearts, our souls and our purses"
| Again the hall rang with applause
| and three cheers We're given with a
! will while the two pastors who We'd
nesday banded hot words back and
| forth sat side by side and discussed
affairs smilingly.
| DR.. Hill then called the roll and the
teams responded with the amounts
collected since Wednesday, The
amount previously reported was s5155.-
| IS. to which adding Thursdays report
! of collections s264S.3S makes total of
s1S04.l4 There were Several notable
collections reported, The Boy Scouts
had collected during the forenoon.
1885. the Lockwood Co. reported $500.
Colby College, $685. Wyandotte
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albion sent in SIPS and the town of
Vassalboro $3.50
DR.. Hill announced the receipt of a
telegram from Herbert l.. Emery, who
was married Wednesday evening and
three cheers were given for Mr.. Emery
and his bride. who are on their we'd
Ading trip. 1t was voted to send a tcle-
gram of congratualtion to Mr.. and
Mrs. Emery at Washington. d. c.
A whist party to raise funds was
suggested by some of the members
but the measure was not fully sun
ported. Mayor Meader said he Thought
that the sum should be raised nv in
divlduai effort, and moved that every
man should stand by the movement
until the required sum was raised
rms motion was seconded by Harry
Brown and when the question was
put every man came to his feet spon-
taneously
Collections by Teams
The collections reported by the va
rious teams are as follows:
Team No |. $3.50: No ?. s21S0: ~.
), s3l.15; No 4, 50; No ). s63. 80: NJ. 6.
s'4; No. I, SO; No. s. $3.50: No 9, 81;
No. TO- 81; No II, sll; No. II. SIS; No.
~. $3.50; o. II. $40; No. L., s2s; No. 1S,
sll; No 10, $40: No 20, s3a70: No, y
$3.50; No 90. $780, No. 20. $3.50: No
-, IS: No. IS s52 -; No. 26, s25: No %
s56: No. 20. So; No. 30, $3.50: No. 3e
slS; No. 81. sl3; No. SO. s12; No. 80 s7q.
10. 40. ST. No. ~, $50: No. AZ, 81,
no. a., $40: No a., SO: No. 46 $50 "a.
no. AZ, sS@S.5O; No. As, s343O No. 40. IS.
no. 30, Boy Scouts collection. s75 s5.
NO. -. s.: No. 50, $22775; No So 81
Holiingswortn Whitney Co, s,4e q.
"inslow. sl0o5o; Lock wood saOo.
central Maine Power Co. 81. so. colb,,
Sl35; postoftice. sl5 Watervil,e Iron
crks. S2".2o; Wyandotte wors1ed min
Sllo. or the outlying districts. Albion
reported Sl2a and Vassa lboro s33o
III BILL the chairman, er1pha sized
'''e A"'t tliht every man must oct int
me game for the sum INNS, he .,..,
KEY. Charles F. Robinson in a e..
marks said that he thought tl,. n,a.o
vas t. begin right there and ot,a,,as
double his subscription Of e. - 80 "
"er- enough others willing r,
"a me thing. wv 'h'
ne chairman called for those ubr ..
"nhhe TO double their subscriptions aad
"hen "A goodly humble rose ,ho,, i''
greeted with cheers. and when p
noii" rose and said he could NOT arfor1
10 double his subscription, but bo '',,
give 80 more there were moro choa
than before and the appliance NO.,
longed "9 pro-
IL developed that there were = r,,.,,
per OF people who had offered to suh-
"ci'oe me second time should the naeI
Ioiile ana there is no doubt but the su,,
VIII be obtained when the solicitors me-.
Tor the last time on SATURDAY..
Another Committee Appes,
a strong appeal is cent out from, ,ho
eoiilfhi'tee on the Red Triangle drive for
'he members of the several teams IN no.
port al the headquarters at the Centre,
-naihe rover Co. this morning ar a,
CLOCK 10 get cards and start on tbs;r