Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-15
RED TRIANGLE drive
Successful Reports Are
Received with Cheers
at Dinner of War
Fund Worke rs-
Grand Total S5,152.76.

Nearly every solicitor was in his place
at the tables Wednesday noon at the Old
E,lks hall on the stroke of 1890 to join
in the fine dinner served by the ladies
of the Methodist and Second Baptlst
churches OF this city and the Congrega-
tional church of Winslow and TO give
his report of the funds collected. Al
though several teams were not ready 70
report, the sum of collections amounted
TO $1,000 60 for yesterday, which added 70
that previously reported, S2l92l6 makes
a grand total of s515276. While this IS
a little less than half of the amount
apportioned to the Waterville district,
the committee is confident that the fuii
amount will be subscribed when the II
nal returns are counted.
The meeting was opened by the sing
ing of one verse OF America, the voices
being led by Hillard Sawyer, the young
son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sawyer on
the cornet. Twenty-eight Boy Scouts
who will start on their campaign today
held a meeting Immediately after school,
when thew received their instructions FOR
the work. and attended the dinner as
guests of the members Of the teams
CHEER after cheer greeted the announce
ments of the reports and When Percy
, Cram announced the splendid sum Of
sl107 from the Hollingsworth & whitney
Co. the applause grew and grew until ev-
erv nan was on his feet and gave three
hearty cheers
Rev. Frank l.. Phalen, the speaker OF
the hour, was heartily applauded, when
he rose to address the gathering. Com
rades we are engaged together in
great work" said he. II am sobered By
the magnitude Of. by the horror Of II
and by the fact that we are unable as
vet to see it's end. Would to God as
as we sit here We might have word from
Italy that the Huns had been driven
back 20 the passes of the Alps.
He spoke earnestly Of the great work
Of the Y NJ. c. A in the army and read
an extract from a letter received by Mrs.
T. B. Ashcraft of this city, who has two
brothers in the service in Camp McLel-
Ian in South Carolina, who wrote their
sister that they should go crazy in
camp, were it not for the work of the 7.
NJ. c. A." DR.. Phalen also quoted from
a letter from Frank l.. Thayer OF this
city, who is in France, who, writes thas
"the Y. NJ. C. A. boys are right at the
front and without them life. would be
hard indeed" George ID. Hegarty also
said that in a letter from Battalion SER
reant Major James Mcmahon to his fam
lily here, he wrote that the first GOOD
cup OF coffee that l have had l got IN
Y. NJ. G. A. hut
Rev. Arthur S. Phelps was the last
sneaker and told of his work in the IN
tcrest of the Y. NJ. c. \, fund in Aroos-
took county, which had proved very
successful
The reports OF the individual teams
Yesterday were as follows: Team NO.
1, s27. so; No. ., s34; No. 3, slS6.5o, of
which the employees of the Lombard
Traction Co. gave 500: Team No. 4, 81;
No >, $76; No. 6. s.; No. :. $4S: No. :,
So: No g. So; No. 10, SIS; No. IL,
Sl3.5c; No. Is. s29; No. IL. 81: No. y,
So. p; NO 10, SIS; No. y, SIS; No. -
salts; 40 90. $50: No. a, $3.50; No.
% $50; No IS, $3.50; No. % $3.50: No.
go ST.. so: No. 81. $3.50: No 80. $3.50;
No 80, $3S; No, "a, SAL No. 30, S19,
mostly contributions from Syrian cit
izans; No. Sc, S27; No. SIS, 81; No. 80,
s.; NO 40, s62, $50 of which was from
the Conseil st. Jean Baptiste; No. a.
s3l; No AZ, s25: No. As. So; No. As, S17;
No IS, s1o25; No. 40. Sc; No. 80, So;
No 50 SIS; No, So, s4a50; Holingsworth
&, Whitney s1107; Winslow. S5l: Lock
wood Co. So; Central Maine Power
Co, $3.50; postoffice, s45; Hathaway
employees 800; Waterville Iron Works,
$50.
Rev. Mr. Pha!en announced con-
trhution of s25 from Or. I. E. Mower
which like other reports was received
with cheers.
Today the Boy Scouts will start on
Their campaign and it is expected that
their efforts will help swell the great
fund.
The meeting closed with a verse Of
The Star Spangled Banner which
was sung with a will by all present to
the accompaniment of the cornet play
ed by Hillard Sawyer. Then every man
started out with a new interest and
new enthusiasm to the work before
them and from which tomorrow is eX-
pected to bring great results.