Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-27
RoUs|NG MEETING
Waterville Reaches Million hi
lar Liberty Loan Mark-B,n
and Whistles Sound

At just IL minutes past o'coA
Friday afternoon as the church h.,
were ringing and the whistles W.,
blowing, Hon. Ora \. Meader, ma,
OF Waterville, announced Il viii ..
the last thousand" and Watervn
Winslow and the surrounding ton,
which compose the Watervile Dis,r.
were in the million dollar class
that amount had been pledged for N
Liberty Loan.
The meeting at which the f..
pledges were given was one Of ;,
greatest ever held in the city of W,
erville. The session was attended \.
practically all the members Of y,
committee which has had the man,
in charge. the members tormine :
City Hail square behind the Wat.
Vile Military Band and with "A.
Boy Scouts as escort. and marchs
to the Elks hall. where a bonn,i,n
dinner had been provided for them
The meeting was called 10 order h.
Chairman George X. Boutene MI.
announced that Mr.. Emery would o.,
the roll of the teams as usual. Y.
Emery began by announCine thai ID
arise and sing the first verse of ct,
perary" and the chorus ,hrora.
twice. and accompanied by Harry :
Drew on the Cornet. and with IeTs,
son &. Smith. State secretary. As lesa
er. those present arose and sang n.
inspiring Irish war song with ds,s
and vim.
Mr.. Emery then started from ls,.
Monday announcing the total for a.,
day, the final total at the time q, ~,
last meeting Wednesday being .7m
100. He gave the instance RELATING :,
the Thousand Dollar" dinner wbio.
was held at the Elmwood on Tim,
day, at which $4,000 was nlad,os
and then called for the reports fror
the various teams
AS these came in cheers were ci,...
for the Hollingsworth & Whitney ~.
the Lockwood Co. the Wvand,.,
Worsted Co, and Mr.. Barrows m
Reyes Fibre Co, the banks. the roo
pie who had taken the $50 bonds tho.
IN many cases representing moro ca.
rlfice than those who had given ~
larger subscriptions. the Boy Scon,,
VINO had collected close 70 sns nm :,
surrounding towns which had cortrt
uted materially to the campaipp ~
ooNS at the front. the ladies' who no.
served at the dinners. the loca, Won,
papers for their work, and lac, on
'i'os' enthusiastic of all, for II. L. I'm
cry VINO has conducted the camnac,
ny TINS time O'Clock had arrived ar
.he Whistles and bells had begun the,
oih' IL was announced that the to,.
SUBSCRIPTION now figured 1891 son an
NJ Emery announced that nobod
would he allowed to leave the roo,
un'll IT had reached the million don,
''lark' Immediately pledges com
fhehced to come from all parts of "A
room They came all the way fro,
s-ooo down to 5000. and tha ron,oi,
~ ing S".oo was quickly made M. Ho,
~ y. Meader had the honor Of pIod,
ing tine final thousand The n,e,,s
however did not stop there. and or,
SooVo more had been secured hs,o,
me avalanche was stoned Two !.
SplrlhS speeches. one by Re,. IT, ,
1hariand. the other BY Rev Fran ,
n'ien' ana the singing of the 49,,
HpanSled Banner" while crer,on
S'ood. closed the meeting. Those 49,
ehev foi, a.. 49, "eo 10 the street. wher
commended inu me band and A.
many. v,ith ~. 1oiov Military Com
jno tho u. McAlary direct
ans me march. marched 10 CITY Ia
square. where the marchers pronna
ahout the fountain and with tho I,n,,
ea states flag on each side and N
emery as cheer leader. cheered ever,
body again. 60 every
ms closed the active work Of :,
campaign, which has been tbo .roa.
es, ever put on in the CITY Of Wa,a,
ViiIe Tor any cause wha,so..,