Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-08
BIG OPERA HOUSE CLOCK
WILL ANNOUNCE RESULTS
Prosperity Day Marks Opening $50.
900 Hospital OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
Team Captains and Boy Scouts
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Prosperity Day, designated by May
| or Willis E. Swift in an official proc
| lamation issued Saturday, will mark
the opening of the Augusta General
hospital $4,000 building fund CAM
paign. In his proclamation the may
or comments on the value of the work
by the hospital to Augusta and Ken
nebec county, mentions the prosperity
which is generally shared throughout
the country and calls upon the resi-
dents to aid in making the parade a
memorable one. He urges the officials
in the municipal government and OF
the other towns and villages, as well
as civic bodies and commercial Or
: carnations, to be represented In the
great civic pageant.
Plans rapidly are being completed
for the observance of Prosperity Day.
The parade will include more than $50
volunteer workers enlisted for the hos
pitfalls drive. Business places will be
! decorated in honor of the event and
I special Prosperity sales arranged for
the throngs that will watch the pro-
cession.
Entering on the last Jap Of the pre-
! iminary work for the campaign, the
executive committee at its meeting to-
! day expects to receive reports show
/ ing the army of volunteer workers
for the big civic movement recruited
almost to full war strength.
+ A summary of the important pre-
paratory details now completed, issued
! last night at campaign headquarters,
.a NV Nd
men in Augusta, Halloweli and Win
! throp have enlisted as workers for the
campaign.
The roster of team captains shows
that the following public-spirited men
and women will lead the subscription
seeking units: J. o. Bianchette. Ros-
coe w. Harvey Of Hallowell, Mrs. A.
H. Sturtevant, Mrs. Robert Partridge,
John z. Hanson, Guy P. Gannett, Mrs.
Willis f. Swift, DR.. NJ. A. Priest, Per
| ley NJ. Lawrence. Mrs. G. Cony Wes
/ ton, Mrs Kate B. Berry or Halowell,
/ W. d. Hutchins; Mrs. Joseph William
son, Harris S. Woodman of Winthrop,
Frank s. Wingate Of Hallowell, Frank
C. Earring ton Mrs. Roscoe w. Harvey
OF Hallowell.
In response to inquiries from pro-
spective givers, the executive commit
tee for the campaign has made the
announcement that pledges to the hos
pital fund will be payable in FIVE equal
parts at intervals of six months, the
| first payment falling due November /.
Thus, it was explained by com
mittee member. a subscriber will have
! two years from November ! in which
to complete the payment of his gift.
This plan has been used in scores of
money raising movements for hospic-
ais and has been found the most con-
venient method. On account of Its
easy payment features. the executive
committee expects a widespread, gen.
erous response to the hospitals call
for the building fund.
/ Bow Scouts Saturday completed
placing the posters telling of the cam
paign throughout the city. The pla
cards also were put on poles of tie
Central Maine Power Company so
that persons entering and leaving the
city by the principal roads would also
be informed Of the big civic move
ment. The Boy Scouts who assisted
in distributing the cards Saturday
were: Spofford Giddings, Keith Saw
lGlle anu w illloiil p. NCNI4lCii- ~
Another feature Of the outdoor dis
play for the campaign will be the gem
eral use of banners on automobiles,
every car owner in the city being urs-
cd to decorate his machine. The ban
ners will he distributed tuesday at
headquarters in the Augusta House.
A big clock. which will announce
to the public every "A hours just how
much money has been obtained by
the teams in the campaign. Is to be
placed Thursday on the post office
building The giant indicator Will oc-
cupy commanding position and will
! be seen every day by passengers in
trolley cars, hundreds OF motorists
and the throngs that pass along Wat
err street.
The indicator hand viii be moved
only every "a hours. Immediately aft
er the rally llncheons of the cam
paign Although there will doubtless
be many rumors in regard to the sub
scriptions obtained by the volunteer
workers in this big money-raising
movement. none of them will have of
fetal confirmation at any place ex-
cept the front of the post Office build
ing nor at any time outside the hour
from 1915 TO 1.15. which will be de-
voted TO the rally luncheons.
All the team workers will meet each
day in the coming week in the Au-
custa House and teams will make their
reports of progress. Team totals will
be taken down by John r. Could. who
is auditor for the campaign. and THEN
Hon. George E. Macomber. executive
chairman. will announce the DAVIS to-
tai and the grand total to date AS
soon as the announcement is made a
carrier will be dispatched to the post
office to move the Indicator hand on
the big clock so that the public will
know without delay how the fund IS
growing
Thu latest addition n the ranks q.
the volunteer arnlr ie Mrs Pnccoe w
Harvey of Hallowe'I. who will organ
i7n another team IF women to renre-
sent that community in the CAMPAIGN.