Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-16
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FOACTOil, Me, MAY lo.-VCpSSidlJ.-~
Monday evening a mass meeting of
the citizens of Doxer and FoXcroft
was held in the United Baptist church.
The purpose of the meeting was to
learn what the patriotic citizens of
the twin towns could do to help bring
the war to a successful termination.
Rev. Huse of the u. b. church called
the assemblage to order and Rev. A.
w. Frye of the Methodist church led
in prayer
Mr.. Huse then told of what action
had already been taken the Tuesday
before in regard to organizing Red
Cross Society in these towns. The
committee, composed of Mr.. Huse, Mr..
Wilkins (the pastor of the Congrega-
tional church) and Mrs. Lizzie Hall,
had met on that evening at the Pts
cataQuiS Club rooms. where the plans
of the new organization were formu-
lated Ten persons, the necessary num-
Der to start the auxiliary society,
pledged their dues as result OF the
committee meeting, and the plan now
is to induce others to joins and to elect
officers.
The chair then called for nominal
lions for chairman of the evening. En-
Congressman Frank E. Guernsey was
unanimously elected.
Being also the chairman of the
county's Public Safety committee, he
told of it's construction and of what
this branch had been doing. One or
it's first achievements was to appoint
three subsidiary committees, one on
food conservation, one on funds, ana
third on the protection OF pubic
utilities. One of the most trying prob
lens of the Public Safety committee
has been to obtain enough seed and
fertilizer for the county. Less than oO
acres have in this county in the past
been devoted to the raising of wheat,
he said, but encouraging promises for
an increased acreage have already been
given. All citizens who are in any
way able should "do their bit" in CO.
operating with the various committees.
Mr.. Guernsey especially urged the Boy
Scouts, who were present at the meet
| ing. to do all they could, reporting to
| a committeeman anything that might
| be of value to the latter. The Scouts
can also help much in this crisis by
enlisting in the Junior Volunteers,
while the ladies can help most in the
Red Cross.
A. A. Head of Waterville, the head
of the Junior Volunteers. was then
called to the chair, where he gave
very clear explanation of the method
employed in organizing the Volunteers.
Mr.. Head clinched his points with
witty anecdotes. He told of the aw-
full sufferings the war is causing IN
Europe, showing how little we know
or realize what war means. Every
body, he said, should read the Ken
nebec Journals Red Cross supplement.
In regard to the organizing or the
Volunteers, Mr. Head said there is es-
pecial need of many efficient leaders.
He refuted the claim frequently made
that boys cannot be handled and made
to work efficiently.
The last speaker Of the evening was
Mr.. Huse, who spoke on the Red Cross.
He told of the terrible sufferings or
the British soldiers in the Cr1mean
war, and of the birth of the Red Cross
as a result From there on the his
tory of the society was given IN an
interesting manner Examples or It's
work in times of war and disaster were
cited.
Near the close of the meeting, an
offering was taken. The money is to
! be used for purchasing necessary sup
plies for the society. The gathering
departed after singing the national an
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