Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-13
URGE SUPPORT
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in helpinG to make and keep democracy
good enough for the world Il do not
know an agency" Governor Milliken
concluded, ""S good as the y. NJ. Z.
\. building contributes" and ended by
wishing the movement the fulleH
measure of success.
Chairman Bassett then called on the
many Y. NJ. G. A. boys in the room to
stand up, as a living symbol of the
movement and said. II present the
citizens of the future-What arc YOU
going to do for them" He then in
troduCed Mayor Swift. as the father
Of boy i'm the service
Mayor swift spoke with the feeling
that comes to d man whose only son is
preparing to go to the front and urged
the safeguarding Of the moral and ply
steal welfare Of the boys in the army
He told of the giant thermometer that
is to be erected today to mark the up
ward progress Of the fund and ended
with an expression Of his confidence
that. with the best brains and energy
of Augusta behind it. ten times the
$1,000 could he raised. Lets do it in
TWO days he urged. Let's get busy
and send the mercury in our thermom-
eter boiling over the top by Wednes-
day and thus strike one more blow at
the Kaiser and the Huns"
Chairman Bassett then called on J
F. and Charles f. Bilotteau to come
forward and. standing beneath the
folds of the tricolor Of France. they
sans the stirring verses Of the Mar
seillaise
Or. Phaien Tells of Y. N. C. A. Work
The Rev. F. l.. Phalen OF Matervillc
was then introduced and held the in
tense interest of his hearers with a
talk packed full Of amusing stories
and stirring pictures Of camp life and
the part tie Y. VI. L. A plays in war
work. He pointed out the danger of
tho two evils wine and bad women
and urged the support Of the work that
Will keep our boys clean, contented
courageous. He suggested that when
our hONs come back from the war the.
may ask The stay-at- homes this ques-
ton, When | was over there what
did you do" and urged every man to
he able TO answer that question Alright
The next speaker was a. L. Patter.
son, an active " NJ. &. a. worker of
Mcntrea!. who told interestingly of the
work Of the Y. NJ. &. A. in Canada
during war times and Of the ministry
i. provides the boys at home ana in
the trenches.
War Veteran Stirs Hearers
The next 81 aker was a substitute
lie man from TIL" canadian army
wh" had been promised by the Canadi-
IN government, had been called back
&c De rushed into active service again.
but his place was most satisfa ctorily
taken by Sergeant Cooper OF St John.
\. B.. member of the famous and
gallant 18th Canadian battalion-th.
battalion that Went into the service
llle strong and came out with 800 men.
every one bearing wound. Sergeant
Cooper had spoken earlier in the eve
ming at Waterville and was rushed 10
AuSuS,a by automobile, in time 10
speak here.
Ills address was preceded by the sing
ing of Tommy Atkins ana God Save
the ki.g.
sergeant Cooper related a stirring Sc
RES Of incidents which had fallen to
his lot in active service on the front
and gave 10 his hearers vivid picture
Vi the sort OF trehch HghtlnS that has
made the Canadians the scourge of the
Huns. He told Of his first tour in the
trenches, of The capture of German ma
chine guns. Of the cleaning out Of the
snipers Of the blowing up Of German
mines Under their very feet and of the
bitter hand to hand struggle that fol
lowed. In simple and unaffected Ian
guage ne pictured actual war time con-
ditons as he himself had experienced
them and ne held his hearers GREATNESS
with tales of the courage and spirit Of
the Canadian forces
He closed with stirring appeal to