Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-23

krose and the cheers were given with
enthusiasm.
Governor Miiiiken Enthusiastic
The chairman her said: From Au-
gusta we have moved out to our
neie hbors and the county. but wider
still must be the influence of h hos
pital and, in fact. it reaches out e
The State" He continued that the first
word spoken at the first gathering had
teen by and for the State Of Maine,
then called on Governor Milliken.
Governor Milliken. who earlier in the
evening had attended the meeting a,
the V NJ. c. A. and was deeply in
terested in the movement for the hos
pital, went to the Augusta House to
hear the returns.
You are to be congratulated from
two or three points Of view" the Gov
ernor said. Someone has pointed out
that the reason somebody keeps over
the mantlepiece the old %iintlock, mus
ket or the sword that was carried at
Bunker Hill and never thinks of cher
ishing the yardstick or the badge OF
eny other profession or calling is be-
cause OF the fact thai we recognize
instinctively that the soldiers calling
means only one thing-it means sac
rifce, nothing else. Nothing Of selfish
ness can ever come to the soldier. The
only thing he thinks Of is to sacrifice.
Il am congratulating you and
through you every one Of these more
than 2c00 contributors to this splendid
enterprise OF ours, because you have
been given a chance to share a little
In that respect in this great opportu-
nifty for sacrifice. In this crisis that
fronts the world he who does not find
some place to sacrifice a little is los
ing the whole spirit Of humanity in this
year of our Lord 1917.
Governor Offers Congratulations
The hospital Is to be congratulated, of
course, but to be congratulated. as Mr..
Smith. your campaign leader. has pointed
out, not so much on account of the mo Ge
that has been secured, although that IS
fine, but because of the fact that these
more than 1000 people have been enlisted
as its friends
There is nothing you can do to a MAJ
that will bind lin to you like letting h!r,
do something for you. 1t is not the pe.'-
pie you help. but the people who helm
you that become you friends. and MOTH
ing could have been done to implant this
hospital more firmly in the hearts of the
people than the fact that this opportunity
has been given to them to share in the
raising of this money for the hospital
support.
NO only to the people Of Augusta but
to the people of the surrounding towns
I want to offer a word of congratulatio1
from the community point of view" Gov
ernor Milliken continued. More thar
any result that will come from this spien-
did new wing. fine as that will be in its
ministering to the suffering and in it's ali
to the cause of humanity. will be the in
creasing evidence that you will find hers
and In these other communities OF havins
found each other and having found the
community spirit that has been enlisted in
this cause. It Is hat spirit Of acting to-
rether for the common good that will be
the greatest and finest result Of It all
Mrs. Sturtevant Final Victor
Permanent possession of the champion.
ship banner was won by team No. II, OF
which Mrs. A. H. Sturtevant is captain,
Mrs. Sturtevant winning on yesterdays
report with a total of $1Ol6. Her team
day Of last week.
The woman's division, it was %announc-
ed, probably has obtained "A larger
amount thar the mems division. winning
this distinction by a ma Eow margin. The
distinction of raising the largest amount
throughout the campaign goes to Mrs. A.
H.. Sturtevant an her co-workers on team
No. u, Mrs. Joseph Williamson and the
members of her team, No. IL. taking sec
ond place.
Third honors for the entire movement
Team No. 3. led by Frank G. Harrington,
finished fourth. and the Flying Squadron,
under the leadership Of Miss Aileen Mo-
rang, takes fifth honors In the amount
raised. DR.. NJ. A. Priest ~ the mem
bers Of his team. No. II, finished sixth.
The contests between the other teams
were ver:- close. only a few dollars sepa-
rating many of the contestants final
grand totals.
Among the days reports that aroused
much interest was that of a special team
comprised Of nurses from the hospital
headed by Miss Shaw. That team report
ed $172 which, to make uniform the sys-
tenn OF keeping records. was afterward
prorated among the regular teams.
The nurses subscriptions included s2a
subscribed by the school children. also a
number Of subscriptions obtained by the
Sunshine Squad" the girl typists and
hlers engaged in headquarters work who
insisted at the close Of the movement on
being permitted to obtain subscriptions.
Part Of the nurses total was made up
from gifts obtained from employees Of the
Edwards Manufacturing Co., the Lewis
A. Crossett Co., c. A. Eaton & Co. and
the Cushnoc Paper Co. The nurses visit
ed these plants and were cordially receiv-
ed By the workmen, who generously help
ed swell the campaign fund total.
After the meeting the campaign execu-
tive committee and the workers united
in sending a telegram OF appreciation to
Mr.. Macomber for his generous aid in
making the campaign a success. The fol-
lowing telegram was drafted and sent to
Mr.. Maconlber in Boston. where he stop
ped last night:
Fifty thousand three hundred forty
before your telegram read. Then the
roof came or. Everyone jubilant. Great
est civic achievement in Augustus histo-
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