Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
REASON FOR PRIDE
Augusta Has Contrib
uted S135,OO0 to Up
lift Work, Says Rev.
H, E. Dunnack

iSAt
manager of the Red Triangle drive,
Sunday night made the following
statement over his own signature III
regard to the benefit of money rails
ing campaigns:
The people Of Augusta have every
reason to be proud Of their city. In
six months there has been contributed
s1S5. 900 to uplift work-to the Red
Cross war fund $4,000. to the Augusta
General hospital sSe. 600. to the Y. NJ.
c. A. war fund $500. TO the Recreation
War Fund, $1,000, to the Augusta Y.
NJ. c. A. $4,000, These gifts indicate
a spirit of devotion and ~self-denial OF
the highest praise.
After all. in his busy world, We are
too often concerned with material
things to the exclusion of the spirit
uaI. The three campaigns conducted
in our city to raise money for social
service have given US all the oppor-
tunity to see the value of a high civic
spirit and to discover the JOY of Civ
ing the uplift in serving.
1t is we'll to estimate. as far as pos
sible, the real benefit that has come 10
our people in these money raising cam
paicns.
We canno over-estimate the value of
the gold we have placed in the hands
of that noble society, the Rec Cross.
Its name and sign stands for the spirit
of the sermon spoken in the long ago
by the Master of Men. In giving our
gold we have enriched our city.
We cannot overestimate the value of
the $4,000 contributed to our hospital
The skill and devotion of our doctors
and the service of Il nurses is placed
by it at the disposal Of our people. The
gladness of the hroken and defeated,
who Will he healed. will fill our city
with a music that can never die out
We cannot over-cstimate the value
Of this last 81 900 placed at great sac
rifice on the part of many of our peo-
pie at the disposal of that great and
good organization. the Young Mems
Christian Association. This money will
teach our youth the ways of wisdom
and build for them a road to the house
of peace. Through its use they will
find manhood and learn the glory OF
service and sacrifice. With our gifts
they will built a house by the side
of every road where our soldier bows
go by. BY our gift the Red Triangle
will teach and strengthen wherever
men fight and suffer on foreign battle
fields. Where the soldier falls. where
the wounded lie dying. in the midst of
want and danger the Y. VI. C. A. hut
VIII stand with open door. and the
brave, cultured. devoted Knights of
the Cross Will appear with bread for
tie hungry. water for the thirsty.
brotherhood for the lonely and a PRAYER
lor those WHO go out on the long jour
ney. People of Augusta, there on the
stricken held our gold will not ask Of
the soldier. "Wha is your nation or
race, what is YOU religious beljefp'
out, fiaNe YOU a sorrow and a need ~
These are three wonderful things
that your gold represents. They are
the benefits that our money will bring
70 others n they are as nothing IN
the benefits that our city will derive
from the gift. Suddenly we are face
TO race with the fact that Augusta has
round her soul. that men are worth
more tina dollars, that brotherhood
o~utValues material forces. We have
come 10 a high place Of achievement.
= great civic revival has gripped us
an ana by its pure spirit we are unit
ed INTO a people of lofty idealisrn
seeking how best to serve humanity
n Is the permanent value of orr
money raising campaigns.
Permit me for the executive commit
tee to thank every society and husi-
ness house. every home ami Individual
that helped TO make this arhieycran
possible.
MANY people have not had an opnor-
tunltN TO contribute, many hay 70 fo,,d
themselves unable to help. but we had
Your good will, end thank You for his
best of gifts.
Our campaigns have been unin,e in
one particular. We have made M a.
tort 70 compel any gift. We have in
clted no rivalry and We have nubIished
y" lst Of large or small Gifts. T,ac,
GIT has been accepted and va1ued for
''s spirit. We put the big check of
our rich man with the quarter do,I,r
or the man whose son in khaki ;s n,
'he helds Of France. and found ve
could not say which was the yro,+or
IN INC Kings book they are recorded
Tley have our thanks ana tnoir 70.
ward.
Augusta has given much
augusta has received more than she
has given. ~
HENRY T. DUNNACk