Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-27
TO Government
To Care for Our Wound
ed Soldiers on Return
Officers Of Augusta General Hospital
Offer New $4,000 Addition for
Which Campaign Is Now Being
Made-Statemsnt Of Hon. George E.
Macomber

The coming $S0,000 campaign for the
Augusta General hospital will be the
means of enabling Augusta and Ken
nebec county soldiers wounded IN
France, who are returned to this
country for treatment, to be cared for
in the local city hospital, where they
will be near their relatives and friends.
Officers of the hospital yesterday
voted to offer to the government the
use of the big addition. to be made
to the hospital as a result Of the mon
ey-raising movement, for the care and
treatment OF Kennebec county men IN
the United States overseas service who
have to come back to this country for
institutional attention.
Commenting on the decision Of the
hospital board to put the new addition
to the institution to this patriotic use.
Hon. George E. Macomber. executive
chairman for the campaign said:
"Our aim will be to care for the
wounded Augusta and Kennebec
county boys right here in Augusta. in
our improved hospital, which will be
made possible through the generous
response we are confident the resi-
dents will make to the appeal for
funds.
'"Thus, instead of having our sons
who have gone to fight for the nation.
and who are not cared for in the hos
pitals along the Atlantic coast, they
will be nursed back to health in their
home city or county where their rela-
tives and friends may frequently see
them. We shall simply be caring for
our own. and am glad that the COM
ing fund-raising campaign will make
it possible for us both to cooperate
with the government and to do one
Of the finest things that we could for
the soldiers Of Augusta and Kennebec
by caring for them almost in their
home circles"
Mr.. Maccmber told the members of
the campaign executive committee at
yesterdays meeting that the war de-
partmont had requested the Augusta
General hospital to indicate whether
it would be able to take care of it's
quota Of wounded or i'll soldiers to be
distributed among public hospitals
along the Atlantic coast.
He explained that the hospital at
present is not able to meet the normal
reeds of the civilian population, and
pointed out that the Embarrassing cam
paign will be the means by which the
institution can lend the patriotic CO.
operation to the government. which
was asked in the recent communica-
tion from the war department.
Thursday. Oct. II was chosen as
prosperity day." and will be marked
by an imposing patriotic procession
that will be a stirring fore runner of
the launching Of the one-week drive
for subscriptions to the sS0,00O hospital
building fund.
1t is understood that the merchants
Of the city will prepare special sales
for prosperity day. which is expected
to attract not only thousands Of Au-
gustans, who will watch the friends
of the hospital march in the parade,
but also large numbers OF visitors from
She neighboring towns.
New additions to the volunteer corps
for the campaign include DR. r. l..
Mckay, j. o. Blanchette and Perley
NJ Lawrence. captains in the mems d.
vision. and Mrs. Kate B. Berry Of Hal
lowell, a captain in the women's di-
vision. which is being organized
through the enthusiastic cooperation
Of Mrs George r. Campbell. division
chairman and president Of the Hos
pital Aid Society
The executive committee voted to
hold the opening dinner Of the cam
paisn on Friday, Oct. II, at the Au-
yusta House,