Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-30
Good WILL NOTES


feature at Good Will Farm and US
ually celebrated on the evening of
Thanksgiving day, was omitted this
year but will be restored to it's place
again in 1919. Thanksgiving day was
observed much as usual at Good Will
this year, but with the addition of q
Victory Sing" at 4 +. nj. Two min
Utes before o'clock the doors of the
Moody building were closed and the
audience which had assembled sat
in silence until the first stroke of the
tower clock striking the hour. At that
instant Raymond Smith, standing in
the hallway sounded the bugle call
and with the last note of the call Miss
Weaver struck a cord upon the piano
and the entire audience sang the
Star Spangled Banner" Supervisor
Hinckley then announced the pur-
pose of the gathering, which was in
response to the suggestion Of the Ma
tional Council of Women, and in uni
son with many other communities. He
stated that the singing would be in
three divisions, patriotic songs, songs
Of home and hymns of Thanksgiving
In the midst Of the patriotic songs
Miss Liberty stepped upon the plat
form and the supervisor called the
names of the 149 Good Will boys in
the service. With each name Miss
Liberty pointed to another star on
the service flag and each name and
star was greeted with applause which
sometimes developed into cheers and
shouts.
After the blue stars had all been
pointed out the names of the five
boys, who sacrificed their lives, on the
service flags were called as Miss Lib
erty pointed to the five golden stars
and the audience stood in silence
Miss Liberty then stepped to the
white flag bearing the Red Triangle
and four stars while the names of
those who had been in the Y. NJ. G.
A. service abroad We're called. Bois-
ferrous cheers greeted each name until
the fourth was reached, and as the
name of the late principal, E. L. AL
len, was called. the audience again
arose and stood in silence.
A service flag was presented to
Good Will cottage in behalf of the
late Mrs. c. E. Harding, who, just
prior to her death, had arranged for
such flag to be presented to the
boys in that cottage in memory of
her husband who was a veteran of
the Civil War. The flag bears "a stars
The two grandsons of Mrs. Harding
stepped forward and unfurled the
flag.
A service flag was in like manner
unfurled for Winthrop cottage. the
same being presented by Mrs. Annie
E. Wells in memory of her brother,
Daniel Rankin, a veteran of the Civ
il War. This flag was unfurled by
Charles Ash and Neil Brown, the old
est boysc in Winthrop cottage. and
i contained five stars.
In the program of songs ITO Home
a Good Will cap and button was
awarded to Alton Brown, and a vio-
lin was presented to the Good Will
Home on behalf Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Manchester Of Northeast Harbor.
and a flute was presented in behalf
of Rev. Mr.. Bickford of Muskagee,
Okla, and then two boys came for
ward and rendered flute and violin
duet.
On behalf Of Horace L. Kent CT
Brooklyn, N Y, a gift was then an
nounced of $4,000 to be used in build
ing a wood working shop at Good
Will to be known az
Woodworking Shop" This is to be
built Of brick and is to he equipped
with carpenters benches and turning
lathes Under MI. Kents instruc-
tions the architects plans and speci-
fcatiOns have already been complet-
ed.
Between the Home songs and the
songs Of thanksgiving the Good Will
agricultural report for the season Of
1918 was read, and proved to be one
Of the best reports Of it's kind in Good
Will history.
It was then announced that in the
"Yictory drive" Good Will had con-
tributed s206.1o.
Announcement was then made that
the classmates Of Donald Berry,
president of the class of Good Will
school, 1918, who died few weeks
ago in South Portland of influenza,
had raised a memorial fund of $500
to be known as the Donald Berry
Liberty prize, to be awarded each
year to that boy Of Good Will who.
in the Judgment Of the staff and
the faculty, after due consideration
Of the bays circumstances, is best
deserving of recognition, for devo-
ton to duty and loyalty to the best
things. 1t is agreed that this is. the
prize which would have been award
ed to Donald Berry had such
prize been in existence during his
senior year.
After the reading Of the agricul-
turnal report a prayer Of thanKsgiv-
inb was offered and the exercises
closed with the singing Of Chow