Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-19
JR. VOLUNTEERS
Plans Discussed for the
Work This Summer
Gov. MIIiken . Speaker at a Very En-
thusiastic Meeting of 1912 Junior
Volunteers from This Section on
Monday Evening at the ~" Build
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II was very enthusiastic meeting of
lei7 Junior Volunteers OF this section and
other boys interested in the movement
that was held Monday evening at the AS
sembly hall OF the Augusta Y NJ. c. A.
building for the purpose of re-enlistng
last years Volunteers and planning
campaign for enlistment in the schools
The meeting came as quick response IN
this section to President Wilson's call on
all American boys of ii years and over
not permanently employed to enroll in
the United States Boys Working Re-
serve. national enrolment week begin
ring March Is having been set aside BY
the department of labor.
Aside from being most enthusiastic
meeting il was an especially interesting
one and about 10 boys were present 10
talk over the situation for 1918. Boys
Work Secretary r. S. Pinkham was
chairman and the other speakers of the
evening were: Governor Carl f.. Milli-
ken. State y. NJ {. A. Field Secretary o
\. Morton Of East Winthrop, who was
In barge Of the ~ State farm last
summer: State Supt. of Schools Angus
rus q. Thomas. Y. NJ. c. A. Secretary
: r Pitcher. The meeting placed the
capital City among the first cities in the
state to take up the matter Of Junior
Volunteer enlistments for the summer Of
1918
Governor Milllken congratulated the
boys upon the success of the movement.
'omparing It's working here with that in
inner states lie showed that Maine was
the only state in the Union that put il
over with the full quota OF boys on the
farms for the entire season with adult
faders for every group OF % BOYS lie
spoke of the fact that the boys had gone
INTO their work through patriotism and
not for the money they would get out of
II. and Of the feature Of the mohili-
cation camp and he said that this year II
should prove 10 he even a greater success
than last year
Mr. Morton outlined the movement for
th'' YEAR and spoke OF the need of the
FARMERS for help on the farms. which
VAS proved by hundreds Of letters he had
received from the farmers applying for
Nolunteers Tor this summer He took IN
ne matter OF wages, saying that the boys
would be paid on graded scale accord
ING Ia tho value OF the boy
state Supt. Of Schools A. o, Thomas
spoke of the willingness OH the mar, Of
the schools 10 cooperate by giving the
hoys opportunity TO make up work and
nv giving the boys a statement of their
s'hooi work in advance. He brought out
'"' TACT that boys of their age in Ger
many would be made to shoulder the gun
instead OF being given an opportunity to
Work on farms TO sustain the life of their
brothers who are lighting in France.
Secretary Condor pointed to the
pan suggested OF Y. NJ. G. A. night
schocl TO train the boys in elementary
agriculture. And a committee made
hp OF the following IL boys was ap-
pointed TO arrange for this night
school: Norton Plummer. HAYDEN Hill.
Henry Bangs, Stanley Colburn. Elliott
Goodwin. Hayden Soule. Stanley Es-
ties Asa Jones, Walker Noble, James
Merrill and Harris McGouldrick, all of
'his CITY. and Charles Totman of Gar
diner. This committee will meet this
evening at the ~" building to take
UP the matter.
Boys Secretary Pinkham spoke of
the plan OF the meeting and of the plan
OF the campaign in the schools, in
which he and Mr.. Pitcher, who were
captains in the movement last wear.
will go to schools in this vicinity and
present the features Of the movement.
securing enlistments and getting the
cooperation OF the boys of. those
schools. The camp this year will open
June l. Augusta 10 to furnish at least
30 boys this summer and according
TO indications this city will be one Of
the leaders in the field.
After the peakine. refreshments Of