Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-23

wednesday noon at Whlcn Time the
total subscriptions announced since
last report amounted to sli30.03 LOT
the ladies teams and s2202.O5 for the
mems teams making grand total OF
s3932.08. Previously reported, s6os9.2o
making a total to date of Sl0,oZl.54'
and, as Edgar J. Brown remarked,
bushel of corn.
At the opening of the meeting Hon.
Frank Redington, campaign manager
recited two stanzas of an uncomplet-
ed poem, written by Col. W. ,.
Heath, for whom the Grand Army
post in this city is named, in the year
1862. The verses were written about
the musket of Corporal Redlngton,
which was used by the grandfather
of Mr.. Redington in the revolution
airy war. Corporal RedinSton was
present at the surrender of Cornwall
lis and was at one time in the podE-
guard of General George Washington.
DR.. J. +. Hill was appointed cheer
leader and performed his duties
throughout the meeting in a most
admirable manner. George ID. ies-
arty announced at the close OF the
dinner that it was furnished by the
ladies of the Sacred Heart, Cniver-
saIist, Unitarian. Free Baptist, FIRST
Baptist and Methodist churches ana
three cheers were given for them
These were followed by three cheers
for Mr.. Hegarty and for George L.
Nose for able assistance rendered in
each case.
The teams reported contributions
received since Tuesday afternoon or
those not previously reported and
were as follows:
LADIES' TEAMS.
Team No ], sSS.75; Team No. Q. 1853;
Team No. 8. no report; Team No. a.,
s26; Team No. ). *173; Team No. 6,
$50; Team No :. s6.25; Team No. S.
$50: Team No 9, $3.50; Team No. 10.
$3.50; Team No. II. $50; Team No,
T. SIS; Team No. 13. no report; Team
No. IA. $50: Team No. 10. S.; Team
No. IS, s41.50; Team No. i. no report;
Team No. IS, no report; Team No. %,
SIS; Team No. 90. SIS; Team No. u,
report later; Team No. %, $3.50:
Team No. %, no report; Team No. "a,
$2925; Team No 25, no report Team
No. &c. no report; Team No. p. sIl;
Team No %. 21,50; Team No. -,
s26lo: Team No. 80. s22: Team No.
81, $685.; Team No. 80. $34; Team No.
33, no report; Team No. a. Sill;
Team No. G5, s2SS93; W. b. Arnold &
Co, $50; two teams from Fairfield,
$500; four dances. $l60.75; Watervillc
Iron Works. SIPS; w, S. Heath Post
q. a. r.. $40
A. IL. e Buffum, one bushel corn
This will be sold and the funds given
to the Red Cross.
Mems teams-No. l, no report; No. .,
sl5S.35: No. 3. $50; No. 4. 1913, So; No. I,
$40; No. g. slo1; No. :, s2S; No s, s37;
No. .. s47; No. 10. So; No. II, no report;
No. r. s1O4; No. IS, s47; No. IA, no report;
No Is, sl52; No Is, s73; No. Il, $3.50:
No. 49, no report; No. 10, s547 No. 20.
SIS; No. q. s42; No. 90, sl22; No. q, s35;
No. a. no report; No. y, s23 80: No. 26.
no report: No. q, s69. 50; No. oS, no re-
port; No. %. So; No. So no report; No.
81. no report No. 80 no report; No. 49,
1853. 50; No. s.. no report; No. So, s14 No.
Sc, $40; No. g. SOS; Central Maine Power
Co, $685. Lockwood Company, Sis
Mr.. Redington introduced Herbert
l.. Emery as the first speaker U1 1t
afternoon. Mr.. Emery during his
talk spoke about the foreign citizens
Of the city and said that the lines
that have divided us into rationale
ties and religions sects have boom
swept away. That we thought that
we haG n foreign population. but
&c ~
that we have run into so far is tie
absolute, positive truth that the Ger
G gn citizens are just as loyal Just
as earnest and interested in the ideals
OF Amnricansm as any of those
whose ancestors fought in the Rev
dictionary war. I'VE are all Am r.
leans" said Mr. Emery. "aN lines
nave been broken down. because We
now have found one cause in which
we are all interested"
! MI Emery announced at the close
or MS speech that he had just re-
celVeo from the New England RE
serve Bank word that S610.C5 had
been credited to the Waterville dis
trict. The announcement was ,p-
ceiNed with cheers.
Mrs. Robert Warner Crovel was
then introduced. She said that in ies:;
tragic days il may have been true
that men must work and women
must weep" but the women of to-
day are refutinG that statement. We
cause they are not weeping. EiIt.
brave as the Spartan mothers aid
with the tenderness CT the Madonna
the American mothers are sending
! their sons today to fight for Ame"-
lean rights. The me ssage of the Mo-
men of America and the women of
I Waterville is, brother. YOU can't
! leave us behind, were with you
Mrs. George Bruce Franklin. in a
brief talk, illustrated the wonderful
lied Cross spirit that she had found
N her calls upon the homes where
she mas been soliciting funds. She
said, AS soon as the spirit of un-
derstanding has traversed the globe
and every nation realizes that this
! is great war of idealiSm against
materialism. then can we strike the
death-b of the diabolical philoso-
phics of Prussianism."
President Arthur j. Roberts of Col
by was the last speaker and he gave
a most interesting account of the
great League to Enforce Peace con-
vention in Philadelphia, from which
he has just returned.
| President Roberts said. The Lost
surprising thing about the Philadel-
phia conference was it's tremendous
size. There were more than 1000
present and at the great war dinner