Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-29
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| marian Home Association Of Ban
=, gor FOR an appropriation of 5000 for
each of 1919 and 1920. based on tee
care of from 60 to 35 people at the
| estimated rate of 81 q week.
| The institution is non-sectarian
and Statewide in its work. 1t lad
40 inmates during the last year, with
IS at present. 1t does not admit de-
graded girls. it cares for the young.
unfortunate girls who are facing
motherhood without marriage. 1t
cares for them physically and spir-
itually and trains them to be self
supporting. They remain for six
months in the home. after the birth
Of their child and then we place
them in some good residence or en-
ployment. where they can care for
themselves and their child.
We also have q growing nursery,
caring for the little ones OF the moth
ers. We took in II last year and two
became mothers before they were
IA years of age. There is no other
place i'll eastern Maine where the
little ones can be cared for.
The building was old and needed
extensive repairs. We found one we
could buy. SO We took our building
fund of $1,000, the proceeds of small
legacy and bought. putting on a
mortgage. We couldn't properly re-
pair ii. but moved in because we
couldn't stay the winter in the old
,place. We sold the old building and
= In .
demands on our resources during the
influenza. among the girls end the
babies. The doctors give their SER
vices. the druggists the medicines,
the city the water and taxes, the
Gas Company the gas and the mer-
chants have been very generous
We have fed our people at the rate
OF 16,3 cents per day per capita aud
| cared for them, housed and nursed
and fed them for 4s.1 cents per day
We do not feel that We can hope to
do it for less for the coming year and
We ask $500 more than for the las,
two years.
! Answering Senator OLeary. Mrs
. Atwood said no other institution in
the State was conducted on just the
same lines. Girls who can afford e
, pay ore sent elsewhere. as it didn',
seem right to puEperize girl whl
:, could pay.
Answering Senator Higgins, She
said the oldest girl was 20 and the
Youngest T. years. Five were from
. Penobscot county ans. only one from
Bangor. AS rule unfortunate Ban
!, sor gi.,lS went 10 other places.
: Screen for Sebaao Lake
| The hearing just then took al
I abrupt change from charitable in.
l stitutions to fish and COMMISSIONS.
Of Inland Fisheries and Game Will
lis r.. Parsons Of Foxcruft w"s
heard In favor OF the proposition 70,
t screening Sebagu Lake. Mr.. Parsons
; dwelt on the We'll known beauties
and fishing resources OF the lake
its advantages as Il summer resort
ard the pride Of all Maine in it
Years ago salmon Of great size were
taken there, from 20 to 80 pounds
but !ic attended the sweeping" al
the :atcicry last fall and of the 1.0t
s. INN taken in the nets, few if any
WEI, ct over u pounds. Evidently
some trouble somewhere.
We have all the authority needed
and wanted for tie erection of fish
ways hy statutes and supreme
court. but we don't want them. The
"almon all go out and with the fish
ways many Of them would never
get by ,tc ways and back into tie
lake. We also have sn act heforn
this Legislature 10 take the matter
out Of the bands Of the fish and
game commissioner and place il IN
the hands of the attorney general
don't think we wan, that either.
So what is the remedy and wha:
do We want We want 4 good
screen. so t.at the good fish in tic
lake will stay there as well as the
600 Of 2-year-olds we arc putting
in every year. We want to feel that
they will stay there and be allowed
10 grow to respectable size.
How shall we get it" understand
that If the state will put part. that
tie Warrens and others on the Pre-
sumpscot river will raise the rest.
We have been there and investigat-
ed and cannot believe that it ca1
he done for Jess than $1,000. Well,
they are asking but $1,000 here and we
I believe that TIE balance would be
easily forthcoming.
J. Putnam Stevena of Portland. q
former Pre- sident Of the Maine Sports
mems Fish and Game Association
spoke in favor of the appropriation.
We ore not c"nsr'-ing tire re-
sources that we have and the first
-, he will know is that We won't
nave any resources said Mr.. Stevens
There are no big fish lHit in Sc
hago lake" continued Mr.. Stevens.
why. ] have seen fish in that like
which weighed from. IS to IS pounds
while DO not believe that there was
{, fish taken last season which weigh
cd 10 pounds"
Rep. Gilmore of Westbrool said
that he had lived on the Prcsumpscot
riT, for good many years nnd he
did not believe that the fshways
volid do any good.
Mr. .Stcvcns-"I an, glad to hear
you say that. my friend"
1;er. f:ilmour declared that s3ooo
vas Il mere ,rine for the State to give
for screen. 1t was nowhere near
enough. Fish cant live in the Pre-
sumpecot river as every drop Of water
Is utilized in the operation of the
! mills.
| Commissioner Parsons said that he
! would not want to recommend more