Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-13
Girls with Carnations
Will Assist American
Legion Flower Day

Buy C3rnallOn TO NeIp inc needy
ex-sery.ce men" This will be the APP
zeal made TO the people of Waterville
on saturday, June Il, when Geo.oe \.
bouyQue Post No. ), American Legion
VIII hold a flower day" the proceeds
from which Will be credited to the
American Legion relief fund. The
program for the occasion Will be very
similar 10 the we'll known tag day, but
instead Of asking the public 70 wear
q tag citizens Will be approached by
one OK Watcrville's fairest young la
dies, who Will carry an armful of
fresh carnations right from Mitchelrs
greenhouses and Will offer all !.vcrs
Of flowers the opportunity to buy
rosegdv, with the dominant thought in
mind that. whatever the price be, it
VIA he used solely to assist that de-
sewing eX-service man who needs a
LIT for the time being and to whose
assistance all pledged themselves in
I'LL for the war and its duration. And
remembers. as the loqua'ious mcmh
Of the colored contingent rcma rkcd to
signed The war surel is over, but
the duration am just beginning"
Of course the success of this Flower
Day will be due and is already due TO
the cooperation OF citizens who have
aiNays shown themselves so willing to
respond TO any just cause endorsed by
The American Legion. And Flower
lav ,royeS no cYceptiop IN this p3pct
commendable characteristic of Water
Nlje's good townsmen. Frank Panni-
Kan. the new manager of Mitchell &.
Company, has very generously donI
% 70 the Legion 1000 carnations To-
the day. How's that for start? And
then the flower girls. And at this
point the committee has made an ex-
cel!ent start IN selecting Miss Ascen-
uonette Ciuher as the chairman of the
flower girls. and she has very kindly
consented TO provide six other girls.
The history and aims of the Ameri-
can Legion relief fund are quite In
terosting and laudable. The nucleus
Of the fund started back in the days CT
the actual war, when the citizens. ever
eager TO meet the situation. establish
ed fund to provide for the care of
Who we're away serving the colors. The
ACTIVITIES Of this fund are better
Anown to the people who were in Wa
t'rville rather than to the mon of the
Legion who returned TO lind their
families we'll taken care of, At the
c!ose Of the war Charles McGann, who
was the custodian OF the fund. turned
over the small balance to the Legion
ana the boys, inspired by the motive OF
their elders, deposited it IN a separate
account and continued to use it for
charitable purposes. From time to
'tne money is added to it. but its wide
scope Of service, which is limited only
~ IT'S resources. calls for a fund wor-
'ay of its aims. This fund is in
''afge OF the commander and adiutant
an IS never used except upon the
JOINT opinion Of these officials that the
cause is deserving and fitting to the
purpose of the trust. Each time any
money is given to an eX-scr''ice man he
IS made to understand that the assist
%Hco is but loan or an advancement,
ana II ever he is able to return 1t t
VIII be again used TO help another of
his comrades in need 1t is worthy OF
notice that the boys appreciate the as
s'stance and in most cases return the
money as soon as realized. In this
way the fund is kept alive, It Is there
ready to serve man in need. and the
manner of making the loans inspires
N ~
Ky which deserves strong support.