Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-03
Many Pledge Support.
to Purse $4,000 for
Sunset Home Worker.

W 1 IA DC spOUsUUU 1OI
Sunset Home Workers
AT a supper held by the Sunset
! Home for Aged Women Association
of Waterville last evening in Elks'
hall more than half of the citizens
present pledged themselves to the
support of the organization by prom
| Using to help raise the $4,000 en-
! dowment fund which the Association
! Is working for in order that the pro-
| visions in the will of the late Col.
Frederic T.. Boothby bequeathing the
| Boothby estate to such an associa-
ton may be met with. Several lead
! ing citizens spoke briefly. Rev. l. B.
Mower. ID. D.. president Of the asso-
! citation was chairman of the evening.
At $50 about $50 people sat down to
; q delicious supper prepared by sew
eral Waterville ladies interested in
: the project and following this the
| program of the evening was carried
I our. The hall was very prettily dec
Grated in Halloween fashion and the
ladies waiting on tables wore attrac-
tive Halloween costumes.
! After the supper was ended DR.. I.
: Il. Mower announced that he was
present when the first dollar was
subscribed for the Good Will farms
another endowment was started for
as worthy a cause. After a selection
, by the college orchestra John r.
! Choate led the singing of Loves Old
| Sweet Song. and Home Sweet
, Home"
! d.. Mower declared that as a ma
. ton becomes more civilized, more at
. tention is paid toward caring for the
old people. He said many present
ast. ne TroN
i terested III any worthy movement for
the city or citizens.
! DR.. Mower introduced Mayor Leon
: o. Tebbetts as the first speaker.
! Mayor Tebbetts affirmed that Wat
! erville is situated in one of the best
i locations in the state. He spoke of
J the fine institutions in the city in
; Guiding the Sisters Hospital toward
! which the citizens have already
pledged $4,000 He said If the citi-
+! Zens are as generous in contributing
! to home for aged women. He pic
| tured his own mother in needy cir
cumstances and said he could know
OF no finer place fo- any older person
! than the Frederic Boothhy home.
| Mrs. Fl. +. Hanson, one of the
! founders of the Sunset Home Asso-
, citation. was the second speaker.
| 81 have belonged to the relief de-
! portment of the Woman's Associa
/ ton for nearly 90 years" said Mrs.
Hanson. land we have had a great
/ opportunity all these years. the great
need for a home for aged women.
. Lately the need has become impera-
tive" About three years ago this pro-
ject was born in our hearts.
Mrs. Hanson said that already the
money had come in very freely and
very cordially.
DIR. Mower stated a. this time that
DR.. +. c. Taaycr was heartily in
favor OF the project. even though he
could not be present.
/ Mrs. W. A. Smith gave discrip-
ton of the possibilities OF the
/ Hoothby home. She told of the
! homclike qualities of the home, with
F.. the big rooms and sun parlors and
i the spacious grounds.
| Il can visualize my own old. folks
in such a setting" said Mrs. Smith.
. and feel that they were in perfect
comfort and safety.
Principal Drew r. Harthorn of
! Coburn spoke of the way other cities
! are doing to care for their old peo-
! pie.
1.-The idea of a home like this is no
! new thing in the State Of Maine"
| declared Principal Harthorn. I'm
Bangor home has been in operation
! for over so. years. This home was
started in very similar manner in
which this home in Waterville is be-
ing started. The Lewiston home was
. started in 1902, with s. in their fund
to start with. In Auburn a home has
. been in operation for about 80 years.
In closing Mr.. Earthorn said, What
others have done. we can do"
DR.. Curtis H. Morrow was the next
! speaker, and he gave q description
| of the constitution of the Associa-
ton.
One interesting part brought out
by DR.. Morrow WGs that any resi-
: dent and woman of Waterville or
Winslow will be admitted on the pay
ment of $4O0 and non resident
woman on the, payment of 5000.
Dr.. Julian d. Taylor declared that
his heart is in the work. He stated
that the Association had gift that
must be accepted by meeting the con-
ditiors in order to keep up the repu-
tation of the city.
Practically every minister Of the
city was asked to speak. Rev. E. A.
Pollard Jones being the first speaker,
told of the great need for the home.
Rev. Auguste BoucQueI, pastor OF
the French Baptist church said the
providing of a home for aged wo-
men is one of the best ways to carry
out the Lords command Love One
Another.
Rev. Walter Quarrington of the
First Baptist church expressed his
opinion that the project was one of
the finest pieces OF christian service.
Rev. William A. Smith of the
Congregational church declared that
someone's mother is going 10 be in
need of that home.
Rev. Benjamin Beatty said he
could not see how anyone could help
being stirred up after hearing the
plans for the horne outlined.
At this time a vote of thanks was
given to those women who made the
sumner possible.
The final speaker of the evening
was Herbert l.. Emery. who told the
f,athering What We are going to
erty worth at a conservative esti-
mate at least $4,000" said Mr..
Emery. Seven thousand has al
ready been given without solicita-
!: ton. for no pubic campaign has
; really been started"
The trustees Of Coz Boothbv's
estate feel that $4,000 must be
raised by the association to run the
home properly
Mr.. Emery said that the purpose
! of the meeting was to determine
how many people are interested in
the project and to find out how
many are willing to give effort.
Mr.. Emery asked everyone will
ing to solicit funds to stand up. and
more than half TIE people present
signified their Willingness TO help.
Edwin NJ Foster announced that
500. was netted from the supper.
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