Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
RESULT
FIRST DAY CAMPAIGN
SUNSET HOME FUND

| o. Peeu eo"dru the $4,000 fund
LOT the Sunset Home for Aged
Women, the 100 solicitors start this
morning with the firm belief that the
drive Will be successful, Before the
actiVe drive even started $9.867 was
reported as given or pledged making
the total to date at least Sic 25q 70
ana last night several team captains
| Were unable to give definite renorts
put assured the others that efforts
mad been successful.
! Inc second meeting Of tie solicit
IUrs was held last evening in the
ware Parlors. A delicious summed
was served by the ladies of the i1ni-
tarian, Universalist and Christian
science ladies. About SO were pres
ent. Prayer was offered by Rev. Ar
tnur Buckner. Following the sum-
per vote of thanks was given to
trose preparing the banquet and then
Herbert l.. Emery took charge of the
meeting. Mr.. Emery announced that
the next meeting will be Friday night
at the First Baptist church and a
supper VIII be served by the ladies
OF the First, Second and United Bap-
| tist and the Episcopal churches. He
| declared that it was very imperative
mat every solicitor be present at the
| meeting as it marks the end of the
| three day campaign.
Mr.. Emery again save an explain
alton of the bylaws Of the associa-
: ton governing the entrance and
withdrawal of those " ishing to enter
or withdraw from the home. He said
| that those to be admitted on the nav
! ment of $500 would be residents of
! Waterville, Oakland, Fairfield and
Winslow as vote had been taken by
the incorporates which was unani-
| nous allowing thc towns of Oakland
and Fairfield to have the same stand
| ing with the association as Water
vile and Winslow.
Speaking of the ase limit for ad-
| mittance Mr. Emery declared that it
| was the need and not the age which
would be the determining factor.
DIR. /. B. Mower as chairman of a
| committee selected to pass judge
| ment on slogans for the campaign
which had been submitted by citizens
| for approval. said that the commit
| tee had chosen three slogans from
among those submitted and he was
going to ask for n ballot on the three.
The winning slogan is. make the
Sunset Golden" submitted by Mar
garet Davis, Grange cottage. Hinck-
ley. Maine. This slogan RECEIVED 90
votes The second choice was VIVA,
| If it had been my Mother" with IA
| votes and the third, submitted "Do
| it before Sunset" and amended by
| the committee, DO it before Sunset,
| for Sunset Home" received s votes.
Mr.. Emery read list of the am
| cunts that would be necessary to
| make the campaign successful and
| he said that four people were going
| to be asked to give $4,000 each and
| that without question there were
lot of people in the city able to give
| $50O0
"Just think" said Mr.. Emery. "the
| income on $4,000 would care for some
old lady for continuous number of
years. What monument it would he
| to furnish a home for a homeless old
| lady. The trustees might arrange it SO
| that a room could be named after the
Donor
The reports for the day were as fol-
| lows:
| Waterville:
Ward !. Captain w. Fl.
| lockwood .............$ 3OS.2o
Ward >, no report
Ward 3. Captain Drew 7.
| Harthom ............ obo.OO
Captain Mrs. A. T.. Drum
| mond .. 1900
Captain Mrs. T.. L. Brown $500
| Ward 4. Captain Charles
Atchley .............. 1890
| Ward 5, Captain Mrs. H. 7.
Muzzy .......... 94S.O0
! Wards and 7, Captain Au-
| guste Bocquel .......... 1890
Main street, Captain w. A.
Knauff .............. $1,000
Current Events Dept. Wom-
ans Club ............. $500
Winslow. Captain Julian d.
Taylor .................. $4,000
Oakland. Captain Z. NJ. Foster 1900
Fairfield, no definite report
Total subscribed Wednes-
day 5,3S225
Previously subscribed .... 9,S670O
Total subscribed to date. .$15. 1895
The captains in making their reports
in many instances told of interesting
and unusual experiences. DR.. Julian
D. Taylor, who is soliciting in Wins