Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-21
Campaign for Sunset
Home Assn. to
Start This Morning

The campaign of the Sunset Home
Of Aged Women Association to raise
$4,000, starts this morning with 100
solicitors, divided into 20 teams, each
with a captain working in Water
vile, Fairfield, Oakland and Win
slow. Last night nearly every soli-
citor was present at a supper given
at the congregational church by the
ladies of the Congregational and Me-
thodist churches. Enthusiasm was
manifested at the meeting which
followed the fine supper and every
one present seemed confident that
the campaign will be successful. The
campaign will last only three days
will be given to the solicitors in the
Ware parlors of the Unitarian church
by the ladies of the, Unitarian and
Universalist and Christian Science
churches. At this time reports of
the first days work will be given.
The final supper and meeting will be
given at the First Baptist church
Friday evening by the ladies of the
First, Second and Free Baptist and
the Episcopal churches.
The supper last evening started
at $50. Rev. w. A. Smith offered
prayer. After the supper Herbert l..
Emery, manager of the campaign
and chairman of the evening, spoke
briefly. He said that the meetings
were being held for several purposes,
first because it was necessary to
have faith, encouragement and en-
thusiasm; secondly, because 1t was
necessary to have information and
directions and third, referring to the
meeting tonight, that encouragement
comes from the reports Of the work.
ers.
Mr.. Emery called upon DR.. Curtis
H. Morrow, first to explain the by
laws of the association. DR.. Nor
rows discourse was brief and to the
point. He spoke as follows: What is
this association? It is a legal cor
poration of Maine. Its home and
officers are in Waterville. Who be-
long to it? Forty-seven incorpora-
tors, so being the limit. Any citizen
may become an associate member on
payment of 50. Who has charge of
the corporation? The board of dir
ectors have charge of the administra-
tive work. Who may be admitted?
Citizens of Waterville, Winslow,
Fairfield. and Oakland. How much
does 1t cost? Four hundred dollars
for residents of the four towns and
$500 for non-residents. What becomes
of my property when 1 enter the
home? 1t is given to the home or
to n trustee. Who gets the revenue?
You do as long as you are in the
home until death. What if 1 with
draw? The property is returned,
minus pay for board and attendance.
How are people admitted? BY ap-
plying to the board of directors in
writing. Applicants are taken on
three months probation on payment
of the fee. A committee of the as
ISOLATION visits and investigates the
applicant. How about religious SER
vices? The committee provides such
as are needed by different residents.
Who has charge of the house? The
matron, who shall make inc home as
pleasant as possible.
Mr.. Emery said that about half
of the homes in the State are self
supporting from their endowment
fund and that it will not be long be-
fore the Sunset Home will be self
supporting.
In the discussion which followed it
was stated that the 3oothby home
at the present time will; accommodate
about IL people while already there
is waiting list of applicants. IS in
number. 1t was further stated that
there is no age limit expressed in
the bylaws.
Mr.. Emery said that he went to
Portland with DR.. Morrow and held
conference with the executors of
the Boothby will and it was decided
that $4,000 was needed to make the
home permanent.
The next on the program was the
distribution and explanation of the
solicitation cards upon which are
spaces for the donor to make pledges
payable in three installments at in
tervals of six months each or to paw
the whole at once. On the back Of
the card is a chance to write the
amount of money expected from the
one solicited. Lists have been made
of about 1900 names of people in the
four towns who are likely to give
toward the fund.
The teams were then arranged in
groups according to wards in Water
vile and divisions of the other three
towns and preparations made for the
work today.