Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-16

The city OF Augusta may in the
very near future have added to its
civic and service organizations, a
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, as according to the will Of the
late Helen w. Fuller, filed Monday,
the beautiful old Fuller homestead
and grounds at the corner of Bridge
and Crosby streets Is bequeat hed to
three trustees for development and
extension under their direction as a
home for girls and young women
earning their living in Augusta. :
After few requests to religious
and benevolent institutions and sew
eral legacies to intimate friends, the
will provides that all residue of the
estate to be known as the Fuller
Memorial Fund" shall be held in
trust by the three trustees, the in
come to be used for the maintenance
of the home. The instrument provides
that the home shall in no way be re-
garded as a charitable institution in
the following phase:
("This is not to be considered a
charitable institution, but home
where young women may have the
comforts, pleasures and protection of
a real home at as moderate ex-
pense as is feasible.O
The possibility that the Fuller
homestead may be administered as a
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton or by some such organization as
the Augusta Girls Community Club
is provided for in that section Of the
will which assigns full power to the
trustees to make rules and regu-
lations for use of the home, Cand
they may intrust to an association
the charge and running of said
honey
There Is no local Y. w. c. A. in
Augusta at the present time. The
Young Mems Christian Association
has established women's depart
ment under full time secretary ana
the splendid facilities Of the Y. M.
c. A. building have been EXTENDED to
the girls and women of the Augusta
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by leaps and bounds and the need or
an institution with building and the
usual facilities has been most evil
dent for the past two years.
The Fuller will gives the three
trustees full latitude in the admin
istration or disposal Of the home
property. The residue of the estate
which is to form the Fuller Memoir
ial Fund is to be utilized to put the
property into condition for the pur-
nose designated, and the income 10
maintain, altar, extend or make ad-
ditions to the institution when es-
tablished. If there comes a time
when there is no longer need Tor
such a home, the trustees are direct
ed to use the property for the benent
of the citizens of Augusta.
The board of three trustees OF the
Fuller Memorial Fund named In the
will is composed of Leslie C. Cornish.
Norman l.. Bassett and Hiram l..
Pishon, all of Augusta. Norman L..
Bassett is named sole executor OF the
instrument. to serve without bond.
Miss Helen w. Fuller. whose Won
derful last will and testament opens
up such splendid possibilities OF
needed service to the community,
was the last of an old and distin-
guished family that had for many
years been identified with this COM
munity.
Besides the provision for the use
of the fine old homestead property
as home for girls, two legacies OF
$500 each are made to the All
Souls (Unitarian) church; one for
$1,000 to the American Unitarian
Association. Two legacies totaling
$4,000 to the Augusta General hospi-
tai; $1,000 to the Howard Benevolent
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