Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-27
4, !. affective has been gained!

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"a .,.,re. front at the signal for the
.;,;,sp OIL" sounded by. General
.s.,rvnan Henry E. Dunnack, the
y !, A,yidons in which the personnel
q IN citizens group was brigaded
M thas veterans of the American
,.,,on achieved their objective in
4. american Legion Endowment
Is IA campaign well within the time
,ust allotted by their commander
.,sthe committee OF sixty penetrat-
y ne terrain for a considerable
s,ssnce beyond. setting up a quota
,.a.ed during the first twenty-four
s s 81 sS03S.75.-which is $546.75
ss VI. than the $2492 which the city
m sr,,snsta was expected to contri-
= s.ts Il Names allotment OF $4o'-
~ ". arain the Capital City of the
s.s,s has taken its place amongst
towns and cities on the honor
Il those who have done their
" c;.svting at o'clock on Monday
IVA, me sixty workers, up or
.ssssp teams of ten men each OF
1890. professional men and citi-
s go ana three teams of Legion
~ ---ducted the solicitation for
IN clty's quota in the great nationai
.sr,rsirn for an endowment fund to
!. sdministered by the national or
sssirsfion Of the American Legion
3 ~ interests of the $4,000 or
sssrs AZ men who gave their lives
m World War and of the dis
49, aoldiers who must forever night
.ssinM handicaps as the result OF
,ssr service with the armies IN
nance or In the cantonements, or
IN fhe fleets on the high seas. con-
,rrsd through. Monday afternoon
IA tuesday forenoon until at the
,uneheon yesterday noon, the team
sartsins were able to report that the
soisI had been secured and the
ANA was an unqualified success.
The entire week had been set aside
n the conduct of the endowment fund
campaign In Maine, but in Augusta
Harry 81 Dunnack. who had gracious
4 accepted the craftsmanship of the
,acrt directed that his workers pro-
duce during the first "a hours-and
MI they understood his instructions
4 eyiderlced by the summary reported
at.the big luncheon session in Legion
In yesterday noon.
Conefessman John e. Nelson's team
snnexed the honor Of returning the
lsrrest amount for the Augusta quota
Il SSelss, and Harry o. Barney's ag-
nesstion Of Legionaires were close
mnnsrs-up for high honors.
Chairman Dunnack attributes the
success of the local campaign to the
splendid enthusiasm and cooperation
Of The committee which he headed.
whils the so citizens and Legionaires
ars Just. ~ insistant that it was the
directing genius and untiring energy
of Mr.. Dunnack which carried the eff
fort through so gloriously in Augusta.
Thsre are many who will wish to have
thsir voluntary contributions included
inthe Augusta quota Of the American
Lyian endowment fund, and the sub
X 4ptAvus 1tStS Will VIC ACPS OPCA AOA
TIE rsmainder Of the week in order
that this may be possible. Every bank
~ ~ cityis prepared to receive con-
ltrhutions and the managers of the
Ampaisn will gladly assist all who
sishto b included.
Hon. Charles s. Hichborn was treas
wtrof the local fund, and it was this
untsman's individual solicitations
X which aided materially in the accom-
plishment Of the final objective. Mayor
Ernest l. Mclean headed one of the
N-unen teams Of citizens, E. A. Hus-
~ another, ard Cong. John e. Nelson
~ third. The three Legion teams
fAe'ceptained by Post Commander
Arthur S. Merrill, Past Commander
Harry O. Barney and James F. Ingra-
han
To citizens committee of thirty
VA made up as follows: John S.
( wadleigh, Frank Hewins, Henry A.
RUNNER, Frank j. Ham, Alfred j.
iacasse. George Beckett, Rex O..
Church. Scion Purinton,. w. c. Haw-
John Coughlin, J. Arthur Carey,
hsay Cooper, Stephen J. Hegarty,
W. Church, Arno Bittues, A.. A.
seuk. Charles w. Cyr. Thomas C..
aFahani, Rev. ]. r. MCGOWAN, John
y Arnold. ]. r. Bilodeau. Robert E.
esane, Charles E. Downing, Blaine