Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-23
DECLARES AUGUSTA QUOTA
LEGION END0W MENT FUND
MUST Be PLEDGED FIRST DAY

quota pledged by noon on Tuesday,
when the workers-30 Legionaires and
so citizens-assemble at luncheon to
make reports.
During next week the campaign in
the interests of this fund for the 49,
600 orphans of men who gave their
lives in the World War, and Of the dis
abled who are still fighting the war on
cots oftpain in government and other
hospitals, will be conducted simulta-
neously in every city, town and hamlet
in Maine where there is a post of the
American Legion. Names quota of
the five million dollar fund is $4,000,
and Of this amount Augusta has been
called upon to contribute $4,000.
Chairman Dunnack was supremely
confident Friday evening when he or
ganized his corps of workers and ap-
pointed the six team captains, that the
Capital City of the State would pledge
that amount and more in the first "a
hours Of the campaign. Talks were
made at the meeting of the big general
committee last evening by General AL
bert Greenlaw, Congressman John E.
Nelson, Hon. Willis E. Swift and sew
eral others. 1t remained for Mr.. Dun
mack to say the words which sent the
workers forth fired with the enthus-
iasm for their task, which the SPLEEN
did opportunity for service presents to
all those who remember the sacrifices
Of the war and would keep faith"
Mayor Ernest l.. Mclean is chair
man of one of the citizens teams of
10, Hon. John e. Nelson heads the
second team in that group, and E. A.
Hussey is captain Of the third 10. The
so Legionaire members have been di-
vided into three teams captained by
Arthur S. Merrill, Harry o. Barney
and James F. Ingraham.
At luncheon which will be held
for the committee workers in Legion
hall Monday noon the final instruc-
tions will be given by Henry E.
Dunnack the chairman of the Au-
gusta committee. After the lunch
con session the six teams will i'm
mediately start their drive, and it is
expected that Tuesday noon when a
second luncheon will be held, the
reports will show that Augusta has
gone over the top" for her quota.
Inspired. by the efforts of, the
American Legion to provide good
American home for every orphan of
a World War veteran and by the
raising of an endowment fund Of five
million dollars for that purpose, the
federal government has reorganized
it's service to the orphans of veter-
ans so as to do all 1t can under pres
ent laws to aid in reaching the OBJ
Jective desired by the Legion. Cen
eral Frank T. Hines. director of the
U. S. veterans bureau; has; estab-
Il tn, 1T yif,o
under Major Davis G. Arnold as as
sistant director, with a guardianship
officer of the bureau in each state.
This new federal service will check
up the care of minor dependents of
those who fell in the war and the
administration of insurance or COM
pensation payments made by the
government for minor children. n
Director Hines declared in January
when he Endorsed the endowment
plan of the American Legion, that
circumstances affecting the child
rem of veterans are not in many in
stances what the public or the bu-
reau would desire them to be-" Re-
cognizing that government aid was
limited and fixed by strict rules,
General Hines warmly supported the
I.egion's home saving and home
finding program. He has now Great
ed special division of the veterans
bureau to aid this work Insofar as
the government has legal power to
do So.
While government aid does not
reach to all the orphans of veterans
and is of necessity restricted in cases
it does reach, Gen. Hines is working
in harmony with the Legion cEtld
welfare program, and the combined
work of the government service and
the Lyon service ar calculated In
time to bring about as fact the
Legion endowment slogan "A Home
for Every Homeless Orphan of a
Veteran. Il