Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-08

A veritable bompsheli, exploded at
dinner of the Augusta Girls Commun-
ity Club Thursday night at the club
house, and by a speaker who was not
listed or expected, gave to the girls
of Augusta, through the Augusta
Girls Community Club and the Au-
gusta Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club, the finest clubhouse and
home that there is In the State Of
Maine, the Fuller homestead at the
corner of Bridge and Crosby street.
The announcement came as a most
welcome surprise to the members of
both clubs and even at the supper
meeting itself there was no hint of
the approaching climax until suddenly
the girls were left breathless. Mrs.
William r. Pattangall, one of the
scheduled speakers, after few brief
remarks declared that she had been
obliged. to call upon a friend for aid in
preparing her talk and that the friend
had consented to dseiver the speech as
we'll. She then raised her voice to
inquire If her friend was ready to car
~ out his part of the agreement-and
Justice Norman L. Bassett Of the SUI
preme judicial court came up the
stairs and into the hall, walked to the
speakers table and began his work is
a substitute. And he surely proved
an able substitute.
Provision of Fuller Request
Judge Bassett first read from the
will of the late Helen w. Fuller, the
last article of which was as follows:
Fifteenth-All the residue of my es-
tate of whatever kind and wherever
situated / give, bequeath and devise
to Leslie c. Cornish, Norman L. Bas-
sett and Hiram L. Pishon, all Of Au-
gusta, Maine, Trustees, in trust, upon
the following terms and conditions:
% The number of said trustees
shall be no less than three and If said
trustees shall deem 1t necessary they
may appointe other trustees to be as
sociated with them. and said appointed
trustees shall be vested with the same
powers as the original trustees.
CD The house and lot at the cor
ner Of Bridge and Crosby streets,
known as the Fuller homestead, and
the furniture and furnishings thereof,
except so far as they may be disposed
of bv my memorandum and by my ex-
ecutors, shall be used for home Tor
girls and young women who are earn
ing living in the city of Augusta.
This is not to be considered char
table institution but a home where
Young women may have the comforts,
measures and protection of real
homo at as moderate expense as is
feasible.
Said trustees may use such part OF
the principal of the residue, as they
NAV deem necessary, to put the house
into nroper conditions for this purpose.
Or what remains of said prlnclpal
shall form fund to be known as the
A,1fp
Fuller Memorial fund, the income only
of which shall be used for the main
tenance and care of said nome. oalo
trustees may, in their discretion, use
N. income. allowing 1t to accumulate
for said purpose, to alter. extend or
make additions. I give my said trus-
tees full power to make rules and reg
uIations fer the use of said home and
they may intrust to an association the
charge and running of said home but
such entrusting shall not aHect IN any
way their power to resume the charge
and running of said home, II they
think il proper so to do, nor their
mower over the rules and regulations
for it's use.
(3) IL at any time in the opln-
ION of a majority of said trustees
there is no longer need for such a
home, or if such a plan proves TO
be- too OlHlCulI lU ilioideoAA< NhS'
NAV use said house and land for the
benefit of citizens or residents OF
Augusta, for such purposes as a ma
jority of said trustees may deter
mine, but preferably for home for
persons who may be in ill health or
convalescent and in need of such
home.
ca But if a majority of said
trustees shall finally determine that
it is not feasible or is too difficult
to maintain said house and land for
the aforesaid or for other purposes
they shall have power to sell and
convey said real estate and to add
the proceeds to the aforesaid me-
mortal fund. which fund shall there
after be held in trust to use the in
come only thereof for such charit-
able. humane or other public pur-
poses for the benefit of residents In
pr citizens of said Augusta and of
khe city itself as a majority of said
trustees shall deem best l give to
&aid trustees the widest discretion
rs to the use of said income trust
tng only to their sound judgment and
wisdom so that sad income be used
Cor the best public good.
go Any vacancy caused by death
or resignation of any of said trus-
tees shall be filed by appointment
by any Judge of the supreme Judi
cial court of Maine upon petition of
one or more said surviving trustee.
(S) II my personal property be
not sufncient to pay in full all the
!egactee of tbs will. the legacies
speclaed Ia items second" and