Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-29
GOOD WILL

When G. w. Hinckley. presiding at
| the Home Night Exercises in Pres
colt Hall. Thanksgiving evening,
called attention to the number of COL
lege boys and girls, who were back
at Goodwill for the occasion ne sud-
denly asked them to join him on the
stage twenty-five responded to the
call, and when they were all there,
ne announced that the representa-
yves or each college or Normal
School had right to cheer for his
own Alma Mater, but as he could al
low but half a minute for the pur-
pose they would all have to cheer at
once. Then followed a noisy demon
stration. A still more significant
feature of Home Night was when he
, asked all former Good VIII girls and
boys present to come onto the stage
and an unprecedented large number
! responded-about 50-while the au-
dience applauded, and John Farradav
called for cheers. There was great
enthusiasm. also, when it was an
nounced that at four fifteen in the
AFTERNOON hose was attached to the
new Water Syst n for the first time
and there was a fine demons ration
OF the efficiency of that hydrant.
which is one of fourteen in the svs-
tenn, whenever there shall he danger
OF fire in the future The "r-- zee
ment that DR.. George c. a. rad
given the initial ten t. (" lars
towards this funCa., ,lop-
nent OF still larger s. -eote use
ful GOOD Will brought ( IA rousirg
cheers from the as ), mJly. There
We're moments of silence when q
brief trihntQ Of
gratitude was paid to Mr.. Amos d.
Prescott and it was announced that
there would be public Memorial Ser
vice in Prescott Hall Sunday after
noon at two O'Clock. Mr.. b. A. Green
wood of Boston, former teacher.
was called to the platform as a man
who had gone without his Thtnks-
giving dinner rather than fail TO be
present at Good Wills Home Night.
and he got rousing reception. as
did Director +. +. ';,rforth and Mrs.
Danforth of Skowhegan, Director
Leslie E. Goldsmith and Mrs. Gold
smith OF SkoWheSan. and Director E.
NJ. Foster AMI FRS. Foster of Water
vile, and Mrs. G. w. Hincklev who
We're gu"Si ston the stage during the
Grand En- ance. The Grand En-
trance of the cottage families re-
CURED thirty-tive minutes and was
accomplished with precision and in
splendid spirit. This was the first
time that each of the fourteen cot
tage groups has carried it's own ban
ner, and Haunted it's cottage colors.
Excerpts from letters and tele-
grams from former Good VIII bows
and girls scattered all over the coun-
try were read, and this reading
together with tie cheers accorded the
senders of them occupied another
half hour. The remainder of the
evening was devoted to the Roll Call
of the cottages and each cottage was
allowed a given time in which to
put on it's stunt" nd these stunts |
varied from humorous skits and |
serious dramatic effort and athletics
to beautiful pageantry. At the close |
the usual minute and half was al |
lowed for the groups to cheer stimuli |
taneously each for it's own home at !
Good Will. The noisy demonstration !
continued until the signal came from |
the pipe organ, that Good Wits !
greatest Home Night was end L.
The exercises filled four hours from |
seven o'clock to eleven.