Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-26
MAJOR HERMAN L. Written

Farming ton, Aug. 25-With a full
quota of nearly $50 members ineiud-
ing the Executive Committee and
other sub committees the work of
raising the fund of 100000 for the
building cquipping and maintaining
a Memorial Hospital for Franklin
county is rapidly progressing. At the
second report meeting which will be
held tonight it is expected that the
score of money raised will soar ma
terially. Slightly more than 100000
was reported at the first report ban
quet last Monday night
The workers soliciting were slight
Iy held up on Tuesday due to the in
clement weather. but the campai ign
headquarters on Broadway in Farm
inston has been crowded all the
morning with team captains and
workers seeking new prospects for
solicitation and others reporting on
those whom they have seen.
Two factors have contributed to
the acceleration of the work. the first
was Monday nights report which en-
couraged the workers with the posi-
tive a assurance that the hospital will
be possible while the second was a
speech made by President Herbert
Wing of the Board of Trustees for
the new hospital In his speech Mr.,
Wing said Il and the men associa-
ted with me are not accustomed to
being connected with failures. And
we are determined that this project
shall be a success
~ Of "a Afxr
with so loyal and able man as Mr..
Wing at the head of the Board of
Trustees the future of the hospital is
assured. Workers reported that the
spirit Of optimism has been conta-
Sious among the prospects. Many
who at first declined to give are now
coming and seeking out the workers
of their own accord and making
pledges. Others who were waiting
only to see the success of the project
certain before making pledges are
now coming forward in truly gen.
erous style The merchants of Far
mington, feeling that the hospital
will he not only an asset to the
county but in particular an asset to
Pennington. have been pledging lib
orally. Many of them have been
raising the pledges they made when
the campaign first began.
Major Herman L. Whittier. IN
charge of the mems division of the
Pennington team and Major Mrs.
Nina d. Palmer in charge of the Wo-
mems division of the Pennington
teams have been working energeti-
cally with marked result
DIR. c. W. Bell, of Strong, who for
some time has bee noperating pri-
waite hospital which he plans to close
when the new hospital opens. stated
yesterday that he speaks from his
experience in hospital work when he
said that with the support of all the
doctors of Franklin county the now
hospital will he a self-supportng in
stitution.
Il have figured most carefully"
said DR.. Bell and believe that
even without state aid of endowment
an institution such as the proposed
hospital will be able to run satisfac-
torily One reason which ! believe
will make this possible is the fact
that in Franklin county we have
fewer paying patients than city
hospitals re called upon to care for
DR.. Bells assurance that the hos
pital will not he a drag upon the
people of the county has resulted in
marked increase in the interest of
the people.
The closing banquet Of the cam
! paign will be heM Frniay night at
the Baptist church at $50 o'clock IN
Pennington.