Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-10
MEMBERS OF THE.
LEGION TEAMS
meet AT ELMWOOD

AT very enthusiastic meeting
held in the Elmwood Hotel dining
room last evening at $50 o'clock.
the Is teams which have been active
In the big American Legion drive
for new post home had an excel
lent opportunity to get their respec-
tive heads together, compare re-
suits, and kindle new fires of hope
to sustain them In their mighty eff
fort to reach the goal desired.
After a fine luncheon DIR. J. Fred
Hill called the meeting to order. ex-
planning briefly the progress of the
drive for the two preceding DAYS.
ana lnfusing into every one present
the true fighting spirit, the old
stick to- the-last-ditch feeling that
mas seldom failed to carry men to
victory. Vigorous applause signifi-
ed unanimous endorsement of the
sentiments expressed in Mr.. Hills
well pointed remarks. After a short
but animated discussion of various
"details of the campaign, and the
| consideration of divers suggestions
| arising from the floor, Mr.. HILL as
directing chairman of the drive,
called on the captains of the teams
for their latest reports. These We're
read, beginning with team No. l and
| going down the list, each sum as it
fell from the lips of the leader being
greeted with lusty cheers. There
was nothing at all insignificant
about the totals that smote upon
| the ears of the expectant listeners,
and after the amounts were tabulat-
| ed and the grand total of $17.131.4O
| announced, a prolonged round of
applause shook the good old Elm
wood to its ancient rafters.
This was indeed gratifying, but
| Mr.. Hill stressed the fact that the
predetermined objective had not yet
been reached, thereupon calling for
| suggestions from the floor for a
continuation of the good work.
| Plans were discussed at large, and
among the ones adopted was that of
| soliciting every man in this vicinity,
exclusive of none. The boys i'll
| khaki did not dare the battlefields of
France for q selected few of us at
home, but for all. Therefore all
| should be interested to the extent
of giving till it hurts a little. even
| as they did in days of yore.
| The question was debated as. to
the advisability of making public
| the names and amounts of all sub
| scribers. This was objected to in
| several instances, many of the So
| licitors citing cases where subscrib-
| ers of. no mean amounts indicated
| explicitly that their names should
| not appear in print. AS it was quite
| impossible to agree on this point 1t
was decided to leave the matter to
| a committee composed of the cap
taihs of the eighteen teams. The
| wishes of those who plainly stated
| that their names should not be pub
| lished will of course be respected.
| Instances of deep and fervent 10y
! atty and sheer sacrifice were called
| to the attention of those present.
that of Joe Roi crippled veteran
of the World War standing strongly
out. Mr.. Hill had in his possessin a
letter from Joe in which was en-
7 closed a five dollar bill. No one per-
| haps will ever know just how much
| this meant to Mr.. Roi.
| Thunder reverberated through the
I room when Mrs. Strout announced
| in q quiet and modest manner a do
nation of a thousand dollars from
| the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Legion.
! Mr.. Hill also said that he had
| talked with the officials of four OF
our largest industries and that they
| would take the matter up with the
| directors. Probably four thousand
dollars will result from this.
| The next meeting will be held
next Monday at the Legion Hall,
! and in the meantime every man Is
out for new post home.