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

third shall be paid In full and the
other legacies shall share the de-
ficiency in the proportion that each
legacy bears to the total amount of
legacies My homestead lot and
buildings shall not be sold for the
purpose of paying legacies but shall
be used for the purposes specified in
the residuary clause and trust.
Vision of Donor
Justice Bassett then spoke OF the
interest taken both by Mrs. Myrick
and Mrs. Fuller in the Friendly
League, which was the forerunner of
the Augusta Girls Community club.
He declared that for many years
some disposition of the property
which would follow the lines laid
down in the will was contemplated
by Mrs. Fuller and that in order that
the principal of her investments
might be kept intact for this purpose
she had lived on the income solely.
soneumes at the cost of actual dem
ial to herself
He stated that at the time the will
was drawn he had advocated the
granting of very broad powers to the
' trustees as he had felt from his OBJ
servation and from a report of the
Rockfellow Foundation, that while it
. Is easy to establish trust 1t is diff.
| cult to get trustees who will do the
work in satisfactory manner.
The speaker pointed out that some
time has elapsed since the death of
Mrs. Fuller and that people have pro
baby wondered why it took so long
to decide what to do with this pro-
perry. perty. He declared that his new
duties on the bench, which made
necessary the losing of his legal bust
! ness had kept him very busy and he
had been obliged to take the work as
it came to him. But he said, like
the little boy, l was keeping up a
| devil of thinking"
The death of Justice Leslie c. Cor
nish one of the three trustees had
made necessary the appointment of
| another. Both Justice Bassett and
Hiram L. Pishon,' the other trustee
| had felt that Richard E. Goodwin
would be the best successor that
could be secured, and he was accord
ingly named by the Probate Court.
Judge Bassett went on to say that
after carrying out the provisions of
the will with regard to other be-
quests, he had felt that it would be
wise to keep the principal as large
as possible for this project and that
this was done by disposing of some
articles of furniture, keeping how
ever those furnishings which it was
thought would be of use for. such an
establishment as was contemplated.
Adequate Income
He said that he, as executor Of the
estate, now stands ready to clean up
the other requests and to settle the
estate by next November. The in
come which Is to be derived from the
principal will be between $1,000 and
$500 a year, and this Of course will
be used to maintain the house and
premises and to keep them In good
repair.
"After thinking this thing over"
he continued. 1--WE feel that we are
within the power given to us under
this will, and within the spirit of the
will as we'll. In deciding to devote this
beautiful estate to the uses Of a club
house and home for the girls of the
citv-just as soon as you are of mind
to-"
This last sentence, with the i'm
piled meaning left his audience gasp
ing Not a sound was heard for
fully half a minute and then everyone
at the meeting burst into cheer that
could have been heard for long
distance.
| After quiet was restored Justice
Bassett confined with his address
| He declared that the trustees would
not spend one cent of the principal
| that they would use the income to
care for the property and that por-
tons of the income might be saved up
from year to year. If not actually
needed. to be used for alterations
which might be desired.
| The trustees will have general
oversight of the building and pro-
perty and he suggested that a COM
| mittee of members Of both clubs
might be drawn up to make such
recommendations as they saw fit to
the trustees for their approval. The
house itself. he said. oan be useu
with few changes. There Is the need
Of an up-to-date heating plant and
for modern plumbing. The large
barn. with few alterations can be
made into fine large dance hall and
in this respect he advocated the in
stallation of a heating plant in the
main house that would be of suff1-
cient size to heat the barn also if it
should be turned to that use.
Richard E. Goodwin who visited the
club for very few moments also
suggested the formation of COM
mittee and declared that there was
no reason why the girls should not
eat their Thanksgiving dinner in their
new home if they so desired. 4
: Joint Committee To Confer