Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-15

CHARLES s. BROWN
The payment of approximately $10-
600 in existing debts and the addition
of three new bowling alleys to the
three already in operation at the Au-
gusta Y. NJ. G. A. was assured by the
wonderful response of the citizens of
Augusta to the $4,000 development
fund campaign which came to tri-
umphal close Friday night with a to-
tai of $20,614.S0 pledged or collected
in the past four days.
1t almost seemed as If a portion of
this fund would be needed for the pur-
pose of putting new roof on the ~"
building SO great was the enthusiasm
of the team workers and the members
of the executive committee, assembled
for the banquet which marked the end
of the campaign and for the final re-
port which was to show If the drive
had attained its objective, when they
found that-the goal had been reached
with over $500 to spare. Cheers
echoed and reechoed throughout the
assembly hall as Walter ]. Wyman,
chairman of the executive committee
of the campaign, Blaine S. Viles, vice
chairman of the committee, and
Charles S.. Brown, the campaign direc-
tor, were applauded for the wonderful
way in which they have conducted this
drive. r.--t $1,000
These three men were called upon to
speak, as were Milton o. Dean. presi-
dent of the Y. NJ. c. A; Harry Jones.
president of the Augusta Bowling
League and one of the prime movers
in the agitation for the new alleys; DIR.
nv o,alN4 hot 30 hn
standing committee on physical de-
partment at the Y. NJ. C. A and chair
man of the special committee origi-
naIly appointed to look into the mat
ter of the proposed new alleys; Mrs.
Forrest c. Tyson, team captain;
Frank E. Mace, president of the local
Kiwanis club, which was right behind
the campaign; Lewis A Burleigh, Jr.,
chairman of the out-of-town gift COM
mittee: Burleigh Martin, member of
the speakers bureau of the campaign
and one of the team workers; Ralph G.
Weber, chairman of the publicity
committee, and Rev. Carl N. Garland,
pastor of the Green Street Methodist
Episcopal church.
Team workers Collect $7263.so
The members of the 10 teams cam
tanned by Thomas S. Brady. Maurice
b. Dow, Horace Ingraham, Harold D.
Jennings, Percy r. Keller, Alton T..
Littlefield, Herman r. Mansur, Arthur
S. Merrill, Miss Ethel NJ. Russell and
Mrs Forrest c. Tyson, have been es-
pecially busy during this campaign and
have come through in great fashion,
as Is indicated by the sum of $7263.S0
which was raised by the team workers
and the members of the special group
consisting Of members of the Knights
of the Round Table and the Girl Re-
serves. The initial gift committee
composed Of Walter S. Wyman CHAIR
mani, William H. Gannett. Percy v.
Hill, George E. Macomber and Blaine
g.. viles. and the out-of-town gift
committee consisting of Lewis A. Bur-
leigh, Jr. (chairman), Charles S. HIGH
born, Judge S. S. Lancaster, Walter
NJ. sanborn, Mrs. Ida S. c. Titcomb
and Mrs. Vallie B. Williamson. ac-
counted respectively for $12.151 and
$1,000. .- -
Brady's Group Leaders
The totals for the campaign for the
Keller, $926.50; Ingraham, 1891; Jen-
lnings, s75550; Littlefield, SITS; Man.
tsur, s63S; Mrs. Tyson, 1924; Dow.
1853; Miss Russell, $3.50; Merrill, 1911;
club team, $1,000.
Numerous donations Of 500 or over
were recorded during the campaign
and were read by Director Charles S.
Brown. A SUBSCRIPTION of $500 by
Mrs. John F. Hill on the final day of
the drive brought her entire amount
to $500.
Others of 500 or more were: Per-
cy v. Hill. $1,000; Augusta Trust Co.,
$1,000: F. s. Lyman, formerly head of
the Cushnoc Paper Co. and now of
Brookline. Mass, $1,000: Justice Nor
man L. Bassett. $500: Walter S. Wy
man, $500; William II. Gannett, $500;
George E. Macomber, $500: First Ma
tional Granite Bank, $500: Central
Maine Power Co.. $3.50; Blaine S. Viles,
$3.50; Mrs. Thomas Brady. $780,;
Charles S. Hichborn, 5000; Thomas
Brady, 5000: William P. Gray of Lew
iston, $500; Purinton Bros. Co., $166;
Lewis A. Burleigh. $3.50; D. w. Adams,
800: Milton o. Dean, 500; Thomas
c. Ingraham, $780,: w. r. Pattangall.
500; r. P. Hazard. 800: Samuel C:
Manley, 500: Edwards Manufacturing
Co., 800; Goodwill Shirt Co., 800.
Secretary Smith Delighted
General Secretary Thomas S. Smith
stated last evening after the result of
the campaign had been ascertained
that he was delighted with the fine
way in which everyone, including the
citizens Of Augusta, the members of
the various committees and the men,
bers Of his regular staff, have cooper
ated for the best interests of the z.
N. G. A. aE @
"It is a wonderful thing" he declar-
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group Of friends that can be called
upon to assist in campaign of this
magnitude 1t was only through the
hest of cooperation from evaryona that