The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-22
new SAILORS hOaE.
The Ladies Enlisted in the
Enterprise.
TusY WILL FURNISH THE HOUSE

tlfty ladies' met IN the NJ. \. ~. par
lors this forenoon, TO consider me-
thods of aiding the project of 4 new
Sailors Home. Among Others pre-
sent were Mrs. (Rcv.) II. Bingham,
Mrs. (Rev.) Alex. Macintosh, Mrs.
DR.. G.. NJ. Hyde, Mrs. j. ii. Wodc-
house, Mrs. J. de Souza Canavarro,
and many other representative la
dies, some of whom appear in the
following report of proceedings.
Mr.. Frank w. Damon was invited
to address the meeting. lie said
the subject of Sailors Home was
to himself and his family one of
particular interest. His late father
(Rcv. DR.. :. G. Damon) had put his
life blood into the first one, rs it was
at the building of it he had his first
stroke of paralysis. The Home
made an impress on the lives of
hundreds if not thousands Of sailors.
Interesting incidents of the benefits
the institution was to sailors could
be found in the old files Of The
Friend. The ladies had q signal
part in the old Home, promoting it's
funds by fairs and otherwise. Some
of them procured aid from New
Bedford and elsewhere. Among
other ladies who were especially
identified with the work were Mrs.
Dat, Mrs. Dunscombe, and Mrs.
Thrum, whose mothcrly influence
went into the lives of hundreds of
sailors.
Referring TO the projected Home,
Mr.. Damon said the fund was in
crcasing. Fifteen thousand dollars
had already been raised, but that
amount would only erect modest
building. The lot given by the Gov
eminent at the foot of Alakea street.
was not at present very inviting
one, but it would undoubtedly i'm
prove in The future. 1t was likely,
with the establishment of the new
market and new docks in that quar-
ter, to be a center of seamen's life,
so that perhaps the tendency of
sailors will be there instead of Nnu-
anu street. To some it appears that
the life of the town is where the old
Home was, but longer sight seems
TO he that it will be where the new one
is proposed. The gentlemen inter-
csted in it would like to secure q
fund Of SIS, 900 or 100000.
That is for the building. Then
came the question of furnishing,
and in this the ladies should be par
tcularly Interested. Funds have TO
be procured first, and that meeting
might consider the best means for
raising money to furnish the Home.
A gentleman from San Francisco,
where there is good Sailors
Home, told him that the ladies there
furnished different rooms, and the
name of the lady furnishing a room
was placed over the door. The
speaker suggested that some definite
object of working should be adopt
ed, such as bazar, fair, or
something OF the kind.
1t was intended to make the Home
as attractive and homelike as it
could be. lie had always felt as if
the Y. NJ. G. A. needed to still
further add to its work 4 lodging
house where sailors and others could
have home. An instance of the
need of such work was given from
the speakers recent experience.
The Association had nothing of this
kind, however, so that there was all
the more urgency for the establish
ment of Sailors Home.
AS to plan of operations for the
ladies, Mr.. Damon suggested fail
to be nautical in its decorations and
arrangements. Get some building
like the Opera House and turn it
into kind of Great Eastern. Have
the booths for different departments
take the form of lifeboat, ward.
room, etc. The transformation of
some of our young ladies in nautical
costumes would be an attraction
This was not sectional or de-
nOminational cause; it was one OF
general, of cosmopolitan concern
therefore all who felt any interest
should have the opportunity Of TAX
ing part in it. The trouble in such
enterprises here had been that the
burdens were put on few cultivated
people while the rest had nothing
to do. The suggestion of nautica
fair being new idea he thought il
could be made very interesting, an:
be continued for several days will
success, producing results tina,
would help to make the Sailors
Home an ornament to the town
They ought to have it between latt
summer and the Christmas season
At the conclusion of Mr.. Damon
address the meeting organized b,
the election of Mrs. w. f. Allen a
president, and Mrs. w. w. Hall
secretary.
The president lost no time il
bringing the meeting to a bushes
understanding. She submitted tn
question of whether or not the.
should hold bazar on the line
suggested by Mr.. Damon. 1t wa
decided in the Affirmative.
A conversational discussion Ell
.. sued as to the place for the fail
different buildings having thei
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