The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-04-01
SAILORS HONS SOCIETY.
Some Interesting Notes on this Assoei'
alton. a List OF Subscriptions To-
wards the New Building.

The venerable association, the Homo
lulu Sailors Home Society, original
" organized on the Goth of November,
1884. '.ior the purpose Of improving the
social, moral and religious condition OF
seamen resorting 10 this port, by the es-
Establishment and maintenance Of home
OF good character. from which sll intoxl-
eating LIQUORS shall be excluded, snd by
such other means IS shall be deemed
proper" and was incorporated by Special
Act of the Legislature Of 1855, duly APP
proved under date Of March 9TH Of that
year.
The names OF the original charter
members are: Elisha h Allen, Richard
Armstrong. Ichabod Bartlett, ChaS. II.
Butler. VIM. ST. Maur Bingham, WA.
II. johnson. Gerrit z. Judd, Vim. L. Lee,
Samuel. y. Castle. Samuel c. Damon,
John Ii. Geo. B. c. Ingraham, Geo. NJ
Robertson, Thomas Spencer, John ThoS.
Wsterhouse. H. NJ Whitney. II. J. II.
Holdsworth and J. Z Chamberlain.
OF these eSrly friends OF this inStitu-
ton. but four remain to share the salts
faction OF siding in the re-establishment
Of this worthy charity.
After many years OF unQueStioned use
iulneSS the Society. by an agreement
with the Hawaiian Government, re-
moved the buildings that were fast wear
ing out, and surrendered 10 it the makai
half OF their lot originally granted 10
them by the Government in 1855, for the
specific purpose OF the erection and
maintenance Of s Sailors home, IN con-
sideratioR OF pledge OF 5000, should
an equal smount be raised within 3 peri
Cd Of five years, Tor It's rebuilding.
The new building erected on the site
OF the old Bethel premises has seriously
affected the deSirability OF the remaining
hall Of the old lot IS site for new
Home. and the Trustees have accepted
proposition made by the Government to
exchange their lot for 8 much larger one,
having frontage OF IS2 feet on Alake2
street. and 100 feet on Halekauila The
proposed site Is across the street from
where the new market will be erected.
The market will be set back from the
street some sixty feet, which space Will
be converted into grass lawn, and with
the grounds Of the Home, 10 be planted
with ornamental trees snd shrubs and
sA@1Scs SA4NA-4 AL1AC S---A s-~NAfC
roundings.
The views OF the majority Of the trus-
tees favor two story structure OF brick
or laya-stone similar TO the material
used 81 the k2mehameha Schools for the
principal buildings, with bread YER
2nd2s, ample sleeping accommodations,
suitable couyeniences for boarding its
inmztes, re2ding-room, billiard-room
and. possibly. s bowling alley; every
thing in fact TO make the home attrac-
tive and an agreeable resort for comfort
and recreation for the transient Sisitors
from our naval and commercial marine
II Is very doubtful If all the plans now
can be carried out for sum
within the first estimate Of SIS, 200.
The committee appointed for the pur-
pose Of raising the funds required have
50 far met with large measure OF sue
cess, IS the list Of subscriptions given |
below VIII show. but viii gladly accept,
either one Of them, further subscriptions 1
towards this desirable object.
The committee are B. F. Dillingham;, /
chairman, Joseph B. Anterior, John H |
Patty and Frank W Damon.
Receipts and subscriptions are IS fol- /
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