The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-24
SAILORS HONS SOCIETY.
Some Interesting Notes ON this Assoei
alton. A List Of Subscriptions To-
wards the New Building.

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
ly organized on the Goth of November,
1854, "for the purpose of improving the
social, moral and religious condition Of
seamen resorting to this port, by the es-
Enlistment and maintenance of home
of good character, from which all intOxi-
eating liquors shall be excluded, and by
such other means as shall be deemed
proper" and was incorporated by Special
Act of the Legislature of 1855, duly ap-
proved under date of March 7th of that
year.
The names of the original charter
members are: Elisha II. Allen, Richard
Armstrong, Ichabod Bartlett, Chas. H
Butler, VIM. St. Maur Bingham, VIM.
H. johnson, Gerrit p Judd, VIM. L. Lee,
Samuel. N. Castle, Samuel C. Damon,
John Ii, Geo. B. C. Ingraham, Geo. NJ
Robertson, Thomas Spencer, John Thos
Waterhouse, H. NJ. Whitney. H. j. II.
Holdsworth and J. E. Chamberlain.
OF these early friends of this institu-
| ton, but four remain to share the salts.
faction of aiding in the re-establishmeni
of this worthy charity.
After many years of unquestioned use
fulness the Society, by an agreement
with the Hawaiian Government, re-
moved the buildings that were fast wear.
| ing out, and surrendered to it the maka
half of their lot originally granted tx
| them by the Government in 1856, for the
specific, purpose of the erection and
| maintenance of Sailors home, in con
sideration of a pledge OF 5000, shoult
an equal amount be raised within q peri
cd OF five years, for its rebuilding.
| The new building erected on the slit
| of the old Bethel premises has eriously
affected the desirability of the remainin,
half of the old lot as q site for q new
Home, and the Trustees have accepted .
proposition made by the Government Il
exchange their lot for much larger one
having a frontage of 1872 feet on Alake;
street, and 100 feet on Halekauila TIL,
proposed site is across the street from
where the new market will be erected
The market will be set back from tn
street some sixty feet, which space viii
be converted into q grass lawn, and will
the grounds OF the Home, to be plante,
with ornamental trees and shrubs an
grass, should make very attractive SUI
roundings.
The views of the majority of the trus
tees favor q two story structure OF brio
or lava-stone similar to the materia
used at the Kamehameha Schools for tn
principal buildings, with broad vel
andas, ample sleeping accommodations
suitable conveniences for boarding it
inmates, reading-room, billiard-roou
and, possibly, bowling alley; every
thing in fact to make the home attraa
tive and all agreeable resort + r comic,
and recreation for the transient visitor
from our naval and commercial marine
1t ls very doubtful if all the plans no,
suggested can be carried out for sur
within the first estimate Of $4,000
The committee appointed for the pul
pose of raising the funds required hav
SO far met with large measure Of sue
cess, as the list of subscriptions give
below will show. but will gladly accep
either one of them, further subscription
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 rs 70