The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-23
HOME FOR
THE SAILORS

The delayed annual meeting of the
sailors Home Society was held Saturday
morning at the Chamber of Commerce
| rooms, and after the reading of reports
and discussing routine matters, the board
of trustees elected the following officers:
PRESIDENT, w. F. Allen; vice president,
John Ena; secretary, f. A. Schaefer:
treasurer, E. F. Bishop
trustees for the term ending Decem-
Der 81, 1903, were reelected as follows:
E. F. Bishop, j. B. Atherton, John Ena,
f. w. Damon, Captain Fuller and Henry
Waterhouse
The principal report presented at the
meeting was that of Captain Isaiah
Bray, superintendent of the Sailors
Home, which covers the period since
April To- 1900, when he assumed charge
OF the institution, UP to December 81.
1900. He stated that he first dismissed
all the permanent dodgers in the Home
and thoroughly renovated 1t and made it
cleanly and comfortable as a lodging
house for seafaring men. He states that
there was left in his hands by the for
mer management a number Of unpaid
bills, but no new ones had been contract
ed during his regime. The new artesian
well sunk on the grounds of the Home
by the Hawaiian Electric Company will
make saving of $25 year to that in
stitution.
The following extracts from Captain
Bray's report are interesting:
THE seafaring men do not like the dor
mitory scheme, but prefer rooms, and I
recommend that an addition OF twenty
five rooms be made as means of in
creasing the revenues.
Incoming vessels are now visited by a
Home runner; boat has been purchased
and by this means the vessels are easily
reached and the masters and sailors on
the ships are made acquainted with tho
fact that Honolulu has an admirble in
stitution where seamen can find comfort
able quarter ashore. A regular ship
ping business is also conducted, although
1t is not remunerative. A careful record
Is maintained of all sailors entering the
Home, with their nationality, last ship.
capacity, ship Joined, where bound and
date OF sailing"
AS to those who have assisted the in
stitution Captain Bray makes mention
OF the following: A. +. Cooke has assist
ed financially; Il. Rain Walker paid wa
ter rates: Mr.. Schultze furnished Ger
man reading matter; Mrs. Hyde, story
books; Miss Mary Parker, new Gospel
hymn books, and Miss Bray, a cabinet
organ. On Sunday evenings the sailors
present enjoy singing under the auspices
of the Y. NJ C.. A
In the period specified in the report 81
seafaring men have availed themselves
while transients added, run the number
up to 4l3. Financial losses to the amount
of $235l0 were had through the default
ing OF sixty-four boarders who forgot
to pay" before leaving. The number or
men shipped from the Home was A2. The
treasurer's report showed that there was
balance of s7666 remaining In his
hands. The gross receipts were 2,S9I36,
gross expenditures s.. .6S4.66. leaving a bal
ance in Captain Bray's hands of s2l470
Many liberal subscriptions have been
made 20 the Sailors Home, which have
assisted the institution materially.
The resignation OF T. X. Walker from
the board was accepted and vote OF
thanks rendered him for the splendid SER
vices he has rendered for the Home In
past years. +, NJ. Swanzy was elected
In his place, The executive committee.
consisting OF c. L. Wight, II, w. Damon
and ". w. Han, was instructed TO re-
port upon the improvements suggested
by Captain Bray and others.