The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22
HOME FOR
THE SAILORS
Fine Showing of
Local Snug
Harbor.
CAPTAIN BRAY
MAKES REPORT
Balance on the Right Side Despite
Sixty-Four Boarders Who
Ran Away.

The delayed annual meeting Of the
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 Deem
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 10, 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
clearly 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 a saving of SIS a 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
/ a.
| 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 the
fact that Honolulu has an admirble in
stitution where seamen can find comfort
able quarters 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. F. Cooke has assist
/ ed financially; T. 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. G. A
! In the period specified in the report 81
seafaring men have availed themselves
of the advantages OF the institution,
while transients added, run the number
up to 413 Financial losses to the amount
of s23510 were had through the default
! ing of sixty-four boarders who forgot
| to pay" before leaving. The number OF
men shipped from the Home was 242. The
treasurers report showed that there was
! a balance of $766.57 remaining in his
hands. The gross receipts were s2,Ss7.36
gross expenditures s.. 6S4.66. leaving bal
ance in Captain Bray's hands of s21470
Many liberal subscriptions have been
made to the Sailors Home, which have
assisted the institution materially.
The resignation of T. r. Walker from
the board was accepted and a vote OF
thanks rendered him for the splendid ser
vices he has rendered for the Home in
past years F. NJ. Swanzy was elected
in his place. The executive committee
consisting OF c. L. Wight F. W. Damon
| and w. w. Hall, was instructed to re-
port upon the improvements suggested
by Captain Bray and others.