The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-31
HOME OUT OF DEBT POWERS THAT PREY SHIPPING OLD IRON EPS ALSO OBJECT
SUPERINTENDENT BRAYs GOOD
SHOWING.
Annual Meeting Of the Sailors Home
Association-ls37 Men Sheltered Dur
ing the Year-9S Jumped Their Board.

The annual meeting Of the Sailors
Home Association was held at the
office of F. A. Schaefer this morning.
There We're present: w. F. Allen, ]. +.
Hackfeld, +, w. Damon, j. b. Ather-
ton, a. 5. Cleghorn, Henry Waterhouse,
f. NJ. Swanzy, w. w. Hall, John Ena,
y. F. Bishop, c. l.. Wight and f. a.
Schaefer.
The following trustees were elected
for the term ending December 81 1904:
Robert Levers, +. NJ. Swanzy, j. NJ.
Oat w. f. Allen, G. l.. Wight, w. w
Hall and f. NJ. Damon. At the election
of officers held by the trustees, Col
w. f. Allen was reelected president;
John Ena, vice-president f. A. Schae-
fer, secretary; and f. +. Bishop treas
urer.
For the first time i'm many years, the
superintendent of the Sailors Home
was able to report that institution out
of debt and in good condition. His re-
port is as follows:
Seafaring occupants for the year
1901: Captains, 8; mates, 20; second
mates, 50; third mates, 3; boatswains
4; quartermasters, 8; sailmakers, 4;
ships carpenters 20; cooks and stew
ards, 3S; cabin boys, IA; able seamen,
331; ordinary seamen, IA; engineers, 3;
firemen and coal passers, Ga; transport
hostlers, g. transients, 1854. Total, 1881
Number men shipped from Home
337; defaulting boarders, 9S; amount of
defalcation, S1745O destitute seamen
assisted 20, amount, $29.S0
Gross receipts, $3,144.36; gross eXpen-
ditures, $2,9S2; balance, $16236. EX-
pended for repairs. S214.5O; expended
for renewals, $333.97.
Minor Repairs: Large veranda and
steps repaired and painted. Back YER
/ n Ia Il ct tsai igaI In, Y,1a
posts, repainted Kitchen, dining, and
intermediate rooms cleaned, painted
and tinted. Numerous old door locks
| replaced with new. Upper water closet
| floor made water proof with lead COW
ering. New Sailors Home" sign
placed at Alakea street entrance. Red
wood panels put in lower frames of
lower front windows. All broken glass
reset, etc, etc, and everything kept
| in order.
More Extensive Repairs: With funds
raised by the executive committee, all
plumbing has been overhauled, and
connections made with main sewer sys-
tenn according to Government Inspec-
| tors. The obnoxious cesspools have
been filled and the occupants of the
Home are enabled to live in a new and
healthy atmosphere. The iron cutters
of the entire buildingg have been clean
ed. joints resoldered and a good por-
| tion of the old replaced with new. The
entire roof of house, veranda, and cot
tage have been newly painted. All ce-
ment work on the outside cornice un-
der the roof, also the base of the house
has been pointed and renewed and the
| broken plaster in all the rooms. repair
ed and painted.
The Yard: Grape vines, fig, peach,
mulberry, cocoanut and banana trees
have been added. The unrestricted
Lon to-, 200.
and enjoyed by all, and it's good effect
is readily noticed in the condition of the
yard. The grounds require much labor
and expense, and the constant employ
ment of one man, with other occasional
help. The green lawn and shade trees
are greatly enjoyed by seamen, and the
Home in general is conceded by them
to be the best they have seen in any
port.
House and Seamen: The dormitories
are still disliked, and would be more
! desirable and rentable if made into
small rooms. The Home is losing con-
siderable business through lack OF
rooms.
Numerous destitute seamen, worthy
but unfortunate have received free
board and lodging, and in some cases
been provided with clothing.
Mrs. Berger, the kind and efficien
secretary of the Associated Charities
has kindly provided a number of oul
sick sailors with beds in the hospital
and with the care of physicians anC
nurses
Assisted by liberal friends we gave
a free and appetizing Christmas dinner
to about seventy of the seamen il
port, number of whom had not spen
a Christmas on shore for several years
The only death in the Home was &
transient, who was found dead in bed
General: More for the success of tn,
Home and keeping it filled with sea
men, than from the income of shipping
a runner is still employed. He visits
all incoming ships to solicit boarders
and to offer assistance to captains who
desire honest business in shipping
crews.
Closing: The Home closes this yeal
free from all debts and troublesome
bills, and with house, yard, manner OF
business, and all financial accounts
open at all times to the inspection OF
trustees.
Respectfully submitted,
ISAIAH BRAY.
Superintendent.
The treasurer f. f. Bishop reported
balance Of $255,S4. The receipts were
as follows:
Donations: F. A. schaefer & Co.
500; NJ. S. Grinbaum & Co., 800; TheO
Fl. Davies & Co.. Ltd, 5000; II. Hack
field e. Co., Ltd. $3.50; w. G.. Irwin &
Co., Ltd, $3.50; Castle & Cooke, Ltd.
$3.50: c. Brewer e. Co., Ltd, $3.50; Allen
e. Robinson, $50; Alexander & Baldwin
Ltd, $3.50; Bishop & Co., $3.50; Levers
&, Cooke, Ltd, 500: The Won Hamm-
Young Co., 800; oahu Railway & Land
Co., Ltd, $3.50. Total, $2,4OO.