The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-30
SAILORS HOME
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/ lOIlS nave Deen given TO those VINO
otherwise would gone to sea in actual
need.
Those having money have been en-
! couraged to save their earnings or send
/ to needy parents and friends.
Our very useful safe has been freely
used for their accommodation and the
! Superintendent has received $3,945.O0
! during the year, for safe keeping,
banking, p. o. orders, drafts, &c. Thus
! all seem well satisfied with their trea,-
ment in the Home and to realize that
it is the best place for them while in
| Honolulu.
The last annual report complained of
| the Home losing business through lack
| of accommodations for all the seamen
applicants, but now the report has to
be more rooms than usually there are
! calls for. The falling off in the Home
! business was noticed as early as April
last, when many sailing ships reaching
home ports began to be laid up push
ed to the wall and out of paying BUSH
ness by the numerous large freight and
/ passenger steamships. On arrival, one
/ of these two thousand ton sailing ships
| would ordinarily pay off a crew of
! twenty-five men who disbursed all
their wages in this port and the ship
also disbursed a large amount Of cash
in discharging, loading, reftting, re-
! shipping a crew, etc.
On the other hand there now arrives
an eight-thousand-ton steamer having
a crew of only five or six sailors who
usually remained by the ship. HSr stay
= very brief, and her disbursements
not one third of those of the sailing
ship The Sailors Home with the
whole community keenly feels the de-
! preston caused by this great change
! in shipping affairs. Still, dispensing
with such a Home cannot for a mo-
/ ment be considered, for two special oc-
/ casions for it's need were realized dur
ing the past year. The captain and
crew of twenty-eight men from the
abandoned British ship Fannie Kerr
| reached Honolulu in destitute circum-
/ stances and were comfortably boarded
! at the Home. Also the crew of thirteen
men from the Norwegian bark AN
| dromeda" which came here in distress
and was condemned. Settlement was
! promptly made for these crews by the
! British and Norwegian consuls respec-
| lively. Even the band of the battle
ship Oregon" found a comfortable
home when stopping ashore over night,
The Superintendent is occasionally
visited by incoming ship masters
. strangers here, for consultation and
advice concerning repairs, customs,
ship chandlery, firms and business of
| Honolulu. One carpenter and one cook
| going from the Home to the hospital
have died there. There has been no
death in the Home.
Mrs Berger of the Associated Chari-
! ties has kindly provided beds and hos
I pital privileges to a number of sailors
whose discharge from their ship and
not give them entrance thro the mar
inc service.
Twelve men have enlisted in the L.
| S. Navy and one in the Army.
| Interesting illustrated reading mat
ter has been literally supplied to our
reading room by Mr.. c. Hustace, and
some unknown friend who sends
monthly from Philadelphia. On Christ
mas evening the Seamans Club united
with us, and provided a free and boun-
/ tiful dinner which was given in our
diningroom to about forty seamen.
/ This was followed by a most interest
| ing stereOpticOn entertainment by Rev.
/ Mr.. Rice and Bottomley and w. l..
! Whitney. The sailors also added many
! forms of amusement The buildings
/ and grounds are in excellent order
! The annual license and sewer tax, with
/ every other bill, has been promptly set
! tied and the Home is without a debt.
/ Respectfully submitted
ISAIAH BRAY,
superintendent
| To the Trustees of the Honolulu Sail
ors' Home Society.
The treasurer's report showed thai
the balance on hand was $54.44 and the
| expenditures through the treasurer had
| been $200.90 In addition to this he
| made the following general report. AS
! to the assessment of the real property
of the home, it was stated that the as
SCISSOR would have the matter brought
before the Supreme Court but that
it was felt the Home had nothing TO
| fear in the matter, as the property
could not be used for any other pur-
pose than a Sailors Home.
Honolulu, January 90 1908
! Trustees of the Sailors Home Society,
Honolulu.
Gentlemen: I submit herewith my
Annual Statement and Vouchers, as
! Treasurer of your society, showing a
! balance of funds on hand of $54 Al,
J which l would suggest be submitted to
some other member of the trustees for
/ auditing.
1t will be apparent to you that it is
necessary that steps be taken to raise
! funds to meet the current expenses of
! the ensuing year. In the matter of
! taxes for the year 1902, the usual re-
| turn was made by the treasurer of
| 50, 000-as the value of the movable
property of the Sailors Home premises.
| The Tax Assessor saw fit to assess the
| property at a total valuation of $780,
! OO0
1t was pointed out by the Treasurer
that the property was only held for a
! specified purpose, and If not used as a
| Sailors Home would revert to the gov
eminent. The taxes were not paid.
do not see that the Tax Collector can
very well levy on the property as with
the Reversion Clause in the grant it
could not be sold. Thus the matter
| stands.
| No appeal was taken, as after confer
| ence with the Secretary, it did not seem
/ necessary and this Society had not the
/ funds to go to the expense of retaining
| Counsel to carry on an expensive train
of litigation which an appeal would
| lead up to.
return will be made this year the
same as last, $2,000-on the movable
| property of the Society, leaving the