The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
FREE FROM DEBT
SAVANNAH PORT SOCIETY BEGINS
ANOTHER YEAR.
ALL OFFICERS REELECTED
REPORTS SHOW MUCH WORK
DONE AMONG SAILORS.

Many improvements Made in SOci-
ety's Building Last Winter-Sev-
eraI Religious Meetings Held,
Numerous ships visited, and Lit
erature and Bibles Distributed.
Free Lodging Furnished Needy
Sailors, Also Food and Clothing.
Receipts for Year $0,311.O3 AMI
Cash on Hand S327.72.
The annual meeting and election of
officers for the Savannah Port Society
was held in the chapel of Seamen's
Bethel last night. The attendance
was small but the meeting was an in
teresting one, nevertheless, and the
reports showed the society to be in
excellent condition, entirely out of
debt and having a fair cash balance,
despite the fact that numerous i'm
provements have been made during
the year.
After the reports had been submit
ted the election took place and result
ed in the return for another year of
President S. r. Adams and the retir-
ing board of directors. These met
later and reelected the other officers.
The officers and board for the coming
year are:
Presidents. B. Adams.
First Vice President-T. G. Hunter.
Second Vice President-F. D. Blood
worth.
Secretary and Treasurer-Julian
Schley.
Superintendent and Chaplain-H.
1verson.
The directors include the officers
and Messrs. George ]. Mills, r. B.
Reppard, j. P. Williams, Joseph Clay,
II. d. Stevens, T. Lloyd Owens, Adam
Kessell, Walter Coney and S. L. Clay.
Many Ships Visited Port.
The report of superintendent and
Chaplain II. Iverson showed that dur
ing the year there had been 944 YES
sells in port, of which 6S7 were Ameri-
can and 257 foreign. There were 145
religious meetings held in the chapel
of the society's building at which there
was an attendance of 1890. About half
of these meetings were held in the
Scandinavian language.
The superintendent made SIS visits
" oAlpo AOi IelIssltuS PURPOSES uiSLTlD-
uting invitations and tracts, and made
forty-eight visits to hospitals. He
sent home, to foreign countries, for
sailors $665.05, and received for safe
keeping about $3.50.
The report further states that the
whole building during the winter has
been put in first class condition; that
forty new iron bedsteads have been
bought to take the place of some old
hnf fr,.fxy -,
and pillows and all needed linen have
also been purchased.
The reading rooms have been kept
open every day of the year until 10
O'Clock p. m, and they are we'll sup
piled with well selected papers and
magazines and have been much used
by the sailors. A good deal of liter
allure has also been given by friends
of the institution and such contribu-
tons were distributed among vessels
when ready for sea. Among the gifts
received were 125 Bibles which were
given to seamen. The greater part of
this number was furnished by the To-
cal Bible Society.
The dormitory was kept open dur
ing the summer and furnished accom-
modations to the crews of the Ocean
steamship Companys vessels, and
besides, to seventy-six crews of diff
ferent nationalities, as follows: Eng
llsh, "a; Norwegian, 90; American, o;
German, s; Danish, s; Dutch, 4; Fin
nish, 3, and Swedish, g. In the way of
charity 49S free nights lodging were
furnished sailors in needy circum-
stances and these were also assisted
with food. secondhand clothing and
IN securing employment.
The Treasurer's Report.
secretary and Treasurer Julian Schley
made report of the finances as fol-
lows:
Receipts.
cash on hand last meeting & q25 "a
Gross receipts from dormitory. 4.431 20
Donations from collection Pres
byterian Church .... 10 90
Donations from Estate Mrs. c.
N. Hollis Observation-Disclosures. 80 90
donations from Estate Mrs. NJ.
L. hewitt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25 90
Donations from American Sea-
mans Friendly Society,". 400 M
Donations from Norwegian Mis-
sionary Society ........... 400 90
annual uues from members. $50. 90
Total .......... 81 .OS
Disbursements.
Salary H. 1verson, 13 months. 81, 625. 90
salary lanltor .:................ 1874. 90
Salary Julian Schley, secretary
ana treasurer, 10 months. 100. 90
Expense account ................ 1,7S5 .23
interest account ............... As. OS
Bllls payable, paid ............. 1000. 90
cash on hand .................. 327. 10
t4oI4l go. .'..i..,.. Sc, 81 03
Ladies' Auxiliary.
The Ladies Auxiliary also submit
ted report through its president,
Miss Ellen McAlpin. 1t stated in part
that each of the churches is represent