New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-11
EVENING DRESSES.
At THE COFFEE BAR.
One Founded by Seamen's Society
n Great Success

Two-thirds OF the shipping that enters the port
Of New-York is British. Therefore. the British
Consuls Office IS the seamen's headquarters in
this port The men go there to get their pay, TO
receive their discharges and to re-engage for
vice. and, In many cases, they have to remain for
whole days in the neighborhood. During this time
they naturally have 70 have something to eat and.
in that condition. they have heretofore fallen an
easy prey to the free lunch of the saloons in
the neighborhood. To meet this need the chaplain
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church Missionary So
ciety for Seamen, the Rev a. r. Mansfield. has
long wished 10 open coffee bar" and within the
last few weeks he has succeeded in doing so. The
funds have been provided by the Searnan's Benefit
Society, e feminine auxiliary to the missionary
cety which has already rendered great service TO
the parent organization by practically maintaining
the mission boat Sentinel. Miss Cathartne S. Lev
erich is the president Miss Augusta NJ. De Pey-
ster secretary and Miss Helen Van c. De Peyster
treasurer.
sailors institutes but has been tried before in
this country, except IN San Francisco, where the
work among the sailors is in the hands Of the
British Society.
The sailors seem 20 like the coffee bar quite as
well as. If not better than, the ordinary variety
and when ship is paying of It does a rushing
business. The bill OF fare is the one used in the
luncheon wagons Of the Church Temperance So
9ety, ana includes fruit and meat pies, frank
IuTters, sandwiches eggs. baked beans, fish cakes.
rolls crullers, cakes, tea, coffee, milk buttermilk
soud leIlonade. Cigars, cigarettes and tobacco
are also sold. The foods all of best quality
ano the prices are just sufficient to the ex-
pense OF running the counter. The usual price is
i've cents, with most Of the beverages at three
cents, and two eggs for five
The bar has been erected in a corner of the
reading room maintained by the mission opposite
the British Consufs office. at No State-st and
is associated with good many other activities for
the benefit Of the sailors AS a sailor with money
Is as rule. a man void Of understanding, tho
seanans Mission discovered several years ago that
the British ConsuPs ofhce was strategic point
IN the work IL was trying to do. A banking office
was accordingly established where the men could
deposit their money or send it home Immediately
after being paid off. and IT is not such a common
tnlng now as II used to be for to be robbed
OF three years pay few hours after receiving It
deposit more and of their money there, and
from 5000 during the first its receipts 10
5000 last year. The mission has also established
at the same place free shipping bureau, and last
year II was instrumental in shiDping hundred
men.
The society has several other centres of work for
seamen on Manhattan Island and has recently
opened a branch in Brooklyn at No q First-ave
Many big steamship lines dock in this neighborhood
and the ships carry q great many apprentice boys
the class most in need of protection when land.
Nothing, however. has ever been done for them
before The society has secured whole building
,or the work and has fitted ii I'D as a home and
reading room for officers. and apprentice boys
The accommodation for the officers is somewhat
unusual IN this port. but Mr.. Mansfield says that
there is great need for it. and that nearly every
other large port except New-York meets the need