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SEAMEN"S CRURCD INSTITUTE of New York

lfl:;? ANNlJAL

IlEPOllT

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A decade after it was established in 1834, the Sea· men's Church Insti tu te of New York offered sai lors a floa t· t ing chapel. Before long, the Institute incorporated its religious work into shore centers that were able to fulfill in action the prin' ciples of the Christian fa ith upon which it was founded.

Today at 25 South Street it maintains the world's largest sho re center for active merchant seamen, offering them nearly every facility and service of their real home towns-which they must be away from most of their lives. Established by the Protestant Epis· copal Church, the Institute serves the merchant seamen of all nations, races and religions.

VOL. 49, No, ,I APR IL, 1958

Copyright 1958 by the

SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK 25 South Street, New York 4, N, Y.

FRANKLIN E. VILAS President

REV. RAYMOND S. HAll., D.O. Director

THOMAS ROBERTS Secretary and Treasurer

Published Momhly $1.00 yearly

BOwling Green 9·2710

TOM BAAB Editor

fAYE HAMMEL AssnciJ.tc EJih>r

10c a copy

Gifts to the Institute of $5,00 and over include a year's subscription

Enured tJ1 1ec0 l1d c/ilII mall", Jllly R, 1925 al New }'ork, N, y" IInder Ih, acl 0/ Marcb 3, 1879

THE COVER: Partin g is proLa lJ ly never quite as ('3su31 as shipmates try to make it. John Barron ('aptures the llIolllent when a sailor leaves h is ship to ('ome ashore in New York.

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SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE of New York

ervillfl .en 0' t"e ""en seas as a "Ollie

to,.,. ere.ted "" C .. ristl •• vblo. sup­ported •• d •• In­t.ined "II .ere .... t se •• e ••• d t .. elr .eI"Jallors .shore.

Do §ailorman ~s

Boulevard

Born of the sea, New York was sustained during 1957 by the .arrival of 12,936 merchant ships.

The sailors who hrou~hl the coffee, oil, sugar, nails and news· print for the induslries and homes of Ihe nalion also hrought them­

es. Some came ashore 10 slretch some had to catch a train home, Some had to '"live a little." Others were coming hack 10 Ihe 1¥'aterfront to ship a~ain. They all earn .. 10 w York looking for a familiar fae .. , a smile, a chan('" 10 lalk, a mark of home.

They came, thousands of th .. m, down "Sailormall's I oulevard," own historic South Stred to the Seamen's Church Institute. Here t 2S South Street they found friends; they (Olmd their own home wn, a shore cenler which New Yorkers and those indebled to

an Commerce ev .. rywh .. r .. h..Ip sailors 10 maintain at Ihe nation's

Thc~ came for man~ !,rartieal r{'UOlons. An U\'eruf!(' of l'\ix hundred anll ~I"\l'nly ('un1(' dail~ durin/! 19:17 for Ihe earrlinal point,.; of a 1I01el: 1'00111",

IIIl"al,,_ lIIail, harher, laundr~, lailor, 11,1('1'1.0111'. The,.:c and IllllllJred" 11101'1'

('a III t' for the lIIan~ oll\('r ~IH'('ial fa('ililic~ and 8('ni('c" encompal:'!'ing: "ir· tually ('H'r~ need of Ihe .ailor ashore.

But tllc ~('nir('s w('I'('n't Ihe olll~ point. ]n a wa}, 111(')" \\I'ren't c\cn tIl!' 1II()~t imporlant, hl"('au"e Ilw"e lIJen COllld haH' matl(' oul ;;omchow d~(·\\hcr(' .

I •• • at 25 South Street

came for more than thing!! and tlervir/"f;. The} ealll<' to jole with onun. at the door; the" came to lell Spanish Joe Ihe h'lTl)l'r about their

P in Spain; they cam~ to sav hello to all olJ frit'mJ: to thank Bill for h had done, and the, came io lell Kate\ at tIl(' notion ('oul1tC'r Ihatthey d Hed :-J,OOO miles jll~tto see her. .

came because the" fclt at 1101IH' al 25 Soulh ~lr('('I, jUl'Il HI< Ih(O !\('w feelt! at homc ill IIi', 0\\11 neighborhood. '

Home, Suit, home

Durint-( lhc ~ ear, a captain, ('OIlIIllClililig 011 hi;;

mall~ visits 10 the Imtitllle, aid, "\10~1 ;;ajlor~

"Iwnd sO Illueh lilll!' ,1'\ a~ from hon> folk, Ihal IIH'~ .i1ll'1 don'l fC'cl much ill (,OIllIllOIl \Iilh lhc'l11 ,

I\.fler a II Itile, Ihc) are 11l0l'(' al hOlllC' among

otlwr 1'ai lol'~ and among people II ho don't need

"xplallaliolH;," Pcrhap~ thi~, Ino, i~ ".h) Ihou­

"'IIIe1" of "eallll'lI ('allH' dOli II Sail(lrman'~ BOllle­\ arcJ 10 l'II.iO~ IIH'Ill,ehc;, in the familial' alnlll,­pltl'l'l' of the In~lilute'" cluhroolll@, l'claxillg,

lalkin~ \1 illt the hoslesses, \lalchillg '1'\, pla}ing

('a I'd,;, chess, or records, poling al the piano or

~tringillg oul a lune Oil the guitar,

III Iltl' CH'llillg!', Illall~ enjo)ed Ih(' l'nll'l'laill­IIH'lIls allrl \ari(,t~ slums ami II\(, Jllonlhl~ hirlh­

da) part~, Foul' night;. a \leek, lJe\lSl'eei, shOl'l

subject:- and current JI1o\'ie~, incllldillf! the latest

Cinemascope releases II en' l"ho\\ II to capaei t ~ (TOWI1H in tlw 7()O-~(>al auditorium atllw In:;litllte,

Thl' (; .. lIne noolll'~ pool, ~lIoukel' and hillianl

lahle~ aud other facililie racked 111' all attend­

all('e of 110,000 rlllrin~ I he ~ eal',

Sealllall',. pap!'rs \Ierc the sailol"~ admission

li('kl'l to Ihl' I'lIlil'(' rP<'I'ealiollal program,

Dutl'll ho~ S (,lIjo~ cd lhei I' own \Nherland"_ :-;('amell',., Cluh. operaled b) Fl'e(' Holland 011 Ihe

Spas, all a~l'IH'~ liuPl'0rled h) the t-(o\l'rllllH'nl of Hollalld,

Plan .. wcr(' forJllulaled during Ill(' ~car for a

ncw inl('rnational tllIhroOIll 10 be 01)('11('11 b} l1H' 11I;.lillll(' llllrill~ 1%H.

Li rltry

aiJor from many countrie came to the Institute's Conrad Library du r­ing 1957. ome came to lea rn more of their trade, orne to learn more of the " orld it se rves. Some tu rned the pages of romantic fi ction and orne read to learn the history, geograph y. art and language of other lands. Some struggled with the great philosophical systems, and others souo-ht peein c knowledo-e. One sailor \\"a frustrated in hi earch for a book on hOI\ to make h is own dental plates.

Ameri can eamen, confronted with a teadil y shrinking fl eet, 1\ ere often after knowl­edge of other trades, ueh as radio, electri city, engineering, ca rpentry, gardening. farmin g, beauty culture, bookbinding and leaLhereraft.

Sailor [rom Europe, Latin America and A ia found a variety of r ading materi al in their own lan guage. Thi includrdmaterial in Urdu and Bengali.

To mr n aboard ship the Li bra ry gave 2,1,000 books and 142,000 magazines to be read and passed along to oth r ailor and oth r shi p . They I\ ere bundled and delivered by the Institute's Ship Vi itors.

Auendance at the Library \l"a nea rl y 50,000.

Tnrning the pages The chool bell also drel men to 25 South Street in 1957. Enrollment at the In titute's

M rchant 1ar ine ehool picked up late in the yea r 1\ hen scarce shipping berths madr the choice easier. Personal tutoring and small classes smoothed the way for men stud ying

for higher ratings in the deck and engineering department .

Thr o ug h o ut th e yea r , oth er a ilor found the stafT helpful also

in explaining the ever-chano-ing Coast Guard regulati ons 1\ hich gOI'­('I'll merchant hipping.

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-dol !jer vices

11 faIDiliar voice Frequendy during the year, seamen needing help of a kind not

ea ily found in the classified phone book called on the P~rso~lal Service Bureau at the In titute. Some came for h elp with Job

application, citizen hip paper, compen­alion form s, affidavit or unemploym ent

insurance. Some wanted to h ear what a 101l,,-time fri end would think of this or

" that.

From a ship at ea one wrote : " \'\; ' ith thi dollar please pick up a copy of oper­ating in truction for my radio set.' ancl if there i any change left, end a hll'thday ca rd to my girl." There wa s change enou gh .

re ti red sai lor II ho stave cl at the Insti­tute for 40 , ear hefore ~oill~ to livc ill an o ld. folk" l)ollle, stoppcd in se\ cral times to ha e hi mail r ead to him by someonc with a familiar voice.

One ailor aid, " I u sed to think I was thc only one yon were nice to, b11t I find there are a million other guy who feel the sam e way."

Early in the year, most eamen can~e down ailorman' Boulevard with then

l)Ockels a-,'incr[iJ1O", bUl latc r 011 shipping • to " , C I' slacked off, and the Institute rc( 1t

Bureau h e lped out with more than 3,000 intercst-free loans, lakin g a man' word a co]Jatera I.

Temporary JlOrcside iobs ~1-cr~J1 ' t too pl cntiful, bUl th(' lll i:\ tltute s Employ­ment Bureau turncd lip 3,700 of th mlo h e lp other seamen ove)' lhc low spots.

~P Visiting

Reaching 01 t Like good Jleighbo rs who call 11 110 11

new folks in town , th e S11ip \isiton, f 0 111

the ]nstitute wenl aboard '2,677 ve~ el docked in New York dur ing th e ~ ear to ~HI\' h ello and ex tend to their crewm '111.

bers a welcom e to ~ew York and to he Institute,

The ship IISII o rs broul£ht \Iith II 'm hooks, nwgazine., subway maps all! " desire to heJp tho e ahoard make Ihe most of their Lime in • ew York, The a\ of American seamen signing off in tl li' port wa s safeguarded through th e sal. of tra vele r'" checks and h y hank dc p( it, arran ged hr th e ship ,isitors.

From mid·Octoher until Christma !:' he ship visi tors were often undercover :- tn .

las Jlelping to sl1wp:gle Christmas b oxes aboard the more than 80 ships that 'fl Xew Yorl with on for eacll crewmeml ' r,

, ' ,t' 11 durin" the }ear brought , 1~lt,1 10 '" , 1 ~h1 II ', ' in persona I contact WIt 1

I II,ulute '" f tl I' Iht' . f ')3 nations, ..)eam en rom 0 Ie Ihl' m ell 0 -' • welc01nc d th e colorful

I 'II " it' S 1 J 101111 ~, ' "llfrtzincs ant t l ey were ex·

.. "111 111,- rl,. ' . \nll'rJ ' (>ci 'I til e of newspaper s ]11 .1\ ap[Jr, . ) . ., tl'('JlJ(, I, ,'alJO'e ,duch the s up VISI·

, 0,,11 tin"" to' b I 'I'} th('lr 11, broll"ht a oan. lere frequC11' r ] , I}

ror~ thill" to hu\' and 110t ll11g to se , ,\a~ 110 f ' "'(I~hil)" In re turn for favors

'lIt nell , I I 'I ' eX(,C , ' 1Ial)~hot s deve opec , mal 109 I'". "dLJng; s , . ) , I ( .... J Ipinn- a man phone a re atIve, "'uri:;]' 1;(HIIl tTes~ other kindnesses, for· a~" I ' ) ,i~itor" were offered enough I'II!II, "/,1l1o{f ee to {loa t the Queen l\'T ary, (.tlP" 0

L' 10(1 ol)IJortul1ities to introiluce "xt('111 , , ]

f '1 ~cal11eJl to ::"l ew York aJ)( to 01'1.'1"1 ' , .1 ' t1 \nll'~il'aIlH came severa) tim es uUrln/!: Ie

. "hell t' lltire erews stayed at the \(',Ir f I ' , '1 tillite "hilt' 'Hliting or S lIp r ep aU's Oll~~() takc mer a n'ssel. Guided tOllrs antI atll'lIlioJl to illdi~'illual Jl e~" s eaJ'll ed th e "llOtI "ill of IWO South Afncan crews who ;'<11111' to \.,,, York ju!;l as trouhle was "Ullli11g 10 LillII' RO('k , A I'kansas.

Chart QJ compass Coming dOI\11 "lUll " cenlUry ago, .camen came to

II 'r a" a . a church. nlike it. n 1.1'\ ~l'.1·1 . or Ihe Instilute of 1957 was

0' I rCI rce~, . ' not an other churd in lape I' 1 created by a church , a lown

Ir tlw r lO\l1 c('ntered around Ihe III (1n O I ant <;eamen a lO\ln m otivated

lit 1 1 f 111(' rc I ' , by th e teaching of eh '1'( ~ ( ,I"" rlid morc than admini sler Ih e'

, r I tilt' ( I I r) I '1 . sa'l'amenl 111 the n I't II f () al'iour. Ilhere (a l y ~e rv l cr

I I 11'1 (1 UI ' we re h eld . They were Il ,HlI I 11art and COm)Jass.

lit r~ 0 [ \ I,' (' ,

They were good n ei~f I I entered. Those \I ho came Iroubled

f d h h I ' t n ,d \I 10 d h I oun l e c ap alii" "0 'II' ( 'Ind able to exLen e p, ma n to

11.1 •• \II In,! , . , . • ma n or m a n 10 God 111('t II'm \I ilh Chnstlan d vo tlOn and wllh

. , lI,hl'f0 1t . ", con lantly lm)Ho\' \l)"' .k l'l,le Iw ,tudv a nd , j)('cJal tralnln '" 111 , 11k I'0'~ . . Ih e a rts and le led techo f ·onal coun eling.

Il I'"r-The cha plains at "wer I. [ro lll ~l'amen hospitalizr d an )' \1 h e rr in the

cit),. At the . S, P ublic HI ."n iet' /1o~pilal on Staten Island. a regidrnt

chaplain providr d I ~' Ih " III •. 11(1" 011 Ihl' ~pol when a . ailo r needed him,

At the Doc's Hundreds of sailors made a special trip to the [nst.itute's medica l, dental and cye clinic

during Ihe year - for consultation. [or shots, for trea tments, and sometimes ju t to ay hello to a fri endly sta fT that had laken a personal interest in their medical needs in the past. Because time, tide and ship schedules wa.it for no man, the prompt se rvice given in 1957 wa ju t a iml ortant as the " famil y doctor" atmosphere. The nominal servi ce charges WE're appreciated, too.

At the dental clinic, many crewmember of a South Afri 'an hip. mo~t of them "er) young, were fiLt ed to [ull or partial denturcs. Afterward. one aid," ow 1 can mile as I never miled when I was talking to the girls.'

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------------ --------'-""' ........ . MISSING SEAMEN

S~uChl b,· RtI .u ivu .lind Fritnd.

As alway, there were ailors Ju ring 1957 who came neither Lo the Insti tu te nor to their own home . The e were Ihe ones whose name often appeared on the quarterl bulletin of the fissing Seamen Bureau. Persona] problems figured in many of the cases, and with tact and good timing the Bureau helped these Lo mell away, ensuring happy reunions.

Searching for a man often involved contact with shipping agencies, maril ime union, seamen's clubs, port-of-embarka' tion officers anJ civic and private a~cJl'

cies in very part of the world. Wile))

In to"W

the8e leads gave out, the Bu lIetin, posted and read by eafarer in hip' fo'c's'les and shore center in mall)' ports, helped furnish new clue ' .

The Bureau has helped locate nearly 12,000 ailors for relatives and friends ince it was establi hed during World

War 1, and lao t vear it averaged more than a lllan a day ..

The Bureau's tactful approach, has earned the gratitude of thou ands of fam­iliE'., and it explains whv eamen do not he 'itutc to tell the Bure;u when th y see a hiPl11ate's name on the "mis in«'; lisL.

Some (;a llH' ull certa illl y dOli 11

ailorman' Boulevard during the year on feet that were round on the bottom from chasing John Barley· co rn. At the In tilute these men found ne ig hb o r s who n ei th er lau ghed nor moralizrd, but \, ho did so methin g to help them. These " nciO'hbors" were the coullsdors at the Institute's Alcoholi cs Assistance Bu reau. They had the mo t accept· able kind of help to give : the kind that comes from someone who has been down the same st reet.

Mo t who came for help had talked with a sailor \ ho had al· read y brnefited from contact II ilh the Bureau. This was part o[ the chain reaction that during the year co mpounded the Bureau's pi oneer successe and often brought hel p to a ailor before he was hard aground.

('('It wasn't just the [5-ift"

' _~inell's COUllci[

Many a sa ilor who couldn'L be home ror ChrisLma was remembered on that day by th ' III tiLute. Aboard ship at sea, in Ihe ho piLals and at 25 outh Street, n arly 7.000 !';camen opened Christma gift boxl' prepa red by the Women's Counci l. In each box there \1 e re ten individua ll y wrap ped gifts, including watch caps, sca rves or sock hand kniLLed by volunLeers from all o\'er America.

Th , Ch ri sLmas prog ram Look a lot of work, sLarting early in Lhe spring and con' Linuing through th e summer and fall , but the \ olunll't'rs were rewarded by the knowledge thai their efforts would be remembered long afte r the winter nOlI were gOIll'. Sailor \1 rotc from all o\'er the world Lo express their appreciation, 0 orten saying, " It wasn' l

just the gift, but thal someone I didn ' t knOll had pent Lhe time and the efTort 10 placl' it in l11 y hand on Chri .. Lm<1s day."

The" io- hL WaLch" of Women' Council o . provided hostes es and gifL for Lhe seamen monthly hi flhda y party.

Oeeans~

skies and men

Sailormen came to 25 SouLh StreeL from all over the world again last year. They came for som e of the reaFOns sug­gested in this all-too-brief report, and for reasons that cannot be pictured, fee lin g that live in the reaches of the human heart and soul.

In respomlin!J: to th ese human feeling, the Seamen's Chu rch Institute is dedi­cated to a frontier tha t will r em ain not only as long as sailors go to sea, but r,s long as people talk to one another while they search to Jearn the beginning and the end of oceans, skies and men.

The good things done at 25 South Street last year were done only with the heJp of good people who believe it is :un­portant to be home and to an wer when the wayfaring sailor ealls at the port of

ew York.

SII.llIlunoy of S~"lo,·i(·~~s

'0 ~lel'eJulllt S~~allleJl

234,165 Lodgings

38,407 Pieces of baggage handled

838.030 Restaurant meals

292,221 Newsstand sales

28,598 Calls at lalmdry, barber and tailor shops

4,225 Attendance at 506 religious services at Institute and U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals

17,138 Personal Service interviews

3,302 Credit loans to 1,745 individual seamen

772 Pieces of clothing distributed through Slop Chest, including 117 knitted articles prepared by the Women's Council

3,817 Treatments in Medical, Eye, Eal'-Nose-Thl'oat and Dental Climcs

89,140 Total attendance at movies, concerts ano sports

109,637 Attendance in Game Room

382 Missing Seamen located

3,695 Jobs secured for seamen

32,980 Attendance in ] anet Roper Club

16,516 Attendance in Seamen's LOllnge

1,310 Visits to ships by Institute representatives

4,330 Transfers of seamen's earnings to banks

48,6-1.9 Attendance of seamen readers in Conrad Library; 24,112 books and 142,000 magazines distributed

] ,91 0 Attendance at sessions of Merchant Marine School

7,925 Incoming telephone messages for seamen

11,0-1.7 Knitted articles for 6,886 Christmas boxes and 253 comfort kits, convalescent packages and birthday gifts prepared by the Women's Council

During 1957 · · ·

FROM ENDOWMENTS, ETC.

14%

DEFICIT FROM SEAMEN 50/0

58% $1,593,062.91

GENERAL

CONTRIBUTIONS

Provided:

1. Social service, educational, employment, recreational and religious programs and other services, as sum-marized on the opposite page ...... ........ .......... ................. ............... .

2. Maintenance, security and operation of the building

3. Business management (administration, income pro­duction, accounting, insurance, etc.) .....

23%

1,O()Q,533.04

281,937.5L~

250,592.33

1,593,062.91

TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, SEAMEN'S CHURCH I STiT n : OF NEW YORK

Jt7e balJe examined the accollnts 0/ tbe Seamen's Cburcb Ins/illite 0/ J eU1 York lor tbe year i''1ded December 31, 1957. Ollr examination was made in accordallce with generally accepted auditing sli"~d>(lrds. In Ollr opinion, tbe (lcc011lpallying statement 0/ income aud eX/letHe /Jresellts lairly tbe rnulls ~p lIS operatioll for tbe ,.ear tbel1 ended, in conformity wil/} genera/l)' acce/)ted accoul1ting /Jrinci/)les Fl.g led 011 a baSIS C011sistent witb thaI 01 the preceding rear.

• ruary 20,1958. HORWATH & HORWATH

Ti-IIS. 1~'I1I1"s

C4)JllIllitt4l~e 1141·.'0.-'

19 5 7

SUlllnwry of A.o;sels Bonds .............................. . Stocks ..................... . Cash on Deposit

Bank of New York . Seamen's Bank for Savings ........ .

Summary of Funds A. Unrestricted Fund . B. Endowment General ... C. R eligiou and Social en ,ice ...... . D. Social Service Relief

I#et.tIiIN of .4btW I! FlllltlN

A. UNRESTRICTED FUND:

end ing Decemher 31

Principal and lnte re t Available for the General Use of the In titute ..

420,892.18 3,129,579.71

208,702.16 25,000.00

3,78t1 ,174.05

. 2,546,606.69 762,878.56 90,326.91

384,361.89

3,781 , 174.0;;

2,54 (i,(iO(i.(i9

n. ENDOWMENT FUNDS, GENERAL, AND FUNDS FOR DESIGNATED PURPOSES:

Anonymous ............. ...... ..... ................................ .. ..................... . Mrs. S. R. Bartholomew, Pottsvill e, Pa .......... .. Estate of Mary W. C. Bayard .............................................. . Estate of Louis B. Bonn ett .. ................... .. ........ . Estate of Ellen W. Brown, in memory of he r fath er, Captain David .

Babcock of the clipper ship, Young America ....................................... .... . Mr . B. P. Cole, Cleveland, Ohio ....... ..... .. ............................. . Gift from Mr. Stephen Este Comstock, Mrs. Martha Thomas Comstock,

and their children, for a Red Lette r Day in memory of teph en Thomas Comstock .... .. .. ...................... . .. . .................... ... .................. .. .. ..

Gift from Irs. [artha Thomas Comstock, for a Red Letter Day- a tribute to her husband, Mr. tephen Este Comstock ..... .. ............................................. ..

Gift from i\[r. Stephen Estes Comsto 'k, for a Red Letter Day - a birthday tribute to ]\[1' . Martha Thoma Comstock ... ......... ..

Gift from 1\1r. Stephen Estes omstock an d Mr~. ;\[artha Thoma,; Com· stock, for a Red Lette r Day- a tribute to their first grea t grandchilt! Thomas Williams Magruder .... .. ............... .... ... .. ..... ............ .... .

Marr E!izabeth .CUJ:ning,,,t0 be known as "Memorial of Allen J ackson CumlOg by IllS sIsters .. ................ .............. .. .. ........ ............................... .

Gift from Mi s Frances M. C. Cummin gs, from the estate of her fath er, Frederick A. Cummin g', in memory of hi father, Charl e F. Cum­min g , and his grandfather, Thomas P. Cummings

France Goodhue de P eyster Fund .............. .. ............... ....... .... .. Estate of Amelia P. Dixon ............. . Estate of Arlita L. Eisendrath ........................................................................... _ ........................ . Gift of Wil son Farra nd, in memory of Irs. Farrand Estate of Sarah D. Gardiner ........ ............... .. .... .. Gift from fri ends, to e tabli sh the James French M emoria l Funt! .

10,000.00 500.00

5,000.00 2,500.00

1,000.00 200.00

9,000.00

9,240.00

9,000.00

9,325.00

5,000.00

100.00 19,000.00

300.00 12,476.16 1,000.00 5,000.00

364.00

Hamilton Grant Endowment from the e tate of '[arriam . Grant in emory of h er husban d .. ..................................... ........ ................... . .. ..

'\ [a;~1 West Haglund, in memory of her grandparent , Robert and - La u ra G rcen ............................ ; ................................ ............................... .... - .............................................. . [,;tate of ~far~ L I~ olzma'ster ....... ...................................... .. ..................................... .. C ltain RadcldIe HIcks Fund ................... .. ................................ - .......... . J t~lI·y Lf'e Hohart Memorial Fund .. .. .. ...... ...... -..... . 1I1'1('n F. Hubbard Fund .. F t'l te of Lydia Butle r lalTray .. .. ....................... .. ............................................................... . E~t~te of Anni e c:. Kane, in ':'.:mory of ~nnie Schermerhorn Kane Henry E. Kummel and Anna !ltus Van Nostrand Fund ................. .. [ ·tate of Sophia E. Lee ................. ............................. ....... ......................... .. .... ........................... . i~5S lison . Locke - gift in men~ory of Miss Annie l\1. Locke, and

the in come to be u ed for our C lmstmas Box Fund .... . ..................... . Fstate of Annie E . Mahnken .. .. .. .. ..................... ......... . Gift in memory of Charles H . farshall , from his famil y and fri end~ .. \I rs. George H. )fartin M emori a l Fund .................................. .. .. .. ...................................... ..

ellie Keeling Mills, in memory of h er father, Samuel Mill er Mill Estate of John A. fcKim ............................... ..... . .......... ...... . H. C. [unger Fund ................... .................. ......... .............. .. ... .... . .............. . Henry ichols, known as the Archibald B. ' ichols l\[em?rial Fund Fanny Norris, in m emory of her father, Jo eph Norf! (i ncome to

provide for Red Letter Day) ........................ : .... .......................................... ............. . . William Decatur Parsons, in memory of hIS fath er and mother, WJ!ll8m

H. Parsons and Anna Pine Decatur Pm'sons ..... .. ...... ... .. . Alire )f. Patten ............ .. .................................................................. .. William D. Quackenbush, wife and daughter, Janet ......... Ratllbone Fund .... ,........ .......... .................... . ..................... , ......... . Kate S. Ri chardson ...... .. .... ........................... ............... . Estate of Ellen . Robi e . ...... . ................ _- ...... .......... .. ... -.... . ....... . Estate of Edith SI. L. Sau nder s, in memory of he r fa ther, Daniel

aunders ......... .. ...... ..................... .. ...................... . E.tate of Mary C. Scrymser ..................................... .. The Frank ullivan Smith Memorial Fund ..... .. Charles H. Tissington ............. .... .. . ......................... .. E~tate of a thaniel L. McCready ................................ ... .. ·~C. A. R." 1\Iemorial .. .......................... . ...................... . Frederi ck M. Dearborn e Memorial ............................. ....... . ......... . Charles E. Potts (income to be used for the maintena nce of the rooms

in the buildin g now or any time herea fter maintained by the Insti­tute known an d designated as the Isabella P otts and Philip Ruprecht Room) ...... ...... ...... . ..................... ...................... ....................................................... .

Charles E. Rhine lander, in memory of hi s wife, 'fatilda F. Rhin elander Fund o-iven hv Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Frederi c chermerhorn, in

mel~ory of 'hi s fath er and mother, George tevens Schermerhorn and Juli a l\L Gilbert Schermerhorn ( to be applied exc1ush'e ly to the main­tenan ce and lighting of the Cross surmounting the Im,titute Building)

Winifred I. Sheldon, to be known a the Robe rt a nd Winifred Sheldon Fund ...... ___ .............................. .. .............. _. ....... ................. . ..

\Iarjori c Stillman (income to be used in conn ec tion with the Women's Council) .......... ..................... ............ ............. ........................ .......... .. ..... .

Estate of Blan che E. Wayco tt, to be kn own as the Waycott l\Iemorial Fund ........... ................ ................ .. ............................................. ..

Estate of Mary Ca mpbell Wilcoxon (income to be IL ed to provide Christmas dinners for ~eamcn ) ..... ...

Estate of Kate Louise Hodges Williams ..... ....... .......... .......... .. ............................ . Gift from In;. Emma W. Woolfolk, in memory of W illiam G. Woolfolk ,

to\\ards a R ed Letter Day . .. ............................. ..

e. RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL SERVICE:

William Waldorf Astor Trust (income to be applied to the support of a mi .ionary of the Society) ................... .. .............. ........................................ .. ..

Edmund Lincoln and Loui a an Rens alaer Bayli e Chapel Fund ( income to be aJlplied to chapel expen, e ) ............ .. ...................... ..

3,335.01

5,000.00 5,000.00 3,067.00 1,000.00

19,300.00 160,969.21

],000.00 16,000.00

420.00

500.00 ] ,900.00

10,000.00 500.00

4,931.78 10,000.00

8,609.81 32,340.82

12,620.30

10,000.00 22,050.74

500.00 15,000.00 50,000.00

100.00

1,000.00 11,690.00

100,000.00 100.00

1,000.00 554.03

28,238.30

22,337.24 26,317.29

7,368.84

13,331.26

7.950.10

9,000.00

300.00 34,591.67

5,950.00

762,878.56

53.768.41

4,000.00

Gerard Beekman , in memory of his brother, James William Beekman (income to be used to befriend the seamen who make use of the room dedicated to h is brother) .................................... ... _ ......................... _ .............. .

Chapel Flowers (income to be used for altar and hospital flowers) ............ .. . John Davenport (income to be applied to the purchase of books for

distribution among eamen) ................................................. ........................................ ......... . . Roxy M. Smith, in memory of her hu band, W. V. R. Smi th (income

to be applied to giving annually an entertainment for seamen on the birthday of W. V. R. Smith, Aug. 2) ......................................................................... .

Estate of Madeline S. Krischker ............. . Estate of Bonnie Wallace LeClear .................. ..

D. SOCIAL SERVICE RELIEF:

Endowed Bedrooms, given by: Barber Steamship Lines, Inc., in memory of Herbert Barber ...................... .. Beekman Family Association, in memory of Gerard Beekman ................ .. Walter K. Belknap, in memory of 1\'1r. and r.lr . James H. Aldrich ..... . Mrs. F. Kingsbury Curtis, in memory of George W. McLanahan .......... .. William Harris Douglas, in memory of William Erskine Douglas .......... .. Helen L. Fairchild, for Charles Stebbins Fairchild ..................... . F. K. Hascall, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wearne ...... .................. .... .. Elizabeth F. Jenkins, to endow a seaman's room, as a memorial to her father, Henry T. Jenkins ...................................................... ........... .................. .. ............ . Mrs. Stanley King, gift - to lJ e known as the r.rargaret King of

Amherst Memorial Room ................................................................................................. .. ~1rs. Edw~rd McClure Peters, in memory of Edward McClure Peters

. H. LudIngton ....... .... .............................................................................................................................. . Howland Pell .. _............ ..................... .. ...... .. ......................... .. Estate of Bonnie Wallace LeClear ........................................................................................ . Katherine Wolfe Amhrose Schrady, in loving memory of John Wolfe

Ambrose ......................... ..................................................................... ... .............................................. ..... . E tate of Amy Low Huntington .. ....... .. ................ ............................. ....................... .

J. Hooker Hamer ley Boat (for purchase or operation of a boat , and in the meantime income to be used for relief work) .................... . ............... ....... ..

Emily H. Bourne (income to be used in common with that of the Morrill Foundation) ................. .. ............................. ....... .................................................. .... .................. ..

MaK~a;sefi~lJ :~~~) (i.~.~~~~~ .. t.~ .. ~.~ ..... ~s~~ . ~rl ... ~~~.~.~.~ .... '~i~~ ... ~~~~ ... ~~ ... t~~ Mansfield Memorial, establi hed January 1926, by fri ends, especially the

members of the Seamen's Church In titute ASl;ociations, to com­memorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Rev. Archibald Romaine Mansfield, D.D., Superintendent, and in recognition of hi. years of service to this Society and to sea men ................................................................................ .

Walter Mathison Fund (income to relieve destitute marin rs and the ~ependent of. those who di e while following the sea 1 .................................... ..

HosIer Morgan (tncome to be used in common wi th that of the Morrill Foundation) .......................................... ......................................................... ............................................ ..

Morrill Foundation, in memoriam of the late Captain Charle, Mont· gomery Morrill (inr.ome to reli eve destitute marin er and the dependents of th ose" ho die while followinp; the ~ea) ..................................... .

Captain William Wilson Owen Memorial (income to be used for destitute seamen) ....................... . . ... .. ." ................ .

Ramage Endowment (income to be u 'ed for th e maintenan ce of depend-ent seamen) .. ................................................................................ "."" ................................................. "."" .. .

Estate of Mary A. L. Newton ..................... . .. ... " ............. . Henry F. Hom e. E tate .... ... .... ...... .. ........ Captain Edward B. Cohb Fund, given by the will of A Ui(UstliS G. Cobb,

in memory of his fath er ............................................................. ....... " ..................................... .... .. Janet Roper Memorial Fund ............ " ......... " .................................. " .... " ....... " ............................ . Edith and Maude K. Wetmore, in mf'mory of their fath er and mother

George Peabody Wetmore, and Edith 11. K. Wetmore ............................. " ....... :

17,880.37 8,002.44

2,193.09

2,193.09 500.00

1,789.51

90,326.91

4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 4,000.00

4,000.00

7,536.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00

8,000.00 8,000.00

8,408.52

5,263.44

4,036.29

30,209.01

13,132.63

1,900.90

19,558.07

250.00

3,316.00 500.00

4,907.46

]97,421.82 5921.75

10,000.00

TOTAl.. F U l)s.

384,36L.89

83,784,174 .05

Changes in .·Funds ''1 \.-y V 1957

Assels as per report of December 31, 1956 ............... " ................................................. . 3,561,528.26

Additions during 1957

GE NE R AL FUND - UNRESTRICTED :

Estates 0/ : Anne A. Black .................... " Charles E. Bunting .. Virginia B. A. Clowe ....... .. ~[8bel H. G. Craig .......... . Harry Gee .... .. Julia Giles ........ .. Theodora Gordon .......... .. Adolf Grindberg .... Frederic Prescott

Hammond, Jr ....... .. Grace Hewlett... .. .. E. I,abel Huntel Harry S. Knapp .. ... " .................... .. ;\[artha Jane r.i cC latdle)' .. . John D. Mershon .. Ethel E. Miles .. " ... " .. . Laura Nelson ................. . Mrs. Mary Penniman. Frank Platz" ..... .. . Lucille L. Rieser .. Loui e Robinson ... Sarah B. Russell ... Valeria Forbes Sands ..... Louise M. Saunders ...

1,000.00 2,790.00

40,447.32 66.08

590.76 2,334.46

.85 500.00

5,000.00 11,356.81

500.00 1,000.00

105.00 100.00

2,500.00 10,000.00 20,944.9.3 2,000.00

15,119.56 500.00

27,914.12 2,730.29 1,679.60

Harriet Pullman Scbermerhorn . 5,000.00

Lucy H. Starr. 500.00 Albert C. Town end. 5,000.00 George F. Trommer.. ..... " ... ".. 2,500.00 Anna R. C. Van Voorhis ...... 141,102.15 Ernest H. West... ........................... 2,000.00 Adah F . Whitcomb.................. 986.84 Sylvia A. H. G. Wilk 12.07

Gi/t 0/ : Mrs. Marga ret C. Miller,

335.00, supplementing legacy of 416.25 from the estate of Virginia M. Whitfield, towards provid· in g a bedroom in memory of Edwin A. Whitfield, on of George S. Whitfield and Elizabeth Guion Stevens ....

Payments against principal 0/ mortgage interests, estates 0/ :

Edward McClure Peters ..... Olin Scott Roche ..... . Belle 1. Stewart... ...... .

751.25

1.65 387.62

9,849.00

317,270.36

GIFT S AND LEGACIES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES:

Endowment funds, general: Augusta de Peyster . .............................. .. Winifred !. Sheldon .......................................... ............... _ .... . Mrs. Emma W. Woolfolk

Deduct sundry IIdvnnces nnd payments

TOTAL TRUST FUNDS

DAnu- New York City, December 31, 1957

Co ...... i ... ·(· 00 Trlls. Fu .. ds DE COURSEY F L£S. Chairman

] ,000.00 5,088.04 5,950.00 12,038.04

3,890,836.66 106,662.61

3,784., I 74,.05

CHARLES E. DuNLAP

CLARE Cf; F. MIClIALlS

GEOJ'lCE P. MONTGOMERY

TIIOMAS R OnERTS

I" vestments examined and found to agree with foregoing account.

Audifio.c .'.m .... iUee JOli N [t. G. PF.LL, Chairman CLAllJo. CE F. [I CIIALI.

Board Committees: Elected January 23, 1958 Exeeutive: FRA N KL!

DE Co RSEY FALES F. RI CHARDS FORD FRA N K G ULD EN W. LAW ln :NC E ~[CLAN E

E. V I LA S, Chairman C LIFFORD D . MALLORY, JR. C LARE NC E F . M ICHAL! JOII I H. G. PELL THOMAS ROBERTS C IIARLES E . SALTZMA N

JOHN J. S CHlEFFELl HERBERT L EE SEWARD ORM E WIL. ON GWHGE G. ZABRISKIE

SI'eeiul Ser"ieeH '0 Sennleu: W . LAWR E 'C £ l\-! CLA NE, Chairman ARTII UR Z . GRAY GERALD HALLOC K WALT ER B. POTTS C HARLES S. HAIGIIT LW NARD D . HENRY DAVID P. H. WATSON

Busiuess Operntion: JOli N H. G. PELL, Chairman GERALD A . BRAMWELL C II AHLES E . SALTZMAN TIIO 1A ROBERTS

BE JAm ' STRO NG, .TIl. EDWARD K. WARREN

Eduentiou nnd Enll'.OYlnellt: .TOII N J. S CIII F.FFELI N , Chairman WILLIAM ARMOUR C ALVI N T. D URGIN JOlI N S . RO GERS CIIAIlLES W. BOWRI G, In. F. RICHARDS FORD EDWARD K. WARREN

PA UL RENSHAW

Luw: GEORGE G. ZABRISKIE, Chairman and Atturney C HARLES B. BRADLEY CIIARLES S. HAIGHT D E CO UR EY FALES

THOMAS L. HIGGINSO r BENJAMIN H. TRASK

'Vuys nud ~fenus: CLIFFORD D. MALLORY, JR., Chairman ED"'I J. BARBER LLOYD H. DALZELL HARRY FORSYTH

ARTHUR Z . G RAY W. LAWRENC E M c LANE L£O)lARD D. HENRY WALTER B. POTTS

OHME WILSON

Trust Fllllds: DE COURSEY FALES, Chairman C HARLES E. D UNLAP CLARENCE F. MICHALIS

GEO RGE P. Mo 'TGOMERY

'Vonlen's C .... ncil: FRA N K G ULDE N, Chairman GORDON K NOX BELL, JR. LA)IAR R. LEAHY GERARD HALLOCK JOH N LEWIS Mo TGOMERY

.-Iuuuing: HER BERT LJ,;E SEWARD, Chairman. F. RICHARDS FonD CLIHORIl D. MALLORY, JR. LEONARD D. H EN RY TIIOMAS ROBERTS ELL IS KNOWLES

.-ension: CLARENCE F. l\hCHALlS, Chairman THOMAS ROBERTS ROBERT OLS EN , Ex·Officio

LEGACIES TO THE INSTITUTE

THOMAS ROBERTS

JOH N H. G . PELL ALEXA NDER O . V!I::Ton

C HAIILES E. SALTZ IA BENJAMIN STRO ' G, JR. ALEXA l\ DER O. VI ETOR

GORDO FEAREY

You are asked to remember this Institute in your will, that it may properly carryon its important work for seamen. While it is advisable to consult your lawyer as to the drawing of your will, we suggest the following as a clause that may be used:

"I give and bequeath to Seamen's Church Institute of New York, a corporation of the State of New York, located at 25 South Street, New York City, the sum of... .. ......... ........ .... ...................... Doliars."

Note that the words "of New York" are a part of our title. If land or any specific property such as bonds, stocks, etc., is given, a brief description of the property should be inserted instead of the words, "the sum of... ................. .............................................. Dollars ."

Contribut ions and beques;1s to the Institu te ore exempt from federa l and New York Stale Tax .

-Board of Managers

Honorary President RT. R EV. HORACE W. B . DONEGAN, D.n., 1946

President FPANKLIN E. VILAS, 1948

Chairman 01 the Boarli CLARENC!: G. MICHALIS, 1924

Clerical Vice-Presidents

RT. REV. BENJAMIN M. WASHBURN, REV. ARTH UR L. KI NSOLVI NG, D.D....... 1949 D D .. ' .. . ,. . .. .... 1936 REV. JOHN E. LAnGE, D .D . . . ....................... 1951

RT. 'R ~;: CHARLES K. GILBERT, D.O • .... 1947 REV. JOHN M. M ULLIGAN ..... 1951 RfV FREDERI CK BURG ESS ................................. 1923 VERY REV. JAMES A . PIKE, D.D. .. 1952 Rt:v' ROELIF H . BROOKS, S .T.D ..... ........ ... 1926 REV. JOII . Hwss, D.O. ...................... 1952 R;v: LO UIS W. PITT, D.D. ... . . .. ... 1941

Lay Vice-Presitlents

ORME WILSON ...... .... .......................... .

HARRY FORSYTH ....... .

1910 1921

THOMAS ROB ERTS . GERALD A. BRAMW ELL ..... . .

... 1927 ........ 1942

Secretary and Treasurer: THOMAS RO BERTS ... ........................ . 1927 Assistant Secretary: GORDON F EAREY ........ 1949 Assistant Treasurer: B ENJA)1I N STRONG, In. . ..................... 1948

CHA RL ES E. D UNLAP .... . .... .. 1915 C HAR LES B. BRADLEy.... . ...... . 1943 JOHN JAY SCHlEFFELlN ...... 1923 CHARLES MERZ ................. ............................... 1943 THOMAS A. SCOTT ........... . ........ 1924 JOHN LEWIS MONTGOMERy ........ 1943 GEORGE GRAY ZABRISKI E ........ .. .......... 1925 LAMAR RICHARD LEAHy ...... 1946 FRANK W. WARBURTO N .............. .. ............... ... 1928 CLARENCE F. MICHALIS ... .. .... ............... . 1947 Ih: COUnSEY FALES ........... .. . 1932 EDWARD K. WARRE)! ..... ............ ..... ... ..... 1947 RECINALD R. BELKNAP. . ...... 1932 CL IFFORD D. MALLO RY, JR . ..................... 1947 JOIIN S. ROG ERS ..... 1932 HERBERT L. Sf-WARD.. . .................. 1947 CHARLES E. SALTZMAN ....... ..... 1933 * ADRIAAN GIPS .......... ..................... 1948 FRANK GULDEN ...................... ............ ............... ...... 1933 WALTER B. POTTS .... 1949 CHARLES S. HAIGHT ..... . ... .......... ...................... 1933 LLOYD H . DALZELL .. 1950

*EDWIN DE T . B ECHTEL .............. . ........... 1934 ARnl UR ZABRISKIE GRAy .... 1950 RI CIIARD H. M ANSFIELD .................... ... 1934 F . RICIIARDS FORD . 1951

'CLEMt:NT L . DESPARD ..... . .......... 1936 THOMAS L. HIGGINSON. . .... ....... ................. 1951 JOII N H. G . P ELL ... .......................... ... ...................... 1936 CALV IN T. D UnGIN .. ................................ 1951 GORIJO N K NOX BELL, JR. . 1938 EDWARD J. BARB ER ........ . . ....... ............. 1952 Gt;O RGE P. MONTGOMERy ............................ 1939 WILLIAM D. RYA ' . 1952 AI.EXA NDt: R O . VIETOR .... .. ....... .............. . 1939 PAUL RE SHAW .. . .................................... 1952 GERALD HALLOCK ................ .............. 1940 LEO)!ARD O . HENRY ..................... 1954 CHARLES W. BOWRING, JR. ............. 1941 DAVID P. H. WATSO)l ...................................... 1954 ELLIS K ' OWLES ................................. 1941 BE)lJAM IN H. TRASK ........ ...... 1957 W. LAWRENCE McLANE. . ................ 1941 CLIFFORD M. CA RVER. 1957 OLIVER I SELIN ....... ................ . ......... .... ... 1941 J OHN P. MORGAN II ... 1957 WILLIAM ARMOUR ..... . .......... 1942

Honorary Members 01 the Institute

J Oll MA~EF!ELD. 1933 T . ASHLEY SPARKS .. . ... .................... 1912

Ex·Officio Members 01 the Institute

RI'. REV. BENJAMIN M. WASllDUR " RI'. REV. JONATIIAN G. SIIERMAN, R D.f). ... ....................... ... . 1935 S .T.D. ....... . ........... . ...... 1948

T. REV. JAMES P. DEWOLFE, D.D .......... 1942 Rr. REV. CHARLES F . BOYNTON, S.T.D. . ..... 1950

RT. REV. LELAND W. F. STARK, D.O. . .............. 1954

Dlreetor

* Died durin.g 1957 R EV. RAYMOND S. HALL, D.D . ..................... 1947