Depression's Bad Effect om Subscriptions A. decision to approach the Court with a request for permission to apply the interest received on a sum of slightly over $95,000, comprising the Seamen's War Memorial Fund, towards the general expenses fund was reached during the course of the annual meeting of subscribers to the Missions to Seamen, which was held on Friday afternoon in the Seamen's Institute, 541 Broadway.
Dean AE, S, Trivelt presided, and called upon Mr. B. O. Blaker, honor-fry treasurer and secretary, (o deliver the finane'al account, in which the Jatier mentioned that the total of subscriptions and donations received included' an. increase in the Sailors Home Trust grant, bringing this item up to $10,585.61. Subscriptions, how~ ever, were actually Mfty less than In the previous year, and for this the present depression was in a large measure responsible.
Mr. G. Kemp, who presented the Hanbury Institute's report, regretted American Ambassador also in attend-
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