Show I SEAMANS SEAMAN'S CHURCH I fOR PORTLAND ND ORE Plan Proposed Is to Reproduce Reproduce Reproduce duce New York ork Work PORTLAND D. Or Orl Or May 7 Two Tt representatives li tives ves of the Seama Seamans Seaman's ns n's Church Institute o oC America Rev nev Archibald n. n Mansfield superintendent of oC the New v York headquarters headquarters' terl and Rev Rc George W. W Yo Davenport Da executive C secretary of or the organization tion have surveyed the Portland waterfront with a n view of or soon re rea reopening reopening re- re opening a seamans seaman's Institute here and looking over the UH field Id for a suItable suitable suit suIt- suItable able place for a building It Oft is IR our ultimate desire to reproduce duce the New York York- work here liere on a 1 proportionately smaller scale as asserted asserted as- as Rev fie Mr Ir Mansfield We hope to see the institute flag waving waln s soon on over every seaport In the United I States Slates A As to lo a new building at Portland It It I is my belief belier that thai every I port hould should have hav a buildIng constructed construct construct- I ed cd and anti designed especially for or such work worl as ase we e are undertaking Old buildings renovated Teno arc are not generally adequate and too often prove trovo un factory I hope lope to b be able to open the tn Institute here this hI fall The Th entire pro program i IB up to tho tile support the community will hn such a t venture fir Mr Davenport told of or lh the wonderful v work ork of or the r- r New Kew w York headquarters institute the lir largest st building o of its kind In tho the world I I evet n hundred and fourteen n m men n can obtain lodgings A bank Is maintained j I for fOI tho the sailors orf-l orf and nd all forms of oC 1 recreation even tn to a roller f skating I rink are arc provided The Institution Is three fourths self fel supporting More I than m. m meals aIR were served last I year ear and the building has separate apartments for officers A navigation atlon school l I is one of ot the features of ot tho the institution and was War attended by 1700 1100 last year An foot eighty launch is owned and meets the ships as ns they enter the harbor and takes the sailors Bailors and their bagg go o to the hostelry |