San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-03
HOBNOBBlNG WITH CHINA.
Rev. Bartke and DR.. Leo Pac at the
Casino Last Night--A Chi
nese Wedding.

Casino Last Night--A Chi
nese Wedding.
The Casino hall was filled last night
with the members and friends OF the
Young Mems Christian association, not
withstanding the rainy weather that
prevailed. The entertainment was given
for the benefit OF this association by tho
two Chinese students, under the man
agement Of Mr.. ID. 3. Garnsey, OF Chica-
go. who arrived with them yesterday
from LuliDg.
The entertainment was In the form Of
an expose Of the manners and customs
prevailing 10 the Celestial kingdom.
Leo Pac Jung, the student who 10 study
Ing medicine, acted as chief lecturer
and In very good English showed how
drank soup out OF ladle, how the
women Of his country sing, etc., etc.
G W, Bartke, the Chinaman who has
taken his degree as . minister, and who
leaves In May to preach the gospel In
China. also leotured In English and gave
the audience some Idea OF the transls-
ton OF the scriptures into Chinese let.
ters, by reading from the Bible.
After this the Chinese marriage Gus.
tom was explained and practically dem
Onstrated, with the assistance OF three
San Antonio young ladies. The bride,
Miss CarricO, was dressed in oriental
style, veil and all. and her bridesma aids,
Misses Helen Bennett and Beckie Chew,
were also attired Orientally. Leo
Pac Jung was the bridegroom and
seemed delighted at the idea Of even
going through such mummsry with
Mclean girl, while Bartke acted as the
go-between, SO necessary to all Chinese
marriages. There was q good deal OF
bowling, which the ladies did rather
stitiiy, much to the amusement OF the
audience, and the big lanterns carried
by the bridesmaids swayed TO and fro
rather nervously the while. The BRIDE
groom did not kiss his bride. That was
not In the ceremony, but contented him
self with . glimpse at her face after the
ceremony wSeD her veil was raised.
This ended the entertainment and all
repaired to the reception rooms where
supper was served and Chinese wares
were exposed for sale.
These students 60 from San
Antonio to san Marcos, then to Austin
and SO forth, working the church racket
wherever they 60. They are trying to
raise money to complete their education
and gain q considerable pro rata of the
receipts OF each entertainment, the re-
msinder, II there be any, going to the
church. In Columbus, Texas, where
they exhibited for the benefit Of the
church, the church found themselves the
loser after the expenses were paid, be-
sides the disgrace Of q considerable row
which occurred during the entertain
ment. Some small boys who evidently
did not like the idea Of seeing white
girls going through the form OF Chi
nese wedding, and who were surely
loyal American lads, called rats" sew.
eral times In the audience. This an
gered the students and one OF them
spoke out, saying there were no respect
able people In Columbus, ladies or gen.
tlemen. Subsequent to this speech, the
young men Of the town collected and
gave the students good shower OF
spoiled eggs and in turn were arrested
by the city marshal. Col. Stafford, the
wealthiest citizen OF Columbus, who
was In the audience with his family and
heard the rash utterance of the China
man, championed the young men and
The city marshal and Col. Stafford
very nearly had bloody set-to and Col.
Stafford was arrested. The students
got out OF town as quickly as they
could and have been playing 10 Luling
and other towns along the road since.
10 every part Of their entertainment.
except the wedding. there 10 nothing
Objectionable, but they surely need not
subject our American girls to such de-
graduation as, by working upon their en-
thusissm for the church, they do, In ask
Ing them to 60 through such a cere-
mony, which is suggestive that they
know not what they are doing. There
are enough Cinnamon In this city who
could be hired for 20 cents each and
dress up as females and 90 through the
ceremony quite as well. II the Students
desired to conduct 1t right, and Ameri-
can girls need not be asked to assist them.