Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-04
THE CHINESE BANQUETS
Were Most Thoroughly Enjoyed by the
Americans Present-A Fitting Close to
the New Year Festivities.

Were Most Thoroughly Enjoyed by thu
Americans Present-A Fitting Close Il
the New Year Festivities.
More genuine hospitality than was dispensed
by the Chinese class of the Second Presbyte
rian Church Sabbath school last evening tt
their teachers and friends would be hard tC
| find. About 500 guests responded to invitations
sent out by the happy entertainers. and at an
early hour the audience room of the church
| was filed, and a policeman was needed at the
| door to prevent an influx of unlimited guests SO
| popular are these annual entertainments given
by the Chinese. The early portion of the even
! ing was devoted to literary entertainment,
| the numbers of the programme being rendered
! by the hosts after the seating of the large au-
| dience had been accomplished by dapper, cute
| little Cinnamon.
The front pews were reserved for the entire
class OF Chinese pupils, and were occupied by
them. The exercises were opened by a hymn
| and prayer, followed by Rev. ]. ]. Sunderland.
| pastor of the church. The Twenty-third Psalm
was sung by the class and the programme was
as follows:
Scripture reading by Gee Chez; duet by
| Lee aaw and Quang Wah Hi; a quartet by
Lee Lee. HaW NJ Chin Yi1g, ouang Wah HI and Lee
| Haw, Quang Wah Hi and Lee Moi.
The address of welcome was gwen by Secre-
| tary Johnston, and was very able effort. He
was warmly applauded, as were each and every
performer of the evening. A very pretty ad-
| dress was made by visiting Chinaman,
Mr. Bert c. Lee, who is a mechanical engi-
neer and has been educated In this country by
the Chinese Government Mr.. L. s. Grey was
master of ceremonies, and Rev. Donehoo md
MIR. W. P. McJunkin made short addre sses,
the latter being the gentleman who first started
the Chinese class of the Second Presbyterian
Church.
During the entire programme the most care
tul attention was paid, and it must be said to
the credit of the guests and hosts that every
effort was appreciated.
At the conclusion of the exercises the COM
pany repaired to the lower rooms where, in one
OF the class rooms, was stationed a Chinese
band and also individual musicians, that enter
tanned portion Of the guests, while the re-
mainder filled the eight long tables in the lee
ture room Every thing that a capricious ap-
petite could suggest was served in abundance,
the tables were beautifully decorated, and the
entire room was radiant with decorative arti-
cles from the land of China. The happy hosts,
some In the garb of their adopted country, but
all with beaming faces. looked after the COM
fort Of their guests in a truly cOmmendable
manner, and the climax Of the New Year cele-
brations which have been protracted for three
weeks was grand success.
The Chinese of Allegheny celebrated their
annual banquet last night at the Central Re-
formed Presbyterian Church. The tables were
set In the lower part of the church. The place
was decorated all over with Chinese emblems
and Shields There were seats for large num-
Der of people, and about go people partook of
the DountieS of the occasion. The dishes were
to great extent of the Chinese STYLE and
along with the ordinary American eatables,
there were several kinds of Chinese food pre-
pared after the manner Of their country. The
dinner was given by the members of the
no expense to have everything that would be
desired.
Mrs. c. W. Newell is superintendent of the
school, and she seemed pleased at the efforts of
her class to improve their condition. She said:
1.-THE number of members in the class was at
first about so, and the average attendance is