The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-01
LITERARY ENTERTAINMENTS.
Seattle Literary Society.

1ne 1e8fy Dill Tor the entire prOuiUAlou VI
the entry OF Chinese persons into the United
States, which has been occupying the attention
OF congress for the past week, was thoroughly
discussed by the rising lawyers belonging 70
this society last Thursday evening. MI. r. Z.
Knowles pointed out that every Chinese in the
United States dsprives an American OF the
means OF livelihood; that that race can never
be assimilated into the body Of American citi-
Gems; that Chinese care nothing for our fnsti.
buttons and send sll the money they make here
out Of this country; that so Objectionable
race should not b allowed q single representa-
tive here outside of diplomatic Officers. Messrs
h. J. Ramsey and Ernest 8. Lyons preferred
that congress should pass bill excluding Chi
ness laborers, arguing that by lsgislattng
against all classes We would violate our treaty
obligations and antagonist Q nation whose
trade We should seek to acquire. They
thought that II merchants and travellers were
allowed TO come and 60, sufdcient safeguards
could be established to guard against fraud.
Samuel 7. Porter, in deciding the debate against
the bill. took the same stand a. the Republican
party has just done in the United States Senate.
Mr.. E. Hester Cute then read paper on Estate
Citizenship" He declared that all those who
have lately come to this state became citizens OF
the state OF Washington the very moment they
established . residence here, though the right to
vote would net accrue till such residence had
continued one year. In support Of this view he
laws Of the United States and of Washington
and various decisions Of the courts. WilliamL
Merry. consul general of Nicaragua at San Fran
cisco, has notified this society that ex-senator
Warner Miller will come to Seattle in . few days
to excite public opinion in behalf Of the Nicar.
aqua canal Next Thursday evening Messra
A. I. Heydon and J. P. Gleason will try to con-
vince this society that the United States should
build and control this canal and Messrs. II. B.
Huntly and E. q Cute will oppose them.
Black Diamond School Entertainments.
The school entertainment given at Black Dia-
mond hall on Friday evening proved Q grand
success both socially and financially. The hall
was beautifully decorated with evergreens, flow.
ers and emblems. The scholars displayed con-
siderable talent, especially the little ones The
proceeds went toward the school library. Fol.
lowing was the programme rendered:
Die esns scaE Dreadful Row. ine Scn00i
Bessie Jones. Carrie Jones, Charlie Dunlap,
Northumberland Annie Mills
Dialogue-"Writing Poetry. ............
ReoisatIon-";How We whipped the Teacher"
o,e,:,;: inn;cr n a. DUNLAP
Rseitation-awhat Can an Boy pos. ..:i...:.
..:...:.:., Mamie Abrahams
Thomas, Selma Hansen.
Solo-"Songs That We Never Forget. .......
pialoeue.aPeopie viii Taii"....... Group
Recitation-'Johnny's First Lesson.
.............;...; ..Gladys Edwards
Dialogue-"Playing School. ..........-.....
Annie Abrahams, Inis Calhoun, Sadie
Thomas, Annie Hughes, Winnie Evans, An.
ME Borgan. ~
Dialogue-SMendicant'' -. ............
Ida Davis, Lizzie Hughes. Mills Thomas.
Gladys Jones.
6ong-"Farmers Boys". Glass
Recitation-"Boys Wanted"
Oscar Borgan, Davy Reese, Johnny Craig,
Johnny civilian, Johnny Lawrence. J.
Whitfield.
Dialogue-"How Johnny Stopped Crying.
A. Thomas, r. Davis, Mary Habnicht, Annie
L Davis, Lille Harris
G. Botting, c. Evans. E. Hughes, Sadie
Evans. 9. A. Davis, Maggie Lewis.
Recitation-"Good Papa. Carrie Jones
Misrepresentation Inquirer.
............ Alice Cordray and Alice Thomas
song-Hal Columbia" -. School
At the conclusion Of the sntsrtainment Pro-
lessor R. A. Langford stepped forward and pre-
ssnted to Miss Henshaw, through her scholars,
sbeautiful dressing case a. . slight token Of
their respect fos her.