The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-02
Fund FOR China.
Local Cinnamon Loyal to the
Land of Their Birth.
Take Steps to Lend Their Aid to the
Home Government in Her Struggle.

The Cinnamon OF Providence took their
lirst formal action last evening In recog-
milton of the wal upon which their coun-
try has just entered.
A meeting was called at one OF the
North Main street laundries, ana py .
O'Clock a party OF 10 had gathered TO aVow
allegiance To China, denounce Japan anu
discuss Corea.
IL was decided TO make a formal organi-
nation out of the meeting with deiegates
and all the other Mclean notions. DO as
preliminary the city was divided INTO
what was referred to as the first, second
and third washing districts located rs
follows: Everything east OF Main street,
ali west OF Main and south OF Wey-
bosset. and all west OF Main
and north of Weybosset. Eacn
district was to have five delegates. IL SO
happened that the business places OF me
Is present were so located as TO make TINS
division all right, and they proceeueu
with the roll call. First district' uun
Wah, Hop Yoot, Moy Kwrong,, BONG
Cheong, and Yed Hen; second us
frict, Ton Tine, Sing Chung, hippy noey'
Hung Tung and Wing Sam; third dis
srict' Wah Tee Lung. Upi Hong, Pen kee,
Pee Wee and Yoot Moy. Then without
onnosition the following officers were
elected, taking one for each dis
trict: President, Yew Hen; Sec
retary. Hippy Hoey; treasurer,
pee Wee. and the organization was
made p~ermanent. Yeu Hen thanked the
rest for making him their head, seat
I'd himself on the highest starch box. hip
nv Hoey borrowed some rice paper from
tho host and took down minutes and Zee
Wee asked for an appropriation 10
be custodian OF. lnciuehtshy
the fact of their being together In pariia-
mentary shape were taken advantage Oh
And n union was formed. 1t was voted Ia
raise the price on shirts without collars 10
IL cents. and any member who should ne
convicted of under washing to De re-
ported to the Sunday School teacher as a
dissolute Chinaman. There was a hot
dispute on the price of pillow shams and
the matter was finally laid over and the
sprinkling question taken up. The inno-
walton on the part of q few recreant coun-
trvmeu. who had cut of their queues ano
ndopted Christian clothes, to sprinkle by
hand. was generally ridiculed, and on 9
rising vote it was settled that the original
through-the-teeth method should be al
hered to.
II was nearly midnight when the real
object of the meeting was alluded TO
-Fbrn-YeH Hen few explanatory
remarks, reviewing the history oil Chini
and its magnificent resources, pointini
out the advantage that would result II
che possession of Corea, and showing Tn
inter absurdity ofthe Japs thinking the!
can yanauish their neighbors on the OPP
nosite shores of the Sea of japan. III
wound I'D with an appeal u
\ The patriotism Of his hearers aske'
for suggestions as to VIVA
should be done. Yoot Moy thought tina
: compan of perhaps SO might be raise'
An Providence and hasten to the seat
war. This was objected to on the groun
That the war was liable to be over befor
thew got there, and it would b
practically impossible to get bacl
70 business. A suggestion. whic
ala meet with general approval, however
was that q sum of money DO raised an
forwarded TO the government with tn
provision that it should be returned !
case peece be declared before its arriva
Il was voted to do this. Two dele
ratee from each district were ap
Dointed as solicitors for funds wit
instruction to report every night to Treas
urer Pee Vice.. Sing Chung started tn
subscription by saying that he would B
one of ten to give 40 cent
Ton Tine objected, saying tha
he must be insured against los
not that he did not love his country, bu
his business must stand first. He though
that 20 cents would be more reasonable, 9
each made his mark for that amount an
the meeting adjourned for one week, afts
which there was q season OF informal sc