The San Francisco call., 1896-03-01
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City last night with banquet of the most
approved Chinese type at the Hang Fer
Low restaurant, 713 Dupont street. Birds
nests, picked eggs, rice brandy, Chinese
quail, pear brandy and champagne fol-
lowed close one upon another to an ac-
compartment of Mongolian music. The
| feast consisted of twelve courses, which
were served by a half dozen handsome
young walters attired in glorious oriental
costumes.
The Tim Yee Quong Sow Benevolent
Association was organized only short
time ago. Its object was mutual protec-
mem bers as to the ways of the Caucasians.
The banquet of last night was means
toward that end.
The chief City officials were invited to
attend, and many we're there.
Paderewski, the great pianist, had ex-
pressed his intention of being present.
During the last week an engagement was
made to play at San Jose. This deparred
him from participating in the feast, which
was source of great regret to the Chinese
hosts.
The guests were greeted at the restau-
Tim Yee Quong Sow, dressed in resplen-
dent silken robes reaching to their ankles.
Upon their Mongolian great coats rested
immense gold badges with ribbons of red,
gold and blue. This bit of modernism was
a striking illustration of the desire of the
Chinese of this society to appear Ameri-
caniZed.
The menu was most carefully served.
During the dinner skilled musicians per-
formed and attendants passed about the
table continually replenishing the cups
with rice brandy or pear wine.
For the first course came birdSnest soup.
This was followed with picked eggs in
slices, with ginger root. Mushrooms with
Chinese asparagus made the next course.
After a course of chicken ivers with
sugared vinegar sauce came more BIRDS
nest, with chicken and mushrooms. Pre-
served lemons and plums were next
served, and then came some sharks fins
with chicken. After service of preserved
chestnuts had been made roast Chinese
quail were brought on the table. After
these came chicken and ham brochette,
duck and seed sprout saute, chin mi soup,
French mushrooms served with chop
sticks, fish brain soup, rice, chicken, fish
and egg and sweetmeats and fruits. With
this came an accompaniment OF ri ce
brandy, pear wine, claret and champagne.
With the champagne came many in ter
esting speeches. Chew Haw, the president
of the organization, tall, benevolent
looking man, with face like De Wolf
Hopper's, welcomed the guests in choicest
Chinese, and then shook hands all around.
His remarks were interpreted by Tim Cox,
the secretary of the order, who, in few
we'll chosen remarks, thanked the visitors
for their interest
J. Taylor Rogers, Mayor Sutro's secre-
tary, said the banquet and the sentiments
rl,I l~xv.% o1of, n, i'm
"We have always considered the Chinese
exclusive and not desirous OF adopting our
ways" he, said. sour experience of to-
night shows that they are ANXIOUS to De-
come better acquainted. The Chinese are
decreasing numerically, and many OF those
who remain seem anxious TO get more IN
touch with American ideas and American
progress. In that light the banquet of
tonight, it seems to me, is probably pro-
phetic of new features in the social and
political life of the Chinese.
Superyisor Hughes addressed the Chi
nese as his constituents, explaining that
he was in his own district. He thanked
them for their courtesy, and declared
thew had given him less trouble than the
inhabitants of any other part OF his dis
trict. and never demanded repairs in the
sewers and streets.
II did not poll many votes in this pre-
cinct." he added, when M. NJ. Foote, the
attorney for the Low Quong chung CheW,
interrupted with:
"But you will next election, Supervisor.
for our society alone polls over 600 votes.
Speeches followed by M. M. Foote,
Judge SeawelI, Justice Barry, Justice Groe-
Finger, Oscar Rouleau and others. Then
the full Chinese band. with its gongs and
cymbals, was introduced, and a musical
feast was served up with the cigars.
Among the Caucasians present were:
Judge J. NJ. SeaweIl. Judge g. G. Groe-
Finger. Supervisors bunker, Hughes, Wag-
ner, Benjamin and Morgenstern, Prose
cutting Attorney William M. Madden, j.
Taylor Rogers (for Mayor Sutro), Prose.
cutting Attorney Frank Benjamin, Judge
Carroll, T. J. Carroll, Judge George H.
Bahrs, M. M. Foote, Deputy Assessors w.
w. Nhan, &. H. Wetjen and Ollie Marosco,
Professor Carl Eisenschimmel. Robert Den
mis-, Charles Fancher, Dr.. f. F. Lord, E. A.
Waben, ]. D. Hines, w. Averill, Alfred l..
Morgenstern. Gordon Ross, Judge Barry,
Oscar Rouleau and others.