The evening times., 1897-11-24
TAMMANY IN CHINATOWN |
Members Of New Yerk's aInsom'
ing Administration Dined.
VAN wYCK WAS ] ABSENT
Bird S. Coler Sent Regrets and Asa
Bird Gardiner Was There and Not
There-Judge McAdam Presided.
After the Banquet the Guests At
tended the Chinese Theater.

New York, Nov. 24.-Clrnatown cele
brated tile Tammany victorylast night with
Mongu!ian-American mixture, lii the ell.
tertainlnent Of half hundred guests, that
was both noisy and filling.
The big merchants of Pell, Doyers ans
Mott streets invited the members OF the
incoming administration te a banquet at
the restaurant, No. "a Pell street, and
dressed in spike-tailed suits, received their
guests with AN absence of Eastern re
serve and an able assumption of Western
gusto.
Everybody who was elected on the Tau,-
many ticket, from Mayor Van Wyck down,
received deliberately decorated cards with
the request n. S. v. P" emblazoned tn
gold in one corner.
The Chinese consul general, Chung Pao
Hs, and the vice consul, L, Wing, appeared
in their gorgeous robes of state and afted
through the room as ykhsseyand dered about
the fragrant aroma OF camphor, for moths
are feared by Chioese as We'll as Ameri
cans.
There We're numerous regrets because
Mayor-elect Van Wyck did not put in ap
appearance, nor did he send any word ,f
excuse fol his absence. But the mayor of
Chinatown. Chung Yak Chuu, was there.
and that was glory enough.
Chuck Connurs teiegraphed:
'lf l war dcre, I'd be dere. see?''
Bird S Coler sent d letter of regret
couched in the very latest and sInartest
language used in Brooklyn.
D,.f
door of the banquet hail 10 teatier his
regrets in person. AT least, that is ire
<. raj Interpretation of his movements.
Anyhow, the colonel, clad in evening
attire. walked up from Fraunce's Tav-
ern to the Bowery and Pell street, ard
turned down PEN 10 No. "a. He spoke
to few newspaper men who We're going
upstairs l.. the restaurant, and then
like flash disappeared. Several Tan
many lights recognized the colonel, but
none Of them saw where he went.
Chu Fong, the leading spirit of the affair
however, sent out TWO Chinese sleuths to
capture the colonel and guide him to the
seat of honor at the h eadof the table. But
although the banquet was postponed for
an hour, he could uot be found.
There We're sfiine curious mistakes iIa.ie
by both ECs sts and guests, which added to
the gayety Of nations. For instance. a
Celestial, on being introduced 10 au Amer
lean who is the very second SELF in features
and bearing, Of Mayor Strong, ask al f Ire
was present on the auspiCiUuS occasion
when the mayor took tea I'm Chinatown.
''0l," replied the guest, With "A depre
catory gesture, Il am not Mayor Strung.
IL ON" The name was lost in 4
clash of bdrbarfc music. The hand had
been ordered to play for half an hour
and the ban d Obeycd.
There was great kai-towing, d salvo Of
salaams, When IA newcomer among IT,.
guests was introduced TO the onsaiI anu
those about him ass'Mr- sheehan,,' and NJ
body had the heart to trll them hat he ,."s
not the Tammany chieftaiu, brt only a
newspaper man.
The only woman present WAS quaint little
Miss Chu Que, who looked on wonderingly
when Judge McA dam called the | SO Iaen
about the tables and said he had been ashsI
To preside.
This is the Chinese Delmonico'S and
also tie Chinese Tammany Hail. hc sand.
Fall to-
There was shout of 1pproV at both
the brlelncSS and the sentiment OF this
speech that niomentarily drowned the cat-
ling gun racket Of the strings of giant
fir.cracEers that We're besIg let Off in ;re |
street. Tie menu was elaborate.
All the Americans used the ivory c:Iop |
sticks ard all the Chinese the silver knives |
and fol ks.
Among those present were Ovid Duprre |
of the French legation; ex-S Senat.T Jacob |
Cantor. ex Street Commission William s |
Andrcys, Assenibiyman Sinsheiu,er, Police |
Capt. Meaker. Edgar Saltus. ex-Alier:iian |
J. Ii Long DIR. ]. ] .Neviil. Judge McAdam. |
Jud1" Gcldfogle, Maurice TTnterIueyer. |
Judge Steine.. James ID. Hart, cx-Policc |
Justice Koch and young Tim Sullivan.
After the dinner the whole party went |
To the Chinese theater and to the Chinese |
Free Masons Lodge rtum.