The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-02-21
JUDGE CAMPBELL
ON CHOPST|CKS
Elaborate Toast at the Ban
quet of Yinn Yee
Kong Sow.
Given 10 Show the Real Char.
acter of the Chinese
Population.
Chinese and European Bills of Fare
and Chinese Music-List Ct
Those Present.

Gentlemen, here's toast to the ivory
chopsticks OF the Chinese, which, 1 must
admit, are far and away ahead of the
American fork, so far as eating Chinese
dishes is concerned"
The speaker was Police Judge Camp
bell, and the occasion of the toast the an
nual banquet of the Yinn Yee Kong Sow
Benevolent Association, held last evening
at the Hang Far Low restaurant, 713 Du-
pont street. Ali the American guests
arose, and the toast was responded to with
will
The object of the invitation to the
American guests was that they might see
for themselves what are the romances
and customs of the Chinese-what their
faults and failings; what their virtues
and vice; in what lies the difference be-
tween the Chinese residents in this coun-
try and their people at home in their ma
tive land; in fact in what their civiliza-
ton consists.
The Yinn zee Kong Sow Benevolent
Association is one composed OF merchants
and members of the families of Low,
Quong Chung and Chew, which are fam
lies named after celebrate ed kings or en-
perors, and from which each mem Der
claims descent for at least 1900 or 300
years.
The banquet began at 9 P. NJ, and con-
sisted of a great many courses of the pecu-
liar and celebrated dishes so pleasing to
the palate of the Oriental epicure.
AT P. M, or two hours prior to the ban
quet, the American guests who had ar
rived were shown the sights of the Chi
nese quarter by competent guides hired
for the occasion. There was a short So
iourn also at the Washington-street The
Hare S-lparyiSOr ROttauZi q
good deal of merriment by tarcical ex-
PLANTATION of the characters in tie differ
ent roles.
During the progress of :he banquet Su-
peryisor Britt slipped around and made
an arrangement with the Chinese must
clans to flood the room with q torrent OF
shrill melody" at a preConcerted signal.
Then Supervisor Lackman was invited
to make toast TO the G. o. p. When he
was in the middle of sonorous period
q signal was given, and vast deal of mer-
riment was created by the result. Lack.
man gave up the toast as bad job. But
the champagne still flowed,
The festivities were under the especial
direction of Attorney NJ. NJ. Foote. Those
! invited were the Mayor, his secretary, the
Supervisors, the Police Judges, the prose
| cutting attorneys and their assistants and
clerks, the several leading officers of the
Police Department and all Federal officials.
Inc lOllOWlng IS IlSI OF muse WHO actu-
ally attended:
| Supervisors Haskins, Devany, Rottanzi
| Sheehan, Lackman, Rivers, Brits and Morton
| Police Judge Campbell, Thomas ]. Farrell, L.
| Buckley, George NJ. RuDenstein, George L.
Shaw, school Director Samuel Waller, Attor-
nev John II. Sheehan, o. Van Trott, II. Jones,
| P. C. Brock, John saloy, D.. C. Winsply,
| w. F. Discey, J. II. Scott, George
r. Armstrong, Robert l. Mann, F.
| &. Downey, ?. n. Delaney, W. ShOrey, w. W.
Tallant, s. f. Moore A. H. Coney, T. J. Dyer
| ]. A. Boyle, J. K. Hickman and wife, J. T.
| Thomas, A. Campbell, c. A Reynolds, Attor-
! ney NJ. NJ. Foote, c. c. J. WirZ, Charles /.
| LUCE, Miss Viola Dunlap. Miss May Connors,
| Chung Wing, presid ent Of the Yinn zee Kong
Sow association, and many other Chinese dig.
/ uitarieS.