New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-22
CHINAMEN CELEBRATE PEACE PACT.
Many Business Men Attend Dinner of Two
Rival Tongs

The warning factions in Chinatown IN. On Teonp
Tong and the Hip Sing Tong. COMMUNICATED n
peace agreement signed year ago with dinner
last night in the Tuxedo Chatham Square and
Doyers street The dinner was provided bv the
Chinese Merchants Association. a body that IN
cludes in its membership every business China
IN New York City.
The invitations TO the dinner were sent out in the
name OF Judge Warren W Foster Of General SEES
sions. before whom one year ago representatives OF
the two Chinese societies TO keep the peace
for one year Judge Foster presided the dinner
and had score OF American business men and
bankers his personal guests
Some of those present Judge Charles s.
Whitman Albert J. Weber foreman of the August
Grand Jury: Acting District Attorney Mott Assist
ant District Attorneys Perkins. Hart. Murphy. Ma
gure and Kndleberger. Congressman Godfogle
a. B. Hepburn. president of the Chase National
Bank: J. B. Martindale and Francis Halpin officers
of the same institution: J. F. Thompson. president
Of the Bankers Trust Company; Thomas Bray. of
the United States Mortgage and Trust Company;
Winthrop Z. Scarritt. of the Automobile Club of
America: r. q. Neidnger. Frederick Kuser. c. 7
Brown c. a. TrueafT. c. ]. Wittenberg. A. Schu-
bert. J. c. l.. Rogge. William L. Mitchell. L. NJ
Wood. Charles and c. Albert Jacobs e. T Taliaf-
Zero. of Louisiana. and ex-Alderman Frederick A.
Ware.
The Chinese Merchants Association was repre-
scented by Tom Kip, Chin Mon Duck, Lee Yick
Dep, Tam Chun Jen and Ny Fan On. For the On
Leong Tong. Woong Coon Sing, who succeeded Tom
Lee Mayor of Chinatown. the head of the So
ciety. appeared. accompanied by IIo Pooh and Lee
Gong zee; Huire Cow. head OF the Hip Sings. was
accompanied by his standard bearer, Chun Pen
Sing The Empress of China represented by
Lord High Commissioner Tong Fuoman and the
vice-consul at New York, Lock Wing.
Ninety persons sat down when Judge Foster gave
the signal The Americans at ono table and
the Chinese ate by themselves at small round ia
bles. each Tong at and the Chinese merchants
Others according to clan family. The
street outside the restaurant packed with GU
rious eightseers while the dinner and speechmak-
ing going
The following telegram was received from the
Chinese Consul for this city, X. f. Shah who is at
his summer home In Mount Pocono, Penn:
Sincerely regret that my presence the dinner
Judge Foster for the benevolence he is bestowine
TO our people and all my countrymen. Though
absent my heart is with them Drink the fol-
lowing toast: Long life TO Judge Foster, Everast-
ing peace to the societies."
Il desire to remind the whole world tonight"
Judge Foster said, that the solemn peace pact
has been faithfully kept to the letter. During the
year elapsed since the signing of that document
not single conflict between members of the two
societies has occurred"
Judge Whitman, who also spoke few words
stated that never before had he tasted of the
Chinaman's fare. but that if they were fed on
ouch food every day he. for one, would be willing
TO be Chinaman three times day at all events