Show I I Happy New Year N Not Nt at Velly CHINESE New cw Year in Salt SalD Lake Lako has hus dwindled into insignificance owing to the Americanization of most C of the Chinese according to Lo V Wong ong only Chinese newspaper reporter n Salt Lake He represents Young Yount China a n Sn Sim Franci Francisco co publication However there were a n few ce celebrants seen in Pium in-Pium Plum alley main artery of Salt Lakes Lake's Chinatown Below are arc Mr lr Wong rong at the automobile and a few more or less convivial celebrants w or rim 1 I t 4 JI p iq 3 t c 4 i 4 I r rr rI I r t A 0 c T 7 z Zi 4 4 p 4 t A 1 i b c 4 4 y q i I I. I I i p I Young Gecs Celestials Adopt U U. S. S Customs Festival Very Pale By Cliff J Johnson I A MERICAN customs having sup sup- I A AMERICAN 1 planted the the- time-revered time celebration Hon tion of or Salt Lakes Lake's Chinese the opening ot of Chinese Now New Tears rears last night for a ten day period was different dif dif- ferent very ferent-very very different than of ot old Almost forlorn and very yen lad ead Indeed seemed tho the abode of or tho the Chinese Chinese- lace The Tho timers old rs start started ell as early earh as S o'clock last evening evening- In Plum alley West Tempo Temple street and I other spots In th tha city They chatted a tl great deal In their native ton tongue It was evident as Chin Qua Chan former torm for tor- m mer mr r ml mayor r of the Chinese people here said they they- enjoyed the open opening ng of the tho season b by recalling great occaSions occasions oc oc- oc- oc fo 10 tho the past when Now New Years Year's was ushered In with ef ef- ef Old Celebration Vanishing So m many ny of ot Salt Laks Laks' Chinese prefer preter pre pre- fer ter the tho American practices that the Chinese celebration of ot old is rapidly vanishing says Mr Chan But hospitality and congeniality abounded abound d. d Till There There- Z were man many greetings of Kune Kun III Fah Chov's tho Hio lent for the Eng English h Happy New Year Tear 1 Feasting seemed to be the on ono one and only event on the tho program A A. few of or orthe the younger generation felt Celt the tho solemn sol- sol of or tho the occasion in Plumb al al- al ley And they tried to make malco a a. greater success of or the evening b by taking taking- out their m instruments Strum Strum- the crude Ingenious things thins th they y played Into th the small amaH hours of the nl night And to the rasping strains c f 1 le ted only by the he Chinese these more jovial ones the tha weird chants of ot their native land Affair V Very ery Very Chan said that the 1920 New Nw N w Years Year's was a n very very ver pale af at- fair air lIe He recalled other New Years Year's celebrations when the Chinese were at least allowed to make a little noise with Ure firecrackers Another dl disconcerting feature la Iz ruining ruining ruin ruin- ing tho the old custom Tho The Salt Lake Chinese Chi nose nese have hav become so ed the they arc are getting all their enjoyment out of ot the good old December 31 31 The Tho natives natives natives na na- na- na tives of China i and older Chinese residents residents resi resi- dents are averse oven f to this practice The They look askance askance- to th tho Chinese buck who refuses to observe the tho cew ew Y Years Year's ars ar's othis of ot his blood brothers brother The Toe enterprising enterprising- merchants were at l least reconciled by one onG New Y Years Year's nr's custom cus tom that still holds That That- Thatis Is la that all d debts must be paid And quite a fow Covo accounts were were- settled up it was said San t io Still Ob b M r n en D Day y San Francl o th they y nIt nil agreed was the one and only city where N jw W Years Year's was was' fittingly observed So Soral ral of ot th the themore moro more prosperous Chinese of ot Salt Lake L' had left for tor the Pacific coast const for tor tho express purpose of or eno enjoying the opening open open- ing nJ of ot New cw Years Year's in San Francisco l Hospitality radiates from the tho Salt Lake Chinaman In this great tion There Thore Is shaking hand the tho exchanging ex ex- chan changing of c compliments and the wishIng wishing wish wish- Ing of ot a n. happy and prosperous New tew Year And the thrifty Chinaman Is Inclined to be generous in times Tho The spirit of ot tho the day was exemplified when Quang Chan a reporter aHong a 1 Hong HonK Kong special stogie e But New Years Year's was forlorn It was not a booming 1 success It w was s the mere observing O of ot a a. rapidly vanishing custom |