Deseret Evening News | 1908-04-11 | Page 3 | Chinamen to Build Club House in New York

TO BUILD CLUB HOUSE IN NEW YORK York April 10 of ot tho city who wish to tho tra traditions dillon of ot their thell native lanil ato plan tin tu to build a I clubhouse as II the homo home of Uio tilO Confucius association H II Chen Ch nl a ot of university lt and con connected with the Imperial civil service Is 13 president ot of the organization Mr II Chen has tun tho confidence of or his govern trent unil was WIS sent I ent heio helo on leave leav of absence to study political economy The club 1111 organized last October and has grown stcl ll Mr Chen SIt are aro now nol 1000 members In III all 1 parts of tho country Although tho ha ho said bald baldIs Is devoted to the tho maintenance of or Chinese Ideals aw represented In the tho writings of ot the rage Confucius It la Is lat t b no lI hostile to any One may moy bo ho connected with a I Christian church find and mill ho he a IL member of the tho association It In III found that many ot 01 our race In this till II country have practically no social lire life and dont dOIl keep m In touch either with what Is I going on In this county or 01 China There IH 18 no a largo number of people can meet and lInd talk Mr Chen Chenu a follower of at the precepts of Confucius frequently lectured la In Christian churches churchell on educational and amI conditions