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Show CHINESE LECTURER ARRIVES IN 0GDE1 Tho greatest Oriental demonstration demonstrat-ion since the celebration which embarked the Chineso New Year, took place in this city last night when the Celestial residents of Ogden welcomed Soon Mon, highest official of Chinese Free Masonry. Soon Mon, accompanied accompan-ied by Mong; One Son, also a high official of-ficial of Masonry, arrived in this city from Boise, over the Short Lino at 0 o'clock. There were about 200 Chinese at the depot when the rain arrived and tho distinguished guests wore ushered ush-ered to tho homo of Ogdon's most prominent Chinese in an aatomob'llo. Tho auto was followed by more than a dozen cabs In which rode the prominent prom-inent Chinese of tho city. A banquot was held last night following tho ar-rlvnl ar-rlvnl of tho two guosts. The visitors will remain in tho city thrco days and the first f a scries of lectures on Free Masonry will be given by Soon Mon in the Chinese mission tonight. The Chinese Masonry, Mason-ry, as advocated by Soon Mon, stands out for the freeing of China from the bonds of mnnarchlnl government. It was but a few years ago that the empress em-press o'f China placed a price, equal to $150,000, on tho head of Soon Mon because of his utterances against tho government. He was forced to flee and was hidden for some time In tho Sandwich Ir.lnuds Tort Ay he Is at liberty to travel In safety In any part of the world. A very largo percentage of tho Chineso Chin-eso In this country arf Free Masons and there are also millions of members mem-bers in China. Of Uie 250 Chinese In this city, 200 ;vrc said to bo members mem-bers of tho order. Soon Mon comos to this city from S"n Francisco, after making a trip to Portland. lie also stopped off In Boise and Pocatelio nnd will go to Salt Lako upon leaving Ogden. |