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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, November 14, 1911, Image 5

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FIRST "CHINESE BOY'S-CLUB -IN- THE- WORLI5 IS
' ' IN'FRIS'CO'S CHINATOWN ' -;
San Francisco , " 'Nov. 6
Young American club is th'eriaTme
of the latest organization" in tnis
city's djinatbwnj.'the1 largest in
the conn try .-It is a'maYching 'ath
letic and. debating-club, composed'
exclusively of'c Chinese' ibpy's of
from 9 to-18-yeafs.' -Maj.-Edgarl
Peixotto founder, of the Juvenile
society, the "Columbia Tank? Bovs,
impression on the prince, who
thariked'them. personally. Major
Peixotto then suggested that the,
Chinese of-San'"Francisco should
have'suchan institution of their
own. ' ' " ' "
All members 5 are American
born Chinese "and) though there
are:no religious.. -restrictions, the
very great majority are Chris-
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Chinese BoysVClub On March.
is'' responsible 'for the Young
America club.
Last March Prince TsaiTsun,
head of the Chinese-army, visited
San Francisco, and Chinatown,
turned out .to greet:him,employ-
ing the' Columbia - Park .'Boys' ,
band and marchingas part'oftthe,
propaganda" of welcome - J "
tiahs. So1 far as is known this is
the only Chinese organization of
its 'kind in. the world. " - -
o M)
c - Rosevelt is increasingly men-,
"tipned as 'a compromise between
Taft and La Follette. ut the
Democrats can name-a man on
-whom a5 majority'of ' the .people
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