The first Chinese Sorority in the United States was established to-day on the campus of the University of Michigan, The sorority has been named the Signa Sigma Phi and will include all Chinese women studying in American Jor foreign colleges and universities. Eventually, it will be jgternational in scope.
Chapters of the Signa Sigma Phi have already been planned for London and Shanghal.—Reuter, The way of it was somewhat extra ordinary for, as the "Sinyapao" relates, the elly government, once fired with the enthusiasm to modernize the city, spared not the 'Tsao Shih Temple from among' those old houses and buildings that had to make way. for wider' and better streets, Thus the chief idol of that religious house, the good god Tsao Shih, was bereft of a home, Devotees, rather than see him left in the cold, shifted him into the Wang Ku Temple, but, in their zeal, overlooked. the fact that this institution housed a female deity.
ere was opportunity enough and the wags of the town did not fail to improve' on it. Soon their levity became past bearing and the sober element of the tle township, in order to preserve the proprieties and make matters all correct and beyond reproach, thought it a good plan to act on the suggestion of the naughty that, the two deities had "fallen in Jove" and duly "marry" them off with traditional ceremony.
This beautiful compromise was too wonderful to miss and 0 the lovely Wang Ku was made lovelier stil in a new gown of silk and satin and wedded in style to the intruder, the penurious but intrepid Tsao Shih. 'Most unfortunately, in the excitement fof the gala, the names of those who officiated either as matron of honour for best man have not been received but the curious are assured that both the bride and the groom were given wedding' presents "of money" and sweets,
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