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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1918)
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N T H E H O L ID A Y S E A S O N A T C H E M A W A (C ontinued from page 2) w ere laid for about six ty persons. T h e tables were form ed in a hallow square and were decorated w ith baskets of holly, m istletoe, O regon grape and w ith touches of red berries giving th e holiday effect. H ere and th ere w ere cut glass vases filled w ith carn atio n s. C hem aw a color schem e— red and w h ite— was effectively carried o u t. M r. D ow nie. A lum ni presid en t, also president of th e S tu d e n t Body, acted as to astm aster. T o asts were given by M r. Je rry M eeker, Mr. R obert Davis, M r. Moon, S u p t. H all, Miss W h ite read the A lum ni R eunion Song, and M r. D ow nie gave the closing talk . D uring the banquet the school “ H aw aiian ” ukulele club discoursed m usic. T h e talk s were spirited and full of fine sen tim en t. S U N D A Y E X E R C IS E S T h e first event on S u n d ay was general inspection of q u arters, follow’ed by S u n d ay school. C hurch at 2:30 p. m. w ith Rev. C. H . E llio tt, of Salem , officiating. T h e atten d an ce was fine. Chapel at n ig h t consisted of an overture by th e o rch estra and m usic by th e choir, and a vocal solo by Russell A dam s, and general sin g in g by th e school. S u p t. H all in his S u n d ay eve n in g talk em phasized to th e stu d e n ts th e need to form good habits and tak e ad v an tag e of every good th in g at Chem aw a.I A L U M N I B U S I N E S S M E E T IN G A sp irited business m eeting of the A lum ni took place M onday m orning, at w hich tim e changes in the co n stitu tio n wdiich w ould allow all In d ian ex -stu d en ts of C hem aw a who atten d ed school for a certain len g th of tim e and are “ m ak in g g o o d ” and who lend th eir influence tow ard the advancem ent of Chem aw a and th e In d ian race generally to become m em bers of th e association. N E W Y E A R ’S SO C IA L T h e closing function of th e holidays took place N ew Y e a r’s E ve w hen stu d e n t body, visitors and em ployes g ath ered in the gym for two h o u rs of m erry m ak in g . It was a fittin g close to a very successful w eek . LO C A L Leona Jo h n , vocational, is actin g as stu d en t hospital cook tem porarily. S u p t. and M rs. H all w ere gu ests of th e T e a c h e rs’ C lub at C hristm as d in n er. V innie K eeler has succeeded H a ttie Cleveland as as sistan t cook in the s tu d e n ts ’ kitch en . S ergt. Joseph G ale, a C hem aw a boy, of th e 10th A ero S quadron, has been tran fered to “ som ew here in E u ro p e .” O u r vocational stu d en ts are receiving splendid o p PAG E 3 p o rtu n ities th is year to show th eir ability in helping out as stu d en t em ployes. T h e ju risd ictio n of S u p erin ten d en t C halcraft of Siletz A gency has been increased to include practical ly all of the w est half of the sta te of O regon. Chief S upervisor O. H . L ipps arrived in C hem aw a on th e first. M r. Lipps is m ak in g a tour of the schools of the Pacific coast. H e is alw ays welcome at Chem aw a. A t the m eeting held last week in the school au d i torium in th e interest of the Red Cross drive $113.00 was subscribed by C hem aw a stu d e n ts and em ployes. A dditional m em bers are expected to subscribe this w eek. M r. and M rs. E . L . C halcraft, S u p erin ten d en t of the Siletz A gency and form er su p e rin ten d en t of C he m aw a, accom panied by Miss C halcraft, were visitors on S u n d ay and took supper w ith S u p erin ten d en t and M rs. H all. Mrs. G ail B. P erkins, w ho has been so successful in h er d u ties at M cBride H all, has been prom oted to the position of head m atron. H er gentle, m otherly w ays has endeared her to th e g irls at C hem aw a and all can feel th a t she will fill th e new position m ost w o rth ily. M rs. R isser, as m anager of th e te ach e rs’ club, took m uch in terest in arran g in g a splendid C hristm as d in n er and h av in g it served in fam ily style. T h e tables w ere arranged in shape of an open square, w ith places laid on the outside. D ecorations w ere indicative of th e C hristm as sp irit. T he h a n g in g baskets, greenery w ith red poinsettias and a beautifully decorated C h rist mas tree, fire place, cozy corners, all m ade th e spacious dining-room a th in g of beauty, hom elike and restful. A m ong th e prom inent visitors d u rin g th e holidays w ho were here for the A lum ni and Senior W eek were M r. and M rs. Jerry M eeker of T acom a, W ashington; M r. Silas Moon of Tacom a, W ashington; M r. E ugene A nderson, of N orthern C alifornia; M r. F ra n k L. Jo h n son of the U niversity of O regon; M r. and M rs. R obert D avis of Y akim a, W ashington; M r. and M r. Percy Johnson, of P o rtlan d , O regon; M r. and M rs. G reer of C arson, W ashington; Mrs. T errell of U m atilla; Miss M artha S p rague and others. M rs. H all, who has filled tem porarily the position of head m atron at Chem aw a for the past three m onths, ceased her duties on December 31st. She has been a conscientious, faithful w orker and has done a great w ork in o rganizing th e activities in the m a tro n ’s de p artm en t. H e r good w ork has been felt th ro u g h o u t th e entire school. In dealing w ith the m any prob lem s h er firm and gentle w ay, coupled w ith excellent ju d g m e n t, has alw ays brought forth harm ony. She has been co n stan t in her w ork, being on d uty from early m orning u ntil late at n ig h t. She w as always available for pupils and em ployes w’ho desired her counsel or g uidance. I t is to be reg retted th a t Mrs. H all feels th a t her hom e duties should now receive her atten tio n . She has alw ays been counted as be in g w ithout a peer in the In d ian school w ork. It is a satisfaction to know th a t w hile she will not be officially connected w ith th e school her influence for peace and harm ony and the best in terests of all con cerned will still be felt th ro u g h o u t Chem aw a.
