PAG E 2
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
E M P L O Y E S E N T E R T A IN E D
Previous to T h u rsd ay of last week th e receipt of
in v itations to pass th a t evening as guests of S u p t.
and M rs. H all at “ T he R esidence” caused all of us
P u b lish e d W eekly a t th e Salem In d ia n T ra in in g School
to look forw ard to the occasion w ith an ticip atio n s of
Chem aw a, Oregon, H A RW O O D H A L L , S u p e rin te n d e n t
pleasure. T h e anticipations were every one more
A ddress all com m unications to R u th y n T urney, M anager
th an realized by those in atten d a n ce—and every
E n te red a t th e Chem aw a, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
em ploye on the g ro u n d s who was not ill and w hose
Class M ail M a tte r
d u ties perm itted was there.
T h e m otif of en tertain m en t for the evening was a
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m ilitary, or p atrio tic one, and it was carried out from
b eg in n in g to end in tru e m ilitary style. T h ere w ere
four different m ilitary schools w here in stru cto rs w ere
A F IN E L E T T E R
supposed to coach th e recru its on m atters th a t w ould
E ast sp rin g the w ar d raft took from us F ran cis J.
Scott, o u r head clerk. M r. S cott was both capable enable them to pass the final tests and become offi
cers. T h e rookies w ere passed from one school to
and affable and of course he left m any friends behind
an o th er in laughable disorder.
him a t C hem aw a w hen he reported for d u ty in his
F in ally , all papers having been exam ined, those
c o u n try ’s service. S u p t. H all is ju s t in receipt of a
letter from him w hich we are allow ed to p u b lish , as who passed w ere given a final d rill, w hich could have
been characterized as “ som e” drill. S uitable and
follows:
pleasing prizes were aw arded. T h e re was fun every
I have a few spare m om ents th is ev en in g to let you
m om ent and th e enjoym ent was real.
know th a t I am well and h appy— well because I am
A t th e proper hour most delicious refreshm ents
serv in g w ith an o rganization th a t tak es b etter care of
were served. S hortly thereafter it was tim e for us to
its men th an any o th er org an izatio n in th e w orld, an d
happy because the H u n s are on the ru n as a resu lt of d ep art. W ith every expression of appreciation and
pleasure for th e fine evening of enjoyable e n te rta in
A m erican activity.
m ent afforded them the guests bade “ good n ig h t” to
I have been in m any cam ps since leaving th e good
old U . S. A . and I am now located in one of the best host and hostess— S u p t. and M rs. H all.
cam ps in F ran ce. W e have a good place to sleep,
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plenty of good food an d plenty of w ork, so w hat
m ore could a m an ask for? I am d o in g office w ork
T om atoes, tom atoes and m ore tom atoes— going in
and as th is is my chosen line of w ork I find it very to cans in the big k itchen. T h ey look good now , b u t
easy.
they will look better w hen the garden is bare and th e
I th in k of Chem aw a, its charm s, an d m y good tom atoes are com ing out of th e cans.
frien d s th ere real often and I hope to renew m y
A t 3 a. m. M onday the d eath of A lex E m anoff oc
frien d sh ip s th ere before I am m any years older.
cu rred from pneum onia. In te rm e n t was in the Che-
F ran ce is a w onderful co u n try , b u t a ball and
m awa cem etery. A lex come here tw o or three years
chain could not held m e here after th e w ar is
ago from St. Pau. Island, in th e B ering Sea. H e w as
over. F ran ce has an cien t castles and cath ed rals
tu b ercu lar and was sent from here to th e san itariu m
galore, b u t I would sooner see a P o rtlan d skyscraper
at E apw ai, Id ah o . R ecently he was re tu rn e d to Che-
th a n all of the an cien t b u ild in g s in E u ro p e.
m awa and sh o rtly thereafter contracted pneum onia
I ask you to give my best reg ard s to all th e folks in
w ith fatal results.
Chem aw a and hope th a t an A m erican m ay find its
M uch to ou r regret Mr. Blessing, chief engineer,
w ay over here once in a w hile.
leaves us on th e 26th o* October to en ter th e M arine
T h e girls w ere in the din in g -ro o m longer th a n usual Service. M r. Blesssing is a live w ire and at no tim e
at d in n er last T u esd ay , b u t it was not th a t they ate d u rin g his term at Chem aw a have we lacked w ater,
m ore th a n usual. T h e new p u p ils had been com ing lights or heat, except w hen we w ere disappointed in
in p retty fast for weeks, b u t th a t day th ere w ere nearly receiving ou r coal from th e m ines, w hich was only on
fifty at once an d so Miss S k ip to n decided it was tim e one or tw o occasions during th e past year. It is
to g et th e seatin g ad ju sted . By se atin g th e girls so difficult to get a m an w ho will tak e so m uch interest
th a t those of th e same or related fam ilies are to g eth er
it is not h ard to have the boys go to the tables w ith and be continually on the job as M r. Blessing, and
th e ir sisters or cousins. T h en the dining-room has we dislike very m uch to see him go, but inasm uch as
its hom e-like atm osphere established and each table he is w ithin th e age lim its he feels th a t he should
becomes a fam ily dining table.
en ter the Service as the G overnm ent desires.
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