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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1919)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LO CAL A new steam pipe line is being laid from the power house to the laundry. E. E. Leslie has been appointed station agent in place of Mrs. Foley, who has been transferred. Henry Darnell and Miss Sarah Smith, of Vancouver Barracks, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlin on Sunday. If we were forced to pick the best speller in the school it would be a hard choice between Agnes Lambert and Duane Kimball. James Elgin, a former student at Sherman Insti tute but now stationed at Camp Lewis, spent the holi day week at Chemaw’a. Mr. Ratzburg and Mr. Turner spent Monday and Tuesday in Portland examining horses with a view of purchasing three span for the school. Elmer Busch, a soldier at Vancouver Barracks, spent the holidays at Chemawa. He was a student at Sherman Institute for a numbers of years and was later the captain of the Carlisle football team. The little folks had their bi-monthly social in the gym last Saturday night. Mr. Loos, Miss Scholder and Miss Mischell have charge of the smaller students socials and the little people always have a good time. Sergeant Henry Darnell was a holiday guest of the school. Henry is stationed at Vancouver Barracks and has had important work given him ever since he entered the army. We are always pleased to have him visit us. Leona John, class ’18, now Mrs. Ralph Landers, visited with her friends at Chemawa last week. At present she and her husband are visiting at his home near Brooks, Oregon. They expect to locate on a farm in the vicinity. Superintendent and Mrs. Hall received a wireless message on New Years morning from Mrs. R. N. Bowley, nee Marie Shaisnikoff, as a loving greeting to her many friends at Chemawa. Marie is not the sort to forget her friends. Nick Hatch, who enlisted in the Marine service a couple of years ago, has received his discharge. He arrived at Chemawa last week and will resume his studies at the Salem High School at the commence ment of the next semester. Irving Shepard, George Barrett, Jacob Mynuk and Henry Davis came up from Portland to spend the holiday week with friends at the school. Jacob re mained and started to school, while the other boys re turned to their work in one of the Portland shipyards. All are doing well. At the beginning of the next semester of high school in Salem the boys expect to return to school. PAGE 3 The next entertainment is booked for January 17th, to be given by the Excelsior Society. We are expect ing something good from the Excelsiors, as they have always shown much spirit and pep. Mr. and Mrs. Fiank Chamberlin gave their first family dinner on Sunday in their new home on cottage row, when they entertained their mother and other rtlatives From all reports Mrs. Chamberlin was equal to the occasion and served a splendid dinner. When last heard from Alex Melovidov, formerly second violinist in the Indian String Quartet, was in Cardiff, Wales, as a band and orchestra man. He gave quite a graphic account of a storm on the Atlan tic while crossing. His letter contained many inter esting notes. Alex is making good. It is reported on pretty good authority that not long ago Frank Peratrovich was transferred to the Brook lyn Navy Yard with one of the bands from Mare Is land and was to accompany the President’s convoy to France. If such is really the case Frank is enjoying a trip which would appeal to any of us. Mrs. Dollie Teabo, of Chemawa, and Mr. George Boles, of Juneau, Alaska, were married in Salem on Saturday. Mrs. Teabo has been a faitful worker at Chemawa for some years and Mr Boles, an ex-student, is a miner. They will make their home at Juneau. The best wishes of all Chemawa go out to these young people. The annual “ big eats” by the printing force ushered in the holiday festivities. The spread was laid in the printing office and partaken of by the printing force, Mr. Turney, Miss Brewer, and Superintendent and Mrs. Hall. The printers are generous providers and the annual Lanquet is always looked forward to with much anticipation and it is always carried on just right. Letters were received on Sunday announcing the marriage of Marie Shaisnikoff to Robert N. Bowley. They were married at Marie’s home at Unalaska and are now living at the Government Station on St. Paul’s Island. Mr. Bowley is a radio, or wireless, operator and is stationed at St. Paul’s Island for this year. They expect to return to the states this next summer. Marie’s many friends at Chemawa were delighted to hear of her happy marriage. The death of Lieutenant Carl Meairs, which oc curred on Thanksgiving day in a base hospital in France from a wound received while leading his com pany over the top, will be a shock to his many friends of the Indian Service, who knew him at Sherman Institute, and much sympathy is extended to his good parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. C. Meairs at Sherman Institute. We who have known Carlie since baby hood feel a personal loss and extend deep sympathy to the parents in the death of their only child.
