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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1919)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- Class Mail Matter SUBSCRIPTION - - 25Cts PER ANNUM OPEN SESSION NONPAREIL LITERARY SOCIETY On Friday evening last the Nonpareil Literary Society of girls, with Miss Antoinette White as advisor, gave their annual open session and entertainment in the auditorium, which consisted of a mixed program. The opening address of welcome was made by the society president, Isabel Lavadore, which was followred with the Nonpareil song by the entire membership of the society. Anna Loftus gave a reading in her ener getic manner, which was well done. The society quartette, composed of Rose O’Brien, Mary Motanic, Catherine Wilder and Sarah Adams, gave a couple of numbers. Mary Motanic very charmingly recited “ Captain, O My Captain,” after which the mandolin and guitar club rendered two numbers. Eleanor Houk, in her able way, recited a musical number, being ac companied by Miss Brewer on the piano. The next on the program w’asthe “ Minuet,” the feature of the evening. Eva White opened the exer cise by reciting “ Grandma’s Long Ago,” interpreting the part of a small child splendidly, at the close of which four couples of girls, representing four ladies and four gentlemen, attired in beautiful colonial cos tumes with powdered wigs, gave a splendid exhibition of the graceful minuet. Those taking part were Adeline Goff and Eva White, leading, Rose Goff and Agnes Stewart, Eva Dubray and Hattie Cayton, and Edna Salstrom and Catherine Wilder. The closing number was in the nature of an art ex hibition of pictures of well known characters, and as each picture was prepared the spot light was directed thereon. They appeared as follows: Columbia, Marguerite Chamberlin; Indian Girl, Dorcas Minthorn; Puritan Girl, Elizabeth Churchill; Colonial Girl, Catherine Wilder; Negro Girl, Olive Beebe; Spanish Girl, Sadie Knowles; French Girl, Victoria Sansaver; Scotch Girl, Catherine Loftus; Chemawa Girl, Julia Fratis; Bride and Groom, Agnes Stewart and Rose O’Brien. At the close of this feature a wedding march began and the bride and groom stepped forward. The groom, on behalf of the Nonpareils, made a pretty little speech extending congratulations to Superintendent and Mrs. Hall upon the 26th anniversary of their marriage and then the bride tossed a beautiful boquet of carnations across the footlights to the society mascot, little Ruth Courville, who very daintily presented it to Mrs. Hall. The open session society entertainments given this year are very popular and all have been decidedly different, but excellent, and the Nonpareil entertain ment was no exception, being a credit to the members and to Miss White, the director. EMPLOYES’ MONTHLY SOCIAL After each social affair given by the various com mittees for our employes remarks are heard that such an one is the best yet, but we believe that all who at tended the social on last Thursday evening will acclaim it one of the most enjoyable yet held this year. The spacious dining hall of the club, so admirably suited for entertaining, was transformed into a cosy reception room, the dining tables being screened off at one end with white lattice screens, while the room was made very attractive with Indian rugs, potted plants, etc. A delightful evening of games and con versation was spent. The delectable refreshments were very daintily served on small tables, centered with lovely violets, w7hile the handsome yhite enam eled buffet presented a beautiful appearance with the clusters of red and white artificial roses arranged by Mrs. Vandagrift. The committee, composed of Mr. Loos, Miss White, Mrs. Canfield and Mrs. Vandagrift, was responsible for this delightful function. RELIGIOUS NOTES Mr. Kirk will act as boys’ director for the Y. M. C. A. in lieu of Mr. Roberson who has left the school for a few mouths. Mr. Kirk will also teach a class in Sunday School. A joint meeting was held in the auditorjum at 5:45 p. m. Sunday, composed of the two associations, Y. M. and Y. W. C. A., Eleanor Hauk presided. Special musical numbers by the newly organized Winona Choir and instrumental numbers by George Lekanoff and Jacob Mynuk, as well as a vocal solo by Miss Judd, were given. The address of the evening was delivered by Dr. S. A. Bowman, of Salem, who is president of the Marion County Sunday School Association. His topic was “ Sowing and Reaping” and was much en joyed by all. On Friday afternoon the dining-hall girls decorated the spacious room over w’hich they hold dominion. It was a tasty bit of decorating. Sadie Kipp and Melinda Wyle assisted Mrs. Brewer in the making and baking of the fine cakes that graced the students’ tables in honor of Chemawa’s anniver sary day.
