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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1919)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN A PLEASING SURPRISE PAGE 3 LOCAL Last Friday, February 28, marked the 26th anni Mrs. Woods reports that 5559 pieces were washed versary of the wedding of Supt. and Mrs. Hall. It in our laundry last week. had been the intention of this worthy couple to allow Martha Fratis, at the invitation of friends, spent the event to pass unnoticed—but the employes and Saturday and Sunday in Portland. students willed differently. James Crane, member of the 1918 class, is visiting Early in the day various things began to happen at with his many friends at Chemawa. He has just re the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hall. When they ceived his discharge from the army. came downstairs to breakfast they found a large pot of Albert Gray, who joined the army from Chemawa flowering tulips, the remembrance of the Sigma Phi last year, and who has been at Chemawa for a week Deltas. During the day notes of felicitation were or more, left for his home in Montana on Monday. received from many employes. A verse of congratu He will accept a position as fireman with the railroad lations, commemorating the occasion, written by Mav- company after visiting with his relatives a short time. belle Heay, the class poet, was indicative of the feeling Reverend Father Gall feels encouraged over the of the seniors and their remembrance of the day and prospects of constructing a Catholic chapel at Che- the event connected therewith. At noon a delicious wedding cake was received from mawa. Father is greatly interested in his work here Mrs. Brewer and her detail of girls. During the and desires to broaden it by having a more commodious afternoon and early evening various employes called church and accessories which are impossible with the and presented flowers and expressed their good wishes. present small room set for the Catholic work. Just before their supper hour the entire student ’ Miss Eakin, Christian worker, holds a bi-weekly body, headed by the band, formed in line in front of the Sunday School Teachers’ Training Class for both Residence and music, congratulations, and cheers in sexes at Chemawa. Half of each hour is spent in the study of Child’s Psychology and the principles of honor of Mr. aud Mrs. Hall rent the air. At the close of the Nonpareil Society’s program in teaching and the remainder of the time in the study the auditorium a wedding march was played and Rose of the lesion for the n$£| Synday. Eight of the O’Brien and Agnes Stewart, impersonated a bride members of these student classes are now teaching in and groom, and the groom in behalf of the Nonpareils our Sunday school. extended congratulations to Supt. and Mrs. Hall, and The little Sunshine band of the Y. W .’s, thirty-five the bride presented a beautiful boquet of carnations to in all, meet in the Winona parlors at 2:30 p. m. each the bride of 26 years ago. Sunday. Miss Eakin, Christian worker, leads the Later in the evening the employes constituted a little folks, and a profitable hour in singing, Bible genuine surprise party that called at the Residence. stories and application is spent. Six of the little girls, They took with them wedding cakes and other dainty Nellie Davis, Polly Pessnikoff, Josephine Aubrey, and delicious refreshments. They also presented Mrs. Lena Rudolph, Martha Kash Kash, and Merceline Hall a beautiful tea wagon, which was most pleasing Farlow, received new testaments as a reward for mem to her as it completed the furnishings of her tea room. ory work, the same being presented by Miss Eakin. In some mysterious manner the mandolin club, THE CLOSING BASKETBALL GAME headed by Mr. Loos, appeared on the scene and dis The last basketball game of the season at Chemawa pensed sweet music during the serving of refresh ments. A most jolly and fleeting hour was passed, took place Wednesday evening on our own floor be at the close of which all departed, leaving behind two tween the fast Y. M. C. A. team of Portland and our honored people whose hearts we have every reason to team. The score at the end of the game stood 28 to 24 believe were touched by the vaiious evidences of the in favor of Portland. Without doubt this was the fastest and most scien esteem in which they are held that had accumulated during the day. In behalf of all who constitute Che- tific exhibition we have witnessed during the present mawa we feel free to state that the various features of season. Back and forth from one goal to the other the day and evening gave them happiness, as it af the ball went and every player was all over the court forded them an opportunity to voice or demonstrate and shooting the ball from both long and short dis their feeling for our worthy superintendent and his tances. Neither team seemed to weaken throughout estimable wife. May they see many, many happy re the game despite the rapid pace. It was a battle royal and the visiting team won. turn of the day. Julia Fratis and Agnes Swanson, chaperoned by Mrs. Fratis, spent the week-end in Portland. The various class-rooms in the academic building are being repainted and made attractive in every way.
