THE CHEMAVVA AMERICAN
LOCAL
As we go to press we learn that Chief Supervisor
O. H. Lipps has arrived at the school on an official visit.
Mr. Turney, Miss Brewer and Mrs. Risser attended
the Junior play at Willamette Universtiy on Friday
evening.
The student body enjoyed the five-reel picture of
Mary Pickford in Rags” on Friday night. An edu
cational reel also was shown.
Mrs. Lizzie McCorquodale arrived on Sunday to fill
the position of assistant seamstress, having been trans
ferred from Pueblo Bonito, New Mexico.
Mrs. Doherty gave a delightful dinner party at the
teachers club on Sunday noon, honoring Mr. and
Mrs. Hall, Miss Skipton and Miss Gertrude Brewer.
Mr. and Mrs. Livermore, of Polson, Moutana,
arrived at Chemawa on Sunday to visit their two
children, Alma and Edward, having driven here in
their auto.
Work in the vicinity of the school is plentiful now
for the pupils and they take advantage of it at spare
times, earning pocket money—from the smallest boy
to the largest.
The present detail of girls in the students’ kitchen
prevocational classes were given a picnic supper in
the woods at “ Old Chemawa” on Friday evening by
Mrs. Brewer. They had a jolly good time and among
other festivities crowned Madrona Mann as their May
queen.
A pageant of great pretension will be staged at
Willamette University early in June, during com
mencement at this Institution, commemorating the
70th anniversary of its founding and a large number
of our Chemawa students have been requested to
participate.
A very laughable and enjoyable entertainment was
given by the Salem churches in our auditorium on
Monday night for the purpose of raising funds for
the Y. M. C. A. at Chemawa. A large crowd at
tended. Miss Eakin is a hustler and whatever she
does is well done.
Lieutenant R. E. Daly of the Aviation Service is
back on his old job again as teacher of Agriculture,
having arrived on Wednesday last. Mrs. Daly is
detained at Berkeley, California, on account of the
illness of her sister, Mrs. J. B. Royce, but will join
her husband later.
The Domestic Science department is running more
than full time this week on account of the seniors
giving their final demonstrations. Bertha Grimes
entertained six guests on Monday evening at a well-
appointed dinner, including the examination commit
tee. She did well.
The small bungalow structure in the rear of Winona
Hall contains about 400 little chicks. Mrs. Brewer
and her girls will see to it that they are well cared for
and gather the eggs which it is expected will accrue
next fall and winter. The present flock of hens,
those for the students’ kitchen as well as the domestic
science, have been the source of no little profit.
RELIANCE BOYS A8 HOSTS
The last society party of the year was given by the
Reliance on Saturday evening in the gym. About
125 persons were present and a general good time was
had by all. The boys took great pains in decorating
the large hill with school and society pennants, inter-
persed with large branches of greenery and wild
flowers. From ihe center garlands of crepe paper
were strung to the balcony railings. All of this,
with a large U. S. flag at one end, which together
with the young people gracing the floor, rendered the
gymnasium a thing of beauty.
Miss McDowell, director of the society, assisted the
boys in making the party such a success, while Mrs.
Brewer joined her in the preparation of ample and
appetizing refreshments, which consisted of sand
wiches, cake, coffee and ice cream. Lemonade was
served throughout the evening from a large punch
bowl in one corner of the room. A splendid good
time was had by everybody and the evening went all
too quickly.
NICE RECEPTION
Miss White, Mrs. Loos and Miss Wooton enter
tained about thirty of their friends at a well appointed
function on Thursday evening last in theClub parlors.
Garlands of apple blossoms were suspended to the
four corners of the room from the chandelier, while
a large basket of blossoms was hung in the alcove,
making a very pretty effect. Masses of dogwood
blossoms were banked in the reception hall.
A jolly evening was spent in progressive games.
Mrs. Henderson was the lucky winner of the first prize,
consisting of a gift May basket filled with Cecil
Breuner roses. Mr. Henderson secured the consol
ation prize, also a May basket.
Refreshments were served in the dining room. The
guests were seated about the long table which was
decorated with a may pole dance given by saucy
cupids. Places were marked with hand painted cards
decorated with apple blossoms. The white lattice
work screens, together with the white jardenier
stands, holding white baskets filled with apple blos
soms rendeied the whole scene as dainty and artistic
as one rarely witnesses. These ladies are being
congratulated upon the success of their charming
party.