The Chemawa American, March 17, 1920, Page 3, Image 3

T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
THE SIGM AS E N T E R T A IN
had afforded such a delightful evening of pleasure.
In the way of social en tertain m en t and in terestin g
Mrs. H all and her g ir ls ,” th a n k s from all of us to
all
of you.
program s the annual p arty of the g irls ’ society, the
Sigm a Phi Delta, has com e to be looked upon as a
leading function of its k in d at Chem aw a. W ell it
LOCAL
m ight be, too. T h e society has enrolled u n d er its
Miss K ennedy, sister of W illiam K ennedy, was a
banner some of the b rig h test talen t am ong the young
w eek-end visitor.
ladies of Chem aw a and th eir especial patroness is Mrs.
Miss H en d rix and Mrs. Iliff resum ed their w ork in
H all, to whose in itiativ e they are indebted for the
series of unbroken social successes w hich have made the classroom s on M onday.
th e m em bers locally fam ous. T h e p arty of last S atu r ­
Mr. Cam pbell of the F lathead A gency spent a day
day evening eclipsed by far a n y th in g they have yet
at Chem aw a early this week.
attem pted .
T h e Land of the R ising S uu furnished the m otif for
O u r stu d en ts realize th at m issing school means work
th e evening and surely there was an atm osphere of
to catch up or losing out in th eir grades.
N ippon from all sides of the gym on th is m em orable
T h e farm force is p u ttin g in tim e these wet days re ­
evening. T h e oriental gorgeousness was so startlin g ,
so beautiful, so realistic, as to cause one to doubt thè p a irin g fences, gates, and doing other work around
evidences of his eyes on en terin g upon the magic th e barns.
scene. T h ere w ere lan tern s of N ipponese design,
R obert Service, Russell A dam s and N ick H atch
w istaria, cherry blossoms, fans, um brellas, all th in g s
know n, nearly, of Japanese design utilized in the d ec­ caine dow n from P ortlan d S aturday to attend the
orations. T h e en tire in terio r of th e building was Sigm a doings.
banked w ith g reen e ry —th ere was beauty everyw here.
D r. and M rs. Baker left for the C ushm an School on
M is. H all was the m aster source from w hence the
M onday. T he doctor will doubtless retu rn in order
decorative ideas em anated and surely deserves all the
to finish up th e w ork left undone.
nice th in g s th at were said of her efforts.
Rose O ’Brien, Sigm a president, acted in perfect a c ­
A full carload of Idaho flour was received on M on­
cord w ith the dem ands of her position and d u rin g th e
d ay , being m illed at the F o rt Lapw ai mill and of
evening made various an n o u n cem en ts. T h e program
w heat raised by In d ian s. It is good hard w heat flour.
opened w ith an o v ertu re by th e G eisha O rchestra, an d
In o rd er to econom ize on coal hot w ater has been
m any of the follow ing num bers w ere supported by cu t off from the various q u a rte rs except on T h u rsd ay s
this organization in a most creditable m anner. “ F air an d F rid ays. T his m eans a saving of at least $11 a
Ja p an
was given by a sex tet and chorus— every
day. C hem aw a’s fu e l bill is th e m ost of any one item .
m em ber of the Sigm a Phi D elta taking part, and all
T h e sm aller pupils had th e ir bi-w eekly party on
w earing kim onos, as they did d u rin g the en tire eve­
M
onday
evening. It was one of the best they have
n in g . “ S trik e th e G ong an d Sound the C ym bal”
had. P u n ch was served. T h e gym was beautiful in
was an o th er p retty num ber. “ Meet Me W here the
its decorations left over from the Sigm a Phi doings
L an te rn s G low ” was a sex tet feature supported by
on S atu rd ay night.
th e G eisha O rchestra and pleased all. “ in Praise of
M r. and Mrs. J. Olsen and Miss Ju lia O lsen of Rock
A m erica” was an ensem ble num b er of strik in g effect.
R
apids,
Iow a, are guests for some days of Mr. and
T he “ T iptoe C h o ru s” was a m ost ch aracteristic feat­
M rs. B radley. M rs. O lsen is a siste r of Mrs. B radley.
ure. T h e “ Japanese F an D an ce” was given by M ar­
T
hey are en ro u te to P asadena, C alifornia, w here busi­
g u erite C ham berlin and Rose Goff and it, too, was
ness in terests of Mr. Olsen will keep them for some
artistically danced. An “ U m brella D an ce” by M ary
tim
e.
W are was one of the su rp rises of the evening. She
T h e cabinet m eeting on T uesday evening was a t­
and her su p p o rt were w arm ly received. T he Sigm as
tended
by the S u p erin ten d en t. P rincipal, S u p e rin te n ­
gave th e ir society song m ost enthusiastically at the
psychological m om ent.
dent of In dustries, M atron and D isciplinarian. T he
teacher
of sew ing as well as the dom estic science
T h e program was followed by refreshm ents of the
teach er were also present. T he proper g rading of
m ost original and delicious ch aracter. D ainty and
pupils was discussed.
b o u n tifu l—could we say more? T h e guests ate in
little groups; some occupying the little oriental booths
T h e Sigm as are very appreciative of the great as­
and nooks about the room w hich made ev erv th in g jo sistance given by Mrs. T u rn e y in th e m usical nu m ­
cosy. T h e refreshm ents were prepared by M rs. Brick-
bers for th eir party on S atu rd ay n ig h t. T h ey also are
ell, ably assisted by A nnie M illet, one of the w ide­ indebted to Miss Scholder, Mr. Downie. Mr. T u rn ey ,
aw ake young ladies of the Sigm as who “ does th in g s ”
M rs. Brickell and others, w ho were all so very kind
and who in tu rn had the loyal su p p o rt of fellow m em ­ in m ak in g the affair such a great success.
bers— th an k s are due to all. D uring a “ C herry Blos­
D u rin g S unday evening chapel service the orchestra
so m ” dance at the close of th e evening ch erry petals
played an overture, a septet of girls sang “ Sweet and
floated from the air upon th e dancers, m aking a beau­ L o w ” by Johnson, G eorge B arrett played th e “ B er­
tifu l effect.
ceu se” by S turm as a cello solo, the choir sang “ Tell
T h e entire society gave a “ Good N ig h t” in ch o ru s
it O u t” by M cPhail, and S upt. H all gave a splendid
and the guests repaired to th eir separate abodes w ith
talk on w hat may be term ed C rim inal C arelessness.”
feelings of g ratitu d e to those w hose ability and labor
It was an evening well spent.