The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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CHEMAWA^AMERICAN
Mrs. Brickell passed the last week-end in Portland.
Joe White was a vocal soloist at chapel last Sunday
evening.
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LOCAL
Miss Vina Smith, who spent the holidays at Che
mawa, has returned to her studies at the Bellingham
(Wash.) Normal School.
Mr. Robt. H. Knox of Gresham, Oregon, paid Che
mawa a visit during the recent holidays. He is a
former Indian Service employe now retired.
Shoemakers repaired 425 pairs of shoes during the
month of November. When you consider that two
shoes make a pair, this was quite a goodly number of
“kickers.”
Miss Earlougher spent her Christmas in San Fran
cisco, Calif.
Mr. Kirk made a trip to Portland Monday on gov
ernment business.
Miss Peters passed the recent holidays with friends
near Tacoma, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Larsen and daughter, Miss Vivian,
and Mr. Silas Moon passed New Years with friends
at the Siletz Agency.
After having passed the holidays with his parents at
Neah Bay, Wash., Charles DePoe is back again to
resume his studies at Willamette University.
Coquelle Thompson returned to his studies at O. S.
A., Corvallis, on Monday after having passed the holi
days here. He is now a senior at the college.
Word has been received of the death of Richard
O’Brien of tuberculosis at the sanatorium at Galen,
Montana, on Dec. 24.
He graduated at Chemawa
three or four years ago.
Mr. Burton Crary, of Salem, was the principal
speaker at our local Y. M. meeting last Sunday even
ing and brought our young men many good and new
thoughts.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Sandberg and daughter of
Reedsport, Oregon, passed the holidays as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Larsen at Chemawa. They
returned home last Friday.
It should not be necessary to admonish our students
to give heed to the words of advice uttered by Supt.
Lipps during chapel last Sunday evening. Remember,
what he said was not idle talk.
Miss Edna Groves, Supervisor of Home Economics
in the Indian Service, arrived at Chemawa last week
in an official capacity. The long service of Miss Groves
has given her a large list of friends at Chemawa and
she is always a most welcome visitor.
The students enjoyed a good movie last Saturday
evening—“The Silent Enemy. ” This is truly a re
markable production— no white characters in it and
it was two years in the making in the wilds of
Canada.
One of the delightful events of our holidays was a
luncheon served by Mrs. Ryan to a group of friends
w’ho gathered at her home on the afternoon of Decem
ber 28th. In every respect it proved a memorable
affair—dainty and with a “homey” atmosphere.
Mrs. Hattie Eaton, formerly head clerk here and
for many years in the service, gave joy to her old Che
mawa friends by passing the week-end here w’hile en
route from Idaho to Los Angeles where she will pass
the winter.
The Y. W. had their regular meeting last Sunday.
There was no special program so there were many
favorite hymns sung.
A letter was received from
Miss Ecpert, who is National Secratary of the Interior
Department. She had written of her trip in Europe.
There were also greeting cards sent from old Y. W.
members wThom we all enjoyed hearing from.
Mrs. Henrietta K. Burton of our field service, and
in co-operation with the extension service of O. S. C.,
spent a day at Chemawa last week conferring with
Supt. Lipps on matters of importance to this district.
She is both likeable and able and has no illusions re
garding her wmrk.
We are in receipt of a card from Mr. G. Wilder
Fort, a Chemawa employe but now in Raleigh, N. Car
olina. Mr. Fort especially desires that we extend
his Christmas greeting to Supt. and Mrs. Lipps and
all employes here with whom he is acquainted. He
wishes joy and good health to all and expressed the
the wish that he were here in the fold for the Yule
tide season.
ESCORTS
Sat., Jan. 10—To Salem - -
- - Mrs. Steward
Sun., Jan. 11—McBride...............................Mr. Mason
Mrs. Mason
Winona............................. Miss Judd
Mr. D. S. Turner
Hawley................................ Miss David
Mr. Teter