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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1901)
CHEHAWA, OREGON, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 1901. Our Societies. The past week the meetings of the societies were apparently full of enthusiasm, even 'though the num ber attending was not as large as it should have been.' The Deweys. The Deweys seem to have, up hill work this year. At their meeting held last week they had no program, and had not fully organized. It is to be hoped that at the next meeting the Deweys will get down to work and show us the mettle of a Dew ey. Girls' Band of Mercy. The Girls' Band of Mercy met last Thursday evening in the Girls', Home. After the President had called the meet ing to order, a song was sung by all, after which they repeated The Lord's Prayer, A very interesting program was rendered by some of the little girls consisting of songs and recitations, after which the society adjourned. Reliance. Address, Miscellaneous Reading, Vocal solo, Recitation, Song, Humorous Reading, Original Reading, M. R Decker. Simon Booth. Miss French. Simon Ellis. Reliance Quartette. Yeppie Nelson. Charles Rogenery, Question for debate, Resolyed: That wealth is more beneficial to mankind than an education. Affirms tive Negative Yeppie Nelson Simon Ellis John Harris ' Chas. W. Hilburn The Estelle Reel5. Program for their next meeting. Song, Mabel Piers and Petri na Nelson.' Music, ''""'.' Annie Hayes. Recitation, Martha Decker. Reading, Ada Dupuis. Song, Annie Hayes and Louisa Herman. Comic Reading, Irene Sorter. Riddles and Jokes, Mary Jurhs. Pen Picture, Mabel M'Kay. Resolved : That the Chemawa girls do more work for the boys than the boys do for the girls. Affirmative. Negative. Irene Sorter, Fannie Sisk. Jennie Downie. Ollie Downie. In Irene Sorter, the Estelle Reels' cer tainly have a dignified and capable presid ing cfllcer while Mary Jurha makes an admirable secretary. Excelsior. The Excelsior Literary Society has al ways been noted for its pluck and grit and these qualities were forcibly demonstrated on Thursday evening at their meeting. There was a small attendance but the faith ful few held a remarkably successful meet ing. The "never say die" president, Chas. Larsen called the meeting to order and then and there made a short, pointed, and spirited address whicheuthused the little body of Excelsiors and was the means, of inspiring all present to do their best. The finest program that has been given for a long time was excellently rendered. The subject for debate. Resolyed: That the Chinese should be excluded from Amer ica was ably debated. Chas. Hicks and William Ingram had prepared on the sub ject very carefully and their reasoning would have done credit to a much older de bating society. . (Continued on page eight.) '