Weekly Chemawa American., December 13, 1901, Page 7, Image 7

C HEM AW A AMERICAN.
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Basket Ball.
The first game of basket ball was played
ln'tveeri the first and second teams of the
voting ladies' athletic club.
Promptly at. 7:10, the whistle blew and
members of both teams were found in
their places eaaer to get into the fray. The
puiie opened with' the first team defending
the north goal and the second, the south.
Aferafew minutes "play., Miss Smith lancr
f.l the oval into the basket ' for the first
iPiiin. Goal after goal followed in rapid
succession, and the first half ended with a
t'ltal of 15 points to the first team's credit.
The second half was not so lucky for
I he first team as they were not able to
play together, and they did not. m ike a
single score. The second team took a
brace and netted a total of three points.
The game ended with the score 15 to 3 in
favr of the first team.
The line up was as follows:
First Team. . Second Team,
birdie Anderson. C. Minnie Pambrum.
Virginia Brown. G. Lena Wilbur.
Iviim Williams. " Irene. Sortor.
Lena Smith. . F. Susie Segal.
Emma Jules. " Nellie Davis.
Officials.
Umpire, Oaisse,
ll.'feree, DpPop;
Timekeeper, Miss Irene Campbell.
Time of play, twenty-live minntes.
A Letter From the Philippines.
San Fernando, La Union Province,
Luzon; P. L, Oct. 3," 1901.
Mr..M. E.TheiszP' . .' .
Cheinawa,. Oregon.
My Dear Mrs. Theisz:
Outside of the prose duties
of every day life there will be little, I pre
lum", in the near future to so occupy my
lime Hint I shall He compelled to neglect
mv correspondence, as I feel I have done
recently.
I wish you might take this wonderful
trip, or helter, that .you. might have taken
it with me on the dear old Thomas.
We dropped anchor in Manila Bay at
noon, August, twenty-first, and in a few
minutes our boat was surrounded by nu
merous little launches from Manila, con
taining health officers-, inspectors, and
others on official business. It was a beau
tiful sight. We watched the. little vessels
bob up and down over t he waves all the
afternoon and when evening came Manila
lay a bla-ze of electric lights in front of us,
while the bay was fairly illuminated by
reflections from the myriads of ships at
miuuui . ,
The next day was occupied in sending
our luggage ashore on large flat boats called
larchas, in limed by b llipinos, and Iridey
next, twenty-third, were landed in Manila,
The old Spanish Exposition buildings ha i
been converted into. barracks and here the
teachers were quartered; one building
being a dinning nail where a chinaman
(Ah Gong) served a passably good meal
for 40c. The. main building in which all
the single women were placed was a glor
ious old palace. The rooms were large,
ceilings high, and the windows a work of
art. They extended from the floor to the
very top of the room. The. -floors ' them
selves were of solid mahogany. Every
thing was thoroughly Spanish; there was
lattice work everywhere; the bath tub was
a huge tank built of tiles, and all the door
knobs turned the wrong way.
There were numerous, meetings and
some duties to occupy our time. The
Manila people were kind and attentive.
Several receptions were rendered the
teachers, the most- enjoyable being that
given by the Govenor's wife, Mrs. Taft.'at
the palace in which they reside. There
was much hoosie and pina cloth in 'evi
dence and great ''gobs" of claret punch on
tap. ' ;"
Manila is I lie quainfebt place imaginable.
The people nre sma.il, the carriages and
horses are the tiniest of creations, and a
suburb of Manila where only native
houses are seen presents the appearance of
a village in miniature.
A carriage for one person is called a
caramata; for four, kilos, the drivers (coch
eros) do not. savy a word of English. The
city police dirpr-t tbe echero when they
are requested ;o do so.
A. strange custom in driving is that vehi
cles keep to the left instead of to the right,
Imagine how maddening this must .be to
the American army teamsters and those
unaccustomed to the practice.
There is no special need for a bat in Ma
nila r the provinces. One is at liberty to
walk; shop, ride or dri ve at auy hour with
out that cumbrous article and I thoroughly
enjoyed that blessad privilege.