THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
o Cocal and Personal
Tommy Potter had a beautiful ChriBt
mai tree.
Mr. Wtleon took a flash llghtof the X
mas tree.
Alex. DupuiB acted his part well in the
Christmas Cantata.
'''Tie'Carpenters are puttlngnew steps In
'ftont ol the commissary.
They are giving out uniforms to the
boys in the first company.
...Mr. Henderson, P. M. spent Xmas even
ing in Salem, with friends.
Several of the employes took a flying
tt ip to Portland on Xmas day,
Mistt'Millftr'sXmaS was made pleasant
by tte vibit of her mother and sister.
Herbert and Donald Campbell are spend
ing the Christmas vacation with their par
Donald Campbell dropped in from Cali
fornia on Wednesday morning in time for
.XmaB. .. 1
Mlse Florence Hutchinson, our stenogra
pher, spent Xmas in Seattle, visiting her
mother, -
Joseph Wallon, '02, timekeeper forSwift
and Bruce, of Seattle is visiting friends in
Chemawa,
Mr. and Mrs. Becker and Mrs. Williams
were, guests of Mrs. Cloutler at dinner
Xmas day.
Miss' Tudle, Laufman of Salem visited
Miss Brewer at. the school during Cbiist-
Clareoce Cooper liaa been heard to ex
press the opinion, that there really is a
Santa Claus. .
' Herbert Campbell came up from Kugeno
on Saturday to spend the Christinas vaca
tion at homeT -
Mr. Pambrumand son, Frank, of Athena,
Ore., spent the holidays with Minnie and
Maggie at the school,
Charles Blacketer, Martin Wollan and
Henry Contraro were valuable assistants in
decorating the Xmas tree.
Mr. Potter announced a sociable for to
night and a band concert for Saturday.
Misses Isadora Wlmns and Mabel St.
Pierre, of Salem, spent Christmas Eve as
the guests of Miss DotiBe.
Richard Harris is doing some very nice
' work over in the McBridt- Hall number
ing the girls' clothes presses.
It hits been remarked that Jessie Sy
mington received more presents Christ
inas than any other pupil at the school.
Mr. and Mrs. Caisse spent Christmas in
Portland as the guests of friends, and re
port having bad a very enjoyable time. ,
Mr. Supervisor Clialcraft left us on Wed
nesday after a visit of t wo dsy d arlnS wbicb
time he thoroughly inspected the school.
Mr. Woodin's excellent taste was shown
in the beautiful "Merry Christmas" and
. "Happy New Year" which decorated the
' Mrs. Campbell says she owes much ot
the succefB of the Christmas Cantata to
the teachers who helped the little ones
learn the words.
Santa Claus failed to bring Dr. Stephen
Bun the Ashing rod that he wanted. Jt is
supposed that the Doctor didn't start "be
ing good" soon enough.
Xmas week Is always a merry week at
Cbemawa, with Its Sociables, Band Con
certs, Cantatas and entertainments. You
should have been here.
. Mr. Campbell had a beautiful fragrant
bunch or roses on his dinner table Christ
mus day , wbicb was picked in front of the
Superintendent's cottage.
The Chemawa stockholders of the Cali
fornia Home Mine have "visions" of com
ing millions and are already busily plan
' ning bow to Bpend them.
Mr. Overman is anxloUB to start I he new
Incubator. Winter doeBn't nuttier lha
lKtle chicks at Chemiwa. Wa will rai
1000 young chicks this spring, ,
One of the mBt pleasing entertainment!
given for a long time was the Xmas CnU
ta, rendered entirely by the little folks un
der the direction of Mrs. Campbell.