i'HE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
ing we sang "Sometime We'll Under
stand," which was followed by a prayer
from Albert Garry. The election took
place and . resulted as follows: Presi
dent, Eugene Williams; Vice-president,
Albert Garry; secretary, Loulin Brewer;
and treasurer, John McCush. -The tran
saction of miscellaneous business followed
and 'many useful suggestions were made
in reference to the carrying on of the
work of the association. The annual
outing of the association young men be
ing the most important subject, and it
was decided that we have the picnic on
Easter Ke wrhich, however, is known as
oik outing day. It means track meet
and various sports; it means fun, if all
the members get to work and prepare
themselves for the'day. In closing we
sang "At the Cross," and had a prayer
by Webster Hudson.
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A blister raised by honest toil is an
honor.
Archie Lane arrived last week from
Siletz.
Mrs. Clialcraft has been on the sick
list for several days.
Mr. andMrs. Mayfield left Saturday
morning for California.
A good many green ribbons were seen
at Chemawa on St. Patrick's Day.
Storm, rain, snow and hail, 'with plen
ty of warm sunshine mixed in vvere serv
ed up on St. Patrick's Day.
Dr. Tucker's family are now living in
the old hospital, and the. children are
glad to be with their papa again.
We hear that Mr. and Mrs. MePher-
son sailed Monday night on the steamer
Yucatan for their home in Alaska.
Albert Garry and Lee Evans have
beautiful voices and would make fine
singers if their voices could be cultivated.
Alfred Lane, George Williams and
Wm. Burke are the newly-appointed
non-commissioned officers in Company
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This -is St. Patrick's Day and many of
the boys and girls are wearing the green
although they are not Irishmen. Mar.
17.
Mr. LeRoy Gesner, who played for us
on Friday night, is an artist of unusual
ability and his friends predict a great
future for him.
The Y. W. C. A. girls and the Y. M.
C. A. boys are preparing for an open
door meeting, Which is to take place the
last Sunday of this month, weather per
mitting. A loaf of bread, the output of Che
mawa's bakerj was brought' to this
office the other day. Finer looking
bread than the sample brought us we've
never seen, and it was difficult to keep
the boys from eating it then and there.
The knowledge of the in appreciation,
the coldness, and the indifference of the
world should never make you pessimistic.
W, J. Jordan.
Mrs Crimsonbeak This paper says
a normal man breathes 200,000 times in
the course of one day. Mr. Crirnson
beak Yes my dear; that is his privilege
while the women are talking. Exchange.
"Miss Joakley is going to ' '.marry an
optician, 1 believe." '
"Is he wealthy?"
"Welb'Vshe says there's lots of money
in sight for her." Ex.