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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1908)
4 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN Cbe gbemawa Hmerican Published WeeKly at the United States Indian Training School. Subscription Price, 25 Cents a Year. Clubs of Five or Over 20 Cents. Watered a the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mail matter. PRINTING STAFF Joseph Dillstrom, Benjamin Wilcox, Henry Darnell, John Service, James Evans, Calvin Darnell, Louis Hudson, Frazier Mecum, Willie Fisher. THANKSGIVING DAY AT CHEMAWA. Services were held at 10 A. M., Supt. Chalcraft presiding. The Chapel was beautifully decorated with evergreens, fruits, vegetables, flowers and grains The meeting opened with a song and prayer by the school. Assistant Supt. Campbell read Governor Jt hn P Gains' first Thanksgiving pro clamation for the Territory of Oregon. The following employes and students spoke, giving reasons why they were thankful and why all should be thank ful for the many blessings that are daily received: Mr. Woods, Mr. Mann, Mr. En right, Dr. Lieurance, Mrs. Campbell, Mis. Smith, Miss Earlougher and Miss White. Walter Haight represented the Y.M.C.A. and Ella Brewer the Y.W.C. A. Asst. Supt. Campbell gave some interesting remarks. The doxology hymn -was sung and the watch ward repeated by the school. At noon the students Kit down to a splendid turkey dinner. The various employes, from Superintendent Chalcraft down, took an interest in the young people's feast and acted as carvers of turkey and Waiters and seemed to take about as much interest in the dinner as the students themselves. The feast was bounteous in every respect and the decorations were splendid. The dinner was a fit Delmonico banquet and reflected credit on everybody concerned in its preparation, and the entire school. Following is the menu: Roast Ore gon turkey with cranberry sauce, giblet gravy, sweet cucumber pickles, spiced prune pickles, pickled beets, mashed po tatoes, creamed cabbage, baked squash, mince pie, pumpkin pie, fruit cake, ap ple jelly, pear preserves, apples, bread, butter, coffee and crackers. After the students had finished their dinner the employes repaired to their various quarters to partake of splendid repasts. At the "Mess" the dining room was most tastefully decorated and a splendid turkey dinner was served in courses. Nothing could have been nicer or more appropriate to the occasion. The members of the "Mess" certainly have cause to thank those whose taste, care and skill made possible such a mem orable occasion. CHEMAWA VS. CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN'S CLUB OF PORTLAND. The Thanksgiving Day game added another to the string of Chemawa's victories. The final score being 6 to 0, in our favor. The touch-down was made in the middle of the second half. The first half was played mostly in theCluh men's territory, but atone time they had our boys going and our goal in danger. Both teams used line bucking. Our boys gained some ground during the half by means of on-side kicks and with the use of the forward pass and trick pass. The second half was considerable of a punting game; both sides resorting thereto. Graham out-punted Crowly of
