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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1909)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN 3 j, LOCALS ' .3 $ Johnnie Kuffman, a five-year-old of the first grade, sang a solo for the Junior class. Sain John was called suddenly to his home in Crescent City, Calif., last Sat urday. Mr. Smith has benn sick for the past week. We miss her cheerful face in the otlice and hope for her speedy recovery. Joseph and Henry Dillstrom of the Excelsior Literary Society went to Salem last week to obtain information on the subject of the coming "debate. They saw professors of different institutions, and visited the public library and the legis lature. They returned loaded with points from the best speakers of the House and Senate and feel sure that they can hold their honorable-opponents level in the coming debate. Eugene Williams and Edward Ains worth of the Nonpareil Literary Society went to Saiem last week on debate busi ness, it ic evident that they made a successful trip as Edward has traded his blankets off for a lantern, and wants the present speakers' time of fifteen minutes extended 10 one hour. Eugene says he has something up his sleeve that will surprise the -Excelsiors when they debate. He had something under his coat when he returned from Salem that has given them a little surprise already. He said it was only a clipping from a back num ber of the Oregon ian and that it didn't come from a professor or the public li brary or the legislature. The band boys invited their lady friends to the assembly room in Mitchell hall Friday evening to share their en juyment in a few hours of merry making. The room was beautifully' decorated with pennants, pictures, and the silver tro phies that were won in the different athletic events. Seats and tables were placed about the room and various games were played. A scrap book con taining all the clippings of the season's football games afforded much pleasure to all present. Music was furnished by Brown's graphophone, and candies, nuts and oranges were liberally passed around. The sound of "taps" put an end to the fun. The musicians escorted the ladies to McBride Hall, where a good night greeting ended the evening's enjoyment, , SOCIAL EVENT. The blacksmiths and farmers enter tained their guests in the Auditorium last Monday evening. The" room was very prettily decorated with , red and black streamers, the colors of the black smiths. Around the room were tables for toany different kind of games in which all took part while listening to many entertaining pieces delivered by the phonograph. An oyster supper was then in order, given by the blacksmiths to the farmers and their invited guests according to their football agreement. Mrs. Brewer and her assistants superintended the serving of oysters, crackers, sandwiches, chocolate, nuts, candy, bananas, ice cream and cake. Among the invited guests who were present were Supt. Chalcraft. Asst. Supt. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Mann, Miss Rctyer, Miss Bender, Mr. Swartz and Mr. Smith.