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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
puptes icems
We are having a good time this win
ter. Sam Wewa is working in the harness
shop. Alex Pablo is woridng in the black
smith shop.
The carpenters are busy this week re
pairing different buildings.
Jennie Luke is expecting her father
here for a visit in a few days.
The sewing room girls have finished
with the seer-sucker dresses.
Elmer Sorahan and Milton George are
making screens for the Baker7.
Mary Lofius is going to be the pianist
for the Mandolin Club this year.
Caroline Joseph does her work very
nicely in Mrs. Kickle's sewing room.
Grace Benjamin is still working in the
hospital. She is taking nurse training.
The sewing rami girls are very busy
making mackintosh capes for the small
girls.
Emma Shepard is now working in the
Domestic Science, and say's she likes the
work very much.
Miss Dohse took a number of girls out
coasting Sunday afternoon. We all had
a very good time. .
Viola Ferris is expecting her grandma
here for Xmas, and we hope she will bring
Ellen back with her.
Every body seems to be very happj'
nowadays because Santa Claus is coming
on his way to Chemawa.
The Harnessmakers were glad to see
Sam Wewa start at the harnessmaking
trade. We wish him success.
Maggie Jerry,. Mary Costa and Laura
Wilson are making themselves new dress
es to wear on Christmas Eve.
We are very glad to get the six lap
boards which were made by Thomas
Reed; we thank him-and Mr. Fry.
Nellie Spencer did some very nice work
on a sofa pillow which she gave to Kate
Underwood as a birthday present.
Allah Madison received a very pretty
gold nugget pin from her father who is in
Alaska, and she is very proud of it.
The girls' detail cnanged the sixth of
this month. Most of the girls were t
pleased with the place they were detailed.
The tailors have all put in for a basket- ,
ball and qoI it, from Salem and are pointr
o o o
to play against other industrial depart
ments. v
We are all very glad to think of Christ
mas drawing near. We hope we will
have a good time during the Christmas
holidays.
DjIHo Case expects her Grandmother
in the near future. She thinks that she
may be here in time to spend Christmas
with her.
Tonie Harry arrived last week from
Klamath, Humboldt Co., California, be
fore the snow came. He is taking up
the engineering trade, which he is anx
ious to learn.
The boys were all glad to have the
snow visit us so soon this year. We
hope that it will continue until Christ
mas, so that our old friend, Santa Claus,
will not get stuck so easily on his way
here this year.