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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1910)
THE CHEMA OUR CHRISTMAS. For days before the great event arrived our little folks had been figuring on the mystery and glory of Santa Claus and the wonderful Christmas they were to ex perience. It is now a memory, but we firmly believe that it is a pleasant one. Not only were the students excited over the approaching Christmas employe? seemed to catch the "spell," for all enter ed in an observance of the joyous time with youthful enthusisasm and made merry with the students, young and old. Of course, the Christmas trees and their precious crop of presents was the attraction on Christmas Eve. The trees were placed on the stage in the gymna sium one tree for the boys and one for the girls. The large "gym" had been most artistically decorated for the occa sion and when the electric lights were turned on the scene reminded one of youthful fancies relative to "fairyland." Shortly after 7 o'clock the students be gan filing into the gym, and after all were seated Supt. Chalcraft and Mr. Campbell read a few telegrams indicating the whereabouts of Santa Clau. Presto! In came Santa. To the astonishment of the majority of those assembled, Mrs. Santa Claus came along this year. The dear old lady showed the marks of travel. Age is telling on her and the writer thought she seemed quite care-worn. But the couple were as welcome as roy alty. Directly after the departure of this generous old couple the distribution of presents began and it was accomplished by the employes, who took hold with alacrity an,d enthusiasm. Santa was generous this year and there was some thing for everybody. Happy were the students when they marched to quarters A AMERICAN 3 that evening and happy, too, were the employes, for merriment and mirth, where free from alloy, are infectious. During the morning of Christmas Day exercises appropriate to the occa sion were he Id in chapel and were as follows: Hymn, No. 25 . School Lord's Prayer. . . . School Hymn, No. 64.. School Concert RecLation Luke 11-8-14 verses School Hymn, No. 60 . . School Reading of Scriptures. . . .Supt. Chalcraft Hymn, No. 67 . . . . .School Sermon Dr. McGaw Doxologv, Praise God From Whom all Blessings flow. .' . School Benediction .Dr. McGaw. A little after 12 o'clock, noon, all had congregated at the spacious dining-room of the students. Here, too, was the all pervading Christmas "atmosphere." The decorations were elaborate and taste ful, and the scene was one never-to-be-forgotten. Dr McGaw, who was present, said grace and then began the interest ing task of serving the students, which on these occasions is always accomplish ed by the various employes. That the menu was ample and tempting there can be no doubt. ' The menu follows: (Continued on page 6.) Mr. Herbert L Campbell was up from Portland to spend Christmas with the "home folk." . ' Ernest, Ella, Loulin and Katie Brew er arrived at the school from their Tacoma, Wash., home in time to spend their Christmas with other members of the family and friends. They will re turn to Tacoma during the fore part of next week.