The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-22

day to visit Mr.. A. Wigmore.
Mrs. McNair accompanied them.
The little granddaughter OF
Mrs. Newman, who has been con
fined TO the house with whooping
cough, is rapidly improving.
Mrs. G. j Pyle has word from
her son Harry Lee, who IL at
Treadwell, Alaska, that they are
experiencing some. cold weather
up there, the thermometer reg
istering % below zero.
Mr. Costeller, manager of the
Kent creamery, was Il recent
guest at Hotel Shamrock. Sun.
day guests were Miss Turner of
Tacoma and Dave and Chan
Brockway of Center.
1t is reported that Captain
Knighton has rented Shamrock
Hotel and will occupy it as a
residence, and Mr., and Mrs. Nc
Clanahan will build a home on
their property adjoining at the
back of the hotel
Mr., and Mrs. Walter Gift of
Selah Valley, Mr.. Joe Cliff of
the Yakima Trust Co., North
Yakima, and Miss Margaret
Glockler of Seattle were Mr..
and W. g. Cliffs week end
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Glockler
| left last Friday on the Japanese
steamer Shidzuoka Maru for
Yokohama where they expect TO
remain a year. Mr.. Gloclsler
has accepted d flattering position
as tutor in chemistry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Marshall
of Seattle, an uncle and aunt of
| MIR, Glockler, motored over from
the city Sunday morning in just
fifty minutes. They were SO de
lighted with the Island and the
ease with which it was reached,
that they declare they will buy
In country place here as soon as
they find one that suits them.
Mrs. G. j. Pyle entertained the
ladies' Get Together Club on
4 Thursday afternoon. at Hotel
Eilisport, with delightful
luncheon served in her model
kitchen, which has recently been
perfected by the installation Of a
large electric range. Only those
/ who have been fortunate enough
to have partasen OF q kitchen
luncheon as Mrs. Pyle serves
one, can understand what perfec-
{ tion in culinary art in a modern
electrically equipped kitchen
means. 1t was certainly enjoyed
by all the ladies present.
After luncheon the tables were
cleared and reset with substan.
tial neighborhood supper for the
men of the community who came
later to spend the evening. 1t is
needless 70 add that no one left
the tables hungry, and there
We're mighty few scraps left.
The evening party was given
by the community in honor of
Mrs. Furbush and Miss Bigham
4 in appreciation of the strenuous
I work they have done in the post
office during the past year, which
enabled us TO hold it until a per
manent postmaster could be APP
pointed.
The entertainment of the even
ing was provided by a mail box
into which valentines of kindly
expressions had been dropped
for the two ladies' of honor. MIR.
collins, the newly appointed
postmaster, was pressed into
1 service and compelled to give an
exhibition of rural free delivery
as he will practice it. If he CON
tinues as satisfactorily as he has
begun, the community viii pat,
ronize his post Office exclusively.
no matter how often Uncle Sam
pances up and down our best
street begging for letters.
Mrs. Furbush and Miss Big
ham read their valentines aloud
to the assembled guests as they
were received, and they were
duly appreciated by all.
Music, cards, and, best of all,
an exchange of good fellowship,
made the evening pass most
] n a.