The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-01
Vashon Island Wonlan's Club
Fifty Celebrate WashinstOn's Birthday.
A Social Success

The Washington's Birthday celcbra-
tion Of the Vashon Woman's Club has
grown to be social function that it
were well not to miss Spacious Lawn
ridge Inn OF Burton was this year the
scene of this event. As heretofore,
the attendance was large; those pres
ent were from among the leaders OF
the Islands social life; the program
was most excellent. This program
consisted u the singing of patriotic
songs, the Scitations OF poems Of the
''long ago order, q careful presenta-
tion OF the stately Minuet, and last,
but by no means leust, n banquet,
speeches and storytelling.
The singing was participated in and
enjoyed by all. The dancing. which was
en.costume demanded such careful cos
tuning and training that but few, com
paratiyely, took part, the greater por-
tion ofthe assemblage cnacting the part
of an appreciative audience.
The opening dance was n simpler
form Of the famous Minuct, such as we
are told our beloved Washington was
so fond Of threading across from Sally
Fairfax, or some other noted beauty of
Virgmia's social set Tha, which lent
added interest TO this presentation was
the extreme youth of the small couple,
for the time being the cynosure OF all
eyes. Miss Florence Fletcher is nearer
sweet six than sweet sixteen and
Master Raymond Ireand cannot, in the
course of human events, hope to grow
hair on his upper lip for some half a
score Of years yet. But they carried
their parts to perfection. The Scrape
Of slippered toe, the ornate bow of the
perwigged little gentleman, the slow
and stately curtsey of the Dc-powderod
ond despatched small miss, all were in
perfect time and 50 stateiy as 70 cause
wonder that such mites could be snch
correct Interpreters Even the LAM
gushing glance Of the little lady, as
She slowly circled beneath the up-
raised arm Of her gallant, was not
once forgotten. Had they been but a
few years older, that boy, that girl
"oh. me; oh, my.
However, this aboye-descriDed per-
Torrance was but the prelude. The
next feature OF the program was u
presentation OF an elaborated arrange
ment of the same dance by four couples
of carefnlly-trained grpwn-ups, These
were Mr.. Kenneth Van House, Miss
Bee Fletcher, MIR. Bert H. Stanley,
Miss Laura Sackett, Mr.. James Fletch-
CT, Miss Rose Fletcher, Mr. George
Wye, and Miss Dorcas Brown. Their
performance OF this difficult dance was
OF great dignity and perfect finish, and
was indeed pretty sight, Their cos
tunes were a careful study: their pos
ings and perambulations were in per-
feet time. Cine gained the impression
that their training had been not only
painstaking but that those chosen for
the parts had much natural aptitude.
Flashlight photos Of the audience and
OF the dancers en-pose were made by
an expert from the Tribune STAFF Of
Tacoma, and it is probable That his
skin will portray we'll in picture these
charming scenes.
After season Of games and other
social enjoyment, all repaired to the
spacious dining-room, where COLA
tion was served. Succeeding this came
the speeches and storytelling, Rev.
Mr. Gebert Of Burton acting as toast
mastor, Tie prize of framod testi-