The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-21
Vashon Heights

And the woods are glad with song,
When the brooks are running over
And the days are bright and long,
Then from every nook and bower
Peeps the dainty strawberry fower.n
A man seldom falls in love; he Just
stands lettering defantly on the brink
of it until some girl comes along and
shoves him in.
Mr.. and Mrs Patten, residing in
Seattle, were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs.
Themes, near Cowboys landing, Sun
day.
w. V. Garvin has sold his sixteen
acre farm near Glen Acres. The price
paid was 1920. Mr.. Garvin expects
return to Indiana soon.
Rev. Mr.. Galley and daughter were
visitors at Beautiful Vashon Heights
last Monday. We were glad to see him
and hope he will come again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Petley and daugh-
tiers returned last Monday from a ten
days trip in the Olympic mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claque and their daughter
and son, of Seattle, have occupied the
Petley home during their absence.
Margaret Morgan. a lass of ten sum
mers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Morgan at the Heights, is showing
her loyalty by picking berries aud do
mating her earnings to the Red Gross
fund. The party She is picking for du-
plicates the amount.
The visit of the County Commissions
ers last Friday told us clearly that two
improvements must be done before any
thing else---the making Of the road to
connect with the South End ferry and
the rebuilding of the road to the Cove
dock. These improvements are inn
portant and necessary and should be
attended to.
1--WE little realize what is before us.
Our own sons and brothers will soon be
going into battle. They will be 1900
miles from home. in land already laid
waste by war, land threatened by
famine. When our men are wounded
as they surely viii be in great numbers
---are we going to allow them to suffer
| vet more because we fail to provide
those things which can at least miti-
gate distressY Surely not! We must
do it in advance. Ii we wait it may be
too late. Do it nowri
The above is an extract from a
speech delivered by Theodore Roose-
welt at Lincoln, Neb., on Flag Day IL
is all told here. There isn't a person
on Vashon Island, not person in the
United States, but who will have some
one that is near and dear who will be
under the care of the Red Cross before
the close OF the war. There isn't any
excuse for not helping. A majority OF
| the people do not realize as vet what
this war means. 1t is to be Self-dcnial
today, tomorrow, next week, next year
/ to help our boy, our husband through
| the Red Cross. Some OF us were eX-
cused for not buying liberty bond,
but there isn't any excuse for not Civ
! ing to the Red Cross. Mrs. George X.
Coryell has charge Of Vashon Heights
district. Every one must give. No
slackers in this camp.
We remember how slow the people
were to realize that war was coming
in is6o-Gl Lincoln even didn't expect
IL, although he had trouble to reach
Washington 10 be inaugurated and
Douglas, in his anxiety for Lincon's
safety, stood beside him and held his
hat while he delivered his inaugural
address. But when. on May 1. 1861,
4 Fort Sumter was fired upon, II dawned
on the people of the North that war
was on, the same as on Tuesday. June
., 1911 Each mothers heart began to
ache for her boy, each wife for her
husband. Overhopeful, Lincoln called
for l5,O00 volunteers for three months.
The next call was for three years, and
it took one man out of every seven in
the North to do the work We are in
/ for war and each one must do his part
cheerfully.
The North End Rose Culture Club
met at the home of Elizabeth Camp
bell June H. Plans were made to do
work for the Red Gross for the year.
A most entertaining program was en-
joyed, consisting OF essays and poems
with the main thought on the rose.
Prizes for the best contributions were
awarded Mrs. Sborey and Miss Ruth
Hathaway at the close of most en-
joyable afternoon. Dainty and appetite
ing refreshments we're served. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs shorey next Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. cowley and daughter, who
have been visiting at Pasadena, Cali
! fornia. during the LAST six months. re-