The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-14
Ellisport News

Mrs. c. j. Pyle spent Monday at the
county seat.
Mr.. B. w. Collins of Montesano, has
been in Elllisport the past week.
Donald Selby has been spending II
few days in Seattle with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Smith of Seattle,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Dwight Selby.
Mrs. Singlestory of Seattle, spent a
few days at the Hotel Ellisport last
week.
Master Grenold Collins visited few
days at Bremerton last week with his
grandmother.
Mrs. II. C. Hills and Mrs. Hugh Gil
christ of Seattle, spent few days in
Ellisport recently.
Miss Dora Straight is expected home
from Berkeley, CAL. this week. Her
many friends will be glad to hear this
news.
T.. l.. Burge of Seattle, was in Ellis
port and on the Island, last week, look
ing after business for the Heinz Com
pany.
Mrs. Douglas and daughter of Seat
tie have rented one of the McClintock
cottages.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Newman are re-
joicng over the birth of a son. The
babe arrived Tuesday, Junel2
DR.. and Mrs Torlief Torland of
Seattle, spent Sunday at Hotel Ellis
port. Mr.. and Mrs. Claypool accom-
panied them.
Miss Genevieve Lee spent two days
in Seattle last week, with Miss Ange-
nette Parker. The latter accompanied
Miss Lee to Ellisport to spend the
week end.
An amusing incident happened last
Thursday, in Ellisport. Johnny Full
Ter decided that he would take q ride
on his bicycle out on the wharf. AS
he neared the edge, his coasterbrake
forgot to work and Johnny took wings
and flew head first into the water, the
wheel following closely behind. 1t
didn't take the young Mercury long to
fly for home.
The Ladies Get Together Club of
Eliisport was entertained by Mrs Sell
by, wife of chief engineer of the ferry,
Thursday of last week, by trip across
the water to call on the Enterprise
Club of Des Moines.
The call resulted in big surprise to
the callers, and some enlightenment
which will do to pass on to the readers
of the Record.
The Get Togethers were rather cur
ious TO know what was the matter
with Des Moines that made people de-
sire to take the ferry away, and
thought it would be good idea to Wis
it the town before the much abused
ferry could be removed.
Not all of the Club went Some
thought it too arduous a trip. A few
were really ill, although this is one of
the healthiest towns in the state, and
few had the belief that they would
be if they should go to picnic in such
weather as threatened the day. One
family was moving to new home, and
others could not go because well, just
because they had heard that it was an
awfully dangerous landing, and they
were afraid they would get sea-sick,
So il was only a small. yet very Sc
lect, party that finally got off with
their salad and sandwiches packed in
baskets, and just enough littlo ones
along to keep them from looking fool
ish, going off on picnic in the sort OF
weather we are having just now.
There was some CONSERVATION in the
crowd when it was found that nearly
every one who had promised to bring
cake had stayed at home!
We could find no f,gilt with the fer
ry. 1t was spic and span, and the Of
fcerS were most courteous in every
way. The big boat went over as
steady rs meeting house, and when
we landed at Des Moines, the teams
and autos and trucks just rolled OFF rs
easily as tho they we're on Il bridge,
and the hard landing became a myth
of gossip after all.
The little group of Get TogetherS
was met by regular reception com
mittee of smiling women who had
come to the dock to meet their neigh
bors from over the water. Their cor
diality dispelled all doubt as to wheth-
er the calling scheme was wise one,