The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22
VASHON HEIGHTS

Mrs. Steen at the Heights had
as week end guests Mr.. aud Mrs.
kodlaiid from Seattle.
Miss Frances Cassel Of Seattle
was the guest of Miss Rhea Cow
an on Saturday and Sunday.
Silas Hewitt and family are on
a ten-days trip to Alaska. They
are expected home this week.
Miss Ruth Coryen returned
from Bellingham last week where
she graduated from the Normal
School.
Mrs. G. X. Coryell, Miss Ruth
Coryell and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
of Seattle, are at Mi. Rainier
Park for a few days.
y Mrs. A. S. Pinkham, who is liy-
ing IN Seattle this summer. is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. d.
Cowan, for few days.
Mrs. George Geiger, ir, went to
Providence hospital on Friday of
llast week, where she underwent a
successful operation, She is re-
ported TO be improving nicely.
Mrs. Hayden, who is resident
of Tacoma, but formerly of Rich
mond, Indiana, is the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. Cook for few
weeks. Mrs. Hayden is an aunt Of
Mrs Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ncice had as
guests OH Saturday and Sunday
about thirty people from Seattle.
Each one brought some good
eats including icecream, and on
Sunday afternoon they enjoyed a
big picnic at the Heights.
Albert Corbin, who has tried to
get into the navy, but was reject
ed or account of defective eye.
sight, expects to go into training
at Camp Lewis on the 25th. Cliff.
ord is in the navy, and at present
is located at San Francisco.
On the editorial page of the
P.~I of last Sunday. someone. nm
der the heading of Second
Thoughts described beautifully
and Interestingly Beautiful Va
shon Heights. 1t was well writ
ten.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. d. Cowan en-
tcrtained party Of eighteen
from Okanogan on Sunday. They
came IN automobiles and report
most delightful trip. But when
they reached Beautiful Vashon
Heights, f" they just shouted and
declared ii was the most beauti-
ful sight ever.
MIR. and Mrs. +. w. West and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Bonnell are
enjoying visit firm DR.. and Mrs.
IS. Kern of Frankfort. Indiana.
Mrs. Kern is niece of Mrs. Bon
nell and a cousin of Mrs. West.
They expect to remain here all
winter, and Dir. Kern may 20 to
France in the interest of the Y. NJ.
G. A.
Mrs. Mary Z. shorcy of the
Heights, residing at Dolphin
Point, II. X. Bonney of Oakland.
Cal, and Mrs. Sarah Kellogg of
Seattle, We're the guests of l.. w.
Bonney Of Seattle on am auto trip
last week given i'll honor ir r. K.
Bonney. who had not been in the
Puget Sound country for 80 years.
The four comprising the party
are brothers and sisters. They
came to the Pacific coast in wa
gon drawn by yoke of oxen
They left the East with their par
ents in 1852, and were about six
months making the trip. 1t is
remarkable that the four were
able to enjoy this reunion. They
visited their old home near Amer
ican Lake. but found conditions
and the appearance of the place
much changed. Across the lake
is the large government canton.
ment. The old home was gone
but they found some rocks seat
tered around that once formed
the fireplace, also few fruit
trees, and an old oak which once
served for swing. The places
they visited on their auto trip
were Tacoma, Camp Lewis, Steil-
accom-, Olympia, Puyallup and
Sumner. Crossing the plains in a
prairie schooner" and making
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