The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-27
DOCKTON


Miss Hazel Petersen attended the
Anna Case concert in Tacoma ON
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller had as
guests on Sunday a number of
friends from Tacoma.
Miss Bessie Dean spent Satnr-
day and Sunday visiting 10 Sc
atile.
Miss Irene Bashie Of Tacoma
was Saturday and Sunday guest Of
Miss Ruth Andersen at the j. +.
Rehm home.
Mr.. Frank Reed is over from
Tacoma and has employment At
present at the Doekton Shipbuild-
ing Co. Is plant.
Mr.. Otto Tower, who recently
returned from service in France,
visited III Dockton few days dur
ing the week with his sisters, Mrs,
John Petersen and Mrs. A. John
sen.
Mr.. b. +. Scanlon of Seattle, who
came over on Saturday TO do some
work on his place here, returned
to Seattle on Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amdon Of Tacoma
spent Sunday at their summer
home here.
Sergt. Lucas Plancich OF Fort
Worden made a short visit with
his parents on Saturday morning
between boats. He returned 10
Tacoma on the midday boat and
was the guest until Sunday after
noon at the Henry Rhodes home.
The ship "Dockton, y recently
launched from the shipyard here,
was taken to the Todd shipyard in
Tacoma on Thursday whore she
will have her nasts put in. A
number of men from this yard
went in with the boat to help put
her in shape. As soon as her masts
are in place she will be towed
back to the yard here to receive
the finishing work.
An enjoyable evening was spent
in dancing at the Drydock Hotel
on Saturday evening by few of
the young folks of the community
and their friends from Tacoma
and Seattle. Those present were
the Misses Jean Turnbull, Sadie
Miller, Ruth Andersen, Hazel Pc
tersen, Irene Buslie, and Mrs.
Stuckey and Mrs. Madesen; Mes
srs. Madesen, Moses, Lawrence
Riehm, Mitchell Plancich, Law
renee Turnbull and Lawrence
Turnbull, sr.
Mr.. c. Madesen was surprised
on Saturday evening to receive a
visit from his friend Mr. Moses of
Camp Lee, Va. Mr.. Madsen and
Mr.. Moses were together at Camp
Fremont and were transferred in
the same company to Camp Lee
last summer, where they were to-
gether until Mr.. Madesen was sent
to Camp Lewis about a month ago
to be discharged. Mr.. Moses came
to Camp Lewis last week and is
now awaiting his discharge before
returning to his home in the East
A number Of men who have been
disappointed by the delay in the
reopening of the shipyard here
have been fortunate i'll obtaining
work at the Dockton Shipbuilding
Co. s plant. which is now repairing
large scow for Mr.. Frank Berry
of Tacoma. Mr.. Berry recently
purchased the scow for the pur-
pose of constructing a floating fish
cannery to be operated on the
Sound. At present a number of
men are occupied in caullxing ii
aud a number are working on the
house which is being built on it.
Mr.. Peter Manson and son Harry
of Seattle have had their piledriv-
er at this port the past week, get
ting ready to do repair work on
the different wharves in the har-
bor
The following obituary was ta-
ken from the Tacoma Sunday
Ledger: Death of Albert Au-
gust Kirn.-Albert August Kirn
died March 18th in Cleveland, O.,
of pneumonia. He is survived by
his father. W. F. Kirn of Tacoma !;
two sisters, Mrs. A. 0. Peterson of
Lakota, Wash, and Mrs. W. A.
Moore of Anacortes; two brothers,
Otto E. Kirn of Trego, Mont, aud
II + Ei,.n of San padrn Gal Tho