Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-06-17
BURTON

G.. Meredith, and children are
spending the summer at Burton.
Miss Charlotte Higginson of
Firland was a Sunday guest of her
cousin, Mrs. Paul Hitchcock.
Mrs. L. l.. Grandy, and children
are spending week at their home
in Burton.
Mrs. A. Hunt is attending State
Convention of Postmasters at
Wenatchee this week. Mrs. Alice
Miller has charge of the post
office.
Mr.. E. R. Stewart arrived
home from New York Friday. The
"West Helix, of which he was
chief engineer will remain on the
Atlantic side.
Miss Clara Maitland left this
week for an indefinite stay with
her parents in Glendale, Cali
fornia.
Miss Zella and Mr.. Award Whit
man of McMinnville, Ore. were
callers in Burton last week, and
guests for several days of the
Cooks at Portage.
Mrs. A. j. Marsh was AN attend
ant at Grand Chapter, O-E.S. in
Tacoma from Thursday until Sat
urday. Island Chapter of which
Mrs. Marsh is Worthy Matron
will be glad for her report of the
Convention, at their next meeting
at Portage.
1t is apparent that Mr.. Alex
Smith has missed his calling; he
should drop out of the chicken
business and paint signs for the
various industries springing up in
Burton. Note his artistic work
in front of the "Lunch Rom".
Mrs. Annie Vande Vanter and
three daughters, all who have
been teaching in different parts OF
the state, have arrived at their
Burton home for the summer va
cation.
The Tahoma Club members
were over. from Tacoma Monday
spending the day with Mrs. F. G..
Hedge. This is an annual event
looked forward to with pleasure
by the hostess as well as the other
members of the Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Butler at
tended the Bible Convention in
Tacoma Saturday and Sunday at
the First Presbyterian church
where DIR. Evans gave some grand
lectures and simple interpreta-
tons of the Bible.
Mr.. Dukes Tonneson and bride
arrived Friday from Ottumwa,
Iowa, where he was married June
9Th to Miss Margaret Elizabeth
Sharp, a charming young lady
and an intimate friend of the
family for years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tonneson are located in Seattle
where he has a good government
position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Mauck left
Burton Sunday and Tacoma on
Tuesday for trip to Smithsmill,
Minnesota to visit sister for
some time. They expect to be
gone three months and will return
by the way of California, which
was their home before coming to
the Island. Mr.. Mauck has been
in poor health for some time--it
is hoped the change will be bene-
fetal to both.
Fifteen little folks congregated
at the Adams home Saturday,
June 18th to help Mary Laura
celebrate her fifth birthday. The
mother was anxious about what
should be done 70 keep the child
rem entertained but they soon con-
WINGED her that they could furn-
ish their own entertainment, and
all the aft vnoon they made merry
on the 81 acious lawn, amid the
flowers and singing birds-and
such a lovely lunch came later
and how they did enjoy it'll The
gifts for Mary Laura were nmer-
Gus and delighted her beyond ex-
preston. Outside guests who at
tended her party were little Ruth
Leigh of Tacoma and the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. McFar-
land of Seattle, who spent the
week end at the home of Mrs. G..
C. Bull.