Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-25
BURTON

Their Major f. A. Udell.
Mrs. II. W. Vodra and little
daughter Miss Lillian arrived
from San Francisco Saturday to
visit some time with their cousins
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Parks, before
going to Haley, Idaho, where her
husband is pastor of a commm-
ity church.
Pupils in the three rooms of the
grammar school, accompanied by
their teacher, marched to the Bur
ton Trading store, Monday where
the proprietor, W. Coy Meredith,
very gracefully tipped off the
number Of pounds each weighed
as they stepped on the scales. To
comply with the school law, it
is required that the pupils be
weighed once a month, to ascer-
tain the normal condition of each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burfeld
and son Billy moved to Olalla last
week, where they had lived for
some years before coming to Bur
ton. The Bixby house just vacat-
ed by them has been rented by
Mrs. Langdon of Paradise Valley
who will move i'll at once, and re-
main here until her daughter
graduates at Burton High school
in May.
Mrs. c. S. Berry left for Port
land Friday evening to stay over
Washington's Birthday with her
husband, who is taking course
at a dental college there.
Little Philip Roberts celebrated
his birthday Saturday with a num-
Der of boys who had been invited
to his home for the occasion. The
usual good time was enjoyed plus
the good eats which followed.
Mrs. II. w. Leavitt and baby
Betty Jean arrived from Portland
last week and have apartments
at Hotel Burton. Mr.. Leavitt who
is travelling man, will come to
the island as often as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Parkes en-
tertained a number Of friends at
their college home Saturday eve
ming from Burton and Quarter
master. While gathering on thcir
front porch for the final leave
taking, half a dozen or more were
suddenly let down through the
floor amid screams and laughter.
No physician was needed and The
jolting was soon a passing Incl
dent Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fenton, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanly,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindstrom, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hedge, Misses Marjorie Stan
ly and Jenette Fenton, Mr.. Bert
Stanly and Mr.. Alex Smith.
Miss Jessie Cristman S seven
teenth birthday ushered in a sur
prise for her, when she found
number Of girl friends had been
invited in for the afternoon by
her mother, who was assisted by
Mrs. H. l.. Penny and Mrs. Chas.
Akehurst in making the party
happy one. Three birthday cakes
graced the table besides the de-
licious things that went with them
The young ladies invited were
Elizabeth Cook, Opal Akehurst,
Una Stewart, Martha Malmberg.
Gertie Gammell, Grace Gates,
Mural WYE, Marjorie Palmer,
Rita Lamoreux and Katheryn,
Kloeppel.
Notices are posted up for the
school election to be held March
9TH at the Burton Grammar school
for the purpose of electing a new
director for a term of three years.
At special meeting of the
Commercial Club held at the
Woodman hall, last Friday it was
decide inadvisable to put on
ferry between Tacoma and Bur.
ton as it would do away with the
boat service. 1t would also be
impossible to make the stops that
the boat now does.
The Vashon Island Woman $
club met on the 22nd with Mrs.
Fenton and the subject Of the day
was Transportation in South
America" After the paper by
Mrs. Meta Jones, the hostess ush.
cred in Mrs, George Washington
bearing before her generous
birthday cake lighted with red.
white and blue candles. The hon
or guest was received with much
enthusiasm. adding much pleas