Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-30
LIVELY SESSION OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Educational, Advertising and
Transportation Matters
Discussed at Burton

The auditorium of the Burton
high school building was well fill
ed by representative crowd from
all parts of the island for the reg
ular monthly meeting of the Wash
on-Maury island Commercial club.
II. Z. Heating. president, was in
the chair, and w. Coy Meredith,
secretary, at the table.
The first order of business was
the report of the committee on
education, G. E. Bragg, the chair
man, taking the floor. In few
well chosen remarks he presented
E. E. Hardinger Of the Vashon
high school faculty. who had pre-
pared chart showing in detail
the present cost of the school sys-
TEN on the island and what can be
gained by consolidation. The re-
suits of this as shown made a
= great reduction in the school costs.
Mr.. Hardinger said that he did
not have all the necessary data at
that time but would soon have it.
The full table of costs will be pub
lished in the News-Record when
available.
Attorney c. 4. Woods, chairman
of the transportation committee
reported that progress had been
made with the petitions that are
being circulated relative to the
ferry situation. The committee
also reported that it had, on be-
half Of the Commercial club, filed
a protest with the county commits
sioners against the leasing of the
Marion street dock to any com
pany that would in any way inter
fere with the present schedule of
the ferry from Vashon Heights to
Seattle.
R. w. F. Martin, chairman of
the membership committee, re
ported satisfactory progress and
presented cards of 81 new mem
bers.
E. III. Miller, chairman Of the
finance committee, gave evidence
that he and his committee mem
bers had been at work. AT this
point the chairman called for
short recess in order that the fin
ance committee might circulate
among the members for few
moments. All told there was sub
scribed for publicity work eleven
pledges for $500 per month and
several for S1.00 per month, thus
meeting the requirements of Il. Nj.
Hatch of Alderton and assuring
the club of his $500 contribution
each month. Mr.. Hatch had made
the offer of $500 monthly provid-
ing nine island men would pledge
like amount.
Representatives of the Washing
ton Coast Utilities were present
and spoke ON the likelihood of low
ering present lighting rates and
on the feasibility of extending the
lines to Vashon Heights. A repre-
sentative committee to work with
the company representatives was
appointed bv Mr.. Heating.
Alex. Smith, chairman of the
committee appointed to hold a
contest to secure a slogan for the
island, reported that "a replies
had been received but that none
of them We're acceptable to the
committee. because it was deemed
wise to select a slogan that could
be used on stationery, fruit and
produce box labels, etc. 1t was
the desire of the committee to Sc
lect some phrase that would at
tract the attention of non-resi-
dents to the island.
After much discussion it was vot
ed by the members present to de-
clare the slogan contest open IN
til the next regular meeting. The
chairman urges that every one in
terested in the island, whether a
resident or not, participate in the
contest. Each contestant is urged
to not send in Just one, but doz-
EN- if possible. They must be short
and snappy and suitable for the
purposes as outlined by the chair
man of the committee.
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