Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-12
A Personal Word.

have been offered accepted the position commission
er of public welfare King county This position without
caton and mpeled undertake the really i'm
portan duties for three
believe this department be of the important
Offices this county 1t has look after the welfare of all of the
unfortunate poor out of nearly half million people The depart
ment supposed that the poor King county
otherwise be provided with es comforts supplied with
and fuel and clothes and food If the agent faithfully
takes such isn't doing great LEADER
fail to find who is doing His work For hungry
fed thirsty and We gave drink we me-
land We visited me-
second why have accepted the fact that without
conce feel there isn't in the state thoroughly
adapted fitted for this work than know what it
been poorrealy poor. know there many who attempt
abuse this charity by seeking where it isn't needed but my
lawyer and prosecuting attorney will aid distinguishing
between the NEEDY and the LAZY PENSONR The former will
be kept in comfort but the latter will be off without the
wink of have always liked welfare work 1t brings its
own joys quietly the shiveng feed the hungry, put
and stockings the blue bare limbs the children put dry
roof the heads of the widow and the orphan Because the
fact that will like the actual expert
the different phases of welfare work glad accept
g. Lastly it will give opportunity enlarge my work
during best live neghbors Vashon
Maury island the and widen usefulness
undredfod The office credabe salary ($3OOO0O per
year and expect than dollar that
out of the King county Already have agreed
one of the present office force and will take this additional work
upon myself In other words the saving will expense
of this department each year. by assuming added work. will
predecessor Mr. Joshah Collins has drawn And going
sist strict business principles being followed by each of Office
help An honest days days pay pledge
self to remember always there classes be considered the
poor and the taxpayer will gcbeween and make mis-
takes they will be
going to undertake the greatest work life the
support OF every resident of Vasho Mauy island You
neghbors and city of nearly half million people will swa
low the nest degree love and interest in these islands
HELP ME- by sending to kind thoughts, and all such
thoughts will be reciprocated a thousand fold.
Account of job have with this issue of the News-Rec
ord made with L. Wenham to
entire of this with the full that all the
people of both islands will have better and newsier weekly home
paper Mr. Wenham has been charge the paper
months and the island with his wife and baby daughter
oaded with the highest possible credentials both and
newspaper publisher He half editor Of leading
Pullman paper for thirteen years before coming Vashon He
knows the printing and editorial end from know he will
than make good and if he given the full support
Islands, in the that have received
1.-THE subscribers of the Record will be glad have gone.
will add to the papers every page keep up every
week
My home will still be the island my interests will still
be entered here and hope everyone will bigger horn and
daily blow it for both Mr. Wenham and the ws-Record
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