Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-25
CLUBCHOSES SLOGAN
and ELECTSOFFICERS
Club Sanctions Organization
Of Junior Club to Pro-
mote Welfare.

The meeting of the Vashon Is
land Commercial club Tuesday
evening at the Burton high school
building was one of Importance in
asmuch as it was the time for the
annual election and for the an
nouncement Of the slogan com
mittee.
The members elected E. II. Mil
Ter of Maury president; Mrs. w.
ID. Covingtcn of Colvos, vice presl-
dent, and reelected w. Coy Mere
dith secretary and W. G. Whit
field treasurer. Under the pri-
mary ballot system which ruled
the election, nearly every one pres
ent received at least one vote for
some office.
The slogan committee composed
of Alex Smith, chairman, w. G.
Parkes and Mrs. Covington, an
nounced that out of the III sub
mitted two were the outstanding
ones. They were: "See Vashon
island for that home in the west"
and "Vashon island allures YOU
The two were submitted to vote
and the former was adopted. The
committee announced that the
winning slogan was submitted
anonymously. Mr.. Smith was en-
powered to submit design show
ING the islands stragetic location
between the cities of Seattle and
Tacoma and submit it to the pub
LEFTY committee for approval.
The report of the treasurer in
dicated that there was in the
treasury when the club was re-
vived in September the sum of
$21 60. Since that time 100 mem
bens at $1.00 each have been Sc
cured. The balance in the treas
ury is $13135. The membership
is 1879, nine new members having
been turned in Tuesday evening.
An important decision was
made in the adoption of the re-
port of the committee on the or
ganization of a junior commercial
club. The committee, which was
composed of z. G. Thompson OF
Vashon, A. j. Lewis of Burton and
C. Il. Garner of Maury, submitted
the following, which was adopted:
First: The name of this organ
ization shall be the Junior Wash
on-Maury Commercial club. and
shall be part of the present club
and share all the privileges there
of except the ballot at the general
election of officers.
Second: Purpose-To interest
the young people in the better
ment of the social and educational
life of the island as a whole.
Third: Misunderstanding one
between the ages Of Is and q
years may become member.
Four; The membership fee
shall be fifty cents per year.
Five: Duties of the organiza-
tion-It shall have charge of the
social life and entertainments of
the club under the general super
vision of the program committee
of the parent club.
Six: Entertainments, such as
short programs, shall open all
monthly meetings and shall be
staged by the members of the
Junior club. Other entertain
ments may be given at any time
the club sees fit wherein an ad-
mission may be charged. And the
committee recommends that the
proceeds of these functions be
placed III u tEuSt lullus loi tHc VA
press purpose of erecting per-
manent home for the Vashon-
Maury Commercial club.
To start fund the ladies Of
the club under the leadership of
Mrs. Covington will give dinner
some Saturday evening next
month. details of which will be ar
ranged later.
One of the concluding items Of
business was the vote to have a
committee wait upon the officers of
the Kitsap County Transportation
Co. in an effort to secure a reduc-
tion in ferry rates.