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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
Tom Thumb a
Drawing Card

The Tom Thumb wedding Civ
en- at the Community Church on
the evening of March 7, was a
charming affair. Under the di-
rection of Miss Wooster of the
E. j. Rose Co. Kansas City, whose
production the play is, the chill
dren from tots to teen age boys
and girls did their parts very
creditably, showing histronic
ability in themselves, as well as
the effective training of their di-
rector.
The children's rehearsals We're
but three with the director. The
music came earlier to the local
people, the ladies of the Federat-
ed Aid, and so the songs We're
practiced for longer time.
The play is quite interesting,
being in honor Of little General
Tom Thumb and his wife Of
world fame. 1t was most form
al wedding-eXcept when the
best man licked his plate at the
reception, and from the sweet ba-
by flower girls to the minister and
his wife and the aged grand-par-
ents Of the parties to the con-
tract-all were great mpersona-
lions. The elite of the commm-
ity We're there unprecedented on
the stage by the clever little act
ors. The aged grandparents of
both bride and groom were eX-
ceptionally well played, as were
the parts of the ushera who We're
cractly true TO form. The cold
maids of the company sang out
the burden of their hearts and
made hit with the audience.
The groom and his best man
seemed more interested in each
other than necessary and the
groom quite indifferent to his
lovely bride, tho he was filled to
the brim with emotion--wanted a
tusSle with his best man-but the
play finished without a mis-que
and Vashon knows that its chill.
dren can give a real entertain
ment with a little real help.
The singing was a fine feature
of the, entertainment. Patriotic
songs, some old love songs well
sung by all, with a few solos
and duets well done.
Mrs. Rice presided at the piano
in a most efficient manner and
several young ladies assisted will
winor details of management
one of these being the serving OF
ice cream to the 65 little people
of the wedding party upon the
stage.
The director stated that this
play is being given in all parts Of
the country, Is plays being giver
every Tuesday and Friday some
where.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
v. M. AS. ATTENTION

The Vashon Marketing Assn.
will hold its regular annual meet
ing at Y NJ C A Hall next Tues.
day evening, March Is, at eight
O'Clock. There are three direct
ors to be elected and general bus
mess taken up. R, d, Bodle, our
sales manager is to be present.
All growers are welcome to at
tend and those who are not mem
bers are urged to join the assoc
iation and help to make the as
ISOLATION a single marketing unit
for Vashon- Maury Island.
IRA C. THOMPSON, Sec.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
MUSIC AND ART STUDY CLUB

The Music & Art Study Club
met on Wednesday, March 9Th at
the home of Mrs. Martin Tom
land.
After the business session and
program had been completed
most delightful social hour was
enjoyed. The Club members en-
ioyed the privilege of being the
first to be entertained by Mrs.
Tjomsland, one of their most UNI
firing workers, in her lovely new
home and the meeting was in the
nature Of the house warming,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
WHY NOT sTINGLEsS BEES

The King County Beekeepers
Association will have their reg
ular meeting Saturday March 10,
at the Y w c A located on Fifth
and Seneca Seattle, Wash. 1t
will be held in the Private Dining
Room on the sixth floor at 80
P. NJ. Meet with us for lunch if
you can.
You have perhaps all read
about the stinglcss bees from
Thnston County. We will have
a few Of these on display at this
meeting. A short talk will be
given on same. There will also
be a talk on Spring Management
and a question box.
Everybody come, lets make this
next meeting a big ONE.
The King County Beekeepers Assn
Publicity Chairman.
The report on the Island is that
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
Vsshon Mems Club
Elects Its Officers

A number Of the men of this
community met as per call on
Tuesday evening at the Metho-
dist church and organized the
Vashon Mems Club with the fol-
lowing officers:
President, j. w, Dunlap
Vice Pres, Ira Thompson
Secretary, This. Steffanson
Treasurer, Y. Hansen
A constitution and bylaws was
adopted and a drive for member
ship planned.
One Of the aims of the organ
cation is to plan clean live en-
tertainment for the men and
boys of the community. 1t costs
ncthing TO join and there are
no rules or regulations except
such as are common to decent
social organizations in general.
Ii you wish to help yourself
and others in this community to
have a good time in a wholesome
way, then you are urged to give
your name in without delay.
Regular meetings will be held
monthly but there will be a spec
ial meeting next Monday; at this
time the committees will be nam
ed and a report handed in OH
the membership to date.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
Seattle Votes Reflect Brown
VQShOn Votes Bonds and
Elects c. E. Bragg Director

The Seattle voters gave Brown
the present mayor majority of
4,711. The charter amendments
and school propositions chrried
by big majority.
For council Carol, Moore,
Nichols and Campbell We're elect
ed. Rev, E, L, Smith, noted pas
tor and missionary, was elected to
a place on the school board.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

Mrs. Wickland of Cove has an
Easter lily in full bloom since
Feb. %. This lily was out of
doors all winter (or is it summer
here all winter?) and its blooming
attests that our Island enjoys lit
tie warmer climate than any part
of the northwest. Remember
the lily was out of doors all VIM
ter.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

In the election in the Vashon
precinct only A votes were cast.
Mr.. Bragg was elected director,
receiving Al votes out of the A,
and the $4,000 bond issue carried
by a big majority.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

Vashon Island got a fine lot of
advertising in the city papers on
account of the recent banquet and
other activities of the Commercial
Club.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

Mrs, C. Petersen, the worthy
Dockton correspondent, who has
been ill for the past three weeks,
and unable to send. the usual
batch of news-is reported gett-
ing we'll Mrs. Petersen under
went an operation recently.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

Rev. W c Gum, field represen-
tative of the Presbyterian mission
board, was on the Island on a
business errand yesterday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

Senator Oscar Underwood is
looming large as a Democratic
Presidential possibility.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

The Federated Aid will be en-
tertained at the BleklIink home,
Thursday, March 20, This is the
social meeting Of the Aid All
cordially invited.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

P. Monroe Smock received a
letter yesterday saying that he
has been elected a Son of the
American Revolution on account
Of his great great grandfather,
John Smock of Capt. TenEyck s
New Jersey militia. Mr., Smock S
national number is 39,728 and his
state number 679.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

When ] Dream Of Old Erin
Irish Lullaby
Jean Shipley
The above programme will be
given. by the pupils Of Miss Hen
rietta Couvrette for the benefit
of the Orthopedic hospital in Sc
attic, The group of pupils will
be presented in voice, violin and
piano. Admission 25c and Zoe
Monday, March II al s p. m.
In NaG!lon Community church.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
BOY SCOUTS OF VASHON
TO ORGANIZE

There will be a meeting of all
the boys of Vashon, who wish to
join the boy scouts at the NJ. f.
church next Thursday evening,
March 20.
TpA n TH0MDC0N
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
Commercial Club
Breaks All Records

To the gym. of the Burton High
goes the honor of housing the
biggest and best banquet given on
the Island thus far.
The large room was tastefully
decorated and the long tables
were beautiful with daffodils.-
the mingled colorme of the fruit
salad and bright little song books
One by each plate. And when
all the guests took their places
which was a matter Of several
minutes for it seemed they would
never quit coming-it was a sight
to gladden. the heart and brighten
the eyes.
All parts of the island were
represented and any city Of a
quarter of million would have
been proud of such a representa-
ton of bright, enthusiastic and
well dressed people.
The menu consisted of fruit
salad, hot biscuit, butter, chicken
pie, mashed potatoes, diced car
rots and peas, jellies, coffee, as
sorted cake and brick ice cream.
Everything was just right, in
Guiding the delicious cake on the
head table which was decorated
with the slogan big V. Tho as
sembly gave vote of thanks to
Mrs. Covington and her assistants
in getting up the banquet aud 81
so acknowledged the liberality of
the Fisher people, Corona Coffee
and Velvet Ice Cream Co.'S. who
donated and prepared the hot
biscuits, coffee and ice cream.
AS the publicity commlytee has
furnished an extended account,
we shall not try to tell Of the
speeches etc. except to say that
the principal speakers gave us
good wholesome messages and the
short replies by the local men
were earnest and practical Mr..
Parkes as toastmasteri aud Mr..
Miller as president left nothing
to be desired II the way they took
care of their particular duties at
the head table.
Mr. Schmidt sang a difficult and
beautiful selection in splendid
voice, and Mrs. NJ. Tjomsland
charmed, as she always does, by
her sweet rendering of an old ia
vorite. Mrs. Ganly and her as
sistant musicians made delightful
music between whiles.
The whole affair is written Big
in the memories of those present
and is making, history for the
Island.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

Saturday, March IS, will be
cleanup day at Vashon cemetery.
Everyone that owns lot or has
loved ones buried there or any
one Interested are requested to be
on hand that day with, scythe,
rake or hoe. The ladies are in
vited to be present and furnish
dinner for the men.-Sarurday,
March IS.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
CONFERENCE AT COLVOS
FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Puget Sound District of the
Norwegian Lutheran Free Church
meets at Golgotha Lutheran Free
Church, March 20-23, 1924.
Sessions:
Thursday, Goth, 2 p. m. & s p. m,
Friday, DIST 10 a. m. & 8. p, m,
Saturday, ODD, s p. m.
Sunday, ODD, II a. M, 2;30 & 500
Everyone cordially invited to
all sessions.
Friday evening, March q, Rev.
P. w. Eriksen, of Seattle, will
speak II the English language.
Subject: ''The whole task for the
whole church is the whole world
for Christ"
Don forget the date, March q
Golgotha Free Lutheran Church.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

The P. Y. A. entertainment ad-
yeltised for this week-Friday,
was postponed on account of the
illness of one of the teachers,
who had been directing the workl
1t is now expected to have the
entertainment, which will be an
elaborate affair and well worth
making a date to attend it, on
Friday evening, March 81. The
character of the entertainment is
a pageant entitled, Dekanawida.
A serious double accident hap
pencd in the editors home last
Friday. Both of us use glasses to
read by-have to. The frame of
Mrs. Bakers eye-helps went ca
Aooey Friday afternoon. We adj
dressed them, special delivery, to
Appleton & Mann, 203-5 Leary
Bldg, Seattle, for repairs. About
two hours later one of the bows
Of the other editors glasses,
broke, and that night the second
pair was dropped into the P. 0.
and on its way to the Eye Spec
ialists next morning. On Satur-
day afternoon both pairst were
sent back good as new. "Some
service
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

The Rebekah Card Party men
toned in Coming Events is post
poned.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

Theo, Berry reports that he is
pleased with the News-Record s
appearance and purposes as indi-
Gated by its paragraphs and that
he wants to help the Islands
paper all that is possible-but he
hopes to find more copies coming
TO his postotfice at Dockton. This
will surely come to pass if the
Docktcn correspondent sends the
news of that locality in regularly
and plenty of it. Mr.. Berry is
looking forward to the making of
a much-needed road connecting
Maury and Vashon which when
completed will bring Dockton in
closer touch with the other conn
munitites.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

George McLane, of Cove, who
has in times past helped repre-
sent his neighborhood in the news
columns of the News-Record, is
reported as being available again
to do the reporting. This is an
invitation to get into the game
once again and help boost the
news syndicate of the island and
Cove's Community in particular.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
Pupils
Give Musicale

Ensemble, My Sunshine, Capua
Waltz, Gurlitt
June Cowan, Shigi Takai
Merit Corbin, Gordon Moe
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

The executive and finance com
mittee of the Vashon Island Com
mercial Club met at the Bank on
Tuesday evening and held an cx-
tended and enthusiastic session.
There was also a full attendance.
One of the important features of
this session was the setting on
foot definite plans for the Sixth
Annual Strawberry Festival
Some other matters of import
ance were got under way and a
fine spirit of pull-together was
manifested by all present.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
Helen Tjosdal
PART II

Ensemble, My Wild Irish Rose
J. Shipley, L. Blacksted
G. Stevenson, j. Cowan
S. Colling, c. Bridgmau
E. Pierson, d. McClinton
Les Frizettes ..-..,.-.-..~..,..,..,,~.... Wachs
Old Country Band ..-..-.-. Johnson
Helen McClintUn
The MyrtleS .---...-.-....,.-..~., Wachs
Mabel Martin
I'll Take You Home, Kathleen
Liv. BlackSted
At the Donnybrook Fair. Scott
Nalsc Lcnte .,.........,,.......~, Sievking
Marjorie Bridgmam
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
The Swallows ~.....,--.....-. Cowen
Gladys Stevenson
10 Spring ....,.-...,..,...r,...-,-..,..... Gricg
Come Back TO Erin .....,......... Kuhe
w plnobrtnJ
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

The report on the Island is that
the Pu-L-Up Eggery has failed.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-07
EASTERN SHORE R.R. REvAMPED
Love Point Road Service Improved;
-EastOn is Discontinued

ClaarDOrne-EaStOn is discontinued
With the revised passenger and
freight schedules operative as an
nounced from the general offices Of the
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
Railroad Company at Salisbury last
week, a rejuvenation of rail line ser
vice covering a greater part of the
Eastern Shore of Maryland was eff
fected Monday. While the new sched-
ule will somewhat curtail service at
some points, at others quicker service
to and from Baltimore will be inau-
gurated. The latter is applicable to
stations between Easton and Ocean
City where the time will be shortened
about 80 minutes.
After Sunday last, all B. c. & A..
traffic westbOund for Baltimore was
diverted at Easton, over the Oxford
branch of the Pennsylvania to Queen
Anne, proceeding to Love Point over
the line of the Baltimore and Eastern
Shore railroad (old Maryland, Della
ware and Virginia route) and thence
by ferry to Baltimore. A round trip
daily except Sundays will be made
over the entire route, the time of ar
rival of the westbound train at the in
termediate points in the morning re
naming the same, but Baltimore will
be reached 1850 instead of 1.2O as at
present. Because of the shorter route
the schedule for the service leaving
Baltimore at p. m, will be made 80
minutes earlier than at present.
Clairboune-EastOn service will not
be discontinued at present, railroad
officials say. Either a motor car or a
mixed-passenger and freight-train
will replace present service between
those points. A local passenger train
will make up at Easton in the morn
ing for all points east to Ocean City
Returning in the afternoon the train
will stop at all points enroute to Eas-
ton. All trains will run through
to Ocean City as formerly. EastOr
to Ocean City will have the regular
freight service on one train each di
rection daily, while Love Point t
Easton and Claiborne to Easton viii
have tri-weekly service in each direc
ton.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-07
MEETING OF KENT LEVY COURT
Routine Business Transacted At Ses-
sion at Dover on Tuesday

SION at Dover on Tuesday
Routine business was transacted by |
the Kent County Levy Court at their
regular weekly meeting in Dover last /
week. All the members of the Levy |
Court were in attendance and Presi-
dent John H. Sheldrake presided over
the meeting.
Franklin R. Roe appeared before
the Levy Court in reference to the
purchase of a scow owned by the
county and at present located at Fred
erica. After an investigation during
which it was determined that the
county had no further use for the
scOw, a resolution was passed pro-
viding for the sale of the scow to Mr..
Roe for forty dollars.
Armwell Quillen, supervisor for the
Tenth District, complained to the Levy
Court about several property owners
in his District encrouching on County
roads. County Engineer, 7. Marvel
GOOden, was instructed by the Levy
Court to survey the roads in question
for forty foot width.
A delegation from the Fourth Dis
trict appeared before the Levy Court
with a request for an improved road
from Chapehown to Williams Cross
Roads, along the Dover to Marydel
road. The petition was received and
ordered filed with other petitions to
be considered at later date.
The Pennsylvania Railroad was
authorized to close the crossing at the
North end of Clayton. The crossing
has been used very little and is block
ing some improvements contemplated
by the railroad. Copies of the resO-
luton providing for the closing were
ordered sent to the Clayton Council
and the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Levy Court ordered two thous-
and dollars transferred from the gen.
eral fund to the good roads fund.
1t was reported to the Levy Court
that some embankment recently add
ed to Andrews Lake in the Eighth
District, was endangering the cause
way there and Engineer GOOden was
instructed to investigate the situation
and take whatever steps were neces'
sary to relieve the condition.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-07
RehobOth May Get New Church

Henry w. Conant, of ChincOteague,
Va, who some time ago purchased the
large tract of land on the south side
of RehOboth avenue and is developing
it under the name of RehObOth
Heights, has donated a site for the
construction of Presbyterian Church
and plans are said to be under way to
erect the edifice some time during the
summer. During the summer the
Presbyterians there will hold services
in the theatre owned by Charles S.
Horn.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-07

Fire of unknown origin last Thurs
day night destroyed the large dwelling
of the late John c. Dill, at Willow
Grove, together with a garage and
barn adjoining. A Mrs. Dill and son
were owners of the property, both
being away last evening and knew
nothing of the fire until informed by
neighbors. The loss will total $4,000.
The Robbins Hose Company of Dover,
was summoned and rendered what aid
possible, but as the fire had gained
headway it was impossible to save
anything of value. A horse and some
chickens, also an old automobile were
removed from the burning building.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-07
Pigs Burned in sussex County Fire

Fire, evidently caused by defec-
tive fue, caused the destruction of the
dwelling, barns and other outbuildings
on the farm of James Myers Messick,
near Milton, on Thursday afternoon,
causing a loss of several thousand
dollars. The dwelling was tenanted
by Elmer Harris, who also lost most
of his household goods, a quantity of
grain, hay and a pen Of pigs which
were only a short distance from the
outbuildings. Harris was successful
in removing the horses and cattle
from the burning buildings. There
was a small amount of insurance on
the buildings.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-07

A slight fire occurred Friday morn
ing in the w. G. Abbott shipyard at
Milford, when a hot rivet was placed
in a boat, under construction, and set
flame to the timber. The local fire
company was summoned, but the blaze
was extinguished by worlcmen, before
they arrived. The damage was very
slight.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

White Fang was to her a wolf, the
hereditary marauder who had preyed
upon her flocks from the time sheep
were first herded and guarded by
some dim ancestor of hers. And SO,
as he abandoned his rush at her and
braced himself to avoid the contact,
she spring upon him. He snarled in
voluntarily as he felt her teeth in his
shoulder, but beyond this made no
offer to hurt her. He backed away,
stin-legged with self-con sciousness
and tried to go around her. He
lodged this way and that and curved
and turned, but to no purpose. She
remained always between MIN and
the way he wanted to go.
Here, Collie!" called the strange
man in the carriage.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

the trees. The situation was desper-
ate. He essayed another circle. She
followed, running swiftly. And then,
suddenly, he turned upon her. 1t was
his old fighting trick. Shoulder to
shoulder. he struck her squarely. Not
only was she overthrown. So fast
had she been running that she rolled
along, now on her back, now on her
side, as she struggled to stop, claw
ing with her feet and crying shrilly
her hurt pride and Indignation.
White Fang did not wait. The way
was clear, and that was all he had
wanted. She took after him, never
ceasing her outcry. 1t was the
straight-away now, and when it came
to real running, White Fang could
teach her things. She ran franti-
Evening star., 1924-08-24

made his silent and deadly rush. This
rush was never completed. He
halted with awkward abruptness,
with stiff forelegs bracing himself
against his momentum, almost SIX
ting down on his launches, so desir-
Gus was he of avoiding contact with
the dog he was in the act of attack
ing. 1t was female, and the law OF
his kind thrust a barrier between.
For him to attack her would require
instinct.
But with the sheep dog 1t was
otherwise. Being a female, she pos
sessed no such instinct On the other
hand, being d sheep dog, her instinc-
tive fear of the Wild. and especially
OF the wolf, was unusually keen.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
CHAPTER II.
The Southland.

White Fang landed from the steam
er in San Francisco. He was ap-
nalled. Deep in him, below any rea-
sonlng process or act of conscious
ness, he had associated power with
godhead And never had the white
men seemed such marvellous gods as
now, when he trod the Shiny pave
ment of San Francisco. The log
cabins he had known were replaced
by towering buildings. The streets
were crowded with perils-wagons,
carts, automobiles; great, straining
horses, pulling huge trucks, and mon
strous cable and electric cars hooting
and changing through the midst,
screeching their insistent menace,
after the manner of the lynxes he
had known in the northern woods.
All this was the manifestation of
power Through it all, behind 1t all,
was man, governing and controlling,
expressing himself, as of old, by his
mastery over matter. 1t was colossal,
stunning. White Fang was awed.
Fear sat upon him. AS in his cub
hood he had been made to feel his