Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-08-28
$500 PER YEAR
EXCHANGE CLUB
GOODWILL FARM
(By A. Vcreide, Supt.)

lana Is now an established TACT.
Discouraged, stranded and handi-
capped men and women, frail and
needy children and the different
types that appeol to the Seattle
Goodwill Industries for help who
can better be cared for and reha-
bilitated on the farm than in the
Industries various departments in
the city will be given an oprortu-
nifty on this choice beauty spot on
Puget Sound.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
Seattle Goodwill Industries had
a picnic at the Exchange Good
will farm in July when ninety
four representatives from differ
ent churches of the city met to
look over the premises and plan
for the future. Some money was
subscribed for the maintenance of
the work. The first Saturday in
August the Exchange Club Of Sc
attic had picnic at the farm.
This noble group of representative
business and professional men are
the purchase, and their
wives are largely responsible for
the furnishing Of the place. AS.
sistance is solicited from anybody
who has either cash or goods to do
nate to this most worthy cause. A
stranded and handicapped couple
have already been received at the
home. And now chickens, a cow,
fruit or house furnishings are very
thankfully received. The Board
in charge of the operation of this
farm consistes Of Il. G. Beall, Jr.,
president, Beall Poultry Ranch,
3. II. Miller, vice-president, and
president Of Vashon Island Com
Club, P. Monroe Smock,
secretary, editor Of Vashon News
Record, 7. Hansen, treasurer, pres
ident Of Vashon State Bank, Pin
ey L. Allen, president of Pliney Il.
Allen Co., Clint w. Lee of Clint W.
Lee Printing Co., Chester e.
Roberts of Imperial Candy Co.,
Arthur P. johnson, Northern Life
Co., R. E. Stewart, Western Fuel
Co., C. T. Oliver, Mercantile Lum-
Der Co. and Rev. A. Vereide Sup
erintendent of the Seattle Good
will Industries.
Mrs. Dagmar Anderson and her
daughter Helen from Pierce have
moved to Vashon Island and have
taken charge of the work at the
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman Of Sc
attic have moved to the Exchange
Club Goodwill Farm as a place of
refuge from storms and vicissitud-
es Of life.
The Goodwill truck will be Oh
the island with goods for the farm
next Saturday. Anybody who has
any waste material like papers,
books, magazines, clothing, rags,
shoes, bric-a-brac of every kind,
broken furniture, anything in fact
but broken bottles and tin cans
may telephone to Mr. Smock,
Vashon Island News-Record or Y.
Hansen Of the Bank and the
truck will call. All such articles
represent wages to the iobless and
an opportunity to the handicapped
and stranded. Waste is converted
into wages and junk into jobs,
through the reclamation Of things
comes the reclamation Of men and
women, through fourteen differ
,nt departments of the industry,
education, religion and construc-
tive social service. The enterprise
$ an mterdenominational one serv-
ng everybody regardless Of creed,
color, race, language, age or abil-
ity. 1t is happiness making fac-
Tory where gloom and despair are
1ispelled and hope, joy and eco
nomic independence is restored.
Come, let us play the Polly-Anna-
game together! Whatsoever We
have done to one Of these least of
mine ye have done it unto me-"
G. A. Swanson was smiling Mon
day morning as usual as he was
the island for a week.
This office turned out the annu-
al year book for the Camulos Club
The first of the week. When you
see a copy you can judge of the
quality Of printing done on the
island.
II. A. Stanley was a Seattle Vi
sitor on Monday. Also his neigh