Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-22

BURTON
MRS, A. Hunt)
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Mr.. Wells was here from Oregon
several days this week looking up
location to rent, for his family
while he engages in business in
the nearby city. Mr.. Wells is a
friend of the Willisons and was a
guest at their home while here.
Through the persistence of Ar.
fist Edison, who circulated the pc
tition, an initial payment Of one
hundred dollars was made on a
Sohmer piano for the Burton
church which arrived from Seattle
this week.
An all day meeting of the La
dies Aid Auxiliary will be held
in the church parlors, Thursday,
January 2s. The Burton Circle
will be hostesses.
Miss Charlotte Higginson, niece
of Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Crawford,
died Monday night at Finland,
near Seattle, of contagious dis
ease that necessitated immediate
cremation. Later, the ashes will
be brought to Vashon cemetery
and buried beside the mother.
Lottie had been office clerk at
Finland Sanitarium for years, her
lovablc, unselfish ways had en-
deared her to all who knew her.
Messrs. Lloyd McElvain, teacher
at Burton High, and Walter Dick
es, teacher at the grade school,
very pleasantly entertained the
following friends at their bach
elor apartments on Burton beach
Wednesday evening: DR.. and
Mrs. Poage, Mr.. and Mrs. English
of Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson
Of Vashon Heights, and Miss Will
son Of Seattle, teacher at Burton
High.
The Vashon Island Norway club
met Tuesday evening with Mrs.
M. l.. Hansen at Portage at which
meeting seventeen members were
present. Mrs. H. Fraser had
charge of the program and ably
handled he subject, "Housekeep-
ing the Modern Way" in a prac-
teal helpful way.
Professor W. o. Crosby, one of
the leading authorities on Miner
ology and Geology, died at his
home at Boston, December 81, 1925
aged rs years. A graduate and
later one of the faculty OF Boston
Institute of Technology.
He was consulting geologist for
Metropolitan Water Board State
of Mass, also for New York City s
deep Hudson river syphon water
supply.
1t was on his decision that the
great Muscle Shoals dam was de
cided safe. Also the dam at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, and the Aqrowrock
dam in Idaho.
He was a cousin of Chas. Lever
and nephew of Miss A. |. Crosby
of Burton.
An eleven year old boy stepped
in the office Saturday, DOTTED his
cap, and with eyes sparkling said,
I'm looking for job" He was
invited to the wodshed to split
some kindling and fill the wood
box in the kitchen, he accomplish
ed more in a few minutes than
some do in an hour-he handed
the money back that was paid
him, saying-"Will you please
give it to me in penniesY | give
one-tenth of what l earn to the
Sunday School," Upon being told
he was on the right road to sue
cess and according to the Good
Book no good thing would be with
held from him, he replied, "'That s
what Mamma says" Then we
thought, what a wonderful moth
er A hard working woman, with
many cares, but not too much en-
crossed with hard every day prob
lens, that she does not take time
to lead the growing family by pre-,
cept and example into ways that
lead into good citizenship. From
such homes as this will come
young men and women fit to con
duet the affairs of aur country.