Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-30
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SOUTHERN HEIGHTS
Miss bertha L SMITH :
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Last week Wednesday your cor
respondent had the great pleasure
Of lunching with Mrs. Case, hei
mother, Mrs. Mcclellan and hel
younger daughter Miss Irene Case
and of hearing Sisters" inter
eSting account of her courses al
Mills College, especially fasci,
mating one in Hebrew prophets
What a fine thing it is, that Sc
many of the colleges are Offering
such attractive courses in Biblical
literaturel In old times it was
not always the shining lights OF
the faculty. by any means, who
taught Bible" Times have
changed.
The Christmas entertainment al
the schoolhouse was a great sue
cess and those who could not at
tend missed delightful party.
The children sang and recited very
well even the tiniest doing their
teachers great credit. Then Santa
Claus appeared in person and from
a wonderful sack and the beau
tiful tree distributed fruit, nuts.
candy, tiny candy cones, choco-
late cream, effigies of Santa and
presents presents galore, until
the children We're nearly bursting
with happiness. Then he had to
hurry off, poor Santa, for there
We're other schools to visit. Dick
Bennatts came in presently with
his hair rather rumpled and said
he caught glimpse of the old
gentleman hufrying off toward
Lisabeula. Then the children and
their teacher formed a circle round
the beautiful tree and the children
sang some of the dear old carols
to Miss Gilmore's violin accom-
paniment. Last but not least, re-
frcShments were served, thought
fully provided by Mrs. Spinning :;
Christmas cakes and hot cocoa for
the children and delicious coffee
for their guests and a pleasant
social time was enjoyed by all.
Those of our children who 20
to Lisabeula to Sunday school had
the bliss and rapture of two
Christmas parties in one day; a
day they will never forget.
Mr.. Sheffield came home from
the hospital in time to spend
Christmas at home. But he has his
knee in a plastic east again, we
are sorry to say, and may have
to keep it SO for months,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Hall and
Miss Eunice Hall spent Christmas
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hall.
Mr.. John Berry CAME home from
Tacoma for Christmas and brought
with him his niece, Geraldine Cad
dey. They went with Mr.. and Mrs.
5. II. Berry and Mr.. viii Berry
over to Vashon to spend Christmas
at Grandfather Markham S. Ger
aldine stayed through the week at
Grandfather Berry's.
Mr.. Stephen Rolando's sister,
Mrs. Jenifio has come from vii
souyille, Ill.,, with their two daugh,
ters, Marian and Katherine. She
has rented Mr.. b. Thompson cot
tage at the corner and will pro
badly stay q month or two.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Stephen RolandoI
and their three girls and Mrs. Jen-
iflo and her daughters spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Rolando.
Mr.. Kuhn left for Seattle Sat
urlay He has taken a position
there for the winter, hut We hope
he will come hack with the robins.
Yours Truly had two Christmas
dinners this year, one on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. James Forrest
the other on Monday with Mr. and
Mrs John jenkins. II is lucky
they were not on the same day or
there might not have heen any
Southern Heights news this week
There win he Lean Year party
at the schoolhouse Saturday ev-
ening. Everybody invited.
Mr. end Mrs. Geo. Spinning