Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-07-18
vAsHoN AND VICINITY
Mrs. W. D. Garvin and Elsie have
been spending part Of the week with
the married daughters at Dilworth.

Mrs. w. D. Garvin and Elsie have
been spending part Of the week with
the married daughters at Dilworth,
Today crhursday) is Stella Ceilings
sixteenth birthday SO tonight there
will be sounds Of revelry, when group
of friends will gather to help her for
get how old she is becoming.
! Arlyn Nelson, of Seattle, spent most
enjoyable visit. several days OF last
week, with Irene Clark.
Mrs. Harry Arnold, and small grand
son, Of Seattle, are spending two weeks
in their new summer home at Cross
Landing, Mrs. Arnold is sister of
Mrs. Alex Stewart
Geo. B. Kittinger, of Burbank, Calf
was a lily show visitor. Mr.. Kittinger.
VINO is member of the Burbank Park
Board is in the Northwest purchasing
bulbs for the Park, and placed an order
for some vashon lily bulbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bakenhus of Sc
attic, Mrs. Theo. Hardenbergh, and her
daughter, Miss Gertrude, spent Sunday
with Mrs. John Roberts, and visited the
lily show.
Mrs. Minnie Menees is enjoying
visit from O. cousin, Mrs. P. ]. Brenp-
finger. of Dexter. who with her son will
spend several weeks on the Island.
This is the first time the cousins have
met in thirty-five years, and they nat
urally find plenty to talk about.
1 Last,Saturday group OF local Shrin
ers, and members of their families took
in the Shriners' picnic at the Shriners
Country Club on Lake Ballanger. In
the party were Mr. and Mrs. Peter But
cher, Capt. and Mrs. Wiman, MIR. and
Mrs. Chas. England, F. M. Sherman
; and Jean, and Royce Wise.
w. B. Brinton met with the road
committee of the Commercial Club last
Friday evening to listen to their plea
sure in the matter of the road program
for the Islands. He expressed himself
as heartily in accord with all OF their
requests. and promised to do what he
could to carry out their plans. Howev-
er, to quote freely, man proposes, but
the county budget disposes. Time alone
will reveal what we shall actually get.
Mr.. and Mrs. l., E. Wenham, and
children, of Kent, visited the lily show
Saturday afternoon and spent several
hours hours in the Smock home and
the News Record plant. Mr.. Wenham
published the paper for several months
several years ago. and has very ten
der spot in his heart for Vashon. He
was enthusiastic over the improvement.
that have been made in the plant and
equipment during the past few months
About the best news the paper ha:
, had the chance to print for blue
moon is that today Bob Middling was
well enough to get out into the open
True he went no farther than the bar
! Der shop, but that is long distance
from where he has been travelling fol
the past two months. We will all fee
like declaring holiday on the day that
Mr.. Middling gets back on the job
Russell has been mighty fine substi-
tute, but that hasn't prevented our
missing his father
The Harmelipg household is enjoy
ing visit from Mr.. and Mrs. viii Lib
hey, and their four children, OF Yakima
who are spending week here. Old ac-
quaintances will remember Mrs Libbey
better as Emma Harmeling. MIR. Lib
hey, who has large orchard interests at
Yakima, is taking advantage of the
lull between apple spraying and thin
ming, and the harvesting OF the peach
crop.
In Donald Dunn, former resident ol
the Island. with his small daughter
Jean, have returned and are living
with their old friends, the Crosiers
Mr.. Dunn. who knows every phase Of
the feed business has accepted a posi-
ton with the Fox River Company, anc
1 is busy acquainting himself with ths
location OF the various customers anc
the rapid strides the poultry industr,
has made while he has been away
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spinning ana
family have had as their house cues
! this week, Mrs. G.. b. White. Mrs
Spinning's mother, from Olympia
/ Mrs White, member Of the Olympus
Garden Club. and herself creator o.
a beautiful garden on State Avenue
in the Capitol city came down TO visi
the Lily show. Carol Spinning is re-
turning to Olympia with Grandma
for a visit
4 Among the visitors on the Island last
Sunday we're Mrs. Moritz Thomson o.
Altadena, Calf. and her daughter, Mrs
Anna Milburn. Of Seattle. Mrs. Mil
burn Is a member Of the Garden Club
/ OF America, and although she has at
tended flower shows in many parts o.
the country was greatly surprised b,
what our lily show offered.