Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-03-01
oRTHoPEDIc NOTES

| The Vashon Orthopedic Auxil
Iiary held its regular monthly meet
ling last Friday at the Island Club
1.-THE Sewing Committee, headed by
Mrs. L. C. Beall, Sr. handed out
the sewing for the hospital prompt
|ly after the members arrived, The
Luncheon committee, Mrs. S. Kelly
chairman, prepared and served hoi
waffles Gas many as you want
to eat for 35 cents"), at noon. Pa
tronage by Vashon business men
and neighbors was good.
Mrs. II. A. Stanley of Burton
presided at the business meeting
in the afternoon. Inasmuch as
February is a lean month for in
come at the Hospital, it was voted
to send 800 from the Savings
Fund, to the treasurer of the Hos
Ipital, Miss Olive Kerry,-this sum
to apply on the named bed, "Vash-
ON Island Bed" The balance left
in the savings fund is $1,000.
All committees were urged by
Mrs. Stanley to keep careful re
cord of their activities, so the
Vashon Annual Report January,
1880 will adequately cover all that
has been done in sewing, fruit can
ining, collections for the Thrift
Shop, and of tin foil, as well as
leash donations. There must be
many men and women who would
like to help the Orthopedic to the
extent of one dollar. Help thru
the Vashon Auxiliary, by sending
|vnnr dollor or more to the Pres
dent, Mrs II. A. Stanley, at Bur
ton; Mrs. Z, H. Miller at Portage,
Mrs. W. d. Coyington, Colvos, Miss
Mary Dysart, Vashon Heights, or
the treasurer, Mrs. j. W. Roberts.
Vashon.
The annual meeting of the Hos
|pital Association was held Feb. |,
"a: the Olympic Hotel, Seattle. In
spite OF the storm, a large and en-
'thusiastic crowd of women from
the 49 Guilds and Auxiliaries were
present, including one from Port
Townsend representing the new
jefferson County Auxiliary. In
the absence of the President, Mis-.
George 7. Myers, because of her
illness, her report was read by
Mrs. NJ. A. Gottstein. This report
was read again over KOMO on the
9TH of February by Mrs. Gottstein.
so that friends of the Hospital all
over the Northwest might hea,
what had been accomplished by
the Orthopedic in 1928, its 22nd
year. Treatment was given 2312
children in 1928. They came from
|26 counties of Washington, from
Alaska and from adjoining states,
including British Columbia. Ii
cost in round numbers, $l50,000 to
care for these children, and of that
sum their parents were able to pay
about 20 per cent. so the members
must raise so per cent of the cost
iof operation.
There are 2741 women enrolled
in the Guilds and Auxilialies.
While most of these groups are in
Seattle, there is one in each of the
following places;
Centralia, Des Moines, Earling-
ton-Renton (they canned last year
1896 quarts of fruit for the hos
|pital) Edmonds, jefferson County,
Puyallup, Seahurst, Snohomish
County, Three Tree Point, Vashon
Island (canned 1000 quarts of
fruit Tacoma and Yakima.
The Thrift Shop earned $6500
from the sale of cast-off articles.
The Corner Cupboard thru sales
and the Rotogravure section of the
Times earned $1,000. The Melting
Pot earned $s05.60 in the nine
months since it started. Save tim
foil for the Melting Potl
Among the interesting items
coming to the Endowment Fund
and reported by Miss Kerry at the
annual meeting, was a Request of
several hundred dollars from John
Parkinson. John Parkinson was
the head cook at the Hospital for
seven years, and loved the children
for whom he had prepared many
delicacies. He passed away few
months ago, and then it was learn
ed that he had left his savings to-
the hospital This money viii be
invested and the interest there
from used year after year for the