Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-23
ELL1spoRT ITEMS


The Jackson cottage is being
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. David
Jackson for a week.
Mrs. Cunningham has been call
ed to Wallace, Idaho, on business
She has been visiting her friend,
Mrs. w. S. Willis in Tacoma the
past week.
Mrs. Pyle accompanied her to
Tacoma and visited Mrs. Whit
beck.
The members of the "Sororia y
an older women's organization of
the University were delightfully."-
entertained at the attractive cot
tage of Mrs. Lasher, their presi-
tage of Mrs. Lesh, their president,
on Saturday. The luncheon was
served out of doors. A beach par
ty in the evening was the climax
of ii perfect day..
A rare May day and a school
picnic enticed many of the moth
ers to share the frolic of the
Vashon school at the beach on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. C. Cronader
Mr.. and Mrs. Abrahamson and
Mrs. McCreary and daughter, all
of Vashon, were among the many
who enjoyed picnic dinner in the
park at Ellisport last Sunday.
Mr.. William Hit and Miss
Henderson, of Seattle, were in
Ellisport on Sunday inspecting the
improvements that are being made
on the Hit summer home.
Mrs. A. B. Odion, of Quarter
master, with a party of friends
from Seattle spent part of last
Sunday OF Ellisport.
Prof. Frank Plumb and family,
Of Seattle, came over Saturday
and remained over the week end
at their summer home overlooking
the Point.
Mr.. George Hofmeister and sons,
of Burton, were in Ellisport last
Sunday on business trip.
County Commissioner Col. Brin-
ton and Mr.. Wiltse, the road
superintendent for this district,
were looking over our roads on
Friday and enjoyed one of Mrs. o.
l.. Evans dinners at her new Is
land Cottage Inn.
The McClintocks enjoyed
pleasant visit from Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Williams, of Burton, on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Birchfield, of Burton, and
her daughter, Mrs. Dwight Red
man, of Wapato, Wash, were Sun
day guests at the home of Prof. +.
M. Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Trimble en-
ioyed visit from their Anacortes
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. McCreary
George, who ae on their honey
moon trip. They were accompani-
ed by Mr.. II. Asselh, also of
Anacortis, who is to be married
soon to a Portland girl, and the
two couples will continue their
honeymoon together on an extend
ed tour through California.
1t is good old summertime
again at Ellisport. Sunday the
warm sunshine tempted group
|of bathing enthusiasts to don
their suits. All day long the pie
Inic grounds and beach was dotted
with merry crowds out to make
the most of the fine day. The new
Ridge road from Vashon. to Ellis
port is being spoken of with en-
thusiasm by all visitors to the
Island. 1t cuts the distance from
the Seattle ferry to Ellisport
considerably and also is the most
scenic drive on the Island. After
making the turn on the Vashon
Bank corner you pass some of the
loveliest homes and gardens on the
Island and further on for nearly
half mile one looks out on view
Of the Sound and Mt. Rainier that
cannot b eequalled for beauty and
granduer. On the other side of
the road stretches away the great
canyon nearly the whole distance
to Ellisport. Down it one can look
for many miles, catching glimpses
of Portage and Quartermaster
liarbor and in the ia distance the
towering smokcstack of the Ia
coma smelter
The increasing number of ears
that are using the Ridge road
shows that our Island people real
1 iye tha whine and hoautv &c th;,