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

Beginning the tlrst week Iii June
the Library will be open Wednes
day and Saturday from . O'Clock
to 4 p. III.
/ A generous donation of books
to the Library has been received
from Mr. Shaw, some fiction and
nonfietion.
The Auxiliary of the Burton
Community church Will entertain
the three circles at luncheon OIL
Tuesday, May 2Sth. All the ladies
are cordially invited to attend
land are asked to notify Mrs. Starr
or Mrs Nystedt before May 25th
il they wish TO attend.
Mrs. Mary B. Rees is in
Wenatehee for the week attend
ing State P. I. A. convention as
delegate from here. Her little
daughter, Margaret, is with her
grandmother in Renton for the
month.
Monday was a gala day for the
Burton grade school as they took
their annual picnic trip to Point
Defiance, trip made possible
through the courtesy of the own
ers ofthe Vashona who for wears
Eihave taken the children back and
forth free of charge, Our streets
were deserted, no kiddies to make
morse, and Were it not for the
singing of the birds, the silence
would have been more noticeable.
Mr.. Snyder, state patrol officer,
was over here on the island for a
day last week, the result was,
three autoists were brought be-
fore Judge Armbruster for in
fraction Of state vehicle laws.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Taylor of
Ventura, California, church memb-
ers Of Rev. t. S. Fretz S church in
Ventura, were guests at the Fretz
home for several days last week.
They like the Island so we'll. that
they are staying for a short time
at the kalland ranch, with the
possibility of remaining here for
the season.
MIR. and Mrs. Bromley Martins
and two children came over from
Vancouver, B. c., and visited at
the Hunt home from Tuesday un-
tib Saturday when they left for
Montreal to take ship for Eng
land, called home by their parents
to carry on the business from
which they must retire soon, Mr..
Martins was on an English sailing
vessel which anchored in the
harbor here some twenty years
ago, and four years later fnlfilled
his promise to his Yankee
Mother" by bringing two baskets
of shells from the Straits ofMelac-
ca which he delivered when his
ship arrived i'll Tacoma. Since he
has landed at many ports, but the
best of all was his home port
where he captured a dear little
English lady who has been a true
helpmate and a guiding star
along life's voyage and viii be
until the eud.
Several people in Burton have
received invitations to the we'd
ding of Miss Muriel WE and
James Earl Huff, Saturday, May
25th, at the 9th Ave. Baptist
church in Tacoma. A nicely
furnished apartment awaits them
and may life for them be one
sweet song.
Miss Alma Carstens of Yakima
sang beautifully two solos; "0ut
of the Depths and "In My Faith
er's House Are Many Mansions
at the Island Community church
Sunday Morning services, Miss
Carstens is teaching in Yakima
high school. She is a harpist and
ia paid ginger in the Presbyterian
church, Our community was
fortunate to have her gracious
services for even one Sunday,
As a closing event to its years
activities, which have been ex-
eeptionally interesting and worth
while, the Vashon Island Woman S.
Club met last Tuesday for the an
uual fellowship luncheon, at Mem
DRY Lodge. the beautiful home of
Mrs. NJ c. Phelps, at Newport.
Twenty-Five members and three
visitors, Mrs. Fraser and Mrs.
Whitfield of Tacoma, and Mrs.
Rirehfield of Burton, were present.
A lovely three course luncheon
was served at a beautifully ap-
pointed table decorated in the