Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-10-17
BURTON

pOnloN
Mrs. Merle B. Medley of Tacoma,
her mother, Mrs. H. H Smith of Bur-
ton for several weeks during her ill
ness. Her condition is much improy-
ed.
Mrs. Kate Forbes Yves honor guest
of the Tacoma Writer'S Club at Ia
coma Hotel Monday and Tuesday of
last week About forty members were
present, to whom Mrs Forbes gave an
interesting talk, and IN turn enjoyed
the manuscript readings and discus
sions by different members. Mrs.
Forbes was an overnight guest of
MIR. and Mrs. D. F. Snyder while in
the city.
The Board of Managers of the West
ern Washington B. Y. P. U, held their
business meeting at the Assembly
grounds Saturday and Sunday last.
Plans are already in the making for
the 1880 Assembly. The Burton AS
sembly is becoming known all through
the Northern Baptist Convention for
both its ideal location and high
character of its programs. The Board
has placed twenty-five hundred dol
lars in its budget for this coming year,
to be used for sanitary improvements
and for caretaker's cottage on the
grounds.
For the benefit OF the men we are
inserting here part of the new rules
and regulations of the Puget Sound
Power & Light Company where it
says, "The Company reserves the right
to limit any conversation to ten con-
secutive minutes, or to make a charge
of one cent in excess of ten minutes,
in addition to the monthly charges"
We are glad to note Mrs. Peter
Smiths return home from Seattle
| hospital where she underwent a
serious operation for goiter. Under
DR.. Grandy's orders she reposed in
| bed for a week to regain strength and
courage to tackle the duties awaiting
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coy Meredith and Coy
Jr, wers in Tacoma city over Sunday,
with relatives.
Mrs. G. Bergstrom. Burton, has just
returned from Seattle, where she has
been all summer and fall. Mrs. Berg
strom, who is graduate Physio-
Therapist, was employed in the Physio-
Therapy Department at the Children's
Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle Physic.
al treatment such as massage, ex-
ercises, electricity, lights, etc., in COM
bination with medical and surgical
treatments are being advocated more
and more by the doctors, especially
in orthopedic work, and chronic di-
seases Consequently the crippled
child can be greatly benefited by such
treatments. The Children's Orthopedit
Hospital has large Physio- Therapl
department where treatments art
given both to patients staying in thu
hospital and also children who art
able to come in for treatments from
outside. Among the equipments O.
the department is swimming pool
Swimming under proper direction il
very good in the treatment of infantilt
paralysis cases, of which there is {
great number at the hospital. AL
though an addition was built to thu
Hospital a couple of years ago, it il
continuously full and always has {
waiting list of patients.
Mr.. j. Ashby arrived from Lo
Angeles Saturday night and is stopping
with his brother-in-law, @. N. Hart
Mr.. Ashby is representing the Cali
fornia heirs to the Hart estate and il
here in the interest of some settlement
The Burton Garden Club had {
wonderful meeting last Thursday. MI
Stephen Harmeling gave very in
structive talk on the native shrub
and flowers, especially those that w
can find on Vashon Island. 1t wa
most interesting to know just hoy
much beauty lies at our very door
The Club deeply appreciates the op
portunity to acquire knowledge tina
: will find an expression in our owl
gardens, and homes. After refresh
ments were served, the subject of no,
to transplant our roses this fall wa
: taken up, as well as other gardel
: work that will call for our immediat
attention. The attendance was al
thNtt could be desired, although, wit
the wonderful support that Burton
giving this progressive club q large
attendance at the next meeting is as
sured,
Go
Rev. w. B. Leonard son of Mr.. N
xf ,,tl, ,yt.