Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-07

On Monday the entire WILDER family
gathered under the home roof for the
first time since 1923. Mrs. Lloyd john
son and son, of Santa Paula, Calf,
Mrs. Dorothy Culbertson and son,
Mrs. Gladys Douglas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Wilber, Of Kapowsin, Mabel,
Bill and Bob. combined with their
parents. made happy crowd, who
spent a day that will go down in the
annals of the family history as one OF
the jolliest ever.
Marie Hall left Sunday for her home
In Aberdeen after week spent Wis
iting Irene and Lois Clark.
| .Eloise Seldom is visiting her aunt,
Mrs H. B. Menees, this week.
| Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Met
senberg this week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Edensword, the former brother
Of Mrs. Metzenberg. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edensword are completing an inter-
esting trip. Thre months ago they
left their home In Santa Barbara,
Calf, driving by the southern route
to New York where they embarked
on the s. s. Stavangerfjord, May 80
They visited relatives in both nor
them and southern Sweden and also
in Norway. Arriving back In New
York they again motored across the
country, coming to Washington over
the northern route. After a shckt
visit with relatives in Tacoma they
will return to their home in Califor-
mia.
Mrs. Kirby Prigg is enjoying Wis
ut with her mother and sister who
arrived recently from Indiana,
o. Z. Ramquist and Frank Bibbins
have been spending a glorious va
cation on various lakes in the north
ern part of the state. Ed will be on
the Job next Monday morning, ready
to repair the damage that has been
done in his absence.
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WILDER Thompson, of the U. s.
navy, is home enjoying seven day
leave and visiting his father, I. N.
Thompson. 1t is more than two
years since WILDER was last home and
he notes many changes during that
time.
Russell Middling and Elroy Braben-
der left Monday for a trip east of the
mountains. They will be gone for
several days, visiting both in Yakima
and Wenatchee.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Ramquist are re-
joicing in the birth of an eight and
one-half pound son, born wednes-
day morning.
Miss Mildred Bulls was the week.
end guest of Mrs Agnes L. Smock and
Fransu. Miss Bulls recently arrived
from Minnesota and this was her first
visit to the island with which she was
delighted.
Mrs. F. A. Weiss is home again after
her recent serious operation and is
Igrowing stronger each day.
Edith Beall is getting ready for
school by indulging in case of meas
les in advance.
Raymond Moulthrop now employed
in New York City, is spending his va
cation on the coast, and is enjoying
our cool climate after the heat he
has recently experienced in the east
Mrs. Moulthrop has taken an apart
ment In Seattle during her sons
vacation.
Among the weekend visitors were
Mrs w. R. Nichols and two daugters,
Winona and Elizabeth, of Bainbridge.
They visited in the Mcpherson home
on Maury Island and with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Menees. On Tuesday Mrs.
Nichols and daughters left for La
Grande, Oregon, to join Prof. Nichols,
who Is now a member of the faculty
of the Eastern Oregon Normal To-
Gated in that city.
| Mrs. Gertrude Klein, of Auburn, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Steen for short time. Mrs. Klein.
for several years a teacher in the
Vashon grammar school Is now teach
ing social science in the Auburn Jun
ior high school. When school closed
in the spring she left Auburn for an
extended trip through California and
Mexico, after which she took an in
teresting extension course In Pott-
land offered by the University of
Oregon. Although she left here almost
six years ago Mrs. Klein still retains
her interest in the Island.
Mrs. Gladys Douglas left this morn
ing for Seward, Alaska. She will
teach this winter in territorial school
at COOper'S Landing. OF, Kenai Jota