Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-10


built by Mrs. Catherine Moore of Ia
coma, has been rented for a short
season to Mr.. Lester schuaegler Of
Yakima.
| Carol Evans high school girl tennis
champion of King County, with her
mother, Mrs. Eda Evans Of Renton,
who were members of party OF fifteen
beach picnickers on the Island, last
week, were guests at the Rees home
over the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. J. N. Smith, and
Mrs. Smiths sister, Mrs. H. H. Krum-
mann, of Sioux City, iowa, arrived
Sunday for a weeks visit with two
brothers, Alex and p N. Smith, of
Burton. This is their first trip to
| Vashon Island which Pete Smith is
filling full of sight seeing and visiting
and from their glowing account of the
delightful time they are having here,
we predict, in the near future there
will be several more Smiths in Burton
to add to our good citizenship.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Brown and a
friend of theirs, Miss Mary Ella
Payne, from Bell, California, are here
visiting Mrs w. N. Brown at her sum-
mer home on Burton beach.
Mrs. L. s. Robe is enjoying visit
from her daughter, Mrs. Frederick
Deckebach and little son of Salem,
Oregon. @
Miss Edna Ford, and Mrs. Helen
Gardner, residents of Newport some
fifteen years ago, motored up with
friends from Sacramento, California,
leaving there June 18th. Saturday they
came over from Seattle for few
hours on the Island, visiting their old
home at Newport beach and calling on
old friends. They found only three
families living at Newport beach who
were here when they were. To quote
them: 1.-THE Island seems more beauti-
full than ever We notice quite a few
changes in Burton and Newport. It
seems, as ever, ideal for summering."
Mrs. M. Farnsworth of Portland, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Gerring of New York, and
Miss Virginia Watson of Detroit,
relatives of Mrs. James Mcintyre and
Mrs. M. L. Morrison spent the Fourth
and weekend with them, leaving Sun
day for Portland.
Miss Daisy Taylor, who has been
visiting at the Wells home the past
six weeks, left several days ago for her
home at Cut Bank, Montana.
Mr.. Bill Herdman is building
cottage on Burton beach, next to
Titles place, and when completed,
and the landscape gardener, who is
Herdman himself, gets his work in,
identifying the place, there will be an
other beauty spot to feast the eyes on.
The Assembly grounds of the West
ern Washington B. Y. P. U. are prov
ing attractive to many and every few
days visitors from off the Island are
arranging to use this beautiful park.
BY the expenditure of several thousand
dollars this season many conveniences
have been added that enhance the
value of the grounds. A caretaker is
resident on the grounds and does his
utmost to make visitors enjoy them
selves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross O. Hinkle of
Chicago, old and very dear friends of
the Campbells, stopped over for few
days enroute from California for few
days visit with Mrs. Kate M. Campbell.
The Mountain was at its best for them
and they were delighted with vashon
Island.
Mrs. Harry Newkirk returned to
Portland Monday after spending q
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. Wells.
Those who attended the auxiliary
meeting at the home of Mrs. Bibbins
last Thursday, spent delightful after
noon: besides the regular members
some friends from the Cove Methodist