Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-09-10
Many Attend
: College Reunion

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Hall meeting of unusual interest
took place. More than fifty former
students of Vashon College, which to
the present residents is now but a
tradition, gathered for a reunion,
supposedly the last. The interest,
however, was so great that 1t was de-
cided to have the reunion every two
years. During the next two years an
effort will be made to gather the
names of all former students and if
the plans are carried out instead of
the former students drifting utterly
apart they will, each two years gather
together at Burton, thus cementing
more strongly the ties that bound
them in their youth.
After splendid dinner was enjoy
ed by about seventy-five persons the
program which had been arranged
was carried out. DR.. Jones, of Everett,
the son of the first president of
Vashon College fittingly presided. His
mother, Mrs Meta Jones, was the
power behind the throne in the early
work of the college, and to her a
great part of the credit of its early
success is due. Mrs. Jones has work.
ed for the past month in arranging
for this reunion, and it was indeed
gratifying to her that SO many were
present, and that such splendid en-
thusiasm was displayed.
Following the reading of the early
history of the college given in this
weeks edition, there were talks by
various former students, among them
Lewis M. Hatch, of Puyallup, son Of
the founder of Vashon College.
The opening of the box which had
been sealed and placed in the corner
stone of Commercial Hall forty years
ago was preceded by memory con-
test among those who had been pres
ent on that occasion, as to what they
remembered as having been placed in
the box With the exception of any
definite recollection concerning the
papers there was surprisingly &C
curate recollection of other objects
When opened the box disclosed besides
a Bible and hymnal, a number of
clippings, programs, catalogs, etc.
other articles that were in a perfect
state of preservation; boy and girl
dolls, dressed in the uniform of the
school, glove buttoner that had be-
longed to Mrs. Hatch, wife of the
founder of the school; number of
coins; tiny baby doll and per-
ambulator; a silver spoon; all articles
that today would not likely be put in
cornerstones. Either there was no
Island paper at the time, or it was
unworthy of notice, for all of the
clippings were from Tacoma or Seattle
papers. There was much hilarity, and
reminiscing as the various objects
were brought to light. The dolls,
particularly, caused a lot of merri-
ment. They were handmade, with
faces of chamois skin, features of ink,
and the girl doll had a heavy head of
hair that was not bobbed. Among
those present was the one who had
originally owned the hair, and who
was then Daisy Ross. The auburn
hair of the doll did not correspond to
the black hair the original owner,
now Mrs. Allstrum, today boasts, de-
spite the fact that she insists hers
was the hair that was sacrificed forty
years ago.
1t was day of reunion, one of
those few days in ones life when the
present is entirely forgotten and the
pages of time turned back. To an
outsider, far away from the scenes Of
his early days 1t had Its element of
sadness but to those who had actual
ly attended the college 1t was day Of
complete rejuvenation.
Among those present from away
were, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis M. Hatch,
4 Alderton; May Grover Lovegren,
Eellingham; r. E. Bucklin. Port
Blakesley; H. A, Gibbs, South Bend
F. T. Fisher, Stockton, Calf. Mrs.
Edna o. Luxton, Port Orchard; Julia
Loeber, Saltwater, MINI; Margaret
Jones, Everett; Abbie Woodruff Smith,
Chop; Marie Nesbit Brewer, Monte
sano; Walter o. Eckert, Grapevlew;
Mrs. H. A. Gibbs, South Bend; Alice
Langridge James, Tacoma; Adah G.
Mccoy Los Angeles; A. o. Brewer.
Langley; w. H. Suffer, Tacoma; Il.
E. Hockom, Tacoma; Fred Suffer, Ia
coma; DR.. and Mrs Chauncey Jones,
Everett; Mrs. Caroline Moore Watson,
Wenatchee; Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Robertson, Plummer, Idaho; w. j.
Stuckey, Seattle; d. O. Stewart, Ia
coma. In addition to these there were
n considerable number of former Gin =