Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-03-24
Commercial Club
Dinner Well Attended

ITlelQS Oh une VdSlOn lSiddIlu Solu-
mercial Club, enjoyed a good dinner
and an excellent program last Satur-
day evening at the Island Club. I'm
looked for circumstances delayed the
serving of the dinner at the exact
hour of SEVEN but aside from early
diners developing somewhat abnormal
appetites no one suffered permanent
discomfort.
Due to good work on the part of the
secretary, r. w. F. Martin, there were
guests from number of mainland
clubs, singly and in groups. For the
past several weeks Mr.. Martin has
visited number Of Commercial Clubs
and has personally invited members to
attend our annual Island dinner.
Mr.. g. F. VanOlinda, president of
the local Commercial Club, opened the
evenings program by welcoming the
guests.
Among the Tacoma guests present
were Secretary Stevenson, of the
Chamber of Commerce, and Mayor
Tenant, who both spoke, expressing
the goodwill of their city.
Margaret Peterson was called upon
and responded graciously, thanking
the Commercial Club for the honor
of being its representative, Miss
Vashon Island. Seated at table of
their own with Margaret were Virginia
letters and Pat Smith, her maids of
honor.
AS the representative of the State
Chamber of Commerce Mr.. ellis
spoke for President Hedges. The next
speaker was President Welborn, of the
Consolidated Commercial Clubs of the
South District Christie Thomas,
manager of the State Chamber of
Commerce, spoke very briefly. Others
speaking briefly and expressing the
kindly spirit of their particular group
toward the Vashon Island organiza-
ton were Harold Champion, secretary
OF the Consolidated Club, Roy L.
Allen, of the Associated South End
Improvement Club, Hayden Williams,
secretary of the Renton Commercial
Club, John Swanson, chairman of the
Metropolitan Relations Committee of
the same club, Miss Esther Eastman,
secretary of the South End Improve
ment Club, and Geo. Ryan, secretary
of the West Seattle Commercial Club.
w. B. Brinton and Capt. Anderson
added a few words of appreciation.
Interspersing the speechmaking was
good program of vocal and instru-
mental music. The P. S. P. g. l..
quartette, composed of Nell D. Holm,
soprano, Beda Blomberg, contralto,
Joseph Neheider, tenor and j. G. Law,
baritone, sang two groups of songs.
This is the second appearance here ot
these singers, and as on the first oc-
casion they delighted their audience.
Mrs. Ada Osman of Everett, was a
surprise to all who had not previously
heard her. Mrs. Osman, who has a
well modulated natural, speaking voice
sings baritone of which any man
might well be proud. Those who had
heard her before enjoyed not only
hearing her again but the surprise
of those who had never heard her be-
fore, and who could reasonably have
expected lyric soprano.
Mr.. N. " Lipin made his first APP
pearance on the Island. He has well
trained voice and sang well despite
the fact that he was not physically
well, suffering from severe headache
that make singing difficult. He sang
Waiting for the Sunrise" and two
Russian folk songs. Mr.. Lipin was ac-
oompanied by his wife at the piano.
Instrumental music was furnished
by the high school orchestra which
played during the dinner hour under
the direction of Miss Bell, and q
Gkitar and accordian duet by two
L skton boys, Glenn Willers and
Amos Fromback.
A clever boy performer, brought over
from West Seattle by Geo. Ryan, sang
two groups of songs, accompanying
himself on the banjo.
Remarlsing that with all due regard
for what had preceded in the eve-
ning's program, President vanolinda
introduced the speaker of the occas-
ion, Mr.. Worrall Wilson. Mr.. Wilson
spoke Interestingly and instructively
on the history Of vashon Island, tell
ing of its discovery and how 1t came
to be named. He gave graphic &C.
count of the discoveries made by Van
couver, and the history of the friend
vashon, whom he honored. 1t was O
surprise TO many to realize that oul
Island had been discovered almost 15C
years ago. The facts and figures