Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-07-27
BURTON NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. A. Hunt

Notices are posted in Burton for
U. s. civil service examination TO be
held soon to fill position OF postmaster
at Burton. Applications must be in
Washington ID. c., by August 4th
The Misses Elizabeth and Kathryn
Kennedy of Seattle were Weekend
guests at the home Of Miss Irene
Young on Burton beach.
One of the largest social gatherings
on the Island last week was the party
given by Mrs. Floy Poage and daugh-
ter, Margaret, honoring Miss Irene
Young at miscellaneous shower. This
pleasant event took place Friday AFTER
noon when number Of young women
who had grown up here with Miss
Young, accompanied by their mothers,
gathered to hear the details of her
coming marriage, which will take
place at the family home in Burton,
August 6. Miss Young has been super
visor Of music In the schools Of Thorn
ton, WASH, for the past three years,
and the groom-to-be is Elmer r.
Sronek, who is associated with the
Spokesman Review of Spokane, where
tine young people will reside after their
marriage. Miss Young received a
number Of attractive gifts to add to
her hope chest. She is the youngest
child of DR.. and Mrs A. E. Young.
Mrs. E. R. Stewart leaves Seattle this
week Thursday as engineer on the
Susan Lukenbach" for trip to the
East coast of the U. S. He will be
gone two months.
The auxiliary to the Burton Com
munity Church will meet Thursday
| afternoon, August Bird at the home of
Mrs. Moy CANNED. A picnic lunch
will be served on the lawn at 100
o'clock. Each member is requested to
bring her own cup and whatever she
chooses for the picnic.
Miss toilette Glen, of Seattle is
| spending her vacation at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Polhamus.
Rosemary Schwaegler, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs, Lester Schwaegler en-
tertained at beach party at Burton
for fourteen guests last Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G, R. Huick of Ia
coma, with their daughter, Katherine,
have had one of the Leonard cottages
at Burton for July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Langdon and
family are occupying the Bertonia
(Mrs. Stanley of Seattle) for the sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Hayes have spent
a happy month in one of the Ingalls,
cottages. Miss Marguerite Berry of
Tacoma visited the Hayes last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wegener of
Tacoma with their two children are
at one of the Leonard cottages for the
summer. Mrs c. B. Baxter was the
luncheon guest of Mrs. Wegener's
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buckley and
son, Frank, of Tacoma have the Stan
ley cottage for the summer.
w. c. Whitfield an old Island resi-
dent, now located on the mountain
road some miles from Tacoma, where
he has a gas station and store, was
a Burton caller Monday and later
drove to Cove for a visit with the
Marsh family-Mr. w. said he tasted
81 days lately la Gandhi and never
received one bit of publicity, hence
this notice. Their fasting was for diff
ferent purposes-personal and nation
all.
A surprise that soon reached the
ears of every one in Burton was the
announcement that beautiful, eight
pound baby boy-only few hours old,
was brought home from the city late
Friday night by Dr. and Mrs. F. H.
Grandy, and no one can realize the
| pleasure and happiness the little ar
rival caused and will give that home
as time goes by. May baby James
Franklin prove blessing all the way